Small MPU – Page 165
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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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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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NewsNews Corp cleared of hacking
A subsidiary of Rupert Murdoch's News Corp has been cleared of charges in a corporate espionage lawsuit brought by satellite TV company DISH Network that claimed damages of almost $1bn (£510m).
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NewsJohn McCarthy to front religious art series
Sky Arts has hired broadcaster and former hostage John McCarthy to narrate and present a three-part part documentary series on the art and architecture of religious buildings.
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NewsTV critics 19 May '08
'... as purely spectacular as television is ever likely to get.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.
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NewsQ Radio hires comedian
Young stand-up comic Russell Kane and Acid Jazz records founder Eddie Piller will join Bauer-owned Q Radio when it launches on 2 June.
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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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NewsUltimate Force fires blanks
ITV1 managed to secure an all hours share of just 13.3% yesterday, its lowest Sunday in nearly two years, as Ultimate Force returned with just 3.5m viewers (15.3%) at 9pm.
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News7.2m support FA Cup final
BBC1's live coverage of the FA Cup final between Portsmouth and Cardiff City was the predictable ratings hit with the match being watched by 7.2m viewers, over half of the viewing public at the time.
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NewsLinks of the week
This week BSkyB unveiled its Sky Player, the BBC invited fans to make their own Doctor Who trailers and ITV revealed a new online football magazine.
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NewsIonoco unveils phone-in graphics innovation
Software developer Ionoco has come-up with a new technology for television phone-ins that it says will help to both restore public trust in broadcasters and act as entertainment.
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NewsLink Research sells wireless systems to SIS
SIS Outside Broadcasts, formerly BBC Outside Broadcasts, has invested ‘several hundred thousand pounds' in L1500 wireless camera systems from Link Research.
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NewsQualcomm snaps up mobile-TV spectrum
American mobile technology firm Qualcomm has bought 40 Mhz of UK L-Band radio spectrum for£8.3m.
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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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NewsExtreme Sports gig goes to Arqiva
Arqiva has won a five-year contract to playout the Chello Zone-owned Extreme Sports Channel to Sky.
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NewsFrank: Fincham will work with RDF
RDF boss David Frank has been personally assured by ITV director of television Peter Fincham that the broadcaster is “open for business” with the super-indie.
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NewsBBC making Proops biopic
The BBC is developing a biopic of the former Daily Mirror agony aunt Marje Proops who worked until she died aged 85.
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NewsTV critics 20 May '08
“Quite beautiful and hangs about the street corners of your mind.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
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NewsPace snares BT Vision set-top box deal
BT Vision hopes to secure 'two to three million subscribers' after signing a deal with Pace for next-generation personal video recorders.
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NewsNews Corp grows Premiere stake
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. has raised its stake in German pay-TV operator Premiere AG to 25%.