All articles by Alex Farber – Page 256
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NewsMTV UK hires Brookman to oversee channels
MTV Networks UK has appointed former Five director of acquisitions Vanessa Brookman as its vice-president of programming.
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NewsSky secures entire HBO catalogue
Sky has landed a major deal with HBO securing the UK rights to its entire TV catalogue - as 30% of its subscribers have converted to HD TV.
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NewsDesmond talks tough
Richard Desmond, the new owner of Five, has placed Big Brother at the top of his shopping list as part of a multi-million pound initial investment in the channel.
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The Broadcast InterviewLucy Lumsden, comedy, Sky
The satellite broadcaster’s head of comedy tells Alex Farber she is looking to commission the UK’s best writers and wants clever, edgy shows that appeal to a mainstream, family audience.
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CommentSherlock / Dragons' Den
Jake Kanter and Alex Farber put the magnifying glass over two of the week’s shows.
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Radio 1 makes plans to tune into teen issues
BBC Radio 1 is planning its first multiplatform Teen Awards and a series of live conferences as part of a push to engage more with the social issues affecting its listeners.
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NewsFremantle strikes £1m deal for X Factor app
Fremantle Media has struck a deal with Nokia, understood to worth £1m, that will see it develop an exclusive The X Factor mobile app for the handset manufacturer.
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News... as it adds 260,000 HD customers
Signing up almost 260,000 new HD TV customers has helped Virgin Media to grow revenues by 7% to £964m in its second quarter.
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NewsLiving imports two Warner Bros dramas
Living TV has acquired Chase and Nikita, two US dramas from Warner Brothers following this year’s LA Screenings.
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NewsNickelodeon Land to open in Blackpool
Nickelodeon is opening a Blackpool amusement park featuring characters such as Spongebob Squarepants.
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NewsPace profits grow ahead of swoop for 2Wire
Set-top box manufacturer Pace has announced first half 2010 pre-tax profits of £45.4m and plans to buy broadband TV software provider 2Wire for £308m.
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NewsIndies stand firm as TV revenues dip
The indie sector managed to maintain its overall revenue at £2.2bn in 2009, despite a £100m drop in income from the traditional TV market, according to new figures from Pact.
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NewsDesmond: I'll spend on shows and keep Airey
Richard Desmond has revealed he will retain Dawn Airey as chief executive of Five and has committed to invest heavily in the channel.
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NewsAirey welcomes an "end to the uncertainty"
Five chief executive Dawn Airey has welcomed the “end to the uncertainty” surrounding Five in a message to staff following its sale to Richard Desmond.
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NewsDesmond buys Five for £103.5m
Richard Desmond has sealed a £103.5m deal to buy Five, its parent company RTL Group has confirmed.
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NewsBBC greenlit to launch iPlayer mobile apps
The BBC is set to roll-out a range of mobile apps for iPlayer, News and Sport following the go-ahead from the BBC Trust.
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NewsNickelodeon UK sinks its teeth into vampire series
A live-action vampire comedy from RDF Media Group’s The Foundation is among a raft of commissions and acquisitions from Nickelodeon UK.
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NewsMelman moves on after eight years at AETN
AETN channels director Richard Melman has left the broadcaster after eight years.
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NewsESPN hires Vivian to spearhead sports sales
ESPN has hired Richard Vivian as its director of sports distribution in a bid to extend the reach of its channels.
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NewsVirgin eyes triple-screen ‘pause and resume’ first
Virgin Media is in talks to launch a service that would allow viewers to begin watching a show on TV before transferring to a PC or mobile to pick it up from the point they left off.