All Multiplatform articles – Page 106
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NewsSpalding joins Leggo to head up interactive specialist Yummi
Former Fremantle Media exec Simon Spalding has been drafted in to lead interactive entertainment specialist Yummi Media, joining entertainment veteran Michael Leggo at the company.
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NewsBoat Race first sporting event on Global iPlayer
The BBC has signed the University Boat Race as the first sports event to feature on the Global iPlayer.
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NewsBT Vision signs FX content deal
BT Vision has signed a content deal with FXUK - bolstering its offering ahead of the launch of a dedicated entertainment portal.
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NewsSamantha Brick generates clicks for ITV
Former television producer Samantha Brick was thrust into the limelight after her controversial missive in the Daily Mail - now some of her new found fame has rubbed off on ITV.
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NewsLive in Chelsea added to 4oD
Made in Chelsea’s online spin-off is being made available on catch-up service 4oD for the first time.
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NewsThe Voice tops TV Twitter trends
The Voice UK was the most tweeted about show on television over the past week.
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NewsBBC Learning orders disability docs
BBC Learning has ordered a series of eight shorts about primary school children with disabilities as part of a move to promote inclusivity.
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NewsBroadcasters that ignore social media are "living in the past"
MIPCUBE: Twitter UK boss Tony Wang has hit back at broadcasters who claim some TV is more suitable than others for social TV.
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NewsNew Girl remains top 4oD performer
Channel 4 acquisition New Girl has topped the 4oD chart for the second month running, despite recently taking a break from TV.
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NewsC4 in talks with Pact over template for sharing viewer data
Channel 4 is looking to establish a contractual template for sharing the viewer data that indies generate through their multiplatform properties.
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NewsAbsolute app to control Android connected TVs
Absolute Radio is to launch a “proof of concept” app that allows users to control its connected-TV app via their Android phone.
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CommentReaching for a new ad model
Google’s bid to rival Barb points to the future of TV, says Kate Bulkley.
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NewsVoD operators threatened with closure in Atvod dispute
The Authority of Television on Demand (Atvod) is threatening to wind up several VoD operators unless they pay their regulatory fees of £2,900.
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NewsIndie bosses quiz BBC on pay-to-download plans
Mark Thompson and senior BBC executives have held face-to-face talks with the bosses of some of Britain’s biggest indies about how to make its proposed pay-to-download service commercially feasible.
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NewsFremantleMedia looks to put fans in front row
Viewers of The X Factor could sit at the heart of the online action for the next series, as FremantleMedia negotiates with a start-up tech firm offering 360-degree views of live events.
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NewsThe Voice beaten by BGT on Twitter
Britain’s Got Talent beat The Voice in the social media battle on Saturday night, drawing 50,000 more tweets than its rival..
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NewsBBC3's Free Speech is Twitter hit
Young viewers of BBC3 live debate show Free Speech tweeted twice per second during the show’s first episode.
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Lovefilm VOD overtakes DVD
Lovefilm subscribers streamed more film and TV series than rented physical DVDs and games for the first time last month.
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NewsC4 offers £500k for games
Games developers will be handed budgets of up to £500,000 to create cutting-edge games for Channel 4, Colin Macdonald revealed in his first briefing.
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NewsStanding Stone develops app for new Dispatches
Tom Gutteridge’s Standing Stone Digital has won the second-screen contract for Channel 4’s new-look Dispatches.