All Multiplatform articles – Page 30
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NewsNaked scores All 4 threesome doc
Naked Entertainment, the indie established by former Fox and Discovery commissioner Simon Andreae, is making a short-form sex series for All 4.
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NewsCBeebies prepares dedicated games app
CBeebies is to launch a third app to host HTML5 games previously only available via the channel’s website.
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CommentCannes Lions shows that TV shouldn’t fear the rise of VR
New technology is creating exciting opportunities for indies, says Jack Simcock
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FeaturesGoing live on social media
As Facebook, Twitter, YouTube et al ramp up their live video capabilities, broadcasters are jumping aboard in a bid to grow their audience and reinforce their brand, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsFresh One whisks up Disney online spin-off
Fresh One is to follow up its Disney Channel cooking competition First Class Chefs with an short-form online spin-off featuring families.
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CommentDigital threat intensifies for TV
Social media giants are gaining the upper hand, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsITV Hub looks to build on Love Island success
ITV is planning to bridge the gap between its commissioning and multiplatform teams following the runaway success of Love Island online.
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NewsCuriosityStream ready for blast-off
CuriosityStream, the ‘Netflix for documentaries’ that recently commissioned UK indies Arrow Media and Bigger Bang, has outlined its growth strategy a year after launching in the US.
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NewsClarkson & co gear up for online launch
Drive Tribe, the forthcoming online project created by Jeremy Clarkson and the former Top Gear team, has issued a call-out to creators to set-up a network of motoring channels.
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NewsAmazon acquires Cameron Crowe's Roadies
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Cameron Crowe’s Showtime drama Roadies.
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NewsSky to host James Corden US talkshow
Sky has struck a deal with Hollywood studio CBS to air The Late Late Show with James Corden in the UK.
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NewsAmazon acquires Steven Soderbergh drama
Amazon has acquired the UK rights to Steven Soderbergh’s high-end escort drama The Girlfriend Experience.
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NewsYouTube Red orders first scripted original
YouTube has moved into original big-budget scripted programming for the first time, ordering of an adaptation of Channing Tatum film Step Up.
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CommentAdvertising’s millennial problem
In a world of ad-blocking, new models are emerging, says Kate Bulkley
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NewsFacebook Live signs up content partners in US
Facebook has signed $50m (£34m) worth of deals with content creators including BuzzFeed and Gordon Ramsay to help grow its fledgling live streaming service.
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NewsUKTV strikes ‘landmark’ Virgin VoD deal
UKTV has reached a “landmark” deal to make more than 10,000 hours of entertainment programming available on Virgin Media.
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NewsOctonauts producer wins Netflix order
Netflix has ordered a children’s animation series from Silvergate Media, the creators of CBeebies’ Octonauts.
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NewsEuro 2016 helps BBC Sport to record high
More than 2m fans watched England’s Euro 2016 clash with Wales via the BBC Sport website yesterday, smashing the site’s previous record.
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NewsArrow blasts off with US SVoD NASA doc
Live From Space indie Arrow Media is heading back into the stratosphere with the NASA Juno Mission after securing its first SVoD commission.
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NewsTV split over online content
Broadcasters are divided on the merits of original online content commissions, but agree that experimentation is key to reaching audiences in new ways, according to a future-gazing panel at Broadcast’s Media Summit.