All articles by Alex Farber – Page 156
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NewsC4 plans to walk the Nile
Channel 4 is to track adventurer Levison Wood as he takes part in a year-long challenge to walk the length of the River Nile.
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NewsC4 hires Education editor
Former The Apprentice series producer Bec Milligan has been hired as Channel 4 Education editor.
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NewsShed Media pulls drama efforts together in new scripted division
Shed Media has created a dedicated scripted division, led by Company Pictures exec John Griffin, which will be responsible for producing all the super indie’s drama series.
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NewsRadio 4 plans Twitter comedy push
Radio 4 has kicked off a social media campaign which taps into Twitter to try to expand its audience.
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RatingsPoirot bows out on series high
Agatha Christie’s Poirot made his last TV appearance in front of a series high audience of 5.2m for ITV on Wednesday - as Crackanory captivated a strong audience for Dave.
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NewsDazed & Confused sets up online video strand
Publisher Dazed & Confused is kicking off a year-long online video strand, Visionaries, featuring content from the likes of actor and director James Franco, photographer Rankin and Warp Records.
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NewsC5 to launch free-to-air repeats channel 5 Later
Channel 5 is preparing to launch a free-to-air channel repeating shows from the main channel – similar to Channel 4’s 4Seven.
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NewsITV launches I'm a Celeb... companion site
ITV is to launch a companion site featuring real-time polls to support the 13th I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! series.
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NewsC4 News blocked by Sri Lanka mob
A Channel 4 News crew sent to cover the Commonwealth heads of government meeting has been blocked by protestors in the city of Anuradhapura.
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NewsFolded Wing wins Radio 1 dance gig
Folded Wing has picked up the contract to produce a late-night underground dance music show for Radio 1 and 1Xtra.
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NewsRightster raises £20m in Aim float
Online video network Rightster plans to expand its global footprint and beef up its second generation technology platform after raising £20m via its flotation on Aim.
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NewsNerd TV opens LA base
Factual indie Nerd TV is opening a US production base after securing a range of development pilots and commissions from US broadcasters.
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NewsITV's online chief heads to NBC
ITV’s director of online Julian March is leaving the broadcaster to join NBC News.
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NewsCBeebies takes games to next level
Chunk has launched a multiplatform game to support Topsy and Tim as CBeebies beefs up its Playtime app after reaching 1.3m downloads.
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RatingsCitizen Khan fails to build on first series
BBC1 sitcom Citizen Khan bowed out on Friday with a series average only marginally above its first run, despite being promoted to a primetime Friday night slot.
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NewsC4, C5 & Sky among Xbox One launch partners
4oD, Demand 5 and Now TV will be among the first wave of video apps to be made available on the Xbox One games console – with BBC iPlayer not initially included.
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RatingsPanorama fraud doc wins 9pm slot as Poirot slips
Poirot slipped to its lowest outing of the series on Wednesday, losing out to BBC1 for the first time since its return.
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NewsViral Spiral launches Vine multichannel network
Social media marketing firm Viral Spiral has launched a multichannel network on Vine to aggregate the site’s top talent.
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NewsShort-form video hub to buoy 4oD
Channel 4 is to beef up 4oD with a range of short-form content as research suggested the service’s demographic targeting is performing well for advertisers.
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RatingsNearly 1m evacuate The Escape Artist
The Escape Artist plunged by almost 1m viewers on Tuesday to perform in line with ITV’s Champions League coverage of Manchester United.