All Multiplatform articles – Page 41
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NewsLittle Dot accesses vloggers for first TV commission
Digital producer Little Dot has secured its first television commission – a documentary about vloggers for BBC3.
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NewsUK indie secures Huffington Post series
UK indie Broad Bean Media is producing a 10-part web series for The Huffington Post, fronted by Game of Thrones star Sophie Turner.
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NewsBBC Sport app gets personal
BBC Sport will allow fans to follow the progress of their favourite teams more closely as part of personalised functionality being introduced to its app.
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NewsAmazon heads Back To The Present
Amazon has acquired a Back To The Future-themed documentary after striking a deal with Vivendi-owned distributor Can’t Stop Media and Studiocanal.
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NewsNetflix prepares to tackle Vice News
Netflix is preparing to push into offering youth-skewing news and current affairs programming, putting the subscription service on a collision course with Vice News.
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NewsGlobal ambition for Mr Robot
Sam Esmail, creator of the US hacking drama opens up about the Amazon deal for one of cable’s hottest shows
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NewsBigballs eyes US and Asia with £7m investment
Digital producer Bigballs Media (BBM) is to expand further into the US and enter the Asian market after securing £7m of investment from Liberty Global and VC firm e.ventures.
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NewsBritish Gas funds second C4 Short
Phil Spencer is to front Channel 4’s latest advertiser-funded short – a six-part property format funded by British Gas.
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NewsiPlayer to stream Elton John concert
BBC iPlayer is to offer visitors an exclusive Elton John performance from Cornwall’s Eden Project.
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CommentSocial TV: it's just a fad, right?
Social networks can help ailing linear viewership figures, says Connect Four’s Tom Bowers
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NewsLiberty buys stake in Bigballs
Liberty Global has continued its UK indie acquisition spree with the purchase of a stake in You, Me and the Apocalypse co-producer Bigballs Media.
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NewsScripps eyes UKTV web shows following Poland deal
UKTV joint owner Scripps Interactive Networks has earmarked an initial $1m to create original web commissions for TVN, the Polish broadcaster it bought earlier this year.
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NewsFreeview targets middle ground with Play launch
Freeview is aiming its connected-TV proposition at the 11 million homes that fall between those firmly committed to either pay- or free-to-air TV.
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NewsBarb to extend TV Player Report
Devices such as Xboxes and connected TVs are next on the agenda for Barb as it attempts to ramp up the data collection for its TV Player Report.
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CommentDownpour fails to dampen spirits
Growing strength of VoD operators gives Mipcom reason to cheer
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NewsMonterosa secures £1m and appoints chairman
Second-screen specialist Monterosa has secured £1.2m of funding and appointed The Mill chief executive Robin Shenfield as chairman.
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CommentStrictly Come Dancing in 360 degrees
Christopher Nundy explains why, how and what challenges were involved in Strictly Come Dancing becoming one of the first BBC shows to use immersive technology to create a 360 degree viewing experience.
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NewsWalter Presents strikes major deals ahead of launch
Walter Presents (WP), the Channel 4-backed foreign language drama service, has acquired a raft of titles including Luc Besson’s No Limit and Swiss drama Ten.
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NewsYouTube stars establish indie
YouTube stars Caspar Lee and Joe Sugg have established their own production company as they aim to produce further linear TV formats.
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NewsVice eyes new channels and TV expansion
Vice is to launch a number of online channels and push further into linear television over the next 12 months.