All Multiplatform articles – Page 123
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NewsUTV boosts reach with online content deals
UTV is in talks with MSN, Yahoo! and The Telegraph about distributing its archive of content.
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NewsTalkback Thames orders new X Factor website
ITV, Talkback Thames and Syco have ordered interactive agency Pancentric Digital to design the website for this year’s The X Factor.
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NewsLukom to lead Turner drive in multiplatform
Turner Broadcasting UK is planning a multiplatform push after confirming former MySpace UK managing director Anthony Lukom as vice president and general manager.
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NewsC4 set to appoint first games commissioner
Channel 4 is planning to recruit its first games commissioner as it continues to push into the digital landscape.
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NewsVirgin Media ties with Spotify
Virgin Media has agreed a partnership with Spotify that will see it offer the on-demand music service to its subscribers and build it into its Tivo connected-TV service.
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NewsBig Brother viewers to vote through Facebook
Channel 5 will give Big Brother viewers the chance to vote over Facebook for the first time, when it resurrects the reality show next month.
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NewsBBC to integrate online games with Grid tool
The BBC is ramping up its use of Games Grid, a set of tools that underpins all of the games across the corporation’s website.
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NewsProject Factory builds site for revolution doc
Digital production business The Project Factory has won its first piece of business since launching in the UK, producing a website for feature-length doc How To Start A Revolution.
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NewsITV Player launches on Apple devices
ITV has continued the roll out of its video-on-demand service, making an ITV Player app available on Apple’s leading mobile devices.
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NewsC4 delays decision on Comedy Blaps shorts
Channel 4 online comedy talent initiative Comedy Blaps has been delayed after being inundated with ideas.
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NewsBarb to measure online viewing
Barb’s long-awaited meter of online viewing will be rolled out to just 100 homes initially, the ratings agency has confirmed.
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NewsKirstie & Phil locate House Hunter app
Kirstie Allsop and Phil Spencer’s indie Raise The Roof has partnered with BBC Worldwide to launch an iPhone app which helps people to buy a house.
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NewsGMG Radio launches on We7
GMG Radio has agreed a distribution deal with We7 to rollout Real, Rock and Smooth via the streaming music service.
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NewsThe Lingo Show crosses to TV
CBeebies’ online language game, The Lingo Show, is being made into a TV series.
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NewsC4 Education turns to grime
Channel 4 Education has commissioned Windfall Films to produce five online music videos led by political activist Jody McIntyre.
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Blue Zoo invites kids to upload pictures for Olive
Pre-school children will be able to watch their drawings come to life on TV through an integrated multiplatform project for Nickelodeon’s Olive The Ostrich.
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NewsBBC to put nation's art collection online
The BBC is launching a website to host high-resolution pictures of the national collection of art, which will eventually total 200,000 pieces.
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NewsSeesaw eyed by Bebo owner
Seesaw, Arqiva’s video-on-demand service, is reportedly close to being acquired by US private equity firm Criterion Capital Partners.
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NewsITV Player rolls out on Android
ITV has launched its video-on-demand service ITV Player on mobile for the first time via a Google Android app.
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NewsDisney Jnr boost viewers after leaving Playhouse
Disney Junior has posted a 37% increase in ratings in its first month following the channel’s rebrand from Playhouse Disney.