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NewsSTV lifts catch-up restrictions
STV has removed UK-only restrictions from its catch-up demand programming for the first time, offering a primetime series to online viewers around the world.
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BBC seeks web comedy shows to cross to TV
The BBC has tasked online comedy commissioner Martin Trickey with finding web shows that can transfer to TV.
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CommentBright future for sports online
Frustration for England fans but the future of broadcasting live sports via web and mobile looks bright, writes John Wood.
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NewsBBC plans Casualty webisode
Casualty is to get its first web-only episode at the end of this month.
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NewsEngland qualifier exclusively online
The England international against Ukraine will be streamed live and exclusive over the internet on a pay-per-view basis, says media group Perform.
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NewsVirgin Media seeks celeb shows for Living spin-off
Virgin Media is inviting indies to pitch short-form celebrity and style shows for an online spin-off of the Living channel.
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NewsFive launches live football on iPhone
Live football has come to the iPhone for the first time with an application from Five.
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NewsInternet ad spend overtakes TV
First-half spending on internet advertising was a record £1.75 billion, a quarter of the market and more than the £1.64 billion for television, says the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).
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I'm a Celebrity and Countdown set for console games
ITV Studios formats I’m a Celebrity… and Countdown will be made into games for the Nintendo’s Wii and DS consoles later this year.
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NewsDesert Island Discs goes on iPlayer
Desert Island Discs, the long running Radio 4 programme, has been made available on BBC iPlayer for the first time.
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NewsLiving launches web channel
Virgin Media TV has launched a web spin-off from Living that will feature original short-form celebrity and style shows.
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FeaturesWho killed summer?
Spoof reality show-cum-murder mystery Who Killed Summer? began as a TV outline, 90 Days Of Summer.
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NewsBBC lines up spoof web review
Comedians Alexander Armstrong and Ben Miller have revived their cultural critic characters Craig and Martin for a spoof online review show for the BBC.
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Torchwood writer Moran pens web thriller
Doctor Who and Torchwood writer James Moran is to make his directorial debut with a web-only crime thriller.
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NewsHeggessey calls for iPlayer charge
Lorraine Heggessey, Talkback Thames chief executive and a former controller of BBC1, has called on the BBC to charge for iPlayer content.
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NewsDisney strikes on-demand movie deal
IPTV platform FetchTV has secured the rights to films such as Doubt and Calendar Girls in a deal with Disney-ABC-ESPN Television.
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NewsMatalan to fund Hollyoaks music spin-off
Channel 4 has given the go-ahead for a 10-part cross-platform Hollyoaks music spin-off after Lime Pictures secured Matalan.co.uk as a sponsor.
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Bebo revisits gap years and freshers' week
Social network Bebo has ordered a second run of two of its flagship series: Endemol reality show The Gap Year and in-house production Meet the Freshers.
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Murdoch forms company with ex-Bebo chief
Elisabeth Murdoch, chair and chief executive of Shine Group, has joined forces with former Bebo chief executive Joanna Shields to form a new digital content company.
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NewsVirgin Media website to host on-demand Disney content
Virgin Media is to launch a website hosting on-demand third-party content and has kicked off proceedings by signing a major three-platform deal with Disney.