http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk/rss/multimedia_rss.xml en-uk The new season of US firefighter drama Rescue Me is to debut on iTunes in the UK and will be the first major series to air exclusively here on a non-TV platform. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/10/rescue_me_to_air_exclusively_on_itunes.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/10/rescue_me_to_air_exclusively_on_itunes.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Michael Rosser 07 October 2008 13:34 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/rescue_me_resized_70_tcm19-1889543.jpg Barb has called for the commercial broadcasters to let it know exactly what and how it collates the audience ratings figures as people move away from traditional ways of TV viewing. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/10/barb_calls_for_measurement_clarity.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/10/barb_calls_for_measurement_clarity.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Jon Rogers 07 October 2008 11:28 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/mobile_tv_watching_resized_70_tcm19-1889328.jpg The competition commission has set a new deadline for deciding the fate of Project Kangaroo – 8 February next year. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/10/kangaroo_deadline_extended.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/10/kangaroo_deadline_extended.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Kate McMahon 03 October 2008 16:38 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/mouse_resized_70_tcm19-1328806.jpg Multiplatform specialist Illumina Digital has bucked the industry trend by buying a traditional TV production company, V Good Films. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/10/illumina_digital_seals_deal_for_v_good_films.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/10/illumina_digital_seals_deal_for_v_good_films.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Robin Parker 01 October 2008 18:21 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/Tony-Blair-Rock-Star_resized_70_tcm19-1885359.jpg More than half of Virgin Media's 3.5m television customers use its on-demand video platform, the cable company said today. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/virgins_ondemand_services_up_33.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/virgins_ondemand_services_up_33.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Rob Shepherd 26 September 2008 09:09 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/Virgin-Media-Logo_resized_70_tcm19-313320.jpg Channel 4 and TrueTube, the free online debating website for teenagers, are collaborating to promote sex education to youngsters. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/c4_backs_sex_education_project.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/c4_backs_sex_education_project.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Deborah Wulfsohn 26 September 2008 13:16 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/c4_logo_dinner_resized_70_tcm19-1731375.jpg BBC Fiction controller Jane Tranter has handed a parting gift to the UK’s new media producers - earmarking £1.3m for online drama projects. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/tranter_in_1m_web_pledge.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/tranter_in_1m_web_pledge.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Katherine Rushton 24 September 2008 18:20 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/Jane-Tranter_resized_70_tcm19-373490.jpg Digital producer and distributor MoMedia International has moved into channel distribution after signing a deal with Germany’s Just Music.tv. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/momedia_expands_into_channel_distribution.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/momedia_expands_into_channel_distribution.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Will Hurrell 24 September 2008 10:45 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/wildearth_resized_70_tcm19-1871644.JPG Matt Lucas and David Walliams have teamed up with Hat Trick to launch a UK version of Will Ferrell’s US comedy website Funny or Die. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/little_britain_duo_launch_comedy_website.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/little_britain_duo_launch_comedy_website.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Robin Parker 23 September 2008 08:41 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/little_britain_usa_resized_70_tcm19-1867153.jpg Sky is to add some extra clout to its online comedy offering by securing a deal with Funnyordie.co.uk, the new comedy website backed by Little Britain duo Matt Lucas and David Walliams. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/sky_strikes_funny_or_die_deal.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/sky_strikes_funny_or_die_deal.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Michael Rosser 23 September 2008 10:02 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/little_britain_us2_resized_70_tcm19-1867356.jpg Two of the leading architects behind ITV1's forthcoming teen musical drama Britannia High have spoken to Broadcastnow about what multiplatform offerings will be available to viewers. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/video_itv1s_britannia_high.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/video_itv1s_britannia_high.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Michael Rosser 21 September 2008 21:01 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/britannia_high_group_resized_70_tcm19-1865783.JPG Video: Fifth Gear presenter Jonny Smith and fashion designer Wayne Hemmingway are presenting shows on Nokia’s new mobile TV channel. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/fifth_gear_host_on_board_nokia_channel.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/fifth_gear_host_on_board_nokia_channel.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Robin Parker 22 September 2008 09:53 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/jonny_smith_resized_70_tcm19-1797848.jpg Comedy Forum: Indies have hit out at the introduction of “series stacking” on the BBC iPlayer, arguing that it will hit the profits they get from DVD sales. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/indies_slam_series_stacking.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/indies_slam_series_stacking.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Robin Parker 19 September 2008 12:16 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/iplayer_new_2_resized_70_tcm19-1636320.jpg Comedy Forum: Hat Trick is in talks with the BBC about extending the Have I Got News For You brand into a UK equivalent of US satirical website The Onion. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/hat_trick_plans_to_extend_hignfy_and_room_101_online.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/hat_trick_plans_to_extend_hignfy_and_room_101_online.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Robin Parker 19 September 2008 12:52 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/newsforyou_resized_70_tcm19-1862190.jpg Writer and presenter Danny Wallace presents a comedy podcast with Dom Joly sponsored by Cobra Beer. He spoke to Broadcastnow to share some thoughts on podcasts and ad-supported content. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/opinion_and_blogs/2008/09/blog_danny_wallace_on_podcasts.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/opinion_and_blogs/2008/09/blog_danny_wallace_on_podcasts.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A 19 September 2008 13:28 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/danny_wallace2_resized_70_tcm19-1862242.JPG ITV has heralded a new era of 360-degree commissioning as it gears up to launch a ground-breaking array of multiplatform content around teen musical drama Britannia High. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/itv_hails_britannia_high_as_360_landmark.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/itv_hails_britannia_high_as_360_landmark.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Kate McMahon 17 September 2008 18:31 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/britannia_high_podcasts_resized_70_tcm19-1857377.jpg All3Media has made its first new media acquisition, snapping up multiplatform producer Illumina Digital. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/all3m_seals_illumina_new_media_deal.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/all3m_seals_illumina_new_media_deal.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Dominic Schreiber 17 September 2008 18:28 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/steve_morrison_resized_70_tcm19-1842372.jpg Channel 4 is lining up a real-life Grange Hill from the producers of its latest fly-on-the-wall series The Family. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/c4_to_show_real_grange_hill.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/c4_to_show_real_grange_hill.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Robin Parker 18 September 2008 07:07 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/grangehill_final_ep_resized_70_tcm19-1851457.jpg Fremantle Media will develop online games based on shows such as Hole in the Wall as the first initiative from a division charged with creating new revenue streams. http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/fremantle_media_unveils_new_gaming_division.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/news/2008/09/fremantle_media_unveils_new_gaming_division.html;jsessionid=B95BBB7BFF421E98203FC017B7010F0A Will Hurrell 17 September 2008 18:35 http://www.broadcastnow.co.uk:80/images/Hole-In-The-Wall_002_resized_70_tcm19-557902.jpg