All News articles – Page 4559
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Technology & facilities - BBC goes to Belgian firm for high-def truck.
BBC Outside Broadcast has come to an unofficial preferred supplier agreement with Belgian outside broadcast (OB) company Alfacam for the supply of a high definition (HD) truck, writes Will Strauss.
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Technology & facilities - Rushes buys two Shakes.
Soho visual effects house Rushes has bought two new Shake licences after winning a graphics commission from the BBC, writes Sam Espensen.
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REVIVING CARY'S CELLULOID CHARM.
Metro Broadcast has invested a further #500,000 in video restoration equipment, buying a second Archangel restoration
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Technology & facilities - TV director warns of death risk to crews.
The head of one of the UK's leading directors agencies has warned indie producers that a fatal accident on a DV (digital video) shoot is a real possibility if they continue to fail to comply fully with health and safety regulations, writes Will Strauss.
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PROGRAMMING - BIG BEAR TO MAKE FOURTH MY HERO FOR BBC1.
Big Bear Films is producing a fourth series of Ardal O'Hanlon's BBC1 sitcom, My Hero. The
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PROGRAMMING - VH1 LAUNCHES QUEST TO FIND UK'S TOP DIVAS.
VH1 has started production on a new talent series, Dare to Diva, which aims to find
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PROGRAMMING - DOM JOLY WINS QUICK BBC3 RECOMMISSION.
Comedian Dom Joly's new studio-based chat show for BBC3 has been commissioned for a second, longer
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PROGRAMMING - GRANADA BRINGS SOPRANOS STYLE TO LONDON.
Granada has started production on Family, a six-part gangster series for ITV1 starring Martin Kemp. The
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Programming - Imago spotlights adultery for ITV1.
ITV1 has commissioned Norwich-based indie Imago to produce a series delving into the world of adulterous man's 'other woman', writes Paul Revoir.
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PROGRAMMING - BBC1'S MERSEYBEAT MOVES TO CITY CENTRE.
BBC1 police drama Merseybeat will be relocated to Liverpool city centre for its fourth series in
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PROGRAMMING - BBC TO TELL SECRETS OF EDWARD VIII ROMANCE.
The BBC is set to dramatise the romance between Wallis Simpson and Edward VIII in a
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PROGRAMMING - FIVE BUYS WOBBLY CARTOON CLASSIC FOR SHAKE.
Five has bought the rights to children's animated classic Roobarb and Custard. The 30 x 5-minute
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Programming - Zeal to make 65-part ITV reality show.
Zeal TV has secured one of the biggest ever indie orders for a daytime ITV show with its 65-part reality gameshow, Under Construction, writes John Plunkett.
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Programming - Auf Wiedersehen heads for Cuba.
BBC1 drama series Auf Wiedersehen, Pet - which picked up ratings of more than 12 million when it was revived last year - is to return for another series, this time set in Cuba, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Programming - ITV1 plans M25 murder drama.
Granada has scooped two factual dramas from ITV in the wake of its success with Hillsborough and The Murder of Stephen Lawrence, writes John Plunkett.
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Programming - Scream bags Living chat slot.
Living TV is to double its original programming output with its biggest ever commission - Loose
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News special: Rajars - Virgin & Radio 1 feel the pinch.
They have brought in new presenters and overhauled their schedules but listeners are still deserting national
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Lib Dems and Tories to back ITN in Lords.
Government plans to prohibit ITV from wholly owning its own news service could be thrown out
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BBC London hires new overall editor.
BBC London has appointed a new executive editor to take control of its output across television, radio and online as a campaign group steps up accusations of dumbing down at BBC London 94.9FM, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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News special: Rajars - BBC's promotions are out of control.
I came home early the other night - the family were so pleased. Declining the offer