All Multiplatform articles – Page 74
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NewsEndemol UK to move into app market
Endemol UK is to break into the burgeoning app market for the first time next month with the launch of gaming apps based on Pointless and Deal or No Deal.
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NewsSky Sports to launch live Twitter clips
Sky Sports is to launch real-time Champions League football clips on Twitter after striking a deal with clip-sharing platform Grabyo.
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NewsNetflix to begin ordering movies
Online streaming service Netflix is moving into the movie production business as it plans to order a raft of original feature films.
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NewsTim Berners-Lee to kick off Abu Dhabi Media Summit
World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee will deliver the opening keynote for the 2013 Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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NewsSBTV YouTube channel wins private equity backing
SBTV, the online music and entertainment channel, has secured private equity backing from Miroma Ventures.
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NewsMobile traffic surges on YouTube
Nearly 40% of traffic to online video site YouTube now comes from mobile devices, according to the Google-owned company.
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NewsHulu-based portal orders thriller from UK indie
UK indie Leviathan Films is making drama thriller Interrogation Suite for a content portal based on US online video service Hulu.
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NewsMoving On to be first iPlayer drama premiere
Jimmy McGovern’s daytime series Moving On will be BBC1’s first drama to be premiered on iPlayer.
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NewsBBC Worldwide eyes global role for BBC Store
The BBC Store could be rolled out around the world via BBC Worldwide, according to president of global markets Paul Dempsey.
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NewsYouTube MCN to run comedians’ web channels
Two former United Agents and Rightster executives have launched a YouTube multichannel network (MCN) that will manage comedy channels for the likes of Jack Whitehall and The Rubber Bandits.
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NewsBBC agrees new Pact terms
The BBC has struck a “groundbreaking” new terms of trade agreement with Pact to reflect the rapid growth of digital content in the UK.
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NewsKeo Films launches digital agency
River Cottage producer Keo Films has launched a digital marketing agency as it ramps up its multiplatform business.
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NewsXbox orders first unscripted series
Microsoft has commissioned a football-themed series, Every Street United, as the first unscripted series to stream via its Xbox games console.
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NewsBBC to appoint iPlayer controller
BBC director of television Danny Cohen aims to make the iPlayer the corporation’s “fifth channel” by appointing a dedicated controller of the VoD service to sit alongside the heads of its TV channels.
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NewsSony launches UK anime SVOD service
Sony is launching a subscription video-on-demand service for its anime channel Animax and has struck a deal with Viz Media to provide content.
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NewsNetflix orders thriller from Damages creator
Netflix has commissioned its first original series from a major Hollywood studio, a Sony-produced psychological thriller from the team behind legal drama Damages.
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NewsTVCatchUp ordered to remove PSB digital channels
The High Court has ordered TVCatchUp to remove ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5’s digital channels from its online streaming service and pay £200,000 towards legal costs.
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NewsBBC unearths lost Doctor Who episodes
The BBC has released nine long-lost episodes of Doctor Who on iTunes after they were discovered in a TV relay station in Nigeria.
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NewsChannel 4 trials use of Facebook data
Channel 4 is to integrate real-time data from Facebook into its programming, including Channel 4 News and NFL coverage.
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NewsYouTube launches Upfronts to woo advertisers
YouTube kicked off a charm offensive aimed at TV advertisers at its first UK Upfronts event this week.