All articles by Alex Farber – Page 169
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NewsITN Source signs GMTV & Daybreak deal
ITN Source has extended its ITV clips deal to include 20 years of archive footage from Daybreak and GMTV including moments such as Heather Mills’ outburst and interviews with several prime ministers.
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NewsDavid Brent set for YouTube return
Ricky Gervais is to revive The Office character David Brent for a YouTube Original channel produced by Derek Productions.
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NewsBBC News hires Robin Pembrooke
ITV’s former managing director of online and on-demand Robin Pembrooke has been hired by BBC News.
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NewsDomino's orders sitcom from Bwark & Zodiak
Zodiak Active and Bwark Productions are producing an online football-themed sitcom funded by pizza takeaway chain Domino’s.
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FeaturesThe new rules of engagement
What are broadcasters and producers bringing to the table in multiplatform projects – and how can they make them pay? Broadcast brought together the key players at a roundtable sponsored by Xbox
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NewsBBC tells digital agencies to collaborate with indies
The BBC has urged digital agencies to partner with traditional indies in order to secure multiplatform commissions.
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NewsC4 News gives birth to data baby
Channel 4 News has launched an experimental online identity designed to explore how businesses exploit consumer data.
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NewsHearing reignites BBC and Sky fees debate
A select committee hearing has reignited the debate over Sky retransmission fees, with BBC strategy director John Tate claiming it is “insulting” to compare content with a commodity.
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RatingsMasterchef dishes up 4m
The return of Masterchef dished up 4.2m viewers for BBC1, as the cookery competition’s launch audience fell for the second successive year.
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NewsVimeo activates pay-per-access
Professional video-sharing service Vimeo is to allow content creators to charge visitors for accessing their work.
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NewsBBC2 cues up Dave Allen Night
BBC2 has ordered a one-off doc about controversial comedian Dave Allen which will feature unseen footage and interviews with stars.
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NewsWelsh rugby star tackles C5 adventure series
Former Wales rugby international Richard Parks is to feature in a Channel 5 adventure series produced by Zig Zag Productions and GroupM Entertainment.
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NewsStars come out for Hat Trick YouTube channel
Appearances from high-profile talent including Daniel Radcliffe, Damian Lewis and online star Cassetteboy have helped Hat Trick Productions launch its YouTube Original comedy channel.
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NewsOSF to film pandas in 3D for Sky
Sky has ordered a 3D documentary from Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) about China’s endangered giant pandas, which will be shot in 4K.
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NewsZodiak trials audio watermarking toys
Zodiak Active is supporting an audio watermarking pilot which will see Mister Maker toys react to events which take place on screen.
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NewsIan Wright heads YouTube football channel
Fans of football teams such as Huddersfield, Luton and Leeds are being targeted by a new YouTube channel, fronted by former Arsenal striker Ian Wright.
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NewsBig Fish Fight hooks 20,000 tweets
Hugh’s Big Fish Fight saw a massive surge in Twitter activity - to over 2,200 messages per minute - after presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall urged viewers to message the UK’s biggest supermarkets.
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NewsLocal TV goes live in Norwich
Norwich TV service Mustard TV has become the first of the new wave of local channels to start broadcasting online.
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NewsLord Sugar leaves YouView
Lord Sugar has left his role as chairman of IPTV service YouView after two years.
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RatingsCelebrity Juice back with 1.6m
Celebrity Juice saw off competition from BBC2 and Channel 4 on its return – despite being over half a million viewers down on the equivalent opener in 2012.