All articles by Alex Farber – Page 133
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NewsITV online 'very profitable' after VoD jumps 25%
ITV has reported its online and interactive divisions have become “very profitable” after VoD requests jumped by over 25% year-on-year.
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NewsBBC cuts top talent pay to £50m
The BBC’s top talent wage bill has fallen almost 30% to £50m over the past five years following “vast improvements” in cost management processes – but the corporation has been told to address the way it develops stars of the future.
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NewsCoba: non PSBs outspend BBC on new indie originations
The non-PSBs spent £30m more on new, original commissions from indies than the BBC, ITV and Channel 5 combined in 2013, according to the Commercial Broadcasters Association (Coba).
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NewsEastEnders dominates Twitter chat
The 30th anniversary of EastEnders dominated the conversation on Twitter in February while The Brit Awards, Baftas and Academy Awards also sparked debate.
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NewsBBC4 relaxes with slow season
A two hour trip along one of Britain’s canals and a 30 minute show observing the manufacture of a wooden chair are to form part of a slow season of shows on BBC4.
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NewsSky creates Twitter game to support Critical launch
Sky 1 has produced a ‘choose your own adventure’-style Twitter game to support its medical drama Critical.
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NewsMargaret Hodge attacks Tony Hall over TVC sale
Director general Tony Hall has denied the BBC knowingly sold TV Centre to a consortium set up to avoid paying tax in the face of accusations from Labour MP Margaret Hodge.
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RatingsImmigration Street brings in 1.4m
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s controversial documentary Immigration Street failed to make the same waves as its Benefits Street predecessor – pulling in 1.4m viewers.
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NewsBBC1 calls time on New Tricks
BBC1’s long-running crime drama series New Tricks is to conclude this summer after 12 years on air.
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RatingsAnt & Dec take a bite out of The Voice
SATURDAY: Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway returned to take a chunk out of The Voice but was unable to outperform the BBC1 format.
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NewsDazed video chief joins Vice Media's i-D
Dazed & Confused head of video Ravi Amaratunga is leaving the publisher to head up Vice Media-owned magazine i-D’s international video output.
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RatingsComic Relief Bake Off rises to 7m
WEDNESDAY: The Great Comic Relief Bake Off added 500,000 viewers to soar to 7m on BBC1.
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NewsSyco and Fremantle sign up for YouTube talent hunt
Video analytics firm Vidiro has inked deals with Fremantle Media and Syco Entertainment to help the producers unearth emerging talent on YouTube.
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RatingsEastEnders hits four-year high with live episode
TUESDAY: The first live episode of EastEnders was a massive hit enthralling over 9m viewers to pull in the soap’s biggest audience in four years.
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NewsNew Form Digital backs Jack and Dean pilot
New Form Digital, the digital studio backed by Discovery, has invested in an online short from BBC Radio 1 presenters Jack and Dean as part of a scripted pilots initiative.
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RatingsJohn Sergeant & Andrew Flintoff formats make strong starts
FRIDAY: John Sergeant’s barge trip and Andrew Flintoff’s chip shop tour both got off to solid starts for ITV and Sky 1.
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NewsSky Arts hunts for Guitar Star
Somethin’ Else has scooped its biggest-ever commission after landing a nine-part series from Sky Arts in which it will launch a hunt for the nation’s best guitarist.
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NewsFootball rights deal laid bare
There was an audible gasp among the roomful of journalists when Premier League boss Richard Scudamore revealed that Sky and BT had paid more than £5.1bn to keep live rights to the competition until 2019.
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NewsUKTV Play personalisation trial underway
UKTV has identified three distinct groups that use its VoD service as it trials a recommendation engine to increase usage.
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NewsSky Arts hunts for Guitar Star
Sky Arts has launched a hunt for a guitarist to play at the Latitude festival as part of a nine-part series produced by Somethin’ Else.