All Multiplatform articles – Page 110
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NewsSky to launch Netflix rival
Sky has unveiled plans for a new IPTV service featuring access to Sky Sports, movies and its entertainment channels in a bid to acquire new subscribers.
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NewsBBC iPlayer and ITV Player to launch on Sky
Sky has signed major deals with the BBC and ITV to bring the two terrestrial broadcasters’ video on demand services to its platform.
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NewsITV and MTV circle Cowell's DJ talent show
ITV and MTV are understood to be eyeing Simon Cowell’s live DJ talent show.
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NewsTake Me Out dating app launches
ITV1 entertainment show Take Me Out has launched a free dating website and mobile app.
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NewsC4 orders Gok's Teens web series
Channel 4 has ordered a raft of short-form web videos featuring celebrities including Alesha Dixon, Catherine Tate and members of the Hollyoaks cast to support its forthcoming series Gok’s Teens: The Naked Truth
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NewsFilms of Record to put life at Cern on YouTube
Films of Record is poised to start making content for the Cern YouTube channel, which will ultimately lead to a feature-length documentary similar in scale to Life In A Day, Broadcast understands.
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NewsBBC multiplatform chief joins Twofour
The BBC’s head of cross-platform productions is leaving to take up a new role at Twofour Digital.
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NewsITV moves back micropayment launch date
ITV’s much-anticipated micropayments system now looks set to launch as late as this summer.
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NewsWalking Dead app in watermarking first
FX UK is launching the first consumer-facing app to make use of audio watermarking to promote the forthcoming series of The Walking Dead.
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NewsOfcom proposes core principles for digital future
OXFORD: Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has outlined proposals for regulation in the digital future - but rejected the idea of a “single super regulator”.
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NewsBBC reveals iPlayer data usage plans
OXFORD: The BBC is working on “ambitious” plans to use licence fee payer data to serve online audiences better.
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NewsFME signs Netflix deal
Netflix will offer classic sitcom Men Behaving Badly and the UK premiere of Australian drama Satisfaction following a deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises.
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NewsC4 ideas hunt leads to New Year Revolution
A site encouraging users to stick to their new year’s resolutions and featuring talent from The Fat Fighters and Superscrimpers is the first project from C4’s push for ideas from non-traditional TV sources.
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NewsGrowth predicted for paid VoD
Consumers are increasingly prepared to pay for TV content online according to research from KPMG.
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NewsBBC tops ITV on Twitter over Xmas
The BBC trounced ITV in the social media stakes for the ten most watched TV shows over the festive period.
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TMS team commentates via iPad
The BBC Test Match Special team commentated live from the UAE via Skype on an iPad this morning following a fault with the local internet connection.
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CommentCatch-up if you can in 2012
VoD battle will intensify with arrival of Netflix, says Kate Bulkley.
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NewsZeebox trial receives lukewarm response
Two-screen TV service Zeebox, which launched its first broadcaster partner trial with E4 show Desperate Scousewives, was used for only 100 Twitter updates out of the 80,000 sent during the series.
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NewsiPlayer tops 1.9bn views; Sherlock breaks record
The first episode of Sherlock was the most-requested show ever in a 24 hour period on the BBC iPlayer as the VoD service posted its highest-ever month in December with a total of 187m requests.
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NewsLovefilm partners with Disney on ABC TV
Lovefilm has partnered with Disney to offer US shows including Lost, Desperate Housewives and Grey’s Anatomy on demand.