All Multiplatform articles – Page 68
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NewsBBC3 budget cut in half by move online
BBC3’s programme budget will be cut in half, and £30m of it will be redirected into BBC1 drama, when the youth channel moves online in autumn 2015.
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NewsSpirit in talks with talent for boutique MCN launch
Spirit Digital Media is developing a “boutique multichannel network” (MCN) based around a diverse crop of talent, including reality TV star Michelle Heaton and Britain’s Got Talent dog Pudsey.
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NewsBBC3 on the brink of online move
The BBC wants to change BBC3 from a traditional TV channel to an online-only brand that will super-charge the iPlayer.
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NewsBauer hires digital chief
Absolute Radio’s technology director Paul Brown has been appointed as Bauer Media’s digital development director.
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NewsVice launches online news channel
Youth-skewing brand Vice has launched an online news channel that will have 35 foreign bureaus and over 4,000 contributors.
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NewsOfcom warned over apps 'loophole'
Ofcom has been warned about a “potential loophole” in its regulation of second-screen content as part of a report it commissioned into the burgeoning sector.
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NewsRadio 1 digital producers exit for social start-up
BBC Radio 1 digital execs Alistair Parrington and Laura-May Coope are leaving the station to launch social media agency, Social Life.
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CommentTechnology vs TV
Has an unstoppable force met an immovable object asks TVCatchup’s Alex Guest
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CommentClosing the transatlantic gap
Outside of Netflix, a ‘wait and see’ approach still rules for buying US shows, says Tim Wescott
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NewsBBC Store gets greenlight from Trust
The BBC’s plans to launch a download-to-own portal for archive programming have taken a step forward after being approved by the BBC Trust.
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NewsYahoo! head of video joins social media firm
Yahoo! head of video Dan Watt-Smith has left the web giant to join social media firm Primary Opinion.
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NewsiPlayer drama slate revealed
BBC director general Tony Hall’s vision of making iPlayer the “front door of the BBC” will move a step closer next month with the release of three web-only dramas.
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NewsAmazon looking to ramp up UK commissions
Amazon is to ramp up the amount of UK content it commissions and has called for producers to bring it original ideas.
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NewsTony Hall: licence fee needs modernising
BBC director general Tony Hall has admitted that the licence fee must be brought up to date to account for the increase in iPlayer viewing.
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NewsAmazon revives Ripper Street
BBC1 drama Ripper Street is to be resurrected on Amazon’s new subscription service Prime Instant Video.
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NewsITV pre-tax profits soar 30%
ITV’s pre-tax profits rocketed 30% to £435m in 2013 as the company’s production acquisition drive and digital improvements delivered substantial returns.
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CommentBroadcasters need to think big - and small
Broadcasters are letting the most interesting ideas fall through the cracks, says Justin Gayner
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NewsBBCW strikes Chinese VoD deal
BBC titles including Ripper Street, Silk and Frozen Planet are headed to China after BBC Worldwide struck a deal with VoD provider Sohu.
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NewsAmazon strikes UK deal with Warner
Amazon is to launch hit US shows including Arrow and The Following on its newly rebranded UK streaming service after striking a deal with Warner Bros.
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NewsLovefilm Instant and Amazon Prime merged
Amazon is launching its Prime Instant Video service in the UK after merging VoD play Lovefilm Instant with its overnight delivery option.