All articles by Alex Farber – Page 151
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NewsFremantle execs exit for Applicaster and Fresh One
Fremantle Media UK Interactive has lost two high-profile executives: managing director Peter Cassidy and digital producer Jonathan Almond.
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NewsMaker launches push into UK
Multichannel network Maker Studios has set up its international HQ in London and plans to build relationships with UK broadcasters and production companies.
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NewsBBC3's Uncle back for second series
Baby Cow Productions sitcom Uncle is to return after BBC3 ordered a second series.
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NewsVice and Fremantle forge food tie-up
Youth publisher Vice has partnered with FremantleMedia to launch an online food channel, with content distributed online and sold to international broadcasters.
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NewsCineflix sends Massive Moves to US and France
Cineflix Rights has agreed a raft of deals including selling Windfall Films’ Massive Moves to US and French broadcasters.
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NewsTwitter to offer near-live Brits clips
Near-live video clips from The Brit Awards are to made available via Twitter after the social media platform closed its first Amplify deal in the UK.
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NewsGravity Road scoops short film Bafta
Fledgling production company Gravity Road has picked up a Bafta award in the short film category for its work with Bombay Sapphire.
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NewsThinkbox: linear TV viewing remains strong
Viewers watched an average of 98.5% of TV via a television set in 2013, down 0.3% from the previous year, according to research from commercial TV body Thinkbox.
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RatingsLine Of Duty audience halves
Line Of Duty returned to BBC2 on Wednesday with an audience around half the size of the series one debut.
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NewsLittle Dot Studios sizes up US
All3Media’s YouTube-focused production arm Little Dot Studios is plotting growth in the US as it approaches its first anniversary.
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NewsCITV signs up for new run of Tiger’s Mr Bean
CITV is to air Tiger Aspect’s second animated series of Mr Bean after agreeing a pre-sale deal with Endemol Worldwide Distribution.
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NewsRemarkable lands 200 episode Pointless deal
Remarkable Television has secured a bulk deal with BBC1 to produce over 200 episodes of daytime show Pointless.
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NewsTwenty Twenty hires development chief from Love
Twenty Twenty has hired Martha Housden as its head of development following the departure of Ana de Moraes to the BBC.
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NewsPSBs plan Freeview VoD push
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are investigating the opportunity to launch industry-standard IPTV technology that would ensure their catch-up services work across all connected TVs.
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NewsChannelFlip founders exit for ‘new challenge’
ChannelFlip founders Justin Gayner and Wil Harris are leaving the multichannel network (MCN) two years after selling it to Shine Group.
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NewsTwitter issues Vine guidance
Twitter has compiled best practice guidelines for Vine following a four-fold increase in interest from TV broadcasters and producers.
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NewsRiver Cottage joins Jamie Oliver Food Tube network
Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is to launch a YouTube channel that will join Jamie Oliver’s emerging Food Tube network.
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NewsVice makes C4 & Pulse hires
Multiplatform content producer Vice has appointed Fried Chicken Shop developer Max Gogarty, and Channel 4 docs commissioning editor Lina Prestwood to bolster its growing production team.
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NewsYouView funding under threat
YouView’s broadcaster shareholders, including the BBC, are considering reducing their investment in the IPTV service as funding renegotiations gather pace.
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NewsC4 signs up 10m registered users
Channel 4 has signed up 10m people to its online viewer database, including half of the UK’s 16-24 year olds, as it prepares to use the data to inform its commissioning process.