07 Jul 2006
| by by Sarah Woods
LONDON – British television has had one of its best years for US Emmy nominations with 42 shows...British stars in the running include Dame Helen Mirren for the Channel 4 mini-series 'Elizabeth I', Sir Ben Kingsley for the TV film 'Mrs Harris' and Kate Winslet and Patrick Stewart for playing ...
and Stephen Merchant won nominations for BBC Two sitcom 'Extras', which is up for four awards.
The BBC ...
11 Dec 2002
| by Claire Billings,
advertising debut by sponsoring the 'British Comedy Awards' on ITV1 on Saturday....and light-hearted campaign, which has a natural synergy with the 'British Comedy Awards 2002'."
In May ...
, but the brand is looking to roll out nationally over the year.
The 'British Comedy Awards 2002' are being held ...
, who will present 13 awards in categories including Best Comedy Actor and Actress, Best TV Comedy, Best ...
22 Jun 2001
| by Staff
widely tipped to win the Grand Prix at the Cannes International Advertising Awards, which is due...The "bear" commercial has already cleaned up in the UK, winning a silver Pencil in the Television & Cinema Advertising category at D&AD and taking the top prize at the 2001 British Television Advertising Awards. The humorous ad features a bear in a martial arts fight with a cheeky fisherman who tries ...
23 Nov 2004
| by Sam Matthews,
LONDON - British TV gained international recognition at last night's prestigious Emmy Awards after...'.
Not to be left out, ITV picked up one award for Granada's 'Henry VIII', which won in the TV movie/mini series ...
picked up an award for best comedy with 'Berlin'. Interestingly, no British programme was entered ...
Channel 4's hat-trick of awards came from: the controversial documentary 'The Boy Whose Skin Fell ...
05 Sep 2002
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
of the panel of judges for a new creative awards scheme for the advertising industry....will be drawn up through a points system, based on major advertising awards throughout the year, including the Cannes Lions, the D&AD Awards, the Campaign awards and the British Television Advertising Awards.
From ...
in the British advertising industry. This creativity is important, not only because it affects our daily lives ...
26 May 2004
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
of 'Big Brother' this Friday, promising viewers to bring the first orgasm to British television....the first instalment of 'Big Brother' on Channel 4 and will run again later this year in July. The TV ad has ...
of reality television.
At the same time, Channel 4 is still hoping to get the Holy Grail of reality television broadcasting by locking up all the alcohol until contestants start to get flirty, at which point ...
01 Dec 2004
| by Jennifer Whitehead,
advertising thanks to a new initiative by the British Film Institute to open up advertising archives....the archive of British screen advertisements for academic and professional research purposes, as well as make ...
The restoration initiative is being sponsored by Coca-Cola GB and its advertising agencies, providing funding as well as getting agencies to waive rights usage.
Advertising executives are being ...
19 Aug 2003
| by Claire Billings,
LONDON - The BBC's funding by the TV licence has received a vote of confidence after only 17% of UK...for commercial gain.
Its adventures in the digital arena, where it has launched a raft of television and radio ...
, with few people feeling that advertising helps fund better programming. Again, women were least likely to believe that advertising improved the quality of programming.
Women are also more likely than men ...
03 Aug 2001
| by Gordon MacMillan,
LONDON - A second British television executive, Dave Howe, has joined USA Networks, following...and advertising sales teams.
He follows Jackson across the Atlantic to join the US cable company headed ...
's award-winning in-house creative team, which has delivered acclaimed on- and off-air campaigns ...
overnight service, BBC Select. He also directed the branding and on-air launch of the BBC's five new UK TV ...
27 May 2004
| by Gordon MacMillan,
night as the judges decided not to award black pencils to the advertising industry for the second year....awards for "cog", adding to those picked up earlier this year, including first prize at the British Television Advertising Awards, and the best European and cinema commercial and top honours at this year ...
Cog walked away with a silver award, but failed to win the top prize as the D&AD jury awarded two ...