All articles by Alex Farber – Page 202
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NewsDixons to launch TV download store
Electrical retail Dixons has struck deals with Disney, Momentum Pictures and Warner Bros ahead of the launch of a pay-as-you-go TV and movie digital download store.
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NewsSky Arts reorders Exposed series
Society photographer Richard Young is the subject of Brassneck TV’s second Exposed series for Sky Arts.
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NewsTurner across Ballooniverse
Turner Broadcasting has ordered a live-action pre-school series featuring a balloon artist and a magician from 2 Sides TV for Cartoonito.
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NewsC4 debuts Facejacker audio trigger app
Channel 4 is to launch its first mobile app that reacts to hidden audio triggers, for prank show Facejacker.
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NewsSky app offers F1 fans split-screen viewing options
Sky is planning to offer F1 fans the ability to watch races in a multi split-screen mode via its iPad app and website.
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NewsSky Arts in star-led Playhouse push
Sky Arts is beefing up its Playhouse comedy and drama strand with 12 plays, including Sir Tom Jones in his first acting role and Emma Thompson playing the Queen.
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NewsParkinson returns to TV for Sky Arts
Sir Michael Parkinson is to host a six part series for Sky Arts as the talk show veteran returns with his first show in more than five years.
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NewsRegan lands wider remit at MTV
MTV UK has created a new permanent role for former freelance editorial director Steve Regan, making him senior editorial director of commissioning and production, responsible for all original content on the channel.
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NewsThe Voice opts for multiplatform content over spin-off
BBC1 talent show The Voice will be supported by a major multiplatform push by producer Wall to Wall that will effectively take the place of a spin-off show.
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NewsFrostrup series leads Sky Arts into new era
Mariella Frostrup is to front a Sky Arts series in which the likes of Damien Hirst, Sir Paul Smith and Manolo Blahnik discuss the world’s most desirable objects before donating their own prized possessions for a charity auction.
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NewsC5 takes global road trip for Gadget Show revamp
Channel 5’s The Gadget Show is set for its biggest shake-up after 16 series, swapping its studio for an international road trip format and dropping three presenters.
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NewsC5 goes Inside the Titanic with Dangerous Films
Channel 5 has picked up the UK rights to Inside the Titanic, a big-budget factual drama from producer Dangerous Films.
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NewsSky 1 picks up C4 pilot Chickens
Sky 1 has plucked Simon Bird, Jonny Sweet and Joe Thomas’ comedy Chickens from Channel 4 in a deal that will see Big Talk Productions produce its first show for the channel.
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NewsLOTR's Monaghan going wild for Channel 5
Dominic Monaghan, best known for roles in Lord of the Rings and Lost, to front a series for Channel 5 in which he will hunt for the world’s most dangerous and elusive insects.
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NewsSky Arts to air original Homeland
The Israeli drama that provided the inspiration for new US thriller Homeland has been acquired by Sky Arts.
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NewsComedy Central rapped over swearing and nudity
Topless college girls and swearing have landed Comedy Central in trouble following an unedited airing of The Dukes of Hazzard before the watershed.
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NewsYesterday sends vets to Falklands
UKTV history channel Yesterday has co-produced a documentary following two British service men as they visit the Falklands 30 years after the conflict started.
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NewsC5 spins-off Cowboy Traders
Channel 5 has ordered Ricochet to make Cowboy Traders, a series exposing dishonest tradesmen including bridal-shop owners and car dealers.
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NewsElectric Sky investigates mega systems in 3D
Electric Sky Productions is making a 3D series for US channel 3net which will focus on complex systems such as New York’s Grand Central Terminal and John F Kennedy Airport.
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NewsVision TV puts foreign channels on Freeview
Foreign-language broadcasters Hellenic, Polska Plus, TeleFrance and TeleTurk have launched in the UK via internet-connected Freeview HD boxes.