All articles by Robin Parker – Page 140
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NewsBanzai headed for MySpace
Spoof Japanese gameshow Banzai is to be turned into mini webisodes in an exclusive deal with MySpaceTV.
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NewsDownloads get classification
Age restrictions on DVDs of TV shows are to be extended to on-demand downloads under a new voluntary scheme.
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NewsFriday Night Project moving to Sunday
The Friday Night Project is to move to Sundays when it returns to Channel 4 next month.
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NewsGavin and Stacey boost iPlayer numbers
BBC3 comedy Gavin and Stacey had more than 250,000 hits on BBC iPlayer in the week following its Bafta win.
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NewsCameras to follow Irish students in the US
Motive is to follow three Irish students working on summer placements in the US for an ob doc series for Irish broadcaster RTÉ.
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FeaturesHero of the hour
Heroes creator Tim Kring, fresh from his Bafta win, talks to Robin Parker about second album syndrome and how he came up with one of the most original shows on air.
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NewsR4 listeners accuse BBC of censorship
Listeners to BBC Radio 4's Today programme have accused the corporation of censorship after it announced that it would axe the show's online messaging board next month.
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NewsPrimeval weekend unveiled
ITV3 is to air a new behind-the-scenes documentary from the set of Primeval as part of a weekend devoted to the fantasy series.
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NewsAOL completes $850m Bebo deal
AOL is to integrate Bebo into its new People Networks division, which brings together AOL Instant Messenger, ICQ and other community platforms.
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NewsKreiz named Endemol CEO
Endemol has hired Fox Kids Europe co-founder and venture capitalist Ynon Kreiz as its chief executive.
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NewsBBC to air US basketball online
The BBC is screening daily US basketball highlights on the web after striking a deal with the National Basketball Association (NBA).
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NewsITV to show big babies
ITV is to air a 60-minute doc from indie Scarlet charting the biggest babies ever born.
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NewsEndemol hires branding exec
Endemol has strengthened its commitment to advertiser-funded programming with the appointment of its first executive director of branded entertainment.
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NewsC4 Dispatches head: ‘We won't be bullied'
Channel 4 has won a landmark six-figure libel sum from West Midlands Police and the Crown Prosecution Service over accusations about Dispatches investigation Undercover Mosque.
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NewsBafta-winning Peep Show gets sixth run
Channel 4 has ordered a sixth series of Peep Show following the sitcom's Bafta success.
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NewsAlistair Cooke at centre of BBC4 season on travel
BBC4 has lined up a summer season on the expansion of travel in the 20th century, as seen through the lives and writing of figures such as Alistair Cooke and Laurie Lee.
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NewsCohen: lessons to be learned from 360-degree commissions
BBC3 controller Danny Cohen has admitted that Upstaged, one of the channel's major multiplatform commissions, did not work and has called for more distinctive web content in programme pitches.
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Lone Star hails the cab for third transport film
The indie behind Arena documentaries Underground and Little Platform, Big Stage is to complete its trilogy of films on London transport with a glimpse into the lives of taxi drivers.
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NewsTouch and Illumina in multiplatform JV
Touch Productions, the indie behind Human Footprint, and Illumina Digital have formed a joint-venture to develop cross-platform projects.
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NewsWho fans told to get knitted
Civil rights advocates the Open Rights Group is pressing the BBC to be more flexible in allowing the public to “remix” its content for non-commercial ends after the broadcaster forced a Doctor Who fan to stop distributing knitting patterns based on the show's characters.