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  • News

    Metrocolor closes doors

    2000-08-17T14:11:00Z

    Carlton to transfer London lab into Technicolor's West Drayton site

  • News

    S4C searches for animators with local links

    2000-08-17T15:43:00Z

    Broadcaster seeks submissions for 26 new animated films

  • News

    More than 6 million log-on as 'Nasty Nick' disqualified

    2000-08-17T18:07:00Z

    Channel 4 on verge of announcing a replacement for machiavellian schemer who was evicted for breaking rules

  • News

    Indie fat cats dominate broadcasting Rich List

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Independent producers make up over half of the first Broadcast Rich List, published in Broadcast today, underlining the huge valuation put on content companies in the current media boom.The richest person

  • News

    ALBERT FINNEY NAMED AS NEW UNCLE SILAS IN ITV DRAMA

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Yorkshire Television and Excelsior have revealed that Albert Finney is the replacement for Oliver Reed in its television version of My Uncle Silas. Production has just started on the comedy drama

  • News

    CHANNEL 5 ORDERS MORE PRE-SCHOOL HAVAKAZOO

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Channel 5 controller of children's and religious programmes Nick Wilson has recommissioned a further 65 episodes of United Productions pre-school comedy Havakazoo. The 65 x 30-minute order is currently being filmed

  • News

    CARLTON GIVES BREAKS TO BLACK AND ASIAN COMEDIANS

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Carlton Television has developed a new regional multicultural strand that gives each of four black and Asian comedians a 30-minute programme to develop individual characters. Single Voices, produced by Parminder Vir

  • News

    AIRBORNE TV WINS NEW RUN OF EUROPEAN BLUE REVIEW

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    UK distributor and producer Airborne TV has been re-commissioned by Channel 5 for a second series of European Blue Review, which looks behind the scenes of adult entertainment across Europe. C5

  • News

    PRODUCTION STARTS ON ONE-OFF KAVANAGH SPECIAL

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Production has begun on a special one-off Kavanagh QC, which is due to air on ITV in the new year. Produced by Carlton Television, The End Of Law will be a

  • News

    WELSH COASTLINE GETS TWO DOCUMENTARY SERIES

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Andy Brice Productions is making two documentary series about the Welsh coastline, co-funded by Welsh broadcasters HTV Wales and S4C. For HTV the indie is producing a 12 x 30-minute series

  • News

    ACTION TIME CONTINUES MONKHOUSE WIPEOUT FOR BBC 1

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    BBC head of entertainment and features Wayne Garvie has asked Action Time to make a further 100 episodes of Bob Monkhouse-fronted gameshow Wipeout for BBC 1's daytime autumn schedule. Rick Gardner

  • News

    C4 plans slot for raw talent

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4's late night and drama departments are collaborating on the launch of a co-funded drama strand that will see 10 x 30-minute low-cost projects aired before Christmas, writes Ashley Davies.

  • News

    Boaden brings R4 kids shows back

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    New BBC Radio 4 controller Helen Boaden announced plans to introduce a children's radio programme, reversing her predecessor's decision to axe kids programming.Boaden, who is intending to start the new strand

  • News

    S4C seeks animators with local links

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    S4C is seeking submissions for 26 new animated films to be produced or directed by animators who have lived in, worked in, been educated in or were born in Wales, writes Ashley Davies.

  • Ratings

    People Versus outwits BBC's repeat force

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Celador's latest ITV gameshow The People Versus had a promising start on Sunday (12 August), but only in the face of a BBC 1 repeat of When Changing Rooms met Ground Force, writes Simon Ellery.

  • News

    BBC poaches Geater from Avalon TV

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    The BBC has poached Avalon Television's head of television and film Sara Geater to take on the newly created role of director of rights and business affairs, writes Ashley Davies.

  • News

    Paramount wins Third Rock rights

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Paramount Comedy Channel has snatched the exclusive rights to the sixth series of Third Rock From The Sun, writes Simon Ellery.

  • News

    Artsworld appoints Thomas as deputy director

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    New channel Artsworld has hired NVC Arts sales and co-productions director Kim Thomas as its deputy channel director, writes Simon Ellery.

  • News

    Rooster and Bentley merge

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Chrysalis Visual Entertainment (CVE) is folding its Red Rooster operation into Bentley Productions to create a single merged drama outlet, writes Colin Robertson.

  • News

    Wark Clements sells 20% share

    2000-08-18T00:00:00Z

    Wark Clements has sold a 20 per cent equity stake to Motherwell Football Club owner John Boyle for£1m, writes Ashley Davies.