All articles by Alex Farber – Page 136
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RatingsLows for The Apprentice and I'm a Celebrity
WEDNESDAY: I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! slipped to a second low in consecutive nights as The Apprentice also fell to its worst performance of the series.
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NewsChocolate scoops C5 & Sky shows
NBC Universal’s Chocolate Media has won a pair of factual commissions for Channel 5 and Sky.
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NewsSky wins £800m from betting arm sale
Sky has agreed to sell a controlling stake in betting and gaming business Sky Bet for £800m.
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NewsSky looks to virtual reality
Sky plans to conduct immersive virtual reality (VR) trials on up to 15 shows in early 2015 to discover more about the technology’s potential.
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NewsDuchess appoints Sky drama exec
Fledgling indie Duchess Street Productions has hired Sky drama script executive Jo Roderick.
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NewsComedy Central orders Drunk History series
Comedy Central UK has green-lit a full series of Drunk History after commissioning a pilot from Tiger Aspect.
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NewsBBC tool helps kids’ create online game
The BBC has launched Make It: Technobabble, a spin-off online platform from the CBBC series that allows children to develop their own games.
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NewsMCN investment hits £1bn
More than $1.65bn (£1bn) has been invested in multi-channel networks (MCNs) this year, three times the previous total spend, according to an Enders Analysis report.
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RatingsRemember Me scares off 1m
SUNDAY: Remember Me scared 1m viewers away from BBC1 for its second episode as I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here entertained its biggest audience in 11 days.
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NewsRadio 1 to boost video quality for iPlayer move
BBC Radio 1 is to improve the quality of its video content following its launch on iPlayer.
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NewsFootballers back video sharing firm Grabyo
Footballers Thierry Henry, Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie are among the sports stars to have invested $2m (£1.3m) in clip-sharing service Grabyo.
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NewsYouTube accounts for 20% of kids viewing
A study of youngster’s media habits by Ofcom has revealed that older children watch half as much live TV as adults – but six times as much short-form content via services such as YouTube.
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RatingsMichael Palin and Lewis Hamilton boost BBC1
SUNDAY: A rare lead role from Michael Palin helped BBC1 ghost story Remember Me spook 5.3m viewers as Lewis Hamilton clinched the Formula One championship in front of a season high crowd.
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NewsBear Grylls uncovers YouTube channel
Bear Grylls is to front a YouTube channel featuring a host of adventurous thrill-seekers produced by Barcroft Media.
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NewsStyleHaul plans for growth
StyleHaul is to accelerate its growth plans, including the development of 10 online pilots with Fremantle Media, after RTL Group invested nearly £80m in the multichannel network (MCN).
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RatingsThe Missing stumbles as football scores
TUESDAY: BBC1 drama The Missing stumbled for the first time as the international football clash between England and Scotland netted a high of 7.7m.
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NewsPeter Salmon urges TV firms to head north
BBC nations and regions chief Peter Salmon has urged media businesses to open offices outside of London to keep in step with audiences.
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NewsYouGov profiles TV audiences
Audience research business YouGov has launched an app that allows users to view data collected from its 190,000 members. Broadcast runs its eye over the quintessential audience of each of the main broadcasters.
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NewsWildseed launches YouTube comedy channel
Miles Bullough’s digital content company Wildseed Studios has launched its first scripted series since rolling out a dedicated comedy channel on YouTube.
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RatingsBabylon and The Fall shed viewers
THURSDAY: Danny Boyle’s Babylon returned for a full series with 1m fewer viewers than it locked up for its debut as the second series of The Fall also lost around 1m.