All articles by Alex Farber – Page 165
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RatingsQuick Cuts books in 200k for BBC4
BBC4 comedy Quick Cuts booked in over 200,000 viewers on Wednesday as ITV’s Love And Marriage stumbled for a third consecutive week.
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NewsOfcom backs Sky Sports BT ads ban
Ofcom has ruled that Sky broke no regulations in refusing to carry adverts for BT Sport on its Sky Sports channels.
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NewsITV tests paid mobile content
ITV has begun testing viewers’ appetite to pay for ad-free content on mobile as the final pillar in part one of its digital transformation.
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NewsC4 panel show to feature Twitter playalong game
Channel 4 is hoping that the playalong game for forthcoming panel show Was It Something I Said? (WISIS?) will have as big an impact in the space as The Million Pound Drop Live.
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RatingsMillion Pound Drop returns with 1.6m
The Time Traveller’s Guide to Elizabethan England bowed out with a series low for BBC2 on Friday as Channel 4’s Million Pound Drop Live returned with 1.6m.
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NewsFull Circle trials 360º iPhone film
An interactive iPhone film that allows viewers to browse a scene panoramically has been produced by 360º video specialist Full Circle.
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NewsFremantle’s Allen to lead TV push at Digital Animal
Fremantle Media Enterprises chief operating officer Dan Allen has joined social media engagement company Digital Animal to lead its push into TV.
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NewsMonterosa set for US push after NBC deal
Second-screen specialist Monterosa is planning a US push after striking a deal with NBC to support upcoming gameshows The Winner Is and Million Second Quiz.
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NewsITV introduces Apple subs fee
ITV has begun charging consumers a monthly subscription fee to stream ITV3 and ITV4 after updating its ITV Player iOS app.
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NewsBGT finale performs on Twitter
ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent mobile app was downloaded over 1m times over the course of the series, while the show’s finale drew tweets from over 320,000 viewers on Sunday.
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NewsRobson Green returns to northern roots for ITV
Robson Green is to front two factual series from Shiver and Silver River for ITV that will draw on the actor’s northern roots.
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NewsDigital UK hires chief exec
Former Channel 4 and Ofcom director of strategy Jonathan Thompson has been hired as chief executive of Digital UK to lead developments on the Freeview platform.
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NewsBBC3's Call Centre jams Twitter
BBC3’s The Call Centre was the most-tweeted about show on TV on Tuesday, generating more than 25,000 messages from its audience of 1m.
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NewsC4, Windfall and Digit to revisit D-Day in real-time
The events of D-Day will be replayed online in real-time following a partnership between Channel 4, Windfall Films and interactive agency Digit.
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NewsLittle Dot lands Renault contract
All3Media’s YouTube focussed-indie Little Dot Studios has landed a content production deal with car manufacturer Renault.
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NewsC4 launches channel-wide second screen app
C4 is to become the first major broadcaster to launch a “hub” app which will provide second screen support for its entire schedule of shows in a single destination.
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NewsBBCW bolsters European VoD
BBC Worldwide is to improve the metadata supporting its VoD content across Europe following a deal with TV intelligence provider EBS.
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NewsC5 schedules First Great Western doc
The staff of train company First Great Western are to feature in the latest Twofour / GroupM Entertainment co-production for Channel 5.
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NewsYouView hits 400,000 homes
YouView has reached 400,000 homes eight months after its launch - and confirmed plans to allow live channels to stream on the platform.
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NewsSomethin’ Else takes VH1 dance show to next level
Viacom-owned channel VH1 has commissioned Somethin’ Else to provide multiplatform support for its US dance team drama Hit The Floor.