All articles by Alex Farber – Page 215
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NewsTurner dips into micro-payments with Adult Swim
Turner Broadcasting is to start renting shows from comedy channel Adult Swim via Facebook as the broadcaster adopts a micro-payments model.
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NewsTOWIE's Amy Childs lands C5 series
The Only Way Is Essex star Amy Childs is to front an eight part series for Channel 5 further to her appearance on Celebrity Big Brother.
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NewsDiscovery signs up mafia Wags
MIPCOM: Discovery Networks has acquired reality series Mob Wives which it will air across Europe on its lifestyle channels.
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RatingsIdiot beats X Factor again
FRIDAY: Sky 1’s comedy travelogue An Idiot Abroad again out-manoeuvred ITV2’s The X Factor USA despite falling back from its debut performance.
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NewsWhitney heads to Comedy Central
MIPCOM: Comedy Central has acquired NBC Universal comedy Whitney which features LA-based comedian, actor and writer Whitney Cummings portraying a fictionalised version of herself.
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NewsC5's Extraordinary People returns
Channel 5’s Extraordinary People strand returns with three new docs as the broadcaster signs NBC Universal’s sci-fi drama Alphas.
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NewsMade In Chelsea gets live online spin-off
E4 has ordered a live Made In Chelsea spin-off that will air online immediately after the weekly broadcast.
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NewsDiscovery acquires 10 Shine series
Discovery Networks Western Europe has signed more than 10 series from Shine International including 24 Hours In A&E and One Born Every Minute US to air across its female lifestyle TLC network.
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NewsOfcom issues 9pm watershed warning
Ofcom has issued fresh guidance to warn broadcasters about airing inappropriate material, including music videos, before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsTVF’s Monks joins Zig Zag
Indie Zig Zag has appointed Leila Monks to the newly created role of vice-president of commercial and current production as it looks to generate 50% of its business from the US within two years.
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NewsRoss Kemp launches indie
Ross Kemp is parting ways with Tiger Aspect after five years to set up his own indie, Freshwater Films.
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NewsImpossible partners Kindle on CGI series for CBeebies
CBeebies has ordered a CGI animated dinosaur series from the children’s division of Impossible Pictures, the indie responsible for dino-drama Primeval, and Kindle Entertainment.
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NewsFirecracker gives MTV platform to bullying victims
MTV International has ordered a one-off documentary from Firecracker Films tackling bullying, which will air across its non-US network, along with global documentary series Hoods, which takes celebrities back to their roots.
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NewsSomethin’ Else to create virtual soap for C4 online
Channel 4 Education has commissioned a virtual “soap opera improvised by robots” from digital indie Somethin’ Else.
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NewsBoomerang profits hit £1.9m
Welsh indie group Boomerang Plus has posted operating profit growth of over 50% as it benefits from the growth of its AFP business and its acquisitions of Indus Films and Oxford Scientific Films.
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NewsGMG rebrands Rock Radio Glasgow
GMG Radio is to rebrand Rock Radio Glasgow as Real Radio XS following a successful similar move by its Manchester-based sister station.
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NewsSNTV launches online sports video player
Sports video news agency SNTV is to launch an online player for publishers to include a range of sports news about events including the Rugby World Cup and Formula 1 on their sites.
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NewsAbsolute Radio off the market and set to turn profit
Absolute Radio is no longer for sale following the conclusion of a review by its owner Times of India and is set to break even in 2012 after three years in business.
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NewsBrits director joins X Factor
A former Brit Awards and Mercury Music Prize director has joined ITV’s The X Factor to direct the forthcoming live shows.
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NewsSky pilots local news site in north east
Sky is to pilot a local news, sports and events website in Tyne and Wear and is recruiting 13 journalists to create content.