All Multiplatform articles – Page 109
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NewsCBeebies develops kids’ number skills
CBeebies has ordered a multiplatform series to help children learn numeracy, as part of its new Love To Learn programming strand.
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TV Guide adds mobile remote control
EPG mobile app TV Guide has increased its functionality, allowing Samsung connected TV and Virgin Media Tivo viewers to use their mobiles to change channels.
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NewsAbsolute Radio kicks off Twitter campaign
Absolute Radio has become the first radio broadcaster to advertise using Twitter’s promoted trend spot.
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NewsBBC warns over spikes in Olympic web use
The BBC has provided ISPs and mobile operators with a “heat map”, which will alert them to an anticipated huge spike in traffic around “four or five” London 2012 Olympics events.
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NewsEmbarrassing apps push self-diagnosis
The second series of Embarrassing Bodies: Live from the Clinic will be supported by a set of groundbreaking mobile apps that draw on audio watermarking.
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Ofcom upholds Atvod's Viacom ruling
Ofcom has upheld a decision from VoD regulator Atvod that Viacom is responsible for the editorial of its catch-up services on Virgin Media.
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NewsVirgin Media beats 1bn VoD views in 2011
Virgin Media beat its forecast of 1 billion VoD views during 2011 by 4.5 million, with ITV1’s Coronation Street the most-watched show of the year.
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NewsCivolution begins C4 watermarking trial
Channel 4 is preparing to take its first steps into audio watermarking, having started working on a trial with Civolution.
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NewsSky boosts Isle of Wight coverage
Sky is upping its live coverage of this year’s Isle of Wight Festival to 18 hours - including broadcasts in 3D.
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NewsZeebox trials click-to-buy service
Zeebox, the second-screen companion application, has started trialling a click-to-buy service for viewers through the use of video finger-printing technology.
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NewsITV to turn Emmerdale into multiplatform brand
Emmerdale is to be transformed into a “multiplatform brand” as its cast and storylines are given a significant digital push by ITV to extend the soap’s off-air presence.
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NewsYouTube earmarks £10m for UK content
Youtube is understood to have earmarked a fund of £10m to invest in UK-created content as it looks to roll out a range of entertainment, music and lifestyle channels.
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NewsLovefilm boss Calver quits
Lovefilm chief executive Simon Calver is to step down after almost seven years after being poached by high street chain Mothercare.
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NewsRoughcut works with Widebeam to build Mr T app
Roughcut TV has teamed up with Widebeam Digital to develop an app around the legendary A Team actor Mr T.
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NewsBBCW posts comedy channel on YouTube
BBC Worldwide has launched a YouTube channel featuring clips from comedy shows including The Office and Only Fools And Horses, in a bid to drive sales of DVDs.
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NewsGravity Rd goes behind scenes at Grazia
Gravity Road has won its first commission to produce an online documentary series for Grazia, which will go behind the scenes at the magazine as it prepares its London Fashion Week collector’s issue.
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NewsS4C chief lobbies for change in online role
The new chief executive of S4C is lobbying government to widen its digital remit, enabling investment in online-only content for the first time.
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NewsBBC Sport revamps with live focus
The BBC Sport website has been overhauled ahead of the Olympics, with a focus on beefing up its live coverage.
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NewsThe River gets UK debut on iTunes
US paranormal thriller series The River will debut on iTunes in the UK just one day after its US premiere.
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NewsMisfits tops 4oD for second month
E4 superhero drama Misfits topped the 4oD chart for the second consecutive month.