All Multiplatform articles – Page 128
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NewsFacebook launch for Deal or No Deal
Endemol is to start distributing play-along versions of its gameshows 1 vs 100 and Deal Or No Deal via Facebook this spring.
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NewsGuardian service to link consumers to TV content
The Guardian is leading the development of a YouView and Android prototype service designed to help consumers discover TV and video content.
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NewsC4 orders Battlefront 3 after Emmy win
MIPTV: Channel 4 has recommissioned Raw Television’s website and TV project Battlefront for a third series as last year’s project scooped an Emmy award.
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NewsATVOD opens signing / subtitling consultation
Video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has launched a consultation into signing and subtitling online shows as it looks to improve access.
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NewsFacebook offers live TV voting
Broadcasters could offer viewers real-time voting on TV shows via social network Facebook
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NewsBBC presenters warned over Twitter use
BBC Radio 4 presenters including John Humphrys and Sarah Montague have been warned about their future use of social networking sites after a picture posted on Twitter of Today presenter James Naughtie in a hotel room in Japan caused embarrassment.
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NewsGala TV goes online-only
Digital media group ETV is relaunching interactive bingo channel Gala TV via the site galabingo.com.
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NewsModel Agency final to air online first
Channel 4’s The Model Agency has become the first series to premiere its last episode on 4oD ahead of broadcast – part of its ongoing drive to capture information from its audiences.
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NewsITV homepage relaunched
ITV has relaunched its homepage as the first step in its wider online overhaul.
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Unesco unites with Nat Geo in web docs project
National Geographic has produced a series of five ad-funded documentary shorts to be distributed online and edited into a full-length programme for broadcast.
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NewsMTV to take Monkey Quest international
MTV Networks UK is to roll out an international version of virtual world Monkey Quest following its launch in the US on 18 March.
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NewsC4 audience interaction plan kicks off with Fern
Daytime series Fern has become the first Channel 4 programme to trial audience interaction after transmission as part of the broadcaster’s wider plans to develop direct relationships with its audience.
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NewsReview urges C4 Education to push web work
A review into Channel 4 Education’s long-term strategy is expected to recommend more cross-platform projects to raise awareness of the department’s web-based work.
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NewsC4 recruits editor for convergent formats
Channel 4 has handed control of its £2m convergent formats fund to ITV Studios digital executive Anna Cronin.
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NewsRadioplayer goes live
Online radio station aggregator Radioplayer has launched with around 3m existing online listeners expected to instantly start using the service.
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NewsTom Loosemore to lead gov't website project
Former 4iP boss Tom Loosemore has been recruited to oversee a project to rebuild public services online.
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NewsBBC apologises for web blackout
BBC bosses have apologised after the corporation’s website went offline for almost an hour.
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NewsInternet ad spend tops £4bn
A quarter of money spent on advertising in the UK is used on internet campaigns, a study conducted by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) and the accountancy firm PwC has revealed.
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NewsTwitter Tracker draws visitors to The Promise
Channel 4’s four-part drama about life in Israel, The Promise, attracted 500,000 visitors to a dedicated site boosted by a Twitter Tracker and live webchats with the director.
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NewsC4 launches Father Ted app
Channel 4 is launching a Father Ted iPhone app that will allow users to upload an image of themselves and morph it to look like Father Jack.