All Multiplatform articles – Page 119
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NewsUKTV launches first app
UKTV is launching its first paid-for mobile app, for DIY channel Home, to boost its profile across new platforms and generate extra revenues.
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NewsMilestone buys Oil to flesh out digital offer
Oil Productions, the multiplatform producer behind Channel 4 Education project Routes, has been acquired by AIM-listed technology and media consultant Milestone Group.
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NewsRose: tablets are the next big thing
The growing trend of watching television with a tablet or smartphone close at hand will provide broadcasters with a “huge” opportunity to generate extra revenue, according to the co-founder and chief technology officer of social TV startup Zeebox.
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NewsCBeebies revamps "grown-ups" online offering
CBeebies has re-launched Grown-ups, its web offering for parents, and introduced a new ‘Extras’ section with background interviews with production staff.
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NewsFacebook's Shields says new media is no parasite
Facebook exec Joanna Shields has said the social network is playing a key role in growing TV audiences and engagement - and new media giants are not the “parasite” that some critics have claimed.
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NewsNewsnight added to Global iPlayer
Newsnight, Hardtalk, Click and Talking Movies are being added to the BBC’s new Global iPlayer.
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NewsWMR targets online sales to consumers
Factual indie World Media Rights has launched a direct-to-consumer digital download service offering more than 400 hours of content.
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NewsC4 to help school starters
Somethin’ Else is producing an immersive online game for Channel 4 Education to help children starting secondary school.
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NewsReach TV seeks content partners
IPTV provider Reach TV has acquired three Freeview HD slots and is seeking lifestyle and foreign-language channel partners to distribute via the internet-connected set top boxes.
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NewsThe Fast Show to return as online series
Comedy series The Fast Show is to return after an 11-year absence this autumn.
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NewsGuardian planning DAB radio station
The Guardian is drawing up plans for a DAB radio station that may also launch online as a premium subscription service.
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News4oD iPhone app launches
Channel 4 has launched a 4oD iPhone app that will allow users to catch-up on the broadcaster’s content.
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NewsKelvin Mackenzie unveils new sports channel
Former Live TV boss Kelvin Mackenzie is returning to broadcasting with the launch of an online sports channel on Freeview.
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NewsCNBC launches connected TV stocks app
Business and financial news broadcaster CNBC has launched an internet connected TV app across a range of platforms including Samsung TVS and Virgin Media’s Tivo.
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NewsGoogle opens talks over UK VoD deals
Google chief executive Eric Schmidt has revealed that talks have kicked off with UK broadcasters ahead of the rollout of Google TV early next year.
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NewsMillion Pound Drop to find all players online
Channel 4 is to recruit all of its contestants for the forthcoming series of interactive gameshow The Million Pound Drop via the internet.
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NewsISPs to sell YouView boxes for under £100
YouView partners BT and TalkTalk are preparing to sell the internet-connected TV service for less than £100.
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NewsBBC trials first playalong app
The BBC is conducting its first trial of two-screen playalong technology, using audio watermarking around Saturday night gameshow The National Lottery: Secret Fortune.
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CommentIs the ride over for SeeSaw?
Video site needs to sort out ownership - and fast, says Kate Bulkley.