All articles by Alex Farber – Page 126
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RatingsStephen Fry trumped by Big Brother
THURSDAY: The latest series of Celebrity Big Brother opened its doors to a peak audience of 2.6m viewers, easing past competition from ITV’s Stephen Fry travelogue.
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RatingsEducating Cardiff sees off School Swap
TUESDAY: Educating Cardiff registered 1.8m viewers on Channel 4, more than 500,000 ahead of its ITV rival School Swap.
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NewsMaking virtual footy a reality
Sky’s Monday Night Football is pushing the boundaries of live graphics, Alex Farber reports
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NewsBBCW reveals online strategy
BBC Worldwide has established a dedicated Digital Studio team that will ramp up the volume of online content it creates.
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RatingsBig Blue Live and Usain Bolt boost BBC
SUNDAY: Usain Bolt’s 100m victory in the World Championships reeled in an audience share of almost 25% as BBC1’s Big Blue Live dwarfed ITV’s Animal Mums later in the day.
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NewsBT Sport swoops for Australian Ashes
BT Sport is to show the next Ashes series as part of a five-year deal which includes all of the Australian home internationals.
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RatingsThe Wonder of Britain transports 1.6m average
THURSDAY: ITV’s The Wonder of Britain recovered from last week’s low to bow out with a series average of 1.6m (7.7%).
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NewsWarner to develop NFTS entertainment formats
Warner Bros has selected two formats from National Film and Television School (NFTS) graduates to develop with the potential for international distribution.
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NewsEE TV launches mobile-first features
Mobile operator EE has unveiled a host of mobile-first features designed to help personalise its fledgling TV service.
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NewsBBC2 tops social media study
BBC2 has come out on top of a study into which terrestrial broadcaster is the best-performing on social media.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off dips below 9m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off continued to burn the competition despite the BBC1 format’s audience dipping slightly on last week’s opening episode.
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NewsAmazon reverses declines as Netflix extends lead
Amazon Prime Instant Video reversed declines during 2014 to reach 1.2 million UK homes this year – but it remains well behind rival VoD service Netflix, according to the latest Ofcom study.
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NewsOnline move will double BBC3 marketing spend
The BBC is set to more than double its spend on marketing BBC3 as it works up plans to drive viewers to the online-only proposition.
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NewsIndus co-founder steps down
Indus Films co-founder and managing director Steve Robinson is leaving the Hunters of the South Seas indie after a decade.
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NewsITV takes stake in YouTube network for mums
ITV has taken a minority stake in Channel Mum, the YouTube multichannel network aimed at mothers.
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NewsPact attacks EU stance on content-blocking
Pact has hit back at European Commission claims that Sky and the US studios are acting illegally by preventing consumers across the continent from accessing content in other territories.
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NewsBBC trials VR to support blue-chip nature series
The BBC is hoping to capture underwater virtual reality footage of some of the world’s most spectacular marine animals as part of a range of innovative content to support live natural history series Big Blue Live.
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NewsEndemol Shine launches Two Tribes game
An animated Richard Osman has been created as part of an app based on Endemol Shine UK’s BBC2 gameshow Two Tribes.
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RatingsTut transports 1m on C5
SATURDAY: Channel 5’s imported historical drama Tut got underway with almost 1m viewers as The Young Montalbano reeled in nearly 500,000 on BBC4.
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NewsEndemol Shine gaming arm completes MBO
Endemol Shine UK’s games developer Bossa Studios has completed a management buyout from the mega-indie.