All Multiplatform articles – Page 166
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F1 goes interactive
Formula 1 fans watching the BBC's coverage online will be able to choose which cameras to follow during races and to explore virtual 3D versions of every circuit in the championship.
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4iP looks at faster commissions
Channel 4 and innovation funding body Nesta have devised a range of contract models designed to simplify and speed up the commissioning process for low-budget web projects.
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Multimedia briefs 27 March 2009
Multimedia news in brief from Broadcast magazine dated 27 March featuring BBC online, Babelgum, iPlayer and Balls of Steel.
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ITV moots higher PRTS charges as trust returns
ITV is considering raising the cost of entering its highest-profile competitions by 50% to£1.50 after a resurgence in viewers using its premium rate phone-in services.
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Moving Wallpaper takes zombie show to itv.com
ITV1 comedy Moving Wallpaper will “take over” the itv.com homepage at the climax of the series, with 12 minutes of the show-within-a-show, Renaissance, debuting online.
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Comment
When it's better to partner
A one-stop shop for audio on the internet would be good for all.
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Broadcast Digital Awards deadline extended
The entry deadline for the Broadcast Digital Awards has been extended to 3 April to allow entrants an extra week to prepare.
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ITN slams BBC web super-funding
ITN has accused the BBC of aiming to “destroy the business models of competitors” after it upped its online budget by 26%.
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BBC Trust approves extra£30m for online
The BBC Trust has lifted the bbc.co.uk budget freeze after 10 months and released£30.7m new of cash for online over the next three years.
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ITV: viewers need clarity about online viewing
ITV has called on the industry to ensure consumers are fully aware of the nature of online content before they or their children watch it.
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Primeval to get the Twitter treatment
ITV is planning to engage the ‘Twitterati' in a mass live conversation about Primeval for the duration of the first episode of the drama's third series.
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Cohen: Make catch-up TV pay-per-view
On-demand services should introduce ‘micropayments' from 5p to£2 for catch-up views of big shows to recoup money lost through falling TV advertising revenues, FremantleMedia chief executive Tony Cohen has proposed.
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Being Human to stay alive online
The creators of BBC3's super-natural drama Being Human are planning a range of year-round original content online, including a potential web-only prequel series.
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Bebo cuts back drama budgets and brand deals
Bebo is to focus on short, low-budget drama series rather than the marathon runs of daily dramas such as KateModern because of the “exhausting” workload involved.
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Multimedia briefs 20 March
Multimedia news in brief from Broadcast magazine 20 March 2009 featuring Fireworks International, Crufts, News International and Johnson and Johnson.
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BBC puts Music FastClear rights service online
The BBC will make its Music FastClear service available online next month, allowing indies to immediately clear music rights themselves.
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BBC reveals online Dragons'
The BBC has revealed the identities of two new Dragons who will preside over an online-only version of Dragons' Den.
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VoD use grows to 50%
Half of the UK population has used catch-up services and 20% of people access VoD services on a weekly basis, according to a new survey from the Association for Television Video on Demand.
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Ratings
Crufts online seen by 145,000
The annual pedigree dog competition Crufts was followed by over 145,000 online after the show was dumped by the BBC over cruelty concerns.
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Deadline draws near for Broadcast Digital Awards
There are just two weeks left to enter the Broadcast Digital Awards 2009.