All articles by Alex Farber – Page 189
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NewsVirgin Media hits 1m Tivo subs
Virgin Media has reached a million subscribers to its connected-TV Tivo service after adding a further 260,000 users in the last three months.
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NewsAmazon to open London digital development centre
Amazon is opening an eight-floor digital media development centre near London’s Barbican to focus on the creation of interactive digital services.
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NewsMalone to front The Choir US
Choirmaster Gareth Malone is heading to the US for a remake of Twenty Twenty’s BBC2 series The Choir.
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NewsJane Johnson departs Sky Living after 18 months
Sky Living director Jane Johnson is leaving the broadcaster after 18 months to be replaced by commissioning editor Antonia Hurford-Jones.
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NewsSony secures Will & Grace for UK
Sony Entertainment Television has picked up the rights to air all eight seasons of US comedy Will & Grace from distributor MGM.
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NewsFX UK swoops for Da Vinci's Demons
FX has secured the exclusive UK pay TV rights to BBC Worldwide Productions’ historical fantasy series Da Vinci’s Demons.
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Ratings24 Hours in A&E hits record high
A record audience for 24 Hours in A&E helped Channel 4 clinch victory at 9pm - taking advantage of another poor performance for ITV1’s Superstar.
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NewsNGC’s Mykura set for first orders
National Geographic Channel has ordered a series about dealers who strip second-hand cars for parts, as head of international content Hamish Mykura lines up his first commissions for the broadcaster.
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NewsSky targets pay-TV refuseniks
Launch of Now TV designed to address 46% of UK homes who “previously rejected pay TV”.
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NewsSinbad lands on iPhone
Impossible Pictures has launched a freemium iPhone game to tie in with the broadcast of its Sky 1 drama Sinbad.
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NewsSky bolsters comedy with four new faces
Sky has beefed up its comedy commissioning team with four appointments, including former head of BBC Comedy North Jon Mountague, and the creation of a new head of development role.
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NewsMSN exits Atvod as it pares back portal
MSN has withdrawn its membership of regulator Atvod after scrapping its long-form video offering.
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NewsUnreported World appoints editor to replace Waldrum
Channel 4 international current affairs strand Unreported World has appointed Monica Garnsey as series editor as it moves into its 24th series.
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NewsC5 picks up American Civil War ratings winner
Kevin Costner’s American Civil War drama Hatfields & McCoys, which drew a record 14 million viewers in the US, has been picked up for exclusive UK broadcast by Channel 5.
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NewsC5 orders £48m shipwreck doc
Channel 5 has revealed it has ordered a major documentary following the recovery of £24m of treasure from the British cargo ship SS Gairsoppa which sunk in 1941.
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NewsRightster signs digital rights sports deal with MP & Silva
Online video specialists Rightster has agreed a deal with sports rights holders MP & Silva to distribute its raft of sports content which includes Premier League and FA Cup football, tennis, basketball and motor racing.
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NewsUKTV hails magic start to 2012
UKTV has claimed to be the fastest growing broadcaster over the first six months of the year, spearheaded by entertainment channel Watch which drew more than 1m viewers on 26 occasions.
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NewsAlibi strikes first Fox distribution deal
UKTV crime channel Alibi has launched in HD and struck its first significant licensing deal with Twentieth Century Fox to acquire US series The Glades and White Collar.
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NewsSky's Now TV to launch with £15 monthly sub
Sky’s internet TV service Now TV is to launch on Tuesday with more than 1,000 films available to stream for either £15 per month or up to £3.49 per title.
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RatingsViewers return to the Bard
Saturday’s second part of BBC2’s Henry IV fared better than last week’s opening part, as viewers returned to the same level as watched the series opener Richard II.