All articles by Alex Farber – Page 257
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NewsFacebook in bid to host video for broadcasters
Facebook has launched a charm offensive designed to encourage the UK’s biggest broadcasters to post video content on the site.
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NewsUKTV appoints online producer to boost Dave
UKTV has hired Sharon Aneja as senior multiplatform entertainment producer to manage its portfolio of websites.
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NewsNME Radio to rise again
NME Radio has been resurrected as a digital radio service less than six weeks after it was scrapped by IPC Media.
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NewsDiscovery in EMEA shake-up
Discovery Network’s EMEA managing director Arthur Bastings is leaving the broadcaster after six years in a move that will see his responsibilities split between two senior executives.
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NewsBBC corporate affairs boss quits
Tina Stowell, the BBC’s head of corporate affairs, is leaving the broadcaster to pursue a career in politics.
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NewsTop Up TV enters Sky Sports battle
Top Up TV is weighing into the battle to attract subscribers via Sky Sports as it starts offering the flagship channels from August on Freeview.
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NewsR1 renews Chris Moyles contract
Breakfast DJ Chris Moyles has signed with Radio 1 for a further 12 months.
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NewsVirgin Media agrees Sky HD deal
Virgin Media customers will be able to access live sports content on Sky Sports HD1 and Sky Sporst HD2 after it agreed a deal with the satellite broadcaster.
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NewsBBC names R2/6 Music manager
BBC Radio 2 and 6 Music has appointed the boss of the Electric Proms as network manager.
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NewsDawson supersizes regional dishes for Good Food
UKTV’s Good Food has ordered a series that will see rugby player-turned Celebrity MasterChef winner Matt Dawson create giant versions of local speciality dishes from around the UK.
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NewsRiver Cafe web series is first for The Times
The Times newspaper has ordered its first major video web commission, with a series set in restaurant The River Café from Zad Rogers’ indie Atomized.
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NewsBBC staff rush to join unions
“Livid” BBC staff are flocking to join unions over plans to overhaul their pension scheme, with parallels being drawn with 2005, the last time corporation employees went on strike.
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NewsRights issues hold back VoD on Yahoo! Connected TV platform
Yahoo! has admitted that failure to secure appropriate distribution rights is putting the brakes on broadcasters adopting its internet Connected TV service.
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NewsVirgin Media may challenge Canvas
Speculation is growing that Virgin Media will mount a legal challenge against IPTV service Project Canvas.
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Good Food cooks up Malaysia AFP
UKTV’s Good Food channel has commissioned an ad-funded Malaysian cookery show from indie Denham Productions.
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NewsMobile apps driving radio usage
Radio audience research body Rajar has found that 20% of smartphone owners have downloaded a radio app as part of a survey covering consumers’ digital listening habits.
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NewsNew Absolute station to air football and comedy
Absolute Radio is rolling out a fifth DAB service which will offer in-depth coverage of events such as Premier League matches, live gigs and comedy events.
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NewsRajar hires new chief exec
Rajar, the firm that compiles radio audience figures, has hired Jerry Hill as its chief executive officer to replace Sally de la Bedoyere.
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NewsOrange poised to join Project Canvas
IPTV service Project Canvas looks set to recover from the blow of losing Five by striking a deal with Orange for the mobile and broadband operator to become a partner.
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NewsNickelodeon kicks off app push
Nickelodeon has developed its first iPhone and iPod Touch app for its key property Spongebob Squarepants.