All Multiplatform articles – Page 125
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NewsGeordie Shore sparks online buzz
MTV reality show Geordie Shore, produced by Lime Pictures, has established a strong social media buzz following its debut this week.
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NewsSomethin’ Else wins 2012 Legacy project
Channel 4 Education and youth communication agency Livity have appointed Somethin’ Else to produce a series of films to support somewhereto, their online project to find vacant spaces that young people can take over.
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NewsVirgin Media puts Millionaire app on Tivo
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? has become the first TV show app to launch on Virgin Media’s connected TV service Tivo.
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NewsStar hosts Demand 5
The Daily Star website has begun hosting Channel 5’s VoD service Demand 5 as owner Richard Desmond seeks to increase tie-ups between his media businesses.
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NewsBBC scraps multiplatform commissioners
The BBC is scrapping the role of multiplatform commissioners and cutting ten more jobs from BBC Vision as part of its restructure of BBC online.
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NewsTalkTalk eyes broadband recovery
Telecoms firm TalkTalk has said it continued to lose broadband customers but predicted the slump will reverse as it gets to grips with service issues stemming from its 2009 acquisition of Tiscali.
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NewsC4’s Locke to advise on cross-platform
Matt Locke, Channel 4’s former head of multiplatform commissioning, has established a consultancy to help businesses develop cross-platform content.
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NewsOnly Connect on iPhone and iPad
Zodiak indie Presentable is developing an app game for iPhone and iPad of its BBC4 quiz show Only Connect, with plans to launch it when the fifth series starts in August.
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NewsPact cheers Hargreaves’ fair use regime rejection
Pact has said it “heartily applauds” the rejection of a fair use regime for intellectual property outlined in the Hargreaves report published on Wednesday.
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NewsReport urges overhaul of copyright laws
Current UK copyright laws have started to hinder the creation of new digital businesses and need to be updated, a review into intellectual property and growth has concluded.
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NewsUK watches 6bn minutes online a month
People in the UK watch 11,000 years of video on the internet every month, a report has found.
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NewsCNBC rolls out European website
Global news provider CNBC has launched a European edition of its website following the re-opening of its London TV studio.
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NewsTechnicolour backs out of YouView
Set top box manufacturer Technicolour has reversed its decision to produce a YouView device in a blow to the broadcaster-owned connected TV service.
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NewsC5 ties with Samsung
Channel 5 has rolled out its catch-up TV service Demand 5 via Samsung connected TVs and DVD players.
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NewsBBC draws up online plans for London 2012
The BBC is finalising its plans for how its coverage of the London 2012 Olympics will be structured online.
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NewsC4 plans King of… Twitter campaign
Channel 4 is to support Claudia Winkleman’s talkshow King Of… with an active Twitter strategy that will see one viewer crowned King Of Tweets.
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NewsBT toasts broadband success
BT has reported a 71% rise in profits after more than £1 billion of cost savings helped it overcome a 4% drop in revenues.
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NewsMacKenzie to launch online sports TV service
Former editor of The Sun and Talksport chief executive Kelvin MacKenzie is setting up an online sports TV service billed as “Sky Sports News meets Talksport”.
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NewsDRG picks up Pixelface in multiplatform drive
DRG has acquired CBBC’s Pixelface as it kicks off a drive to offer multiplatform content to international broadcasters.
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NewsThis Morning to push interactive boundaries
ITV is ramping up viewer influence on This Morning by introducing viewer votes on cookery items, live cook-along features via Skype and interactive interviews.