All articles by Greg Brooks – Page 3
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NewsITV pursues similar-sounding firms in bid to protect name
ITV is attempting to clamp down on perceived trademark infringements around the world by pursuing companies that have a similar name.
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Muslim pair search for 500 faces of Islam
Two young British Muslims will attempt to track down 500 people called Osama in just 50 days in a cross-platform commission from Channel 4.
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NewsFMX eyes talent fund for branded websites
Fremantle Media's new media unit, FMX, could dip into the company's£28m talent fund to set up companies to exploit commercially branded online entertainment.
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NewsTrue HD migration may remain slow till 2012
A large HD 'content gap' will remain in 2012 with a majority of Europeans still watching standard definition TV on their HDTV displays.
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NewsBBC and Kangaroo face content dilemma
The proposed BBC Archive and Project Kangaroo are heading for a tug of war over what content resides on which service.
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NewsBBC unveils next generation iPlayer
The BBC is planning to offer a personalised iPlayer service later this year that will let users create a ‘library' of their favourite content.
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NewsQuestions invited on BBC Local Video
Ofcom is asking stakeholders in the news industry to submit their questions ahead of its Market Impact Assessment (MIA) of the BBC's proposed Local Video service.
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NewsFremantle unveils web shows
FremantleMedia is creating three new web projects as part of its strategy to develop ideas unrelated to its TV brands.
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NewsITN strikes al-Jazeera deal
ITN Source, the archive footage service, has signed a six-figure deal with al-Jazeera to give the network access to over 800,000 hours of video content for use in its programming.
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NewsRichard & Judy to appear at Edinburgh
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan will discuss their move from Channel 4 to UKTV with Nick Ferrari at this year's MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsOfcom: EastEnders gave kids sleepless nights
Ofcom has slammed the BBC for giving children sleepless nights following the Easter weekend episodes of EastEnders that featured character Max Branning being buried alive.
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NewsITVP recalls outbreak of WW2
ITV Productions is to tell the story of the day Britain declared war on Nazi Germany in an inter-national co-production for ITV1 and France 3.
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NewsTen Alps keen to buy three indies in a year
Ten Alps wants to add “two or three” indies to its stable in the next 12 months and is hunting for factual producers in the north-west.
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Pioneer travels to the centre of the earth for Discovery
Pioneer Productions will use CGI to journey to the centre of the Earth in a 120-minute film for Discovery Channel.
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NewsSteadfast films army medics for ITV1 doc
A five-person Steadfast Television production team has spent a month filming army medics in Afghanistan for a peaktime ITV1 documentary called Doctors and Nurses at War.
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NewsFive strikes NGTI deal
Five has acquired seven new history and scientific shows from National Geographic Television International (NGTI).
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NewsTen Alps eyes more online TV
Ten Alps is eyeing more local authority online TV deals such as Kent TV after announcing stronger than expected results.
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NewsSky Sports extends golf deal
Sky Sports has signed a record breaking six-year extension to its rights deal for the US Open Championship.
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NewsCineflix wins fresh sales
London-based distribution company Cineflix International Ltd has signed a number of deals with Greek and Belgian broadcasters.
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NewsJournalist memorial to be unveiled at BBC
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is to unveil a new memorial at the BBC tonight to commemorate journalists who have been killed in the course of doing their jobs.