All Ecosse Films articles – Page 11
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BBC witnesses an upturn at the start of the week.
The return of football and the two-part drama Silent Witness were the two main changes to the primetime schedule. They brought a change of fortune for BBC 1 as the week's
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Metro to launch new media arm.
Technology provider Metro Group will launch its webcasting and new media division, Metro Digital, at The Production Show later this month, writes Barbara Marshall.
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Congo tops the minority channels chart for BBC 2.
Scheduling BBC 1 at the moment must be a bit like being a farmer. Every night you scan the Barb horizon for evidence of a silver lining - just one night when
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ECOSSE FILMS TAKES ON PROGRAMME MAKERS.
Indie Ecosse Films has bolstered its team with the appointment of programme-makers James Saynor and Elizabeth Bradley as development executive and development producer respectively. Saynor, who was a former script editor
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NEW DETECTIVE SERIES FOR BBC SCOTLAND.
BBC Scotland head of drama Barbara McKissack and BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey have commissioned Skyline productions to produce Rose's Patch, a 60-minute comedy drama for BBC 1. Starring Denis Lawson
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TALENT - THE STAR ATTRACTION.
Broadcasters place a lot of faith in stars to launch shows, pull viewers and hike ratings, making the likes of Sarah Lancashire seem as if they are never off the TV. But, Alastair Ray reports that shoe-horning in big names, or creating shows for them, may
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RATINGS: WEEK ENDING 4 FEBRUARY - Popstars outperform all but Heartbeat and soaps.
Popstars went into overdrive as the 'moment of truth' arrived for the hopefuls. ITV left nothing to chance to ensure that the selection of the five stars would be the programme
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Ecosse films takes on programme makers
Indie Ecosse Films has bolstered its team with the appointment of programme-makers James Saynor and Elizabeth Bradley as development executive and development producer respectively.Saynor, who was a former script editor
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New detective series for BBC Scotland
BBC Scotland head of drama Barbara McKissack and BBC 1 controller Lorraine Heggessey have commissioned Skyline productions to produce Rose's Patch, a 60-minute comedy drama for BBC 1.Starring Denis Lawson
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ITV ratings dip greets - Sir Trevor's return at Ten.
There it is, the glorious return of ITV's News at Ten (ITV, Monday 22.00), 31st in the top 50, with an audience of 8.02 million and a 36 per cent share.
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ITV puts up 90-minute A Touch of Frost while it can.
This was the last week before News at Ten returned on ITV and so, to paraphrase Channel 4's marketing campaign, 'What was on at 22.00?'On Monday, the final 90-minute episode of
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Older viewers lured into peaktime by 1940s House.
Channel 4's The 1940s House (Thursday 21.00) - with 3.68 million in 14th place in the minority channels top 30 - is a programme with real appeal for C4's daytime-watching oldies.
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Heartbeat still regular winner for Sunday nights.
There was a not-quite-back-at-work feel to the first week of 2001, with the end of the holidays, running into preliminary skirmishes over the new season.Sunday night (7 January) was the most
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BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned a full series of single drama McCready & Daughter from indie Ecosse Films and BBC Northern Ireland, writes Tara Conlan. The single drama aired
BBC 1 controller Peter Salmon has commissioned a full series of single drama McCready & Daughter from indie Ecosse Films and BBC Northern Ireland, writes Tara Conlan. The single drama aired
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Hire outfit opens in Glasgow
Broadcast equipment hire specialist Metro Ecosse is to open a Glasgow office in BBC Broadcasting House, writes Barbara Marshall.
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TV CRITICS - JUDGING THE CRITICAL EFFECT
For many programme-makers, there's only one thing worse than being talked about - and that's not being talked about. But can television critics really have a decisive influence on a show's performance? Meg Carter investigates.
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Kemistry is behind the opening titles for the new BBC 1/ Ecosse Films drama McCready & Daughter. Designed by Rheea Aranha and produced by Ricky Churchill, the specially shot black and
Kemistry is behind the opening titles for the new BBC 1/ Ecosse Films drama McCready & Daughter. Designed by Rheea Aranha and produced by Ricky Churchill, the specially shot black and
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Media 2 gives£1.2m to UK
UK indies have won funding worth more than EUR2 million (£1.2 million) for development, distribution and training in the final round of European Union programme fund Media 2, writes Tara Conlan.
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Blanchett signs up for Ecosse's Charlotte Grey
FilmFour confirms star billing for£12m Faulks adaptation