All articles by Alex Farber – Page 217
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NewsCandy Bar Girls fall foul of Ofcom
The trailers for Channel 5’s lesbian ob-doc Candy Bar Girls breached Ofcom rules.
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NewsBaby Cow Manchester relocates to MediaCity
Baby Cow is to move its Manchester division into the MediaCity complex at Salford Quays.
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NewsSky Arts treads am-dram talent show
The UK’s best amateur dramatic groups are to go head-to-head in a new talent show for Sky Arts.
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CommentCelebrity Big Brother: the verdict
Celebrity Big Brother has proved to be just the tonic Channel 5 needed after a tough year and with a strong “public” version the format could yet prove a watershed moment for the broadcaster, writes Alex Farber.
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NewsO Briain to host maths show
Comedian Dara O Briain is to host a light-hearted maths show based on a Japanese format for UKTV channel Dave.
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NewsWMR targets online sales to consumers
Factual indie World Media Rights has launched a direct-to-consumer digital download service offering more than 400 hours of content.
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NewsC4 to help school starters
Somethin’ Else is producing an immersive online game for Channel 4 Education to help children starting secondary school.
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NewsReach TV seeks content partners
IPTV provider Reach TV has acquired three Freeview HD slots and is seeking lifestyle and foreign-language channel partners to distribute via the internet-connected set top boxes.
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NewsUKTV hikes content spend
UKTV will boost its spending by 20% in 2012, pushing its content budget to £75m and potentially ahead of BBC3.
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NewsC5 orders second Uppercut military series
Channel 5 has returned to Uppercut Films in a bid to repeat the popularity of the indie’s recent Royal Navy series with an ob doc focused on the Royal Marines in Afghanistan.
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NewsAustralian indie warns C4 over potential IP infringement
Channel 4 and Objective Productions have been sent a “legal warning shot” by Australian indie Zapruder that claims The Mad Bad Ad Show pilot could infringe the intellectual property around its existin
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NewsTurner buys LazyTown producer in £20m deal
Turner Broadcasting System Europe has acquired the Icelandic producer of global kids brand LazyTown in a deal thought to be worth almost £20m.
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NewsFreesat steals Sky homes to pass 2m mark
Free-to-view satellite platform Freesat has sold 2 million units, with nearly half of its customers coming from rival provider Sky over the past year.
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NewsBroadcasters poised for talks over cameras in courts
Broadcasters are gearing up to negotiate the practical and legal details of covering sentencing in UK courts, after welcoming suggestions the Government is poised to allow TV coverage.
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NewsThe Fast Show to return as online series
Comedy series The Fast Show is to return after an 11-year absence this autumn.
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NewsGuardian planning DAB radio station
The Guardian is drawing up plans for a DAB radio station that may also launch online as a premium subscription service.
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NewsReally snaps up three US series
UKTV lifestyle channel Really has acquired three US series following its move onto Freeview.
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NewsC5 to follow funfair workers
Channel 5 has ordered an ob doc series which will meet the often secretive families who run funfairs across the country.
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NewsKelvin Mackenzie unveils new sports channel
Former Live TV boss Kelvin Mackenzie is returning to broadcasting with the launch of an online sports channel on Freeview.
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NewsCNBC launches connected TV stocks app
Business and financial news broadcaster CNBC has launched an internet connected TV app across a range of platforms including Samsung TVS and Virgin Media’s Tivo.