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GENRE AUDIT: PETS AND VETS - Pets, vets and TV sets
Pets and vets shows take top ratings from the notoriously animal-loving UK public. But is interest finally beginning to wane? Meg Carter on a peculiarly British obsession.
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Animal tragic
Nikki Cheetham of Bazal argues that although TV schedules are currently packed with animal-based programming, a cull is on the way with only the fittest likely to survive.
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GENRE AUDIT: PETS AND VETS - Breeding success
In Britain it seems we just can't get enough of vets, pets and wildlife programmes. But do foreign audiences share our animal passion? Jane Marlow on why overseas broadcasters prefer Attenborough to Animal Hospital.
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INTERVIEW - Top of the world
Since his appointment as the BBC's thirteenth director general, Greg Dyke can hardly keep the smile off his face. Here he expands on his feelings about the post and reiterates his admiration for John Birt's achievements.
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OFF THE RECORD - Birt uncovered
Greg Dyke's whistlestop tour of the BBC on a so-called 'exhausting' round of drinks parties is going down a storm. At a party to meet long-suffering employees at BBC Production, Dyke
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OFF THE RECORD - Three of a kind
It was a big night on Monday for Off The Record's favourite BBC suits, Alan Yentob, Paul Jackson and Geoffrey Perkins. No, silly, nothing as important as a pow-wow with Greg
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NewsRDF Rights to help build The Pyramid
RDF Rights is working with Croatian production company Castor Multimedia on the international roll-out of award winning format The Pyramid.
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OFF THE RECORD - Shed loads of drama
Let's face it. Shed Productions' much-vaunted women's prison drama, Bad Girls, has not had an ideal debut. Stuffed with more randy floozies than an ITV drama launch, the series has attracted
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OFF THE RECORD - Bowled out
Sky Sports was naturally chuffed to bits to broadcast its first ever live coverage of a domestic Test cricket match last week. Only problem was that England's game against the Kiwis
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OFF THE RECORD - Paxo in 'cudgel' attack
Newsnight uberanchor Jeremy Paxman was in fiery form last week, and we don't just mean his controversial interview with Henry Kissinger on Start the Week. Fellow R4 presenter Janet Daley raised
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OFF THE RECORD - Ripping yarn
Ray Fitzwalter, he of Campaign For Quality Television (CFQT) fame, has obviously decided it's time to change ITV from the inside. The CFQT, you will remember, recently lambasted the Network Centre
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OFF THE RECORD - Spot the difference
OTR is often criticised for an absence of amusing tales about the facilities industry (are there any?). So we jumped at the chance when a postcard (below) from facility outfit Prime
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Bennett quits BBC for Discovery post
Jana Bennett, BBC Production deputy chief executive and director of programmes, has ended weeks of speculation by confirming she is to join Discovery Communications as senior vice-president and general manager of
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Smith: 'jury still out' on ITV new-look schedule
Media Secretary Chris Smith has fired a warning shot across the bows of ITV over its post-News at Ten schedule, saying the jury was still out on moving news out of
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Atlantic 252 co-founder Baxter in surprise departure
Atlantic 252 managing director Travis Baxter has unexpectedly quit the station to 'pursue other interests', writes John Plunkett.
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Baker mulls new drama for Sky One
BSkyB head of programming James Baker is planning to start producing 60-minute drama series for Sky One as part of a drive to increase original production to 50 per cent of
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ITV orders more celeb love tales
ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned two TV movies based on real-life celebrity love stories, following the success of Diana Dors biopic Blonde Bombshell, writes Ashley Davies. Gor Blimey
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TWENTY TWENTY TO MAKE QUICK DOC ON ACCUSED NANNY
Channel 4 has commissioned Twenty Twenty Television to produce a fast-turnaround documentary about Asian nanny Manjit Kaur Basuta, who is expected to receive a minimum sentence of 25 years for the
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NewsPortman explores Australia's Underbelly
Drama distributor Portman has secured the international distribution rights for the latest drama series from the Australian producers of ITV's Mary Bryant.
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CRAMP TWINS CO-PRO FOR CARTOON NETWORK AND SUNBOW
Cartoon Network Europe and Sony Wonder subsidiary Sunbow Entertainment are co-producing the 26 x 30-minute animation The Cramp Twins, which is based on two Bloomsbury children's books by UK artist Brian