All articles by Alex Farber – Page 242
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NewsChannel One to close in February
Channel One, the Freeview station fka Virgin 1, is to close next month following BSkyB’s acquisition of Virgin Media TV.
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NewsBlinkbox adds Jongleurs to VOD catalogue
Digital media distributor MoMedia International has struck a deal with VoD aggregator Blinkbox to stream a range of TV shows including Jongleurs Unleashed featuring Garahm Norton and Stephen K Amos.
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NewsLTG confirms Rosencrantz departure
The Living TV Group has confirmed that director of television Claudia Rosencrantz is to leave the broadcaster at the end of January following its acquisition by BSkyB.
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The Broadcast InterviewTim Westwood: the big dog of BBC Radio
The longserving Radio 1 DJ and host of digital-only 1Xtra’s drivetime show is not convinced by DAB, he tells Alex Farber. But he still feels radio has a role to play in breaking new artists.
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NewsWRC on the brink of pay-TV debut with ESPN deal
ESPN is poised to snap up the rights to the World Rally Championship (WRC) in a deal that would see the motorsport move onto pay TV for the first time.
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NewsSky goes upmarket with Atlantic
Sky is kicking off a major push to convert “older, upmarket Freeview viewers” with the launch of scripted channel Sky Atlantic on 1 February.
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FeaturesTV 2011: Multichannel - joining the dots
In a busy year for the multichannel world, Sky got more heavily into non-sports and movies programming, including 3D and an exclusive HBO deal, while Virgin Media backed away from content.
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FeaturesTV 2011: Multiplatform - maturing value
Multiplatform has matured hugely this year, becoming core to many broadcasters’ and indies’ plans, but it still faces challenges - most vitally in proving its value in times of tightening budgets.
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FeaturesTV 2011: Channel 5 - the year Desmond has to deliver
It’s been a year of upheaval for Channel 5, which changed hands after Northern & Shell owner Richard Desmond paid RTL £104m for it in July.
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NewsReal Radio launches across Wales
Today’s launch of Wales’ first national commercial radio station by GMG Radio is to be boosted by a major two-month marketing push.
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NewsClassic Dr Who travels to YouTube
BBC Worldwide has rolled out a new channel on YouTube featuring 45 clips of classic Doctor Who dating back to the first episode.
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NewsDaniela Neumann leaves Living TV Group
Daniela Neumann, Living TV Group’s director of programmes for Channel One, Bravo and Challenge has left the business following its acquisition by Sky.
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NewsiPlayer tops 1.3bn in 2010
Doctor Who was the most-watched programme on the BBC iPlayer in 2010, a year that saw the catch-up service exceed a record-breaking 1.3bn requests of TV and radio shows.
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NewsSarah Harding to host dating series
Sky Living has commissioned a third series of Dating In The Dark to be presented by Girls Aloud singer Sarah Harding.
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NewsPope to deliver R4's Thought For the Day
Pope Benedict XVI will deliver BBC Radio 4’s Thought For The Day for the first time on Christmas Eve.
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NewsBenny Hill to launch new US channel
Indie DLT Entertainment has sold three shows including The Benny Hill Show to new US station Antenna TV.
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NewsEC clears News Corp's BSkyB takeover bid
The European Commission has unconditionally cleared Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation in its £7.8 billion bid to buy BSkyB.
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NewsGrandpa in my Pocket iPad app due
Indie DHX Media is to roll out an iPad app supporting its CBeebies series Grandpa in My Pocket.
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NewsC4 hunts for doc talent in the North East
Channel 4 has partnered with Northern Film & Media to launch a hunt for documentary makers that will see three films produced.
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NewsMultiplatform production study underway
A two-year research project into multiplatform production in the indie sector is being kicked off by a team from the London Metropolitan and Sussex Universities.