All articles by Alex Farber – Page 166
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NewsBBCW reveals second Labs wave
A pilot login system for children which relies on visual recognition has helped developers Peekabu Studios become one of the next wave of start-ups to join the BBC Worldwide Labs scheme.
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NewsMargaret Thatcher funeral drives iPlayer viewing
Margaret Thatcher’s funeral has become one of BBC iPlayer’s most watched live TV broadcasts - only falling behind the corporation’s London 2012 Olympics coverage.
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NewsBox TV to stream extra channels via Freeview
Music television provider Box TV is launching a connected-TV ‘music portal’ on Freeview that will stream three extra channels via its 4Music EPG slot.
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NewsXbox One to offer live TV
Microsoft has revealed its next generation Xbox console will allow users to watch live TV channels as it moves to integrate TV, internet and gaming.
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NewsPlum preps Man on Couch live stream stunt
Hat Trick’s YouTube comedy channel Bad Teeth is partnering with Plum Pictures to produce a live stream of a man forced to live in an empty room for at least seven days, with just a laptop.
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NewsWarner Bros seeks Waterloo Road apprentice
Shed Media is to hire three apprentices to work on BBC1 drama Waterloo Road, in its headquarters and post production office - funded by parent company Warner Bros’ Creative Talent programme.
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RatingsBen Earl's audience vanishes for C4
Channel 4’s Ben Earl: Trick Artist disappeared with a series low on Friday - while ITV drama Life of Crime lost more than 700k viewers.
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NewsRicochet's Knight promoted to creative director
Shed Media’s Ricochet has promoted its director of factual entertainment Simon Knight to the newly created position of creative director.
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NewsC5 greenlights Cleveland kidnap doc
Channel 5 has ordered a fast turn-around doc about the Cleveland kidnappings from ITN Productions.
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NewsTalkTalk eyes BT Sport
TalkTalk is in discussions about distributing the BT Sport channels on YouView, as the quadplay provider moves to beef up its TV offering.
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NewsBT Sport free for 5m BT homes
BT Sport is to be offered free of charge to BT’s 5m broadband homes as the fledgling broadcaster attempts to topple Sky’s dominance and win customers from rival ISPs.
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NewsMachinima eyes UK market
Machinima, the US online video network, is entering the UK market, with plans to spend six-figure sums on original commissions.
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NewsC4 content spend pushes it into red
Channel 4 boosted its investment in original UK content by £15m in 2012 as the broadcaster posted an operating loss of £29m.
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RatingsLife Of Crime arrests 4m for ITV
ITV’s Life Of Crime broke out with over 4m viewers as the commercial broadcaster continued with its Friday drama strategy .
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NewsYouTube introduces subs fees
Episodes of Sesame Street, Inspector Gadget and Ultimate Fighting Championship classic bouts are among the first pieces of content that users must pay to view on YouTube as the video-sharing site launches its subscription service.
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NewsSunday Brunch hosts to launch YouTube taste test
Tim Lovejoy and Simon Rimmer have partnered with multiplatform producer Spirit Digital Media to create a YouTube channel dedicated to tasting eclectic food and drink, from pork pies to beers.
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NewsThe Apprentice dominates Twitter traffic
BBC1’s The Apprentice was responsible for 80% of all TV-related tweets during the time it was on air on Tuesday.
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NewsYouTube preps subscription model
YouTube is preparing to introduce a subscription platform which will allow content producers to charge visitors for viewing videos.
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NewsBT Sport signs UFC deal
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has signed a deal with BT Sport which will see up to 400 hours of content air on the new channel.
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NewsVoD deal sees Skins head to China
Company Pictures’ youth drama Skins is to be distributed in China after All3Media International struck a deal with VoD provider Tencent.