All articles by Alex Farber – Page 161
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NewsUKTV cooks up a Google+ treat for Valentine fans
UKTV is preparing to host its first live event on video-calling platform Google+ Hangouts to support the launch of a forthcoming Valentine Warner cookery series.
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NewsShed hires business affairs boss
Shed Media has hired Kudos Film and Television’s Martin Haines to head up its commercial and business affairs.
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NewsSky turns on Facebook recording
Sky has launched a Facebook app which allows users to set Sky+ recordings and receive TV recommendations based on shows being discussed by friends.
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NewsBBC1 doc pulled after Naked Rambler arrested
BBC1 documentary The Naked Rambler, scheduled to air tonight, has been postponed after Stephen Gough was arrested for refusing to wear clothes in public.
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NewsDawn Airey joins Yahoo!
Dawn Airey has moved to Yahoo! to become senior vice president of the internet business’ EMEA operations.
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NewsSky boots up Premier League pub app
Sky Sports has launched an app aimed at football fans in pubs developed with second screen experts Monterosa.
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NewsBBC3 investigates skunk, webcams and knights
Skunk, webcam girls and modern day English knights are among the subjects featured in the latest clutch of docs ordered by BBC3 for its Fresh strand.
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NewsITV4 greenlights Touring Car doc
ITV4 has commissioned a three part doc about touring cars from producers Gaucho Productions.
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NewsNickelodeon creative director departs
Nickelodeon’s creative director Peter Drake is leaving the broadcaster after seven years due to family issues.
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NewsBFI issues first tax break guarantees
CBeebies’ Sarah and Duck and BBC1 dramas Death Comes To Pemberley and Remember Me are among the first projects to be guaranteed a tax break by the BFI.
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NewsOne Direction help C4 to Twitter high
Channel 4’s doc Crazy About One Direction became the broadcaster’s most-tweeted about show ever last night, drawing almost 370,000 tweets.
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RatingsOff-key performance from One Direction on C4
Paul O’Grady’s Working Britain set off with an audience of 4m on Thursday, as a Channel 4 doc about boy band One Direction fell over 1m short of the slot average.
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NewsCBeebies launches Playtime app
The BBC has launched a channel-wide CBeebies app, featuring shows including Alphablocks, Octonauts and Something Special, to help child development.
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RatingsSpazticus & Boom Town launch as England scores 9m peak
England’s victory over Scotland in Wednesday’s international football friendly peaked with 9m viewers on ITV as Chanel 4’s I’m Spazticus and BBC3’s Boom Town launched with below par audiences.
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NewsSky News cameraman killed in Cairo
Prime minister David Cameron and Sky News chief John Ryley have led tributes to cameraman Mick Deane who was shot and killed while filming the conflict in Egypt.
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NewsC5 reports £20m first half profit
Channel 5 has reported operating profits of £20m for the first six months of 2013, following a rocky performance in 2012.
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NewsRyanair threatens to sue C4
Ryanair has begun legal action against Channel 4 over its decision to broadcast a Dispatches doc revealing concerns from the airline’s pilots over passenger safety.
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RatingsNew Tricks beats Cutting Edge & India obesity docs
Channel 4’s Cutting Edge film about a mother who goes into hiding with her son and a BBC2 doc about India’s obesity issues were unable to topple New Tricks.
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NewsWall to Wall secures more WDYTYA & Long Lost Family
Wall To Wall has won new series commissions for its BBC and ITV genealogy formats Who Do you Think You Are and Long Lost Family.
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NewsBBC World News orders Escape from Boardroom
The bosses of Spyker Cars and Oxfam are among those preparing to embed themselves in the frontlines of their companies for a new Twofour series for BBC World News.