All Multiplatform articles – Page 151
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NewsiPlayer to get Wii relaunch
Nintendo Wii gamers will soon be able to enjoy problem-free use of the BBC iPlayer on their machines.
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NewsBBC announces latest foray in games
The BBC has earmarked some of its most popular brands, including Top Gear, Doctor Who and In The Night Garden, for expansion into the computer gaming market, according to gaming trade magazine MCV.
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NewsC4 to air live Bodies show online
Channel 4 show Embarrassing Bodies is to break new ground by launching a live, interactive spin-off show that airs solely on the web.
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NewsITV kicks off Football3s tie-up
ITV is to invite football fans to play along during this year’s World Cup in South Africa with a live online fantasy game from Mint Digital.
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BBC appoints its first social media manager
The BBC is to ramp up its strategy for using social media after hiring its first social media manager.
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NewsYouTube to stream live cricket
Google has secured the rights to stream Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket and is now hunting sponsors.
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NewsOnline viewing continues rise
Viewing video content online has risen nearly 12% in the past year, with people also watching for an increased amount of time.
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NewsHuggers: Canvas will have iPhone-style app store
Nations & Regions Conference: IPTV joint venture Project Canvas will be an open platform akin to Apple’s iPhone with applications available from a central “store”, according to BBC director of future media and technology Erik Huggers.
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NewsBBC to boldly go into astronomy archives
The BBC is to make 40 years of astronomy content available to the public – drawing together material from Tomorrow’s World, Horizon, QED and Sky At Night.
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NewsEastEnders spin-off delivers 600,000
EastEnders: E20 has been viewed nearly 600,000 times since it launched a week ago, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsBBC Trust to review iPlayer
The BBC Trust has fired the starting gun on a major review of the iPlayer and all of the BBC’s on-demand television services.
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NewsiPlayer hits 114m in December
The BBC iPlayer received more than 114 million requests in December, led by Top Gear and David Tennant’s exit from Doctor Who.
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NewsShooting star set for web move
Shooting Stars character Angelos Epithemiou is to break out of the studio for his own BBC web series, directed by Bob Mortimer.
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McIntosh quits C4 to join NE screen agency
Channel 4 digital commissioner Ewan McIntosh has left the broadcaster for a new role supporting digital ventures in the northeast.
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NewsRobert Peston and Lindsay Lohan to front BBC3 current affairs
BBC3 has expanded its repertoire of factual presenters to include Robert Peston, Lindsay Lohan, Girls Aloud singer Nicola Roberts and Small Island actor Ashley Walters.
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NewsSky steps up Canvas criticism
BSkyB has reiterated its objections to the BBC’s leading role in Project Canvas, accusing the corporation of “mission creep” in the IPTV market.
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NewsTrust compares Canvas to iPhone
The BBC Trust has likened Project Canvas to the iPhone in a bid to get critics such as BSkyB to envision a mixture of free-to-air and paid-for services.
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NewsBBC Trust confirms Canvas approval
The BBC Trust has opened a six-week consultation on joint industry IPTV venture Project Canvas, putting the onus on the BBC to be transparent about the platform’s technical standards.
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NewsFuller launches multiplatform ent show
Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller has teamed up with MySpace, Hulu and broadcaster Clear Channel to launch a multiplatform reality entertainment format based on five young people trying to achieve their Hollywood dreams.
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Extreme Sports Channel to offer live web streams
Chello Zone’s Extreme Sports Channel is to stream live events online after joining forces with specialist web video platform Freecaster.tv.