All articles by Alex Farber – Page 249
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NewsHarry Hill inks online series with AOL
TV comic Harry Hill is to launch a ten-part online series with AOL later this month.
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NewsAlan Partridge returns in Fosters AFP
Foster’s has funded an online comedy series from indie Baby Cow that features Alan Partridge and is written by Armando Iannucci.
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NewsLiving TV orders paranormal special
Living TV has ordered a Halloween special from STV Productions that will see competing teams hunt for paranormal activity in a haunted location.
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NewsMillion Pound Drop to source players online
Channel 4 is building on the success of interactive game show The Million Pound Drop by casting viewers who play along online as TV contestants.
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NewsDiscovery seeks history for relaunched channel
Discovery Knowledge is to be rebranded as Discovery History from early November, with a commissioning slate fronted by talent including Dan Snow and Lord Michael Ashcroft.
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NewsIndies blast C5 over payment
Big Brother deal off amid supplier accusations of Desmond ‘riding roughshod’ over terms of trade
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NewsVirgin Media eyes original 3D content to add to movie slate
Virgin Media is set to join rival Sky in investing in original 3D content productions following the launch of its on-demand service.
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NewsAFP market to deliver £15m to indies in 2010
The ad-funded programming market is on track to generate around £15m for indies this year, according to research from branded entertainment firm Krempelwood.
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NewsGMG Radio Scotland hires MD
GMG Radio Scotland has appointed Gavin Bruce as its permanent managing director following a ten-month stint acting in the role.
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NewsHope remains for All Out Prods
Somethin’ Else’s Manchester division All Out Productions could re-open after its closure this week following the BBC’s move to Salford.
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NewsAbsolute Radio losses hit £4.3m
Absolute Radio has posted a pre-tax loss of £4.3m for 2009 but parent company TIML UK has declared the results ‘exactly in line with projections made at the time of acquisition’.
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NewsC5 names acquisitions and digital channel bosses
Channel 5 has reshuffled some of its top level roles following the sale of the broadcaster to Richard Desmond, and has named new bosses to lead its acquisitions and digital channels strategy.
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Freesat launch for Men and Movies
Dolphin Television has rolled out its third male-orientated channel Men and Movies on the Freesat service.
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NewsC4 bids to repeat Drop's online success
Channel 4 has commissioned its second online play-along game following the success of Million Pound Drop in an ongoing bid to boost engagement with viewers.
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NewsPeter Rabbit hops to Nickelodeon
Beatrix Potter’s The Tales of Peter Rabbit are to be turned into a new animated series following a deal between Nickelodeon, content producers Chorion and publishers Frederick Warne.
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Ex-Endemol exec sets up digital business
Peter Cowley, Endemol’s former managing director of digital media, is setting up a new business backed by distributors ContentFilm.
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NewsTalksport sign Russell Brand
Comedian Russell Brand, who resigned from BBC Radio 2 in the wake of the Sachsgate scandal, is to make a new series for Talksport with former R2 controller Lesley Douglas.
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NewsSky to launch new channel for HBO shows
Sky is launching a dedicated channel for the raft of HBO content it has acquired, including The Sopranos and Boardwalk Empire, dubbed Sky Atlantic HD.
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NewsITV2 Essex show offers barcodes for extra content
Viewers of ITV2 reality series The Only Way Is Essex will be able to download mobile content using barcodes that will feature in the show itself.
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NewsIndies to earn £100k in SeeSaw revenues
Arqiva-owned VoD service SeeSaw is on track to generate £100,000 each for its top indie suppliers, from more than 1 million streams over the first year of their deals.