All News articles – Page 5561
-
News
OFF THE RECORD - Our glorious press
A new low was reached at last week's quarterly Rajar press conference, where the latest radio audience figures were revealed.The assembled masses managed to come up with just one question between
-
News
Miles quits Granada for Fox Kids MD role
Fox Kids has drafted in Granada International Productions director of animation Annie Miles to replace Rod Henwood as managing director, writes Tim Dams.
-
News
Friedricks and Fierman sign for Team International
US producer/distributor Team Communications has appointed Larry Friedricks and Paula Fierman as co-presidents of newly created international distribution subsidiary Team International Distribution (TID). Friedricks and Fierman are joining Team from Paular
-
News
OPINION - ITV must move to replace Eyre fast
What a week. It began with Greg Dyke's much-anticipated debut at the BBC - and no sooner was he through the door than he'd announced a review of Broadcast as if
-
News
LWT's The Lab experiments with two regional jobs
The Lab, LWT's experimental production unit, is working on two new regional commissions. LWT has ordered a 60-minute special from The Lab, Countdown to the Millennium, for December, which will look
-
News
Odetics hails first Euro sale of Roswell
Odetics Broadcast has completed the first sale in Europe of its Roswell facility management system, combined with a Bowser visual asset manager, to ATG in Sweden, which airs horseracing and betting
-
News
OFF THE RECORD - Turn on, toon in, drop out
Congratulations to Nickelodeon, which continued its campaign for global kids domination last week with news of a new start-up in Malaysia. But a word of caution - remember the hot water
-
News
Liberty/Four Media deal shocks Soho
Soho's broadcast facilities were in a state of shock after Liberty Media, owner of UK facilities Tele-Cine and Todd AO, agreed a $238 million (£145.1 million) takeover of Four Media, which bought TVP Group and TVI earlier this year, writes Dominic Timms.
-
News
Worldwide in Video deal
BBC Worldwide has signed a licensing deal with Video Networks that will provide BBC content on demand to Video Networks' Home Choice service.The deal, which involves more than 600 hours of
-
News
Itel signs deal with Emmy winner JWM
UK distributor Itel has signed a first-look development deal with Emmy award-winning US indie factual specialist JWM Productions.Under the deal, Itel has first refusal on distribution rights to new factual programming
-
News
Simply Money to record daily show at Sound Republic
Interactive digital TV channel Simply Money has signed a£2 million three-year deal to broadcast a three-hour daily show from the studios at Sound Republic, the nightclub in Leicester Square. The
-
News
NEWS SPECIAL: THE THIRD QUARTER RAJARS - Commercial radio loses national lead
The BBC has leapfrogged the commercial sector in the battle for radio listeners according to the latest Rajar figures, thanks to a strong showing by the corporation's local and regional stations.Overall,
-
News
NBC drops US version of Cold Feet
The US version of Granada Media comedy drama Cold Feet has been axed by NBC after just four episodes, writes Jason Deans.
-
News
QVC producers Chris Clarkson and Nigel Cole-Brown have created a new series of Christmas and millennium idents. They feature an ice palace and ice queen who comes to life inside a
QVC producers Chris Clarkson and Nigel Cole-Brown have created a new series of Christmas and millennium idents. They feature an ice palace and ice queen who comes to life inside a
-
News
INTERVIEW - Change in the Eyre
He's decided to take up a new challenge as chief executive of Pearson, so is it merely a case of 'job done' or did the politics of the most difficult job in broadcasting finally get to departing ITV chief executive Richard Eyre?
-
News
SGI shuts Soho Square training centre
Silicon Graphics (SGI) is jettisoning its central London training and demonstration centre Silicon Studios as part of a global effort to trim costs. An SGI spokeswoman confirmed it was moving its
-
News
C-Cube to merge DiviCom subsidiary with Harmonic
C-Cube Microsystems has signed a definitive agreement with US fibre-optic manufacturer Harmonic, which will merge with its wholly owned DiviCom subsidiary.The deal, expected to close early next year, will also see
-
News
Carlton leaps at Springer
Jerry Springer is expected to sign a deal with Carlton Television for a new four-part Sunday night talk show to air next April on the ITV network.The working title is Springer
-
News
Cargill plans Scot move
BBC Scotland head of news and current affairs Ken Cargill is joining the team planning the headquarters' move to Pacific Quay in Glasgow. His role includes ensuring the new set-up takes
-
News
OFF THE RECORD - Bush fires
Remember the fuss at Channel 4 over the title of hit drama Queer as Folk (originally called Queer as Fuck before it was toned down by C4)? Apparently the station is