All articles by Alex Farber – Page 194
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NewsTrue North composes music publishing venture
Fans of shows ranging from CBBC’s Dick And Dom Go Wild to Discovery’s Britain’s Toughest Cops will be able to buy the music from the shows following indie’s True North move to establish a music publishing company.
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NewsSky Living spins second series of Love Machine
Sky Living has ordered a second series of dating show The Love Machine which will again be fronted by Chris Moyles and Stacey Solomon.
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NewsMicrosoft Xbox fleshes out Live platform line-up
Microsoft Xbox is looking to bring more video partners onto its Live entertainment platform as it signals the importance of gesture and voice-based controls in converting users.
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NewsSPT splits Europe roles in restructure
Sony Pictures Television Networks has split responsibility for Europe between Kate Marsh and Lyle Stewart.
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NewsChelsea shows the way for spin-offs
E4’s Made In Chelsea online spinoff has notched up 360,000 views as exec producer Peter Cowley urged broadcasters to consider the wider benefits of funding multiplatform content.
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NewsJules Oldroyd to join Mykura's NGCI content team
National Geographic Channel International has hired former Channel 4 executive Jules Oldroyd and promoted Matt Taylor to senior vice president of content international as it creates six new positions at its global commissioning hub.
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NewsFremantle COO Carter to leave after 8 years
FremantleMedia chief operating officer Gary Carter has resigned and will leave the super-indie at the end of the year.
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FeaturesHeat4...Live
Channel 4 has partnered with Bauer Media to launch a series of three two-screen TV events across the summer.
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NewsQVC plans HD and extra channels after studio move
Shopping channel QVC has moved into a new £35m studio as it prepares to broadcast in HD and launch two new 24-hour channels later this year.
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NewsContent providers add services to YouView trial
Multichannel broadcasters and app developers will shortly be invited to enter a formal process to launch services on YouView, following the start of its alpha trial this week.
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NewsNCIS generates $210m for European broadcasters
US cop drama NCIS was the most valuable drama series imported by European broadcasters last year, generating almost $210m for broadcasters such as C5 according to a new report.
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NewsC5 orders Raw Cut police chase doc
Channel 5 has ordered a two-part blue light special from Raw Cut featuring footage of high-speed police chases.
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NewsThe Voice tops iPlayer charts
BBC1 talent show The Voice was the most viewed show on the iPlayer in March and April, with around 1.5m requests for its biggest episodes.
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NewsMade In Chelsea's Spencer to front C5's The Bachelor
Channel 5 has recommissoned reality dating show The Bachelor, which will see Made In Chelsea star Spencer Matthews pick a girlfriend from a line-up of 24 single ladies.
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RatingsSoccer Aid scores more than Bafta
SUNDAY: Two teams of football-playing celebrities on ITV1 saw off BBC1’s coverage of the Bafta Television Awards, as soaring temperatures reduced audiences almost across the schedule.
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NewsAbsolute Radio grabs Euro 2012 rights
Absolute Radio has secured the commentary rights to 10 games from the UEFA Euro 2012 championships including all of England and the Republic of Ireland’s group matches.
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NewsCricinfo seeks to mirror the success of ESPN Goals app
ESPN is preparing to launch its first iPad app for cricket site Cricinfo following the success of its ESPN Goals app during the football season.
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NewsMcCartney to jam with Ronnie Wood for Sky Arts special
Sir Paul McCartney is to appear on Sky Arts’ The Ronnie Wood Show in a 60-minute special.
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NewsWestwood leaves 1Xtra drivetime in schedule shakeup
Digital radio station BBC 1Xtra will replace Tim Westwood as host of its drivetime show with up-and-coming talent Charlie Sloth as part of a schedule shake-up.
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NewsHunt warned PM about "caving in to" Sky bid opponents
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt sent a memo to prime minister David Cameron in November 2010 in which he warned against “caving into the Mark Thompson / Channel 4 / Guardian line” over News Corp’s takeover bid for Sky.