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WALLIS AND GOLDESGEYME FRONT BBC TALENT CAMPAIGN
The BBC has appointed an executive producer and campaign manager to front its new talent campaign - the BBC Production-driven initiative to find and nurture the 'stars of the future' (Broadcast,
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OVENDEN AND SLOLY TO MAKE ATLANTIC CROSSING
Atlantic 252 has made two programming appointments as part of the station's ongoing overhaul under programme director David Dunne. Mark Ovenden, whose previous experience includes BBC Radio 1's Annie Nightingale Show,
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EX-RUGBY PLAYER JOINS S4C AS SPORTS ADVISER
Former Welsh rugby international and BBC Wales head of sport Gareth Davies has joined S4C as a sports adviser on a part-time basis. Reporting to S4C director of programmes Huw Eirug,
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LOCAL RADIO COMPANY SELLS PLYMOUTH SOUND TO GWR
GWR has bought Plymouth Sound from The Local Radio Company for£5.28 million. GWR already owned 20 per cent of the station, which operates one FM and one AM licence, and
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RAJAR CHAIRMAN WHITNEY JOINS MEDIA HEADHUNTERS
Former IBA director general and current Rajar chairman John Whitney has been named chairman of media headhunters Bird & Co International.Whitney, who is also on the board of the Radio Partnership
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BRITISH FILM BOARD TO CLASSIFY CHILDREN'S VIDEOS
A 12-strong advisory panel to monitor the classification of children's videos has been set up by The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC). BBC children's TV producer Karen Johnson, former ITV
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BAFTA SETS DEADLINES FOR CHILDREN'S AWARD ENTRIES
The deadline for this year's Bafta Children's Awards entries is 20 July, and 20 August for the film category. The event will be held at London's Hilton Hotel on 7 November.
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NewsCanadian deal for Martha Stewart
FremantleMedia Enterprises has sold season three of The Martha Stewart Showto Canada's CBC.
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NEWSCORP LAUNCHES INTERNET JOINT-VENTURE
News Corp subsidiary epartners and Japan's Softbank, the world's biggest investor in internet-related firms, have established a joint-venture to encourage US internet companies to expand into the UK, Australia, New Zealand
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Liddiment defends mass audience TV
ITV director of programmes David Liddiment hit out at BBC 1, the Campaign For Quality Television (CQTV) and the Independent Television Commission in a combative speech last week in which he
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C of E council pans BBC religion
The BBC is failing to fulfil its public service commitment to religious broadcasting, according to a Church of England (C of E) advisory council, which wants the corporation to increase the quality and amount of spiritual programming on television, writes
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Discovery picks three from pilots
Discovery Networks Europe (DNE) controller of programming Peter Weil has greenlit three series from his Pick of the Pilots week last month including a factual series from Lion TV, writes Alice Macandrew.
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BBC 2 to play Cold War Spying Game
BBC News & Current Affairs is producing a major 4 x 50-minute series for BBC 2 which explores the part played by secret intelligence in bringing an end to the Cold War, writes Tim Dams.
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Carlton Cinema has signed a licensing agreement with MGM Worldwide Television Group that gives the 24-hour digital channel exclusive pay-TV rights to almost 500 films, writes Liz Shackleton. The deal,
Carlton Cinema has signed a licensing agreement with MGM Worldwide Television Group that gives the 24-hour digital channel exclusive pay-TV rights to almost 500 films, writes Liz Shackleton. The deal, which
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ITN secures extra cash for war effort
ITN has been given extra cash by ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 to help meet the costs of covering the Kosovo war, writes John Plunkett.
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Birt warns of risks in digital revolution
The digital revolution threatens to undermine social cohesion, corrupt political debate and degrade our culture, outgoing BBC director general Sir John Birt said this week.Birt, who has spent millions driving the
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Free box offers boost digital subscriptions
On Digital is expected to announce this week that its free set-top box offer has more than doubled subscription rates in the second quarter of 1999, writes Liz Shackleton.
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The BBC launches a new promotional film this weekend, created by the team behind Perfect Day and Small People, writes Tim Dams. Entitled Curiosity, the film highlights the work of the
The BBC launches a new promotional film this weekend, created by the team behind Perfect Day and Small People, writes Tim Dams. Entitled Curiosity, the film highlights the work of the
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News3DD behind C4 peace concert
3DD is to produce and distribute a Channel 4 TV special covering the Peace One Day live concert taking place at the Royal Albert Hall on September 21.
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MCLEOD MOVES UP TO GRANADA SCIENCE EDITOR
Liz Mcleod, series editor of Granada TV's Savage Planet and Savage Skies, has been promoted to the role of editor, science, in the factual department.Her brief includes helping Granada head of