All Freely articles – Page 14

  • News

    Production - On location - Gladiator goes virtual.

    2003-11-05T10:27:42Z

    The BBC's upcoming FightBox is more Gladiators than Robot Wars, but key to its success has been a technology called Free-D. Matthew Bell examines the making of a monster.

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    Technology & Facilities - Production Show debut for BBC Vecta.

    2003-05-23T10:31:10Z

    The first product from the BBC's new seed-capital arm BBC Vecta went on sale to non-BBC

  • News

    Production Show debut for BBC Vecta

    2003-05-22T08:30:00Z

    The first product from the BBC's new seed-capital arm BBC Vecta went on sale to non-BBC producers for the first time at The Production Show this week.

  • News

    News Special: Covering The Conflict - War Ratings and Schedules - BBC1 clears schedule to show Baghdad's fall.

    2003-04-14T15:34:27Z

    BBC1 cleared its schedules on Wednesday evening, broadcasting simultaneously with News 24 to cover the fall

  • Ratings

    BBC1 clears schedule to show Baghdad's fall

    2003-04-10T08:30:00Z

    BBC1 cleared its schedules on Wednesday evening, broadcasting simultaneously with News 24 to cover the fall of Baghdad as US tanks rolled into the city, writes John Plunkett.

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    BBC WORLDWIDE - The BBC's rights and wrongs.

    2003-03-07T16:07:09Z

    BBC Worldwide is now one of the most powerful commercial media businesses in the UK, strengthened by the muscle of the BBC brand and by its access to programmes. But does it, as some rivals claim, misuse its position and will the prospect of charter renew

  • News

    Andy Bird's speech in full

    2003-03-07T12:54:57Z

    TWO FISH IN A TANK, ONE TURNS TO THE OTHER AND SAYS,

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    TV 2012 - Television's fuzzy future.

    2002-11-26T12:37:32Z

    When senior industry executives were asked to predict the shape of television in 10 years' time no clear picture emerged. The only certainty was that the BBC will continue to play a major role in the broadcasting landscape. James Curtis reports

  • News

    INTERNET VIDEO - The great leap forward?

    2002-11-05T11:00:00Z

    The combination of increasing broadband penetration and technical advances in streaming have at last made internet video a match for TV. But is anybody watching?

  • News

    UK TV is still 'hideously white'.

    2002-09-05T15:19:51Z

    As UK broadcasters put the finishing touches to their September 11 tribute programming it would be

  • News

    Poor year for the rich.

    2002-08-16T07:45:59Z

    This year the fattest cats are purring less contentedly. While the combined wealth of our 100 TV and radio multimillionaires has risen, few have weathered the media recession and stock market fall without losses

  • News

    Broadcast 2002 Rich List in full

    2002-08-15T14:53:00Z

    This year the fattest cats are purring less contentedly. While the combined wealth of our 100 TV and radio multimillionaires has risen, few have weathered the media recession and stock market fall without losses

  • News

    PREFERRED SUPPLIERS - Getting into the loop.

    2002-07-15T09:52:56Z

    To some the growing use of preferred suppliers by broadcasters is merely formalising an already popular industry practice. Others fear it undermines smaller indies. By Peter Keighron

  • News

    NEWS ANALYSIS - It's just so unfair.

    2002-05-31T08:54:22Z

    Members of the independent sector are calling for regulation to grant them favourable terms of trade, but could it just be time for indies to 'grow up' and take responsibility for operating in a more business-like manner?

  • News

    UBC MEDIA SETS UP WEATHER JV WITH MET OFFICE.

    2002-03-28T00:00:00Z

    UBC Media Group has developed a Meteorological Office (Met Office) digital weather service. The service will be freely available on the Digizone data channel and will be updated six times a

  • News

    TRADE TALK - Barbie world.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The year could hardly have begun on a worse note for Barb chief executive Caroline McDevitt, but she's determined to weather the storm.

  • News

    BBC DIGITAL - Double-edged success.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The BBC was always going to use its generous licence fee settlement as a means to embark on an unprecedented expansion in digital media. But the corporation's ambitions are facing mounting opposition from rivals.

  • News

    OPINION - Dominating the digital domain.

    2002-02-22T00:00:00Z

    The new BBC digital channels are about competition not public service and will reduce choice rather than expand it, argues John Hambley of digital channel Artsworld.

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    Industry weighs up media plans.

    2002-02-01T00:00:00Z

    Producers' alliance Pact has called on the government to establish a code of practice to balance the competing interests of broadcasters and independent producers.Pact claimed such a code - which it

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    Industry weighs up media plans

    2002-01-31T15:31:00Z

    PACT calls for Code of Practice on Broadcasters' Commissioning of Content while broadcasters agree ownership rules should be relaxed