All Multiplatform articles – Page 82
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NewsChill launches episodic funding
Online distribution platform Chill is moving into the next stage of crowdfunding as it launches episodic funding for its first original series, Jason Mewes-fronted Vigilante Diaries.
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NewsITV introduces Apple subs fee
ITV has begun charging consumers a monthly subscription fee to stream ITV3 and ITV4 after updating its ITV Player iOS app.
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NewsRaindance debuts indie web film festival
Independent film festival Raindance is launching the UK’s first independent web film festival this autumn.
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NewsVirgin Media reveals "most talked about" shows
ITV’s The Ice Cream Girls, The Graham Norton Show and Britain’s Got Talent were among the most talked about shows in May, according to Virgin Media’s new TV measurement tool.
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NewsBGT finale performs on Twitter
ITV’s Britain’s Got Talent mobile app was downloaded over 1m times over the course of the series, while the show’s finale drew tweets from over 320,000 viewers on Sunday.
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NewsC5's Under The Dome heads to Lovefilm
UK streaming service Lovefilm will offer subscribers Stephen King’s mystery series Under The Dome after coming on board the CBS Studios produced series.
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NewsBBC3's Call Centre jams Twitter
BBC3’s The Call Centre was the most-tweeted about show on TV on Tuesday, generating more than 25,000 messages from its audience of 1m.
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NewsVirgin Media targets youth with YouTube channel
Virgin Media will launch a YouTube channel later this month to target younger audiences and potential subscribers.
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NewsBBC puts in team effort for digital Glastonbury
The BBC’s Glastonbury coverage will be an example of the corporation working to be “bigger than the sum of its parts”, according to Bob Shennan.
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NewsC4, Windfall and Digit to revisit D-Day in real-time
The events of D-Day will be replayed online in real-time following a partnership between Channel 4, Windfall Films and interactive agency Digit.
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NewsLittle Dot lands Renault contract
All3Media’s YouTube focussed-indie Little Dot Studios has landed a content production deal with car manufacturer Renault.
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RatingsThe Call Centre rings up 1m viewers
The Call Centre became BBC3’s best factual series launch in nearly two years on Tuesday, helping it demolish an underwhelming return for Mad Dogs.
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NewsAmazon strikes global Viacom deal
Amazon has struck a global deal with Viacom that will see a raft of MTV, Nickelodeon and Comedy Central series distributed via its Lovefilm streaming service.
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NewsC4 launches channel-wide second screen app
C4 is to become the first major broadcaster to launch a “hub” app which will provide second screen support for its entire schedule of shows in a single destination.
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NewsBBCW bolsters European VoD
BBC Worldwide is to improve the metadata supporting its VoD content across Europe following a deal with TV intelligence provider EBS.
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NewsBBC set for ‘most digital Glastonbury ever’
The BBC is gearing up to broadcast more than 250 hours of content from Glastonbury as it looks to the apply the Olympics formula to the music festival.
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NewsYouView hits 400,000 homes
YouView has reached 400,000 homes eight months after its launch - and confirmed plans to allow live channels to stream on the platform.
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NewsCBeebies’ Dipdap morphs into drawing app
CBeebies animated character Dipdap is being turned into an app following a licensing deal between Ragdoll Worldwide and interactive entertainment specialist Cube.
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NewsRise of the OTT providers
Netflix, Lovefilm and Microsoft’s Xbox will compete more directly with traditional broadcasters for the first-run rights to high-profile US acquisitions, evidence from the LA Screenings has suggested.
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NewsSomethin’ Else takes VH1 dance show to next level
Viacom-owned channel VH1 has commissioned Somethin’ Else to provide multiplatform support for its US dance team drama Hit The Floor.