All articles by Alex Farber – Page 182
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RatingsBaggage steamrolled by C5's truckers
Channel 4’s new dating format Baggage pulled in less than a million viewers and was beaten by Eddie Stobart’s truckers on Channel 5.
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NewsHomeland big winner at Emmys
Channel 4’s Homeland was the standout new winner at this year’s Emmys with ITV1 drama Downton Abbey recognised for a second year.
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NewsReport calls for a digital WoCC and rights return
The BBC should set up a digital WoCC and hand back the rights to multiplatform content as the default position, according to an academic report into the sector.
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NewsBT take on TalkTalk with free YouView offer
BT is to offer new subscribers to its Infinity package a free Youview set-top box to rival the offer revealed by TalkTalk.
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NewsBBC Connected Studio reveals first pilots
The BBC’s Connected Studio programme has invested in a series of prototypes including a “smart search” Weather service and a Cbeebies travel app.
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NewsBT appoints sports COO from BBC
The BBC’s head of production for London 2012 is to join BT as chief operating officer of its new sports channel.
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NewsC4 to launch Hotel GB mobile game
Channel 4 is to launch a mobile game as part of its multiplatform strategy to support Optomen’s forthcoming factual entertainment series Hotel GB.
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NewsYouview fees could be up to £200k
The largest content providers on Youview could be charged up to £200,000 per year to distribute an app on the IPTV platform it has emerged.
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NewsShine North moves to MediaCityUK
Shine North is to move from its base in Manchester’s Whitworth Street into Dock10 offices in MediaCityUK.
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NewsYouTube chief to reveal content partners in Mipcom keynote
YouTube global head of content Robert Kyncl is set to use his keynote speech at Mipcom to reveal the partners that have landed up to £500,000 to produce content for the Google-owned platform.
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NewsC5 orders first constructed doc
Channel 5 is attempting to launch the “constructed documentary” genre with a series following larger-than-life residents of Blackpool.
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NewsSky's Butt exits for Watershed
Sky’s commissioning editor of factual entertainment Sadia Butt has left the broadcaster after 18 months to become an executive producer at Watershed TV.
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NewsBT Sports could be among Xbox content targets
Xbox could be among the distribution platforms for BT’s forthcoming sports channel further to the creation of a role dedicated to managing content from ISPs and telcos.
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NewsPBS to air US election coverage
PBS America is to air over 100 hours of coverage of the US presidential election contest between Obama and Romney as the channel takes its first live feed from the US.
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NewsMTV to launch fashion website
Viacom International Media Networks is launching an international fashion and style platform across Europe in October.
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NewsShazam moves to tag all TV
Shazam is to go head-to-head with Zeebox as it plans to roll-out a service which will see the second screen service automatically tag all TV shows in the UK.
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NewsFootball channel to launch on YouTube
Big Balls Films and sister company We R Interactive is to produce a range of content as part of a Gillette-sponsored football channel on YouTube.
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NewsBBC to mark Beatles' Love Me Do anniversary
BBC Local Radio is planning a day dedicated to The Beatles to celebrate the 50th anniversary of their first top 20 hit, Love Me Do.
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NewsBBC readies connected red button rollout
The BBC is preparing to “transform” its red button service via connected TV platforms to ensure it reaches as wide an audience as possible.
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NewsC4 recruits celebs to cheerlead Hotel GB
Channel 4 is to recruit two celebrity social media cheerleaders to build engagement with its factual entertainment series Hotel GB.