Broadcast News Archive for October, 2000
25/10/2000 SSL LAUNCH AUDIOBRIDGE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM
OXFORD Company Solid State Logic (SSL) have announced AudioBridge, a new addition to their multi-channel networking expertise. The new development enables distribution of full bandwidth digital audi

25/10/2000 TWO WAY TV PICKS UP RUGBY LEAGUE WORLD CUP
INTERACTIVE entertainment channel Two Way TV will have fans glued to the 30 televised matches in this year’s Rugby League World Cup. Fans who have digital cable can test their knowledge and have the

24/10/2000 ‘HOGWARTS’ INVADES THE NORTH
The Northern Screen Commission have been working behind the scenes to help bring filming for the feature version of the J.K.Rawling book, ‘Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone’, which is to take p

24/10/2000 BBC PRESENTER STARTS LEGAL PROCEEDINGS
BBC Presenter Donal McIntyre has started legal proceedings against the Chief Constable of Kent. The proceedings are as a result of alleged defamatory comments made by officers and officials of Kent

24/10/2000 CARLTON BUYS HTV, SELLS MERIDIAN STAKE
CARLTON Communications have announced they have agreed the terms for the acquisition of HTV, the ITV broadcaster for Wales and West of England, from Granada Media. The consideration consists of net c

24/10/2000 FILM COUNCIL APPOINT LITERARY SCOUT
THE FILM Council have appointed a literary scout to help production companies seek out and option rights. The appointment will enable the council to acquire and develop literary sources and match th

24/10/2000 HTV FILM WINS TWO AWARDS IN AMERICA
‘THE TESTIMONY of Taliesin Jones’ which is to be given its world television premiere on HTV next year, has won two major awards at an American Film Festival. The film won Best Screenplay Award and Be

24/10/2000 MATROX INTRODUCE RT2000 MEGA PACK
MATROX Video Products Group, providers of digital video software for realtime editing, DVD authoring and web streaming applications, have announced the introduction of RT2000 MEGA Pack, a super set of

24/10/2000 NORTHERN IRELANDS FIRST DIGITAL FILM ARCHIVE
NORTHERN Ireland’s first Digital Film Archive will be launched at the Ulster Folk and Transport Museum at Cultra on November 7. With public access to over 50 hours of moving images, the Archive will

24/10/2000 RADIO TIMES GOES INTERACTIVE
RADIO Times are to be the exclusive suppliers of programme choices and recommendations for users of the new personal video recorder TiVo. The deal means viewers of the system’s on-screen Inside TiVo

24/10/2000 SMASHEDATOM TO LEAD GLOBAL INTERACTIVE MARKET
TELEWEST have formed a new company with Atomic Tangerine, the global venture consultancy, to capitalise on the growing market for interactive TV services. The joint venture, SmashedAtom, harnesses th

24/10/2000 TREVOR FRANCIS JOINS QUANTEL
TREVOR Francis, one of the team responsible for researching, specifying and introducing the first all-digital tapeless news operation at ITN has been appointed Business Manager - News at Quantel, and

23/10/2000 ASTON’S MOTTO HD GOES UNDERGROUND
TAURUS Media, one of Germany’s production and post-production houses, have became the first customers to take delivery of the new Motto-HD high definition character generator from UK-based manufacture

23/10/2000 BBC SELECTS OMNIBUS FOR REGIONAL INSTALLATIONS
THE BBC are set to implement digital media management and control solutions from OmniBus Systems, providers in total television station automation, in a major upgrade to their regional infrastructure.

23/10/2000 GRANADA BBC STAFF TRANSFER DEAL ACCEPTED
BECTU have accepted a deal protecting pension and redundancy rights for staff joining ‘3sixtymedia’, Granada’s and the BBC’s joint company. The offer ensures continued membership of existing pension

23/10/2000 PANTECHNICON PRODUCE VIDEO FOR TERRY WAITE
PANTECHNICON, the Chelsea based production company, were approached by the Paul Barker Consultancy to produce a video for Ambassador of Peace, Terry Waite. It is an integral part of a CD-Rom, website

23/10/2000 PROMAX UK NOMINATION FOR HTV PRODUCER
MARISA Beaumont-Conway of Cardiff-based J M Creative, television and promotional company, has been nominated as ‘Best Newcomer’ in this year’s Promax UK Awards for work done for HTV Wales. John Morga

23/10/2000 REPORT SHOWS SCREEN VIOLENCE IS A TURN OFF
THE BROADCASTING Standards Commission have issued a report that states violence on television concerns many viewers. Some 45 per cent of women, compared with 31 per cent of men, expressed concern abo

23/10/2000 ROCHESTER HOLDS PICTURE FEST INTERNATIONAL
ROCHESTER, the birthplace of motion-picture film, have announced an annual festival to celebrate the accomplishments of women in film. Picture Fest International will honour directors, producers, cin

23/10/2000 SKILLSET LAUNCH MEDIA CAREER GUIDE
SKILLSET have published a career guide to the media industries ‘A Career Handbook for TV, Radio, Film, Video and Interactive Media’. The book has been produced in consultation with the industry for p

23/10/2000 STRIKE BALLOT CALLED AT BBC RESOURES
A STRIKE vote is being held in BBC Resources after negotiations on £12 million cuts ended without agreement. Talks on more than 260 redundancies, and changes in working conditions and earnings for ov

20/10/2000 ARISTA HOLD STORY EDITOR WORKSHOP IN WALES
TRAINING organisation Arista are holding their first ever UK-based Story Editor Workshop in Wales on December 10 to 18 at the Trearddur Bay Hotel in Anglesey. The intensive seven-day workshop will pr

20/10/2000 BBC MAKE INDIE PRODUCTION QUOTA BY SMALL MARGIN
ACCORDING to a recent report by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), the BBC have only just scraped through on its 25 per cent independent production quota. The report made to the Secretary of State for

20/10/2000 DYKE FACES TWO BALLOTS FROM BECTU MEMBERS
BECTU members in BBC Education and BBC Technology are to vote on Director-General Greg Dyke’s reorganisation plans within the department. Education members are to take part in a full strike ballot, p

20/10/2000 FOCUS ON FILM 2000 EXPECTS LARGE ATTENDANCE
ORGANISERS of Focus On Film 2000 predict this year’s event will see the largest gathering of film professionals in Cardiff. The event, which opens on November 30, celebrates the best of Welsh and Int