All articles by Alex Farber – Page 260
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NewsUBC sells multiplex share to GMG
UBC Media has offloaded its 7.5% stake in digital radio multiplex MXR to Guardian Media Group to focus more tightly on content production and interactive services.
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NewsRadio 1 order social docs
BBC Radio 1 is to air three documentaries focussing on major issues which affect youngsters including the dangers of social networking and youth prostitution.
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NewsFive rapped for crime trail in kids schedule
Ofcom has censured Five for airing a trailer for US crime drama Numb3rs in between two childrens’ programmes.
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NewsTop Model finale to air live
Britain’s Next Top Model is to air a live finale and allow viewers to vote for the winner for the first time.
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NewsTime Warner shuns Five deal
US media giant Time Warner is understood to have backed away from offering a bid for Five having previously expressed interest in buying the broadcaster.
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NewsNME TV tunes into Freesat
Music television channel NME TV has extended its distribution following a launch via digital free-to-air service Freesat.
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NewsFiver takes Sex Lessons
Digital channel Fiver is to provide a light-hearted take on how to improve viewers’ sex lives in a new series hosted by Big Brother’s Dan Wright.
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NewsSky Sports News goes pay TV-only
Sky is retrenching Sky Sports News as a pay TV-only channel as the broadcaster extends its strategy of charging viewers to view its content.
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NewsMcGovern bemoans lack of opportunities for young writers
The Street creator Jimmy McGovern has voiced dismay at the scrapping of long-running drama series The Bill as cutting off a vital pipeline for emerging writers.
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NewsCome Dine with Me app is C4 iPhone first
Channel 4 is launching its first major iPhone app, for hit series Come Dine With Me, to offer fans richer content and open up a newrevenue stream for the broadcaster.
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NewsThe Biggest Loser wins promotion to ITV1 primetime
ITV1 weight-loss series The Biggest Loser is set for a primetime slot in a bid to reach a fresh audience following its daytime debut.
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NewsC4 inks BT content deal for 4oD
Channel 4 has signed its first commercial partnership deal for 4oD, with BT sponsoring a raft of bespoke content including the premiere of season four of The IT Crowd.
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NewsSky axes Real Lives to beef up Sky 1 and 2
Sky is axing its female-focussed channel Real Lives to shift its budget onto sister channels Sky 1 and 2.
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NewsFive and Discovery show invites the boss to dinner
Five and Discovery have commissioned a major reality format that takes the job interview into the home - where candidates will have to cook for their potential future boss.
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NewsFox eyes US version of Million Pound Drop
Endemol UK’s latest format Million Pound Drop is US-bound after Fox ordered a TX pilot.
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NewsBBC eyes more tie-in games for Doctor Who
The first instalment of the BBC’s immersive Doctor Who game has been downloaded 525,000 times in the two weeks since launch.
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NewsC4 inks BT content deal for 4oD
Channel 4 has signed its first commercial partnership deal for 4oD, with BT sponsoring a raft of bespoke content including the premiere of season four of The IT Crowd.
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NewsVMTV rolls out Britain's Next Top Model site
Virgin Media TV is launching a standalone site to support the forthcoming series of Britain’s Next Top Model, presented by Elle Macpherson.
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NewsIPC scraps digital NME Radio station
IPC has axed NME Radio’s digital service but it will continue to run the station as an online-only station.
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NewsMTV overhauls online creative hub
MTV and watch brand Swatch are extending their co-branded “creative hub” website, which aimed at emerging talent in animation, music, film and fashion.