All articles by Greg Brooks – Page 2
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NewsMTV launches new virtual world
MTV has unveiled a new virtual world in a major new push into the Web 2.0 arena.
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NewsCorrie Thai bride stars in new online soap
A new online soap based in Manchester starring a former Coronation Street actress has been unveiled by Silk Press Productions.
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NewsWest Park to chronicle London's Shard of Glass
West Park Pictures has been commissioned by Channel 4 and Discovery Networks EMEA to produce a documentary about the construction of London Bridge Tower, also known as the Shard of Glass.
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NewsRhys Jones to get angry for personality-led BBC2 season
Griff Rhys Jones is to confront his own attitude to anger in a personal journey for BBC2 with echoes of Stephen Fry's films on HIV and manic depression.
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NewsBBC Worldwide sees digital share double
BBC Worldwide's digital business more than doubled its share of the company's revenues last year, helped by bbc.com delivering£1.5m in sales after accepting advertising for international markets for the first time.
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NewsBig screen debut for Parthenon
Factual specialist Parthenon Entertainment is moving into the movie business in a joint venture with NDR Naturfilm.
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NewsITN On creating made-for-mobile TV series
ITN On, the multimedia content arm of ITN, is launching a made for mobile TV show in conjunction with Cranberry Publishing's online portal Gamerzines.com.
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NewsDexter viral boosts ratings
A viral promotion has helped Dexter to debut with a record audience of 348,000 for FX.
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NewsUnderdog transfers from BBC2 to Living
Celebrity dog training show The Underdog Show is to move from BBC2 to Living for its second series.
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NewsITV orders Latitude coverage
Somethin' Else has been commissioned by ITV and drinks brand Pimm's to produce coverage of this year's Latitude Festival.
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NewsNBCU names UK channels chief
NBC Universal has appointed Laurence Dawkin-Jones as UK managing director of Global Networks to lead its growth strategy.
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NewsITV outlines regional news redundancy plan
ITV's regional director Michael Jermey has written to all of the network's regional news staff spelling out the timetable for redundancies before the end of the year.
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NewsRDF teams with Aardman
RDF is to work with Aardman Animations on producing an exclusive short animated film for RDF Digital's new online comedy portal Comedydemon.com
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NewsEuro Dance returning to BBC1
Euro fever will hit Glasgow this September as the second Eurovision Dance Contest is coming to town and being broadcast live on BBC1.
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NewsBritDoc reveals line-up
Double Sundance winner Man On Wire has been announced as one of the headline feature-length documentaries that will be screened at this year's BritDoc Festival.
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NewsBBC3 to follow online zombie sensation
BBC3 has commissioned Hat Trick Productions to create a cross-platform event focusing on a young filmmaker's attempt to produce a zombie movie.
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NewsJob cuts at Global Radio
Global Radio, owner of the LBC, Heart and Galaxy stations, is cutting a significant number of jobs across its business due to “the economic downturn”.
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NewsITV rapped over Jordan series
Ofcom has rapped ITV for breaching rules over unfair treatment and unwarranted infringement of privacy following allegations made in ITV2 series Katie and Peter: The Baby Diaries.
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NewsBBC plans pre-booking on iPlayer
The BBC Trust is holding a consultation into a new iPlayer ‘queuing system' that would allow viewers to pre-book shows and download them before broadcast.
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NewsAETN launching Military History Channel
A&E Television Networks (AETN) and BSkyB are bringing US channel Military History the UK at the end of the month.