All Multiplatform articles – Page 124
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NewsDisney Jnr boost viewers after leaving Playhouse
Disney Junior has posted a 37% increase in ratings in its first month following the channel’s rebrand from Playhouse Disney.
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NewsFMX eyes click-to-buy for Sorted after trial
FremantleMedia is considering introducing click-to-buy hotspots into its online food channel Sorted following a trial with interactive tagging business Wirewax.
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BBC1’s Good Cook to use QR codes to offer extras
The BBC is launching its first TV series using Quick Response (QR) codes, enabling viewers to link directly to additional content via their mobile phones.
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NewsBBC launches connected TV news app
The BBC is launching its first product for connected TVs – a BBC News app that will supplement the broadcaster’s 24-hour news channel.
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FeaturesNetflix: rise of a pay-TV minnow
After more than doubling its subscriber base to 24 million, moving into online streaming and original production, US-based Netflix has set its sights on the UK.
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NewsGlobal iPlayer to launch in Western Europe
BBC Worldwide is launching the Global iPlayer in Western Europe first, Jana Bennett is set to reveal.
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NewsBBC Sport 'to bear brunt of cuts'
The BBC could axe parts of its sports coverage and a digital channel, it has been reported.
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NewsMisfits to debut online in US
E4 superhero drama Misfits is to be shown in the US for the first time through online TV service Hulu.
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NewsDailymotion plans first UK commission
Video sharing site Dailymotion hopes to commission original UK content following strategic investment by Orange and the appointment of the site’s first head of international content.
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NewsChapman to unify BBC music offering
The BBC has promoted Ben Chapman to the newly created post of online head of popular music to drive a single multiplatform strategy across Radio 1, Radio 2, 1Xtra and 6 Music.
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NewsReeves and Mortimer return in Fosters AFP
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are to star in a brand new online sketch show funded by lager brand Fosters.
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NewsKeo bolsters digital team with new hire
Keo Films, the indie behind Hugh’s Fish Fight, has appointed the digital producer behind Channel 4’s Big Brother and Seven Days.
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NewsC4 visitors watch most video streams
Visitors to Channel 4’s website watch twice as many video streams as those who visit the BBC, ITV and Sky websites, according to the first set of results from the Nielsen Video Census.
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NewsFood Revolution petition signs up 700,000
Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution has persuaded almost 700,000 people to sign an online petition to support the promotion of healthy eating in schools after just two episodes.
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NewsC4 News recruits online chief
Paul Brannan, former BBC multiplatform chief, has joined Channel 4 News to continue further development of the programme’s online and cross-devices strategy.
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NewsITV pulls Corrie Nation for refresh
ITV is to take its Coronation Street social networking game offline at the end of July as it completes an overhaul of the ailing property.
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NewsAlan Partridge set for BBC return
Alan Partridge could be returning to the BBC, with the corporation in talks to acquire a TV reworking of online comedy Mid Morning Matters.
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CommentDriving the demand for data
SeeSaw’s demise puts the spotlight on YouView, says Kate Bulkley.
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NewsRadioplayer tunes in 5.7m
Radioplayer, the online radio venture backed by the BBC and commercial stations, has recorded 5.7 million listeners in its first four weeks of operation.
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NewsArqiva to close VoD site Seesaw
Arqiva is on the brink of closing its video-on-demand service Seesaw after failing to drum up the necessary funding.