All articles by Alex Farber – Page 150
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RatingsC4 space season blasts off with 1.6m
Channel 4 beamed aboard 1.6m viewers on Wednesday for the first leg of its intergalactic season, Astronauts: Living In Space.
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NewsComedians to travel Pan Am Highway for BBC2
Irish comedians Dara O Briain and Ed Byrne are to follow in the footsteps of a trio of 1940s pioneers and travel the Pan American Highway in a Boundless series for BBC2.
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NewsFremantle launches push for major online formats
Fremantle Media is preparing for the future by attempting to create a wave of major online formats.
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NewsHorror Channel to air early Doctor Who episodes
The Daleks, Cybermen, Sea Devils and Ice Warriors are to descend on the Horror Channel after it agreed a deal with BBC Worldwide to air 30 stories from the classic Doctor Who series.
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NewsOfcom renews C4 licence
Ofcom has extended Channel 4’s licence for a further 10 years with the broadcaster’s out of England spend set to triple.
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NewsBBC beefs up iPlayer
The BBC has overhauled the design of the iPlayer online with an emphasis on images to make it easier for users to discover shows they are interested in.
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NewsTurner reveals comedy slate
Turner Broadcasting is to air four new long-form animated comedy series on Cartoon Network after the channel drew a record audience in 2013.
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NewsLondon Live rivals BBC with Not The One Show
London Live is to go head-to-head with the BBC on weekday evenings with topical format Not The One Show.
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RatingsGogglebox turns on record audience
Broadcast Award-winning Gogglebox returned for a third series on Friday with its biggest audience to date.
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RatingsFamily Guy on top for BBC3
Family Guy was the only show to top 500,000 viewers for BBC3 on Wednesday as Festivals, Sex and Suspicious Parents and Ja’mie Private School Girl were below slot average.
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NewsIndie start-up 7 Wonder wins Aussie backing
Australia’s Seven Network has invested in a UK indie co-founded by former Maverick boss Alex Fraser that aims to produce “noisy, factual programming”.
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NewsC4 gives voice to West African churches
Waddell Media has been commissioned by Channel 4 to produce a season of films about the UK’s West African churches in the run-up to Easter.
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NewsOfcom warned over apps 'loophole'
Ofcom has been warned about a “potential loophole” in its regulation of second-screen content as part of a report it commissioned into the burgeoning sector.
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NewsMaverick's Fraser launches Oz-backed indie
The former joint chief executive of Maverick Television Alexandra Fraser has co-founded an indie backed by Australian broadcaster Seven.
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NewsSky drops BBC retransmission fees
Sky is to drop the retransmission fees it charges the BBC and ITV after agreeing fresh terms with both broadcasters.
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RatingsInside No 9, First Dates and Suspects dip to lows
Inside No 9, First Dates and Suspects dipped to series lows on Wednesday - while Outnumbered returned to form.
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NewsYahoo! head of video joins social media firm
Yahoo! head of video Dan Watt-Smith has left the web giant to join social media firm Primary Opinion.
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RatingsStrippers pulls 1.5m to C4
Channel 4’s three-part doc Strippers teased an audience of 1.5m on Tuesday as its latest Kirstie Allsopp series also started strongly.
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NewsBenefits Street probed by Ofcom
Ofcom has launched an investigation into Channel 4’s Benefits Street after receiving 960 complaints about the programme.
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NewsITV Player exec finds new home at Rightmove
One of the key executives behind the successful relaunch of ITV Player, James Micklethwaite, is to leave the broadcaster.