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Off the Record - Kilroy's cabs
Ever wondered how BBC 1's daytime talk show Kilroy finds so many saddos willing to vent their spleen on every subject under the sun? Why, it simply electronically mail-drops London cabbies,
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Off the Record - Mind blowing
In the clearest example yet of what ITV big kahuna Richard Eyre meant by 'public interest TV', those purveyors of quality television at LWT bring us Demolition, an explosive look behind
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Off the Record - Gotcha!
Perhaps Channel 5's Alan Nixon should have been an archaeologist rather than an entertainment guru - so beloved is he of digging up the past.Hot on the heels of the revival
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Off the Record - Exodus from C5
Still with the good people of Channel 5, its ubiquitous director of programmes Dawn Airey was in a rather sad mood at her RTS bash last week. Her spirits were apparently
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Off the Record - On Digital botch
Oh dear, trouble at mill at On Digital last week when a download of its ground-breaking digital text services was called off at the last minute, presumably because of technical problems.
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BBC acts to bolster in-house producers
BBC controllers Peter Salmon and Jane Root are under pressure from senior BBC Broadcast executives to commission more programmes from the corporation's in-house producers.The news comes as figures obtained by Broadcast
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Salmon jumps at sequel to high-rating Dinosaurs
Walking with Dinosaurs series producer Tim Haines has begun work on a sequel to the BBC 1 hit series, writes Tim Dams.
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United in talks with HBO to buy Itel stake
United News & Media (UNM) is negotiating to take full control of distributor Itel by buying the 50 per cent stake it does not already own from Time Warner subsidiary HBO.UNM
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GMTV joins CITV to buy Japanese animation
GMTV and CITV have linked up for the first time to jointly acquire Japanese animation series Pokemon in a deal finalised at Mipcom last week, writes Jason Deans.
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CARLTON BOOKS SECOND RUN OF O'HANLON'S BIG BAD WORLD
Carlton Television's Ardal O'Hanlon vehicle, Big Bad World, is to return for a second series next year, but in a 30-minute rather than a 60-minute format. The 10 x 30-minute second
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WOGAN TAKES REINS AT POINTS OF VIEW
Terry Wogan (left) is to take over presenting BBC 1's Points of View when it begins a run of 8 x 10-minute programmes on 24 October, in a new Sunday afternoon
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FLINT STREET NATIVITY STARTS FILMING FOR ITV XMAS SLOT
Production has begun on location in Cardiff on The Flint Street Nativity, an ITV single comedy drama being co-produced by Antena Productions and Yorkshire Television (YTV). The comedy drama - which
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CBBC GETS READY FOR FOURTH SERIES OF HUBUBB
A fourth series of children's comedy Hububb has gone into production after getting the green light from BBC Broadcast head of children's commissioning Roy Thompson. Produced by Noel Gay Television Scotland
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WHALE HOSTS 24-HOUR MILLENNIUM SHOW FOR TALK
James Whale is to present a 24-hour marathon show to see in the new millennium on Talk Radio. Whale, who hosts the late evening phone-in on Talk, will be on air
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RAPTURE RAVES OVER CLUBAVISION PURCHASE
Satellite and cable youth channel Rapture has made its first acquisition: a complete series of ITV night-time clubbing show Clubavision.The LWT-produced show will air along-side the United News & Media-owned channel's
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ORTV HAILS BRACE OF UK STYLE COMMISSIONS
Indie ORTV has snapped up a commission and a recommission from BBC/Flextech joint-venture channel UK Style. UK Style editor Andrew Lowrey has ordered Interiors, a 12 x 30-minute series described by
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UBE GETS ACCESS TO GAYS EXPECTING SURROGATE TWINS
United Broadcasting & Entertainment (UBE) has secured exclusive access to an Essex-based gay couple who are expecting surrogate twins later this year. UBE news agency United Television News has worldwide broadcast
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BBC 2 brains up with daytime Ross
BBC 2 has lined up Nick Ross to host a 14 x 40-minute 'intel-ligent' afternoon discussion show, which is being seen as part of a move to brain up BBC daytime
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3BM focuses on Christ's legacy
Indie 3BM Television is working on a documentary exploring the way the accepted Christian version of Jesus Christ's life emerged in the period immediately after his death, for Channel 4's Christmas schedule, writes Jason Deans.
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Channel 4 fleshes out On the Line season
Channel 4 has unveiled details of its On the Line millennium project, designed to link people from the eight countries along the Greenwich Meridian Line, writes Wale Azeez.