All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 56
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NewsITV lands controversial US drama series Dexter
ITV has snapped up the terrestrial rights for controversial US drama series Dexter after a successful first run on cable channel FX.
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Sky One and RDF to remake US karaoke hit
Sky One has teamed up with RDF Television to make a UK version of hit US karaoke-style gameshow Don’t Forget the Lyrics.
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NewsShed to push Wall to Wall titles in US
Shed Media is to focus on growing brands such as Who Do You Think You Are? in the US, following the purchase of Wall to Wall.
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NewsMobile entertainment guide unveiled
The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has launched a ‘practical guide’ on the audiovisual media service (AMS) directive that will directly affect the business of over 50% of the European mobile entertainment industry.
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NewsSetanta Sports appoints Bucks
Setanta Sports has appointed former CSI head of business affairs Michael Bucks as its first group chief financial officer.
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NewsSetanta hits 1m subscribers
Irish pay-TV broadcaster Setanta Sports has hit the 1 million subscriber mark, just months after it started screening live English Premier League matches for the first time.
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NewsSetanta nets 1m subscribers
Irish pay-TV broadcaster Setanta Sports has hit the 1m subscriber mark, just months after it started screening live English Premier League matches for the first time.
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NewsEurope gives green light to product placement
The European Parliament has rubberstamped new EU-wide rules on media services, relaxing TV advertising restrictions and allowing 'product placement' in TV shows.
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NewsElectric Sky bid for Teachers
Producer and distributor Electric Sky has joined a consortium to pitch for the contract to operate educational channel Teachers TV.
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Wag TV expands into kids factual
The factual indie behind controversial Channel 4 documentary The Great Global Warming Swindle has entered new territory by launching a department for kids and family factual programming.
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NewsUS orders boost business for September
September Films has won more than $6m (£2.9m) worth of US business in two major orders from US cable network WE: Women’s Entertainment tv and The History Channel.
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NewsFactual partners join Sky Anytime
BSkyB will add third party channels to its Sky Anytime on PC offering for the first time when it updates the service next week.
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NewsSimply plans TV and film moves
Simply Media has earmarked film and urban music as new business areas and is targeting channels squeezed out of BSkyB’s platform for online launches.
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NewsVirgin strand grapples with boobs
Virgin 1 is building on the success of its one-off documentary Penis Envy with a strand centred on the theme of envy.
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NewsAnimal Planet tells birth stories
Animal Planet International will screen the rare birth of a giant panda cub on “panda-cam” CCTV as part of a five-part series on baby animals from Parthenon Entertainment.
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Sky Real Lives follows brain op family
Sky Real Lives is to tell the poignant story of a man’s battle to receive life-saving treatment for a potentially fatal brain condition.
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NewsViewers accept online ads if content free
Consumers will tolerate online advertising as long as content is free, a survey by business law firm Olswang has found.
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NewsVirgin Media loses head of strategy
Virgin Media head of strategy Ernie Cormier has left the group following weeks of speculation about his future.
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NewsSetanta secures World Cup qualifiers
Setanta Sports has boosted its live football portfolio by securing exclusive rights to the home nations’ 2010 World Cup away qualifiers.
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NewsAP wins Sky News contract
AP Archive has won an exclusive deal to manage the worldwide archive footage sales business of Sky News.