All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 65
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NewsSky One takes a Flutter on sports
Sky One has commissioned Silver River Television to make a 60-minute pilot in which celebrity guests wager their appearance fee in a new 'nonsense sports betting' show.
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Tiscali produces content for Scamp channel
Tiscali, the ISP which bought on-demand platform Homechoice in August 2006, has produced the first piece of original content for its new educational zone aimed at pre-school children which launches next month.
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Little Bird to tell tales of a Punjabi princess
Indie Little Bird has won two new commissions with a strong Asian flavour, including a major new live action children's drama series for Five.
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NewsCustomer care a key battleground for Virgin Media
Virgin Media managing director of marketing James Kydd has pledged that customer service will be the company's 'strongest weapon' in its battle with BSkyB.
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NewsITV News promotes Rumsey to head of output
ITV News has promoted joint programme editor Ian Rumsey to the role of new head of output with immediate effect.
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NewsVirgin Central launches without ITV or Five content
Virgin Media launched its new TV-on-demand channel today with ITV and Five absent from its new catch up service.
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NewsVirgin Central signs content deal with Warner Bros
Virgin Media has signed a new content deal with Warner Bros for shows including The OCand West Wing. Programming will air on its VoD channel Virgin Central which launched today.
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NewsDesmond to float adult TV channels
Expressnewspapers owner Richard Desmond is poised to float his adult entertainment television business, a move which would mark his first publicly-listed foray into the sector in the UK.
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NewsActors to receive royalties for podcast performances
Actors who performed in an audio podcast of 70s cult sci fi show Blake's 7will receive royalties following a landmark deal between union Equity and indie B7 Productions.
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NewsChelsea launches YouTube channel
Chelsea Football Club has launched a new football-branded channel on user-generated site YouTube.
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NewsBBC searches for Signs of Life
BBC director of future media and technology Ashley Highfield has confirmed plans for a new Endemol-produced online teen drama.
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NewsSky One investigates last hours of icons
Sky One will examine the final moments of six historic icons, including River Phoenix and Marvin Gaye, in a new documentary series looking at the secrets behind their untimely deaths.
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Twenty Twenty takes on sex tourism
Indie Twenty Twenty has won a commission from Channel 4 to make two films looking at the global sex tourism industry from the point of view of those who cater to the tourists.
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Talkback trials Saturday night gameshow
Talkback Thames is developing a new Saturday night gameshow for BBC1 based around the concept of time, with Chris Evans on the wish list to present it.
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NewsITV crime drama spawns three-part follow-up
ITV Productions is making three new episodes of serial killer drama Cold Blood, which last aired on ITV1 in 2005.
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Paramount Comedy hires Hutchison
Paramount Comedy has hired Kathleen Hutchison as its head of new comedy, replacing Sarah Mahoney who is joining indie Baby Cow in a newly created role as new comedy executive.
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NewsSky strikes back
BSkyB has upped the ante in its war with Virgin Media by repackaging Sky Movies into a number of genre-based channels, including comedy, sci-fi and horror and modern greats.
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NewsIngenious spend£4.15m on Community Television
Ingenious Media Active Capital (IMAC) has made its fourth investment to date with a£4.15 million cash injection into Community Television Networks.
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NewsOfcom likely to probe Sky adverts
Ofcom is set to investigate the adverts launched by BSkyB this week which tell cable customers they risk losing shows such as Lost and 24if a distribution agreement with Virgin Media is not reached.