All articles by Alex Farber – Page 210
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NewsBBC FM creates £1m fund for tech innovations
BBC Future Media has established a £1m Innovation Fund to give creative thinking at the broadcaster a shot in the arm.
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NewsYouTube poised for AFP push
YouTube has kicked off content talks with UK indies, having formed a division that will effectively act as an AFP broker.
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NewsVirgin's Tivo honcho heads to BT
Virgin Media’s executive director of commercial, TV and online Alex Green has joined BT to work across IPTV services BT Vision and YouView.
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NewsTalkTalk to trial YouView
YouView is to kick off its first consumer trial with 3,000 TalkTalk staff to be handed Huawei set-top boxes in January ahead of a full launch next spring.
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NewsDiscovery orders Irish jig series
Discovery has acquired Sue Bourne’s feature-length documentary about Irish dancing, Jig, and ordered a supporting series which will air around the world.
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NewsTV most trusted media, says PBS
TV remains the most trusted medium, with social media the least trustworthy resource according to a YouGov report commissioned by broadcaster PBS.
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NewsBBC and Arts Council launch £2.5m online fund
The BBC and Arts Council England are partnering to launch a £2.5m “iPlayer for the arts”.
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NewsC4 first to trial Zeebox
Channel 4 has kicked off a trial with two-screen TV service Zeebox to feature bespoke content around forthcoming E4 series Desperate Scousewives.
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NewsCelebs to confront fears for C5
Kate Thornton, Jodie Marsh and Kym Marsh are to front a hat trick of hour-long documentaries for Channel 5 in which they will confront their demons.
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Crowd-sourced online network to fund shorts
A “crowd-sourced entertainment network” is being established that will offer emerging creative talent funding to produce content.
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NewsZeebox launches bid to attract content
Zeebox has kicked off a charm offensive to get broadcasters and indies to develop content for the two-screen TV service.
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NewsBBC3 commissions sex season
A scientist, a historian, a virgin, a lap-dancer, a Hollyoaks star and a comedian will be among those exploring sex and sexuality in a BBC3 season produced in-house and with five indies.
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NewsMaverick wins first CBBC series
Embarrassing Bodies producer Maverick TV has secured its first CBBC order for a series that aims to “do for health what Horrible Histories has done for history”.
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NewsLime gets innovative with live Hollyoaks stunt
Lime Pictures is running an immersive live stunt for Hollyoaks this week as the first part of an innovation drive by new series producer Emma Smithwick.
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NewsSky set to land Partridge series
Sky Atlantic is set to acquire Steve Coogan’s online series Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters and is also in talks with the comedian about other non-Partridge projects.
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NewsGray to swap Sky crown for Princess
Sky head of entertainment Duncan Gray is to join Princess Productions to spearhead a push on comedy and entertainment.
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NewsShell backs North One and JWT show in £5m AFP deal
Shell has funded what is thought to be the UK’s biggest ever AFP, a landmark adventure series produced by North One Television and JWT Entertainment that will air globally on Discovery.
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NewsC5 axes OK! TV; signs three-year ITN deal
Channel 5’s beleaguered OK! TV is to be axed as the broadcaster hands a three-year news production deal to ITN.
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NewsKaraoke TV app first to charge via Paypal
A connected TV karaoke game is to be the first app in the UK which will allow consumers to pay for content via Paypal.
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NewsC4 draws 4,000 to online food experiment
Channel 4 has seen 60,000 people visit its Food Hospital site in the week following the show’s broadcast, with 4,000 taking part in a series of online food science trials.