All Multiplatform articles – Page 102
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NewsBBC strikes writer deal
The BBC and Writers Guild have reached a landmark agreement creating a new model for writers payments that could lead to an increase in payments.
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NewsTV innovators rewarded for pioneering apps
An app allowing viewers to interact with people in video content and a content discovery tool that suggests shows based on mood are among the winners of an innovation contest.
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NewsBBC second only to YouTube in online viewing
Multiplatform video viewing in the UK grew to 18,000 years of content in April, according to a Nielsen report that included mobile and tablets for the first time.
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NewsThe Voice digital head joins rival The X Factor
FremantleMedia UK Interactive has hired the digital production head of The Voice UK, to head up the multiplatform activity for rival talent show The X Factor.
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NewsNo rise in take-up of connected TVs
There has been no growth in ownership of connected TVs or the number of people engaged in two-screen activity in the past 12 months, according to the latest MediaTel Connected TV Tracker survey.
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NewsBT plans to offer Premier League channel on Freeview
BT plans to make a dedicated Premier League channel available across a wide network of platforms, including Freeview and YouView, following its shock acquisition of rights to 38 games a season.
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CommentHow we turned The Voice into a tweet sensation
Garret Keogh passes on what he learned developing the BBC show’s online elements.
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NewsBBC trials mobile streaming ahead of London 2012
The BBC is to offer ‘red-button-style’ video streaming to mobiles from a live event for the first time at the Hackney Weekend, as it readies its technology for the Olympics.
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NewsBBC kicks off beta of 55 radio station sites
The BBC has rolled out a series of beta websites across its portfolio of radio stations in a bid to prove a consistent experience across the network.
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NewsDavid Mitchell's Soapbox to return
ChannelFlip Media is to produce a fourth series of online series David Mitchell’s Soapbox that will also be made available to download via mobile.
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NewsNat Geo to stream on BT Vision
Fox International has extended its deal with BT Vision to start offering National Geographic Channel channels via the entertainment portal.
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NewsUBC writes down business by £3m
UBC has been forced to write down the value of its production business by £3.1m due to margin pressure on its ad-funded and content creation business.
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NewsBroadcasters draw up social media guidelines
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 have agreed a set of best-practice guidelines to help build confidence among audiences using social media to interact with TV shows.
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NewsYouTube weighing up 150 channel bids
YouTube has received more than 150 pitches from UK content producers keen to secure funding for original content channels and is now selecting successful bids.
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FeaturesDocs: Life beyond television
From a campaigning viral hit to a quirky new-music show, the web is providing an essential outlet for factual content that doesn’t fit the schedules.
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NewsMicrosoft Xbox fleshes out Live platform line-up
Microsoft Xbox is looking to bring more video partners onto its Live entertainment platform as it signals the importance of gesture and voice-based controls in converting users.
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NewsChelsea shows the way for spin-offs
E4’s Made In Chelsea online spinoff has notched up 360,000 views as exec producer Peter Cowley urged broadcasters to consider the wider benefits of funding multiplatform content.
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FeaturesHeat4...Live
Channel 4 has partnered with Bauer Media to launch a series of three two-screen TV events across the summer.
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NewsContent providers add services to YouView trial
Multichannel broadcasters and app developers will shortly be invited to enter a formal process to launch services on YouView, following the start of its alpha trial this week.