All articles by Alex Farber – Page 124
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RatingsClarkson helps HIGNFY to slot-winning return
FRIDAY: An appearance by Jeremy Clarkson as guest host on Have I Got News For You helped the panel show outperform the Rugby World Cup and Googlebox.
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NewsYouTube stars establish indie
YouTube stars Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg have established their own production company as they aim to produce further linear TV formats.
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NewsBBCW orders Fortitude-style docu-soap
BBC Worldwide has ordered a ten-part docu-soap about the residents of a Fortitude-style town located in the Arctic Circle from Hello Halo.
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RatingsCider With Rosie refreshes 4m
SUNDAY: Downton Abbey dipped further from last week’s record low as BBC1’s latest one-off adaptation Cider With Rosie outperformed The Go-Between.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother final draws 2m
THURSDAY: The final of Celebrity Big Brother peaked with a crowd of 2m but was unable to match recent climaxes to the Channel 5 format.
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NewsNetflix & Vimeo launch on Oculus VR headset
Netflix, Hollywood studio Fox and VoD service Vimeo have partnered with Oculus to develop apps that will enable consumers to view their content via its virtual reality headset.
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RatingsCoronation Street live takes a bite out of Bake Off
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s live Coronation Street special took a chunk out of The Great British Bake Off as it peaked with almost 9m viewers.
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NewsEndemol Shine loads first PC game
Endemol Shine UK has moved into PC gaming for the first time – launching a ninja fighter months after offloading games division Bossa Studios.
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NewsUKTV shifts YouTube strategy
UKTV has begun phasing out its individual brands on YouTube after introducing a single, broadcaster-wide channel on the video-sharing platform.
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NewsITN Productions closes YouTube channel
ITN Productions has closed down its YouTube-backed citizen journalism channel Truthloader after three years and is understood to be focusing its digital work on branded content.
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NewsBroadcasters raise concerns over EE TV
ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have raised major concerns about an innovative catch-up tool on fledgling television service EE TV.
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NewsSky ups stake in VR firm
Sky has extended its financial backing of Jaunt – taking the total amount it has invested in the virtual reality (VR) service to around £1m.
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NewsDawn Airey joins Getty Images
Dawn Airey is to move to New York to join Getty Images as its chief executive officer.
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NewsBBC trials interactive Casualty
The BBC has launched an interactive episode of Casualty via BBC Taster, its online testing ground.
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NewsTravel Channel trials live restart service
Travel Channel is to become the first broadcaster to trial Arqiva’s live restart functionality, allowing viewers to instantly skip back to the start of any programme during its broadcast.
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NewsBBC News boss calls for election debate overhaul
Director of BBC News and current affairs James Harding has warned that future election debates need to be managed “properly and carefully” to avoid repeating the mistakes of 2015.
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NewsSky Sports kicks Soccer AM onto YouTube
Sky Sports show Soccer AM is to launch across social media platforms including YouTube and Vine following a partnership with multiplatform network Whistle Sports.
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NewsMCN boss in YouTube warning
Producers have been urged to think beyond YouTube to platforms such as Snapchat and Instagram when creating online video - but warned that there are no shortcuts to developing bespoke content.
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NewsSky appoints Lucy Murphy as first kids’ content chief
Sky has hired long-standing children’s producer Lucy Murphy as its first head of kids’ content.
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RatingsBear Grylls struggles for ITV
TUESDAY: ITV’s latest Bear Grylls format failed to beat competition from Channel 4 and Channel 5, while BBC2’s Grand Theft Auto drama The Gamechangers hijacked fewer than a million viewers.