All Multiplatform articles – Page 167

  • News

    Lazarus to boost MySpace business

    2009-03-11T19:51:26Z

    MySpace plans to step up its partnerships with indies and broadcasters with the appointment of its first senior director of business development for Europe.

  • News

    On-demand set for four-fold growth by 2015

    2009-03-11T19:47:00Z

    On-demand viewing will increase four-fold by 2015, narrowing the gap with traditional, scheduled, linear TV.

  • News

    Multimedia briefs 13 March

    2009-03-11T19:41:36Z

    Multimedia news in brief featuring Sky Player, YouTube, the BFI, Netlog and Adundant from Broadcast magazine dated 13 March 2009.

  • News

    Blinkbox beams up Andromeda

    2009-03-11T10:08:09Z

    TV website Blinkbox has secured the rights to full-length episodes of sci-fi shows such as Andromeda and US reality show My Bare Lady after signing deals with Fireworks International and Zig Zag Productions.

  • News

    BBC teams with BFI to open archives

    2009-03-09T13:22:13Z

    The BBC is to team with the British Film Institute (BFI) to boost public access to their respective radio, film and TV archives.

  • News

    Paramount Pictures gets animated

    2009-03-09T10:26:34Z

    The UK division of movie studio Paramount Pictures has launched an animated series designed to promote new theatrical and home entertainment releases.

  • News

    UKTV joins Sky Player

    2009-03-05T15:34:11Z

    BSkyB's online TV subscription service Sky Player has added six channels, including two from UKTV.

  • News

    Multiplatform briefs 6 March

    2009-03-05T10:15:33Z

    News in briefs from Broadcast magazine dated 6 March featuring Burn After Listening, Crufts, Fireworks International, 4iP and BT Vision.

  • Comment

    In My View: James Kirkham

    2009-03-04T15:31:17Z

    The future of interactive drama is tweeting, says James Kirkham.

  • Features

    Analysis: Project Canvas

    2009-03-04T15:07:58Z

    Project Canvas is the IPTV initiative from the BBC, ITV and BT - and unlike its cousin Kangaroo, it stands a good chance of becoming reality. Chris Curtis explains its plans.

  • News

    Five orders more Milkshake to bolster kids' web offering

    2009-03-04T14:00:08Z

    Five is planning to commission more short shows for children's strand Milkshake in a bid to fill gaps left by declining advertising and to bolster its kids' web content.

  • News

    Virgin Media beams up sci-fi dramas

    2009-03-03T09:45:27Z

    A swathe of sci-fi and fantasy dramas are heading for Virgin Media's VoD service following a deal with distributor Fireworks International.

  • News

    Svengali seeks support

    2009-03-03T09:28:39Z

    Video: The team behind Channel 4 drama Wedding Belles is hunting support for a new series of internet-based shorts.

  • News

    Crufts to be streamed online

    2009-02-27T11:53:52Z

    Crufts, the dog show dumped by the BBC over cruelty concerns, is to be streamed direct to viewers via its website.

  • News

    Project Canvas lined up for 2010 launch

    2009-02-26T11:44:52Z

    The BBC hopes Project Canvas set-top boxes will hit the shops next year, making the plan to offer viewers easy access to the internet and on-demand services via their television sets more tangible than ever before.

  • News

    ‘Channel surfing' next big thing for iPlayer

    2009-02-25T16:51:56Z

    BBC iPlayer is developing an application that will mimic stumbling across shows by channel surfing.

  • News

    Cardiff spectrum bid won by Cube

    2009-02-25T12:54:57Z

    Bafta-winning multimedia company Cube Interactive has won the bid for a new spectrum licence in Cardiff from Ofcom.

  • News

    Viewers to help solve online murder drama

    2009-02-25T07:59:00Z

    Indie Expanding Universe is to produce an online drama based around a murder case that viewers will be challenged to solve.

  • News

    Digital deal for Target

    2009-02-25T07:57:00Z

    Myvideorights.com has signed a two year digital distribution deal with Target Entertainment Group to represent a range of entertainment titles from its catalogue.

  • News

    Carter hits back at critics

    2009-02-24T12:13:39Z

    Communications minister Lord Carter has spoken out against critics of the Digital Britain report, saying he never expected to find a “digital nirvana” for the UK.