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SUNSET & VINE RENEWS CRICKET WITH C4
Channel 4 has commissioned Sunset & Vine to produce its cricket coverage for a further four years. The deal kicks off from next month and includes all live and recorded action
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JOHNNY VEGAS PREVIEWS COMEDY AWARDS
ITV 2 has roped in the face of ITV Digital, Johnny Vegas, to host a one-hour special previewing the British Comedy Awards. Ordered by ITV 2 director of programmes David Bergg,
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NewsSix Nations in HD for the first time
The BBC will broadcast all England, Wales and Scotland home games in high definition (HD) for the first time when the RBS Six Nations 2007 championship kicks off next month.
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Red updates classic
Manchester-based indie Red Production Company has been commissioned to produce a modern-day version of Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights for BBC 1, writes Penny Hughes.
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UPN to screen American As If
Carnival Films has secured a rare commission from US network UPN to produce an American version of its Channel 4 teen drama As If, writes Penny Hughes.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - VFG restructure fails to stem losses
Beleaguered film and video facilities group VFG expects pre-tax losses to reach£7.5m or£8m for the year ended August 2001, despite a major restructure which attempted to shore up the core hire business, writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - Sales slump costs 60 jobs at Quantel
Quantel intends to cut 60 jobs from its workforce in reaction to worsening market conditions.Although staff have not yet been made redundant, a list of 60 names was drawn up last
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NewsDouble win for Mirren at SAG awards
Helen Mirren's seemingly unstoppable drive towards Oscar glory continued last night (28 January) as she won two Screen Actors Guild awards, one for The Queenand the other for ElizabethI.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - BDH and BBC Resources both win RTS double
Burrell Durrant Hifle (BDH) and BBC Resources each won two awards at the Royal Television Society's (RTS) craft and design awards held last Thursday (29 November), writes Barbara Marshall.
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - POLAROID UNAFFECTED
Polaroid UK has attempted to reassure the market that it has not been affected by the US division's decision to file for Chapter 11, the US equivalent of administration which allows
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - ASTON IN SPANISH DEAL
Aston Broadcast Systems has received its biggest order ever from Spanish state broadcaster Radio Television Espanola (TVE). Aston, which was bought four weeks ago by Softel (Broadcast, 16.11.01), has been asked
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - SNELL & WILCOX GROWS
Snell & Wilcox has bought Newbury-based switcher and keyer manufacturer PSP Digital. The acquisition is the latest move in Snell & Wilcox's expansion strategy and follows the pur-chase in September of
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - INVENTOR OF THE YEAR
Roke Manor Research engineer John Mansbridge has been named Siemens Inventor of the Year. He was chosen from 57,000 research and development employees worldwide for his invention RipCore, an internet router
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TECHNOLOGY & FACILITIES - DI3 HIRES MD FROM SKY
Interactive TV software provider di3 (formerly Digital Impact) has appointed Mark Hughes as managing director. Hughes joins from BSkyB where, as part of the new media team, he was responsible for
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TRADE TALK - Burning bright
The BBC says goodbye to the strength behind Weakest Link, Ruth Davis, who joins Tiger Aspect Productions as entertainment editor.
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IN MY VIEW - Sarah Thane
On why technophobia needs to be addressed before the take-up of digital TV can progress.
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ON THE BOX - Better than sex
Independent producer and presenter Roger Bolton preferred the passion of Belfast's Question Time to the sensationalism of Taboo.
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NEWS ANALYSIS - New best friends
The BBC now has a head of sponsorhip, David Goldesgeyme. Although commercial rivals fear the worst - another hand in the advertising honeypot - the BBC insists only events, not programmes, will be sponsored.
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LEADER - Variety is exception, not norm
Those working in broadcasting, like politicians, must wake up to a new reality. Just as the prospect of tax increases returns to the political agenda, broadcasters and producers should accept the
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FREE TO AIR - Making news worthy
In the rush to portray Greg Dyke as a great populist and the sole architect of BBC 1's dash for ratings, it is conveniently forgotten how Dyke was schooled in the