All Multiplatform articles – Page 143
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NewsFive web revamp to boost VoD
Five is to overhaul its video-on demand service Demand Five and integrate it more closely with its main Five.tv website.
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Barb tests ‘meter’ to measure online viewing
Barb is kicking off a trial of measuring viewing of TV content on PCs and laptops.
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NewsPlayStation pay-TV service 'close'
Sony is close to penning a deal which could pave the way for a pay-TV service on its PlayStation games console.
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NewsSTV sign with YouTube
STV is to make at least 2,500 hours of its programming available on YouTube as part of a substantial content deal.
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NewsVintage TV to target over-50s audience
A privately-backed music and popular culture channel aimed at the over-50s is launching on Sky, Freesat and online in early September.
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NewsConsumers demand 3DTV for World Cup 2014
Almost 60% of consumers expect to watch the 2014 World Cup via 3D TV, according to a poll conducted by sports broadcaster ESPN and trade body the Internet Advertising Bureau.
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NewsBBC Worldwide hires first digital director
Former Channel 4 digital commissioner Daniel Heaf has joined BBC Worldwide in a newly created position with a mandate to drive global digital development and business opportunities.
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NewsKeo makes digital hires
River Cottage producer Keo has staffed up its digital division with three hires in a bid to strengthen its web community project Landshare.
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NewsSix to Start hires CEO as Dan Hon departs
Dan and Adrian Hon, the brothers who co-founded digital agency Six to Start, have parted company as Dan takes on a new role at advertising agency Wieden + Kennedy.
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Skillset boosts multiplatform training fund
Skillset has put £300,000 worth of multiplatform training up for grabs - a £50,000 increase on last year’s spend.
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NewsDigital helps C4 break even
Record digital media profits and tight budgeting helped Channel 4 to break even last year - despite the worst advertising downturn in its 28-year history, the broadcaster has said.
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NewsITV News to include social media
ITV News is rolling out a year-long social media push and on-air strand following today’s Budget to see how viewers cope with the expected cuts.
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NewsGreenpeace orders Glasto shorts
Indie Raw Cut is producing a series of film shorts about the Greenpeace Field at the Glastonbury Festival later this week.
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NewsITV World Cup site nets 1m
More than 1m users have visited World Cup online interactive service ITV Live in the first week since its launch.
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NewsCome Dine with Me app is C4 iPhone first
Channel 4 is launching its first major iPhone app, for hit series Come Dine With Me, to offer fans richer content and open up a newrevenue stream for the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 inks BT content deal for 4oD
Channel 4 has signed its first commercial partnership deal for 4oD, with BT sponsoring a raft of bespoke content including the premiere of season four of The IT Crowd.
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BBC eyes more tie-in games for Doctor Who
The first instalment of the BBC’s immersive Doctor Who game has been downloaded 525,000 times in the two weeks since launch.
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NewsC4 inks BT content deal for 4oD
Channel 4 has signed its first commercial partnership deal for 4oD, with BT sponsoring a raft of bespoke content including the premiere of season four of The IT Crowd.
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NewsMTV overhauls online creative hub
MTV and watch brand Swatch are extending their co-branded “creative hub” website, which aimed at emerging talent in animation, music, film and fashion.
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NewsDrop exec takes on senior digital role
Endemol UK has promoted the executive behind the web arm of Channel 4’s The Million Pound Drop Live to a new senior role.