All articles by Alex Farber – Page 205
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The Broadcast InterviewAdam MacDonald, AETN
A+E Networks UK’s vice-president of programming says the group’s four channels have more in common than many people think – and he’s hoping to do some cross-pollination.
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NewsBBC Sport revamps with live focus
The BBC Sport website has been overhauled ahead of the Olympics, with a focus on beefing up its live coverage.
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NewsSky profits top £600m
Sky has reported operating profit of £601m for the six months to the 31 December - with more than 4m subscribers now signed up to HD TV.
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NewsSky to launch Netflix rival
Sky has unveiled plans for a new IPTV service featuring access to Sky Sports, movies and its entertainment channels in a bid to acquire new subscribers.
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News5 Live told to cover more news and niche sports
BBC Radio 5 Live has been urged by the BBC Trust to ensure its discussions are led by a news agenda and to offer more coverage to minority sports.
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NewsCurrent sells EPG slot
Current UK has hired Canis Media to handle the sale of its Sky entertainment EPG slot.
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NewsBBC Sport signs six-year cricket deal
Live radio coverage of England’s international cricket games will continue to be broadcast on the BBC until 2019 following a renewed deal with the England and Wales Cricket Board.
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NewsRihanna to hunt fashion talent for Sky Living
What’s My Name? singer Rihanna is to turn her talents to exec producing with a new Sky Living series in which she will hunt for the next wave of British fashion designers.
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NewsNBCU to close DivaTV
NBC Universal is to close DivaTV, the UK home of The Oprah Winfrey Show and Queer Eye For A Straight Guy, as it shifts its focus onto The Style Network.
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NewsNighty Night’s Davis to pen Sky Atlantic comedy
Nighty Night creator Julia Davis is to write and star alongside a cast of crones and hunchbacks in a gothic black comedy set in the 1800s for Sky Atlantic.
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NewsWalking Dead app in watermarking first
FX UK is launching the first consumer-facing app to make use of audio watermarking to promote the forthcoming series of The Walking Dead.
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NewsSet-top box-maker IP Vision enters administration
IP Vision, the manufacturer of Fetch TV set-top boxes that offered access to linear Freeview, BBC iPlayer and IPTV service Sky Go, has gone into administration.
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NewsDiscovery drives off with C5’s Fifth Gear
Discovery has poached Channel 5’s flagship series Fifth Gear in a move that will shift the motoring show exclusively to pay-TV after 10 years of airing on the PSB.
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The Broadcast InterviewJez Nelson, Somethin' Else
Somethin Else’ founder Jez Nelson speaks to Alex Farber about the firm’s unique business model – and why convergence is the future.
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NewsThompson emails staff on DQF rejections
BBC director general Mark Thompson has written to staff to warn more cuts may have to be made following the Trust’s rejection of several of its Delivering Quality First plans.
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NewsBoseley exits Disney after 13 years
Disney UK’s vice president of programming and production Jonathan Boseley, who launched shows including Hannah Montana and High School Musical in the UK, has left the broadcaster.
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NewsTime-shifted viewing tops 9%
Time-shifted TV accounted for 9.4% of all viewing in 2011, according to the latest research from commercial TV marketing body Thinkbox.
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NewsC5 to investigate fat nation
The morbidly obese are to put under the spotlight for a new Channel 5 series.
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NewsFreesat to honour best live show
Best live TV programme is one of three new categories that have been added to the annual Freesat 2012 Channel Awards.
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NewsESPN to air Premier League on Freeview
ESPN is to broadcast the first freely available Premier League match on Freeview as part of a weekend promotion to drive awareness of the channel.