All articles by Alex Farber – Page 144
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NewsS4C sport show to integrate Blurrt Twitter data
Blurrt, the Twitter analysis business backed by S4C, is to integrate its technology into the broadcaster’s sport magazine strand S4/ChwaraeON.
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NewsBBC Store hunts boss ahead of Simon Danker exit
BBC Worldwide is hunting for a general manager of BBC Store ahead of the departure of Simon Danker this autumn.
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NewsArqiva, Bauer & UTV team for DAB bid
Arqiva, Bauer Radio and UTV Media have issued a joint bid to operate a second DAB multiplex offering the capacity for a further nationwide 10 digital radio stations.
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RatingsWorld Cup scores over 75% share
SUNDAY: Germany’s World Cup triumph over Argentina peaked with a combined share of over 75% as a high of 20m viewers tuned in to the final.
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NewsBBC radio must follow TV lead
The BBC has been urged by senior industry execs to extend its plans to scrap television quotas to the radio sector.
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NewsClients benefit as Base79 and Rightster join forces
Base79 and Rightster clients including IMG, ITN, Hat Trick Productions and Syco Entertainment are set to benefit from the combined expertise of the two businesses following their £50m tie-up earlier this week.
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NewsBig Talk: use tax credits as diversity incentive
The high-end television tax credit should be used as a tool for incentivising diversity initiatives in the indie sector, according to Big Talk Productions.
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NewsLime set to reveal Hollyoaks killer on SnapChat
Lime Pictures is to reveal the climax of a crucial Hollyoaks storyline on SnapChat after building up an audience of 100,000 followers on the photo-messaging app.
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NewsCDN set for investment boost
The TV industry is planning to bolster its investment in the Creative Diversity Network (CDN) to supercharge its impact in helping the sector reflect modern Britain.
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NewsRightster buys Base79 for £50m
Online video network Rightster is to acquire Ashley MacKenzie’s rival operator Base79 for £50m.
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NewsPearl promoted to C4 news deputy
Dispatches editor Daniel Pearl has been promoted to Channel 4’s deputy head of news and current affairs.
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NewsWall to Wall prepares WDYTYA website
Wall to Wall Television has partnered with genealogy service Findmypast to launch a Who Do You Think You Are? website.
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NewsGreenbird takes stake in Spotnitz indie Big Light
Frank Spotnitz, the showrunner behind series including The X-Files, Hunted and Strike Back, has signed a deal with production network Greenbird.
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NewsGoogle signs deals for crack at connected TV
Google has signed deals with TV manufacturers including Samsung and Sony, and French pay-TV operator Bouygues Telecom, to support Android TV as it bids to crack the connected-TV space.
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RatingsAuction House draws 1.7m average
TUESDAY: The final episode of Channel 4’s The Auction beat BBC2’s Shop Girls – as the World Cup coverage peaked with 8.6m.
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NewsVictoria Derbyshire, Shelagh Fogarty & Richard Bacon to leave 5Live
Victoria Derbyshire, Shelagh Fogarty and Richard Bacon are to leave Radio 5 Live as the BBC radio station shakes up its entire daytime roster.
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RatingsMr Sloane succeeds for Sky Atlantic
FRIDAY: Sky Atlantic sitcom Mr Sloane bowed out with a series average of 86,000, over three times the channel’s slot average.
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NewsC5 returns to Benefits Britain
Channel 5’s Benefits Britain is to return after the broadcaster green-lit two more series of the in-house welfare documentary.
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RatingsC5 doctors outperform C4 beauty queens
THURSDAY: Channel 4 doc Beauty Queen or Bust was outperformed by the final part of Channel 5 medical doc Trauma Doctors.
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NewsVideo producers warned against shunning Android
Content producers must distribute video across Android devices and connected TVs or risk losing out on a substantial volume of viewing, according to a study from Ooyala.