All Multiplatform articles – Page 113
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NewsC4 News launches weather site
Channel 4 News’ weather website launches today ahead of the first ever weather presenter Liam Dutton, making his debut on the programme tonight.
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The Broadcast InterviewLouise Brown, multiplatform, Channel 4
C4’s multiplatform commissioning lead has been charged with finding innovative ways to get viewers involved in its campaigns through apps and online projects.
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NewsC4 to use game to select Bank Job contestants
The contestants appearing in Channel 4’s forthcoming The Bank Job will have to be successful in an online head-to-head game to take part in the show.
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NewsBBC3 trials long-form online push
BBC3 is trialling long-form online comedy as part of a major push in the genre that includes a Jack Whitehall sitcom and recommissions for Pramface and Him & Her.
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NewsFilmFlex set for 2012 move into TV content
White-label VoD supplier FilmFlex is set to offer TV content for the first time next year, according to chief executive Jeff Henry.
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NewsBBCW launches festive promo for iPlayer
BBC Worldwide is offering global iPlayer customers a free episode of festive themed content every day until Christmas.
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NewsFresh Meat tops 4oD chart
Channel 4 comedy drama, Fresh Meat, was the most watched series on 4oD in October by half a million views.
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NewsSky Movies launches on-demand via mobile
Sky has made its Sky Movies channel available on-demand via its Sky Go mobile app.
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NewsTurner wins first Baftas with Gumball
Turner Broadcasting picked up its first Bafta award last night, winning two categories for live action animation The Amazing World of Gumball.
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News1Xtra orders first doc for Stories strand
Digital station BBC Radio 1Xtra has ordered its first multiplatform documentary as part of its ongoing 1Xtra’s Stories strand.
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NewsFilm 4 launches first multiplatform project
Film 4 has ordered its first piece of multiplatform content, an immersive experience written by author AL Kennedy to support forthcoming film Dreams of a Life.
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NewsC4 works up 14 ideas from online briefing
International finance, decision-making, consumerism and economics are among the 14 multiplatform project ideas indies are developing for Channel 4 following its first Online briefing.
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NewsMTV records 250,000 VoD views
MTV has had 250,000 paid-for views of its content since it launched its direct–to-consumer VoD service in February.
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NewsBBC FM creates £1m fund for tech innovations
BBC Future Media has established a £1m Innovation Fund to give creative thinking at the broadcaster a shot in the arm.
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NewsFremantle’s Marsh joins Zodiak
Zodiak Media Group has poached Robert Marsh from Talkback Thames to head the UK arm of its digital and branded content division, Zodiak Active.
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NewsYouTube poised for AFP push
YouTube has kicked off content talks with UK indies, having formed a division that will effectively act as an AFP broker.
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NewsTalkTalk to trial YouView
YouView is to kick off its first consumer trial with 3,000 TalkTalk staff to be handed Huawei set-top boxes in January ahead of a full launch next spring.
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NewsBBC and Arts Council launch £2.5m online fund
The BBC and Arts Council England are partnering to launch a £2.5m “iPlayer for the arts”.
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NewsC4 first to trial Zeebox
Channel 4 has kicked off a trial with two-screen TV service Zeebox to feature bespoke content around forthcoming E4 series Desperate Scousewives.
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Crowd-sourced online network to fund shorts
A “crowd-sourced entertainment network” is being established that will offer emerging creative talent funding to produce content.