All Multiplatform articles – Page 157
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NewsITV mulls micropayment plans
ITV is yet to fully commit to a micropayment strategy for some online content and is wrestling with where to pitch charges and agreeing a common payment system with other players.
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NewsComedy emerges as iPlayer success
Michael MacIntyre’s Live at the Apollo is the fifth most watched show on BBC iPlayer over the last 12 months as comedy proves one of the best performing genres in on demand content.
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NewsPeston responds to Murdoch's BBC bashing
EDINBURGH: Robert Peston has admitted that the BBC’s offering – particularly its online news – may look like “unfair competition” in a news market where commercial players are moving to charge for online access.
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NewsByrne calls for more C4 online spend
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 does not spend enough money on its news website according to C4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne who recently axed News at Noon and More 4 News.
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NewsIllegal TV downloading habits revealed
New research has revealed that US drama Heroes was the most popular illegal download this year, while Top Gear also proved popular with filesharers.
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CommentContent-sharing makes sense
BBC’s video offering is not detrimental to commercial news providers.
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NewsLiving boosts its on-demand service
Living is to increase its TV on-demand offering with the introduction of Living Player via the Virgin Media cable platform.
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NewsTen Alps targets Asian buys
Ten Alps is to embark on an aggressive acquisition spree in South East Asia, in a bid to roll out the company’s multiplatform content model across the region.
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NewsBBC tracks web ‘buzz’ of shows
The BBC is trialling a web service that highlights its most talked about programmes by monitoring the internet buzz around them.
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NewsArqiva names VoD chief
Arqiva has appointed former Eurosport’s UK managing director Pierre-Jean Sebert as chief executive of its video-on-demand business.
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NewsHulu courts broadcasters for 2010 launch
US web-TV service Hulu is unlikely to launch until 2010, according to sources close to the video-on-demand platform.
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News54m viewers to tune into mobile TV
A total of 54 million people worldwide are expected this year to watch TV on mobile phones that can receive ‘free-to-air’ analogue signals, analysts have predicted.
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NewsITV.com revenue may soar to £34m
Revenues from ITV.com are on course to more than triple this year, making as much as £34m according to a new analyst report
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NewsBlinkbox stamps UK VoD credentials with BBC deal
Blinkbox has secured its most important content deal to date, signing an agreement with BBC Worldwide that will see classic Doctor Who and recent shows such as That Mitchell And Webb Look and Hustle streamed for free.
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FeaturesSlingers and Weird and Wonderful Hotels
Technology firm Sleepy Dog, best known for PlayStation 2 game Buzz!, is marshalling social media to establish a ready-made fan base for its entry into the TV market.
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NewsFremantle eyes online gaming
Fremantle Media’s gaming division is to approach UK indies and rights holders to turn well-known characters and franchises into revenue-making online games.
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NewsBebo orders Twenty Twenty fashion show
Social networking site Bebo has ordered a 17-week run of a fashion magazine show from Twenty Twenty Television.
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NewsMSN builds on-demand audience
Microsoft’s on-demand web video player has attracted almost 170,000 views of archive TV shows in its first 11 days.
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NewsTracy Beaker team launches teen web drama
Two of the team behind CBBC shows Young Dracula and Tracy Beaker have created a dark teen thriller that will debut online.
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NewsESPN signs Tiscali deal
ESPN has secured a deal to offer Premier League football to Tiscali TV customers in the UK.