All articles by Alex Farber – Page 192
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NewsViewers outrage at Sky Arts' IoW coverage
Sky Arts has apologised to viewers after receiving hundreds of complaints about its coverage of the Isle Of Wight Festival which featured just four songs from headliners Bruce Springsteen and Pearl Jam.
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NewsGlobal Radio closes £70m deal for GMG Radio
Global Radio has completed a deal to purchase Guardian Media Group’s radio business, which includes the Real Radio and Smooth Radio networks, in an agreement believed to be worth £70m.
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NewsLoveFilm to stream Fox shows
Complete series of 24, Sons of Anarchy and Buffy the Vampire Slayer will be available for LoveFilm subscribers to stream following a deal with Twentieth Century Fox TV Distribution.
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NewsGoogle TV set for UK launch
Google TV is to launch in the UK in July following a deal with manufacturer Sony as competition in the IPTV sector continues to heat up.
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CSC games site clocks up 250,000 users
A games website launched by kids’ broadcaster CSC Media has been visited by 250,000 unique users in its first six weeks.
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NewsFormer 19 exec to launch Cash in the Attic website
The former digital director of digital entertainment at 19 Entertainment has been hired by Argonon to lead the online spinoff of Cash In The Attic.
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The Broadcast InterviewAndy Taylor, digital, All3Media
All3Media’s commercial and digital director is keen to exploit the potential of YouTube. He tells Alex Farber how the indie’s original content can make a splash in the online world.
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NewsMaverick receives first gameshow order from Hanoi
Maverick Television is aggressively expanding into gameshows and has secured its first format deal, selling a shiny floor quiz show to a Vietnamese broadcaster.
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NewsBT seeks partner for FA Premier League coverage
BT is kicking off a hunt for potential producers of its FA Premier League coverage as ESPN considers its strategy after losing the TV rights.
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NewsAll3Media: era of ‘digital pennies’ is finally over
All3Media has hailed the end of the era of “digital pennies” as it forecasts that its digital activity will account for 11% of group profits this year.
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NewsSky 1 orders Brize Norton series
A Dai4 Films production crew will be granted round-the-clock access to the UK’s largest Royal Air Force base for a Sky 1 ob doc.
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NewsApprentice draws more iPlayer views than The Voice
The Apprentice proved the most watched show on BBC iPlayer in May, consistently outperforming entertainment series The Voice.
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NewsUK's Ugliest Dog takes on world in C5 doc
Britain’s Ugliest Dog is the focus of a Channel 5 doc that follows the canine champion to an international competition in the US.
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NewsBBC's Sam Anthony joins Branson indie
Fledgling indie Current Sponge has hired the BBC executive producer behind Terry Pratchett: Choosing To Die and rebranded as Sundog Pictures.
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NewsMedieval machine gun to be rebuilt for C5 series
A new Channel 5 series will see engineers attempt to rebuild historical inventions including a medieval machine gun and a gothic megacrane.
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NewsGood Food orders Sicilian AFP
UKTV’s cookery channel Good Food has secured an ten-part ad-funded programming deal with the Sicilian Tourist Board.
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NewsSky signs Miramax film deal
Sky has signed an exclusive deal with film studio Miramax for rights to a range of titles including Pulp Fiction, Chicago and Starsky & Hutch.
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NewsBroomfield to launch Sky Atlantic doc strand Footprints
Sky Atlantic has handed Nick Broomfield the first commission in its documentary feature film strand Footprints.
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NewsTV innovators rewarded for pioneering apps
An app allowing viewers to interact with people in video content and a content discovery tool that suggests shows based on mood are among the winners of an innovation contest.
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NewsBBC second only to YouTube in online viewing
Multiplatform video viewing in the UK grew to 18,000 years of content in April, according to a Nielsen report that included mobile and tablets for the first time.