All Multiplatform articles – Page 69
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NewsLovefilm Instant and Amazon Prime merged
Amazon is launching its Prime Instant Video service in the UK after merging VoD play Lovefilm Instant with its overnight delivery option.
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NewsUK fast tracks US shows
The gap between TV series launching in the US and their UK debut is 95 days, according to new data from analysts IHS.
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NewsITV Player exec finds new home at Rightmove
One of the key executives behind the successful relaunch of ITV Player, James Micklethwaite, is to leave the broadcaster.
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NewsFremantle execs exit for Applicaster and Fresh One
Fremantle Media UK Interactive has lost two high-profile executives: managing director Peter Cassidy and digital producer Jonathan Almond.
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NewsMaker launches push into UK
Multichannel network Maker Studios has set up its international HQ in London and plans to build relationships with UK broadcasters and production companies.
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NewsNetflix picks up Australian drama Rake
Netflix has acquired the UK and US rights to Australian drama Rake after closing a deal with distributor DCD Rights.
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NewsVice and Fremantle forge food tie-up
Youth publisher Vice has partnered with FremantleMedia to launch an online food channel, with content distributed online and sold to international broadcasters.
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NewsTwitter to offer near-live Brits clips
Near-live video clips from The Brit Awards are to made available via Twitter after the social media platform closed its first Amplify deal in the UK.
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NewsGravity Road scoops short film Bafta
Fledgling production company Gravity Road has picked up a Bafta award in the short film category for its work with Bombay Sapphire.
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NewsHouse of Cards streamed by estimated 5m in US
Around 5m people in the US are estimated to have watched the second series of Netflix’s House of Cards, according to broadband firm Procera Networks.
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NewsThinkbox: linear TV viewing remains strong
Viewers watched an average of 98.5% of TV via a television set in 2013, down 0.3% from the previous year, according to research from commercial TV body Thinkbox.
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News4Shorts heads to Paralympic Winter Games
Five of the biggest stars of the British team taking part in the Paralympic Winter Games 2014 are to be profiled in a series of online films hosted on Channel 4’s website.
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NewsVirgin Media passes 2m TiVo subs
Virgin Media has passed the 2m subscriber mark for its connected TV service TiVo - but lost nearly 50,000 TV subs over the previous 12 months.
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NewsLittle Dot Studios sizes up US
All3Media’s YouTube-focused production arm Little Dot Studios is plotting growth in the US as it approaches its first anniversary.
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NewsPSBs plan Freeview VoD push
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are investigating the opportunity to launch industry-standard IPTV technology that would ensure their catch-up services work across all connected TVs.
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NewsChannelFlip founders exit for ‘new challenge’
ChannelFlip founders Justin Gayner and Wil Harris are leaving the multichannel network (MCN) two years after selling it to Shine Group.
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NewsTwitter issues Vine guidance
Twitter has compiled best practice guidelines for Vine following a four-fold increase in interest from TV broadcasters and producers.
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NewsRiver Cottage joins Jamie Oliver Food Tube network
Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall is to launch a YouTube channel that will join Jamie Oliver’s emerging Food Tube network.
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NewsBBC to be more transparent on distribution
The BBC has committed to being more transparent about the cost of transmitting its television, radio and online services after its distribution bill hit £233m last year.
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NewsVice makes C4 & Pulse hires
Multiplatform content producer Vice has appointed Fried Chicken Shop developer Max Gogarty, and Channel 4 docs commissioning editor Lina Prestwood to bolster its growing production team.