All articles by Alex Farber – Page 265
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NewsVirgin Media tops 200m VoD views
Virgin Media saw more than 200m views of its on-demand content including BBC, Channel 4, ITV and VMTV channels during the first three months of the year.
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Keo hires Pact digital head
Keo Films has appointed Pact’s Nick Underhill as managing director of its digital division.
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NewsExtreme Channel poised for revamp
Extreme Sports Channel is rolling out a global refresh on Monday with a new focus on factual entertainment content.
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NewsBT Vision to undercut Sky Sports pricing
BT Vision plans to undercut what Sky charges customers for Sky Sports 1 & 2 from the start of next season - despite having to pay the full rate card price while the satellite broadcaster’s appeal against Ofcom’s pay TV ruling is heard.
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NewsCrystal eyes Skype-based TV formats
Entertainment company Crystal has agreed a partnership with VoIP provider Skype to ramp up the amount of live video calls with viewers in shows.
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NewsSky's HD customers pass 25%
Sky has added 62,000 new customers in its third quarter, pushing its total number of subscribers to 9.77m with over 25% now signed up for high definition service.
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NewsC4 to offer targeted ads for Virgin’s VoD
Channel 4 is gearing up to become the first third-party broadcaster to serve targeted ads via Virgin Media’s TV on-demand platform.
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NewsFive to build digital team
Five is staffing up its digital division with the creation of eight new roles as it aggressively expands its own services and targets wider content distribution.
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NewsBravo names new commissioning editor
Richard Watsham has been named the new commissioning editor of Bravo, following Dave Clarke’s exit last year.
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NewsYahoo secures Premier League highlights
Yahoo has signed exclusive rights to stream highlights of the English Premier League for the next three seasons.
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NewsRecord growth at Virgin Media
Virgin Media has grown its number of cable TV subscribers by 38,300 - its fastest ever customer growth in the first quarter.
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NewsYouTube leads 37% online video growth
Online video views across sites including the BBC, YouTube and Facebook have leapt 37% year on year to reach 5.5 billion during February.
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NewsNat Geo orders Icelandic volcano doc
National Geographic Channel has commissioned a fast turnaround documentary on the Icelandic volcano including close up footage of the dramatic eruption.
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NewsPennington returns to revamp troops’ homes
UKTV’s homes and gardens channel Home is extending its relationship with US star Ty Pennington via a makeover series that will transform the homes of British soldiers.
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NewsITV1 to pay tribute to Goon stars
Former Goon Show stars Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe are among the comedy giants to be celebrated by friends and family in ITV1’s resurrection of biography strand The Unforgettable…
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NewsEurosport launches viewer measurement tool
Eurosport has introduced a new pan-European audience measurement system that allows advertisers to dynamically analyse and respond to viewers’ behaviour.
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NewsTory election win would have biggest impact on media sector
A Conservative election victory is likely to have the most significant impact on the UK TV and media sectors, according to Emap-owned political intelligence company DeHavilland.
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FeaturesNew era in political coverage
Social-media sites such as Facebook and Twitter will play a key role for all broadcasters in the coming general election. Alex Farber reports on how they plan to use the technology.
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Lazarus to help resurrect Tales Of The Riverbank for Azure
MIPTV: Children’s classic Tales Of The Riverbank is being primed for a TV comeback by the financers of Ken Loach movie Ae Fond Kiss and a former Celador international commercial director.
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NewsOprah exec: "Engagement is the new entertainment"
NAB: Rob Tercek, president of digital media for The Oprah Winfrey Network has called for the broadcast industry to embrace social media opportunities or risk being sidelined by other forms of content.