All Multiplatform articles – Page 156
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NewsVirgin Media website to host on-demand Disney content
Virgin Media is to launch a website hosting on-demand third-party content and has kicked off proceedings by signing a major three-platform deal with Disney.
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NewsBBC signs up to gaming project
The BBC, Channel 4 and producers such as Endemol have signed up to a new online matchmaking initiative that aims to foster collaborations between the TV and film industries and games producers.
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Lazarus redundancy hits MySpace TV plans
MySpace’s UK web TV ambitions look set to be curtailed after the company made its senior director of business development for Europe redundant.
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CommentTV is thinking outside the box
TV sets that plug into broadband could challenge pay-TV operators.
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NewsBBC eyes online docs archive
The BBC is considering creating a permanent online portal to house full-length documentaries as part of its plan to revolutionise how it uses its archive.
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NewsOfcom allows BT broadband deals
Competition rules that banned BT from providing discounted landline broadband and television deals have been scrapped by Ofcom.
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NewsC4 plans sex education game
Games that teach teenage boys about sex education and girls about body image are among the latest web-based projects from Channel 4’s education department.
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Stage set for VoD regulation
Ofcom is consulting the industry on plans to regulate ‘TV-like’ video-on-demand programming.
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NewsBBC ready to share iPlayer technology
The BBC has officially kicked off its initiative to share iPlayer technology with commercial rivals.
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NewsJoost chairman voted out
Web TV company Joost is investigating the actions of former chief executive Mike Volpi after shareholders ousted him from the company.
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NewsUnions pressure government to fast-track piracy clampdown
Indie trade body Pact and broadcasting union Bectu are backing a campaign to clamp down on illegal peer-to-peer file sharing on the internet.
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NewsRough Cut sets up comedy site
Ash Atalla’s indie Rough Cut is launching a comedy website with content slated to include a sketch series about the most miserable teddy bear in the world.
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Objective show puts science into ‘paranormal’
Objective Productions has enlisted Derren Brown and scientist Kat Akingbade to front a C4 web series debunking psychic phenomena.
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NewsBBC to air women's Euro soccer final
England women’s first major football final in 25 years is to be screened by the BBC on Thursday (10 September).
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BBC Switch to launch "YouTube X Factor"
BBC Switch is to launch a talent hunt billed as a “YouTube X Factor”, made by Hat Trick Productions.
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NewsKeeling lands role as Arqiva content boss
Arqiva has appointed former UKTV chief operating officer John Keeling as the top content exec for its new VoD service.
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NewsBBC reviews web commissions
The BBC has launched a major review of its approved supplier and online commissioning systems following complaints from angry suppliers that the current processes are “shrouded in secrecy”.
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NewsBBC steps up Project Canvas work
The BBC is moving full steam ahead with Project Canvas, hiring staff to work on the IPTV service and empowering the Digital TV Group to hammer out the technical details.
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NewsFive seals Sony TV VoD deal
Five has struck a deal with Sony that could see owners of new, web-enabled TV sets watch shows such as Neighbours online.