All Multiplatform articles – Page 60
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NewsSunset + Vine scores Spurs YouTube deal
Sunset + Vine has been appointed to relaunch Tottenham Hotspur’s YouTube channel ahead of the 2014/15 Premier League season.
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NewsSky News eyes US growth with connected-TV boost
Sky News is ramping up its presence on connected-TV devices as it targets an increasingly international audience.
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NewsAustralian telco Telstra buys streaming firm Ooyala
Australian telecoms company Telstra has acquired video streaming business Ooyala for £161m.
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NewsTellybug creates Edinburgh TV festival app
Social TV developer Tellybug has produced an interactive app for this year’s Edinburgh International TV Festival.
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NewsNetflix surges to 3m subs in UK
Online film and TV service Netflix has hit the 3m subscriber mark in the UK, according to new research carried out by Enders Analysis based on figures from Barb.
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NewsSky launches weekly sports pass
Sky is expanding its pay-as-you-go Now TV sports offering with the launch of a new weekly access pass.
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NewsUK SVOD revenues rise by 76%
The increasing popularity of Netflix and Amazon have stimulated a 76% revenue boost for the subscription video-on-demand platforms in the UK.
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NewsBreaking Bad most watched SVOD series in UK
Breaking Bad is the most watched OTT series in the UK, according to new research from GfK.
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NewsS+V in Lord’s YouTube deal
Sunset + Vine has secured a deal to manage Lord’s YouTube channel, which has involved stunts including attaching a GoPro camera to the helmet of West Indian batsman Brian Lara as he faced Sri Lankan bowler Muttiah Muralitharan.
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NewsSocial broadcaster Joiz mulls launch into UK
European social TV broadcaster Joiz is eyeing a launch in the UK following its debut in Germany and Switzerland.
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NewsLittle Dot hires C4 tech boss Bob Harris
YouTube producer Little Dot Studios has hired former Channel 4 chief technology officer Bob Harris as a technology advisor.
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NewsS4C eyes augmented reality app
S4C is developing an augmented reality app which will allow users to hold their device up to specific images to access bonus content.
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NewsAndroid users to stream ITV live
ITV has extended its growing digital footprint with the launch of a new ITV Player app for Android which allows viewers to watch live television on the move.
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NewsSpirit Media signs up Zoe Ball for YouTube channel
Spirit Digital Media has launched a YouTube channel fronted by TV and radio presenter Zoe Ball.
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NewsBBC backs learning initiative
Former BBC multiplatform boss Simon Nelson has secured the support of the corporation for his online social learning initiative, FutureLearn.
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NewsCBeebies launches app to help kids learn to read
CBeebies is preparing to launch a Storytime app that is designed to improve the reading ability of young children.
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NewsBroadcast offers ratings via new app
Broadcast has launched a tablet app, available exclusively to subscribers, that will feature extended overnight ratings data each morning.
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NewsSky ups investment in virtual reality firm
BSkyB has increased its investment in Jaunt, a Silicon Valley business that enables virtual reality technology to be applied to live-action programming.
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NewsAmazon to pilot Spotnitz drama
Amazon is piloting an adaptation of Philip K Dick’s novel The Man In The High Castle from Greenbird-backed UK indie Big Light Productions.
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NewsBarcroft sets sights on MCN
Barcroft Media will invest hundreds of thousands of pounds into developing a premium multichannel network (MCN) after commissioning its first presenter-led YouTube series.