All articles by Alex Farber – Page 142
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NewsDrinks Tube event stirs interest
A live cocktail week event, produced by Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions to support its Drinks Tube online channel, helped push the volume of weekly subscribers up by almost 50%.
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NewsTrue North co-founder departs
True North co-founder Glyn Middleton has left the indie after 13 years following investment secured from Channel 4.
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NewsBrown Bob wins first BBC show
Fledgling indie Brown Bob Productions has hired Flame Television’s head of development and picked up its first commission - a BBC daytime format.
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Ratings50 Ways To Kill Your Mammy draws 300k to Sky
MONDAY: Sky 1 bucket list show 50 Way To Kill Your Mammy got underway with more than 300,000 viewers as over 2m tuned in to the Scotland Decides debate on BBC2.
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RatingsSinger Takes It All bows out on 700k low
FRIDAY: The Singer Takes It All bowed out on Channel 4 with a low of fewer than 700,000 viewers as BBC1 pensioner sitcom Boomers dropped by 1m from last week’s debut.
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RatingsHonourable Woman bows out with 1.6m
THURSDAY: Hugo Blick’s BBC2 thriller The Honourable Woman bowed out with its second best performance of the run, entertaining a series average of 1.6m.
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NewsUKTV plans VoD pilots
UKTV is planning to pilot TV shows via its online portal and allow visitors to vote on which secure commissions.
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NewsVice seeks food ideas for Munchies channel
Vice has called out for fresh food ideas from traditional TV producers as its online channel Munchies moves out of beta.
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News7Digital targets ‘lean-back’ listeners after UBC tie-up
7Digital plans to target the “passive massive” with a host of “lean-back” digital radio services following its tie-up with radio production company UBC Media.
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RatingsThe Village dips below 4m
SUNDAY: BBC1 drama The Village slipped to below 4m as Channel 4’s latest Richard III documentary outperformed ITV’s World War I series.
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RatingsSky Sports outscores BT Sport
SATURDAY: Sky Sports won the ratings battle against BT Sport on the opening weekend of Premier League action.
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RatingsTumble jumps by 100,000
SATURDAY: BBC1 gymnastics format Tumble gained around 100,000 viewers for its second episode as BBC2 doc Andrew Marr’s Great Scots informed 660,000.
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NewsLondon Live axes entertainment shows
Local TV broadcaster London Live is to cut back on its original entertainment commissions and acquisitions to focus on providing news and current affairs programming.
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News4Music launches arcade game app
4Music has launched a classic arcade style mobile game featuring music from electronic producers including Savant, Chipzel and Rymdreglage.
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NewsSky News eyes US growth with connected-TV boost
Sky News is ramping up its presence on connected-TV devices as it targets an increasingly international audience.
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NewsAustralian telco Telstra buys streaming firm Ooyala
Australian telecoms company Telstra has acquired video streaming business Ooyala for £161m.
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NewsSky Sports News HQ launches in revamped studio
Sky Sports News has relaunched as Sky Sports News HQ in a revamped studio with innovations including an investigation wall and a social media news desk.
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RatingsSinger Takes It All holds audience
FRIDAY: The Singer Takes It All’s second outing held its audience for Channel 4, as BBC1’s comedy drama Walter entertained 2.7m.
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NewsS+V in Lord’s YouTube deal
Sunset + Vine has secured a deal to manage Lord’s YouTube channel, which has involved stunts including attaching a GoPro camera to the helmet of West Indian batsman Brian Lara as he faced Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan.
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NewsSocial broadcaster Joiz mulls launch into UK
European social TV broadcaster Joiz is eyeing a launch in the UK following its debut in Germany and Switzerland.