All Multiplatform articles – Page 158
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NewsSky slams BBC Trust's handling of Canvas
BSkyB has written to the BBC Trust expressing “serious concerns” about the handling of its plans to create internet-connect TV service Project Canvas.
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NewsBBC backs digital work placement scheme
The BBC is backing a paid placement scheme that will pair recent graduates with digital production companies in the North West.
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NewsFaster broadband unlikely to drive on-demand take-up
Faster broadband is no incentive for watching TV online, with more than half of people claiming it would make no difference to their web viewing, a study has claimed.
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NewsBBC plans kids commentaries for sports
BBC Children’s interactive division is aiming to forge a closer alliance with BBC Sport and produce “children’s commentaries” of key sporting events.
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NewsiPlayer doubles its reach
BBC iPlayer has more than doubled its reach in the past year and is five times more popular than ITV’s catch-up service, Ofcom’s annual communications market report has revealed.
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NewsITV suffers as it sells Friends Reunited for £25m
ITV made a loss of £104m in the six months to 30 June and has sold Friends Reunited to DC Thomson company Brightsolid for £25m – taking a hit of £145m.
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CommentBigger bandwidth needs bigger brands
Is the secret to turning Britain into a global media powerhouse about the technical facilities and the digital connectivity, or backing showbiz impresarios who can motivate the talent to create something special, asks Alex Connock.
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BBC enlists James Martin for iPlayer push
Chef James Martin is fronting a primetime push on the iPlayer that will push the extra features on the BBC catch-up site.
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Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts star lands a spin-off for BBC3
A former shop assistant who experienced life in an Indian sweatshop for BBC3’s Blood, Sweat and T-Shirts is to front a spin-off series about child labour.
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NewsRain Media debuts with Virgin 1 restaurant show
Rain Media, the indie set up by former ITV Studios (ITVS) producers Mark Wells and Glen Middleham, has won its first commission - a Virgin 1 series dubbed Hell’s Kitchen meets Come Dine with Me.
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NewsFive joins Project Canvas in drive for partnerships
Five has joined IPTV venture Project Canvas in the first of a planned series of major industry partnerships.
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FeaturesImagine fashion
ITN’s interactive arm, ITN On, has won a global contract deal with Imagine Fashion to create a free multiplatform publication focused on fashion and lifestyle.
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NewsScots content boosts refreshed STV Player
STV’s newly revamped catch-up service, STV Player, will host archive shows such as Rebus plus behind-the-scenes content in a bid to inject more home grown Scottish content into the platform.
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Dai4Films plans Facebook-based music showcase
Welsh indie Dai4Films is to make a series of monthly viral programmes aimed at showcasing unsigned musicians on social networking site Facebook.
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NewsArqiva plans VoD recruitment
Arqiva is preparing to recruit a team of business-to-consumer specialist staff to launch a video-on-demand service based on the platform assets of Project Kangaroo.
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Bebo ends long search for top exec
Bebo has promoted chief operating officer Stephane Panier to chief executive, a post that has been vacant for more than a year.
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NewsOrange launches C4-backed music service
Channel 4 is backing a mobile phone package from Orange that offers free music when users top up their phones.
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NewsC4 holds on to horse racing fixtures
Channel 4 has signed a new deal to keep horse racing on the channel for a further three years.
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NewsOfcom: UK broadband not up to speed
Broadband users do not get the speeds they are paying their providers for, according to a major survey by Ofcom.
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NewsBBC secures web video deal with newspapers
The BBC is to offer some of its news material, free of charge, to four national newspapers for use online.