All News articles – Page 4866

  • News

    Top of the revamps

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    The first results of the BBC's review of Top of the Pops will hit television screens next Friday when the show is revamped to coincide with its move back to Television

  • News

    Newsworld schedule overhauled

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Event for international news broadcasters re-writes sessions to focus on coverage of recent events in Afghanistan and New York

  • News

    MIPCOM personality of the year

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    MTV Networks chairman Tom Freston was named personality of year at MIPCOM this week in recognition of 'outstanding leadership and creative contributions'.

  • News

    Initial's music venture

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Endemol Entertainment UK production arm Initial has signed a deal with the Association of Independent Music (Aim) to develop music programming together.Aim will contribute talent to the programmes as it

  • News

    ECM wins Streetmate

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    UK indie ECM has struck a deal to distribute Tiger Aspect Channel 4 dating show Streetmate to the US and eastern Europe.ECM has also landed the central and eastern Europe

  • News

    Day moves to At It

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    At It Productions has poached the former Brighter Pictures head of productions Paul Day as its new head of production.Day will oversee a team of 10 working on ongoing productions,

  • News

    Czechs to get Tubbies

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    BBC Worldwide has licensed 250 episodes of Teletubbies to leading Czech commercial channel Nova, to air from March.Meanwhile 156 episodes of the pre-school show have been licensed to TVP1 in

  • News

    Hit and Discovery sign co-production deal

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Wildlife arm of Hit Entertainment agrees three-year partnership with Discovery Networks International to make natural history shows for broadcast on either Animal Planet or Discovery Channel

  • News

    Root creates exclusive club for producers

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    BBC2 controller invites producers whose programmes get three million viewers to the 'Three Million Club'

  • News

    Carlton and Granada get timely tonic at MIPCOM

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Raft of deals at international programme market boosts beleagured ITV companies

  • News

    BSkyB presses on with interactive strategy

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    'Pay-to-play' interactive football to kick off next weekend offering cash prizes for viewer predictions

  • News

    Charles Brand chosen for TV festival role

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Tiger Aspect joint managing director Brand becomes first independent producer for seven years to fill advisory chair role at Edinburgh TV festival

  • News

    Panorama gets much-needed boost

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Sidelined factual strand gets best-yet ratings since move to graveyard slot

  • News

    Bide quits Carlton

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Controller of factual to step down due to ill health

  • News

    Pepper's Ghost teams up with Beckett Entertainment

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Companies to develop animation properties as first production Gene-fusion looks set to spread to other formats

  • News

    BBC confirms fourth commercial division

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Launch expected in January for new department combining creative services with broadcast and presentation

  • News

    BBC and Arte join up

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    The BBC has agreed a two-year collaboration with French culture channel Arte to develop cultural, social, historical, political and artistic documentaries. The films will air on BBC channels including BBC 4

  • News

    BBC appoints head of imagineering

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Matt Locke joins department set up to combine programme-making and 'technologist talent'

  • News

    Target sets its sights on animation arm

    2001-10-11T11:23:00Z

    Distributor in discussions with indies to develop shows for new venture

  • News

    Hewitt refers Ladbrokes/BSkyB joint venture

    2001-10-11T11:10:00Z

    Secretary of state for trade and industry says interactive TV betting proposal raises 'competition concerns'