All Multiplatform articles – Page 74
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NewsSky Sports to launch live Twitter clips
Sky Sports is to launch real-time Champions League football clips on Twitter after striking a deal with clip-sharing platform Grabyo.
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NewsNetflix to begin ordering movies
Online streaming service Netflix is moving into the movie production business as it plans to order a raft of original feature films.
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NewsTim Berners-Lee to kick off Abu Dhabi Media Summit
World Wide Web inventor Sir Tim Berners-Lee will deliver the opening keynote for the 2013 Abu Dhabi Media Summit.
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NewsSBTV YouTube channel wins private equity backing
SBTV, the online music and entertainment channel, has secured private equity backing from Miroma Ventures.
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NewsMobile traffic surges on YouTube
Nearly 40% of traffic to online video site YouTube now comes from mobile devices, according to the Google-owned company.
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NewsHulu-based portal orders thriller from UK indie
UK indie Leviathan Films is making drama thriller Interrogation Suite for a content portal based on US online video service Hulu.
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NewsMoving On to be first iPlayer drama premiere
Jimmy McGovern’s daytime series Moving On will be BBC1’s first drama to be premiered on iPlayer.
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NewsBBC Worldwide eyes global role for BBC Store
The BBC Store could be rolled out around the world via BBC Worldwide, according to president of global markets Paul Dempsey.
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NewsYouTube MCN to run comedians’ web channels
Two former United Agents and Rightster executives have launched a YouTube multichannel network (MCN) that will manage comedy channels for the likes of Jack Whitehall and The Rubber Bandits.
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NewsBBC agrees new Pact terms
The BBC has struck a “groundbreaking” new terms of trade agreement with Pact to reflect the rapid growth of digital content in the UK.
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NewsKeo Films launches digital agency
River Cottage producer Keo Films has launched a digital marketing agency as it ramps up its multiplatform business.
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NewsXbox orders first unscripted series
Microsoft has commissioned a football-themed series, Every Street United, as the first unscripted series to stream via its Xbox games console.
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NewsBBC to appoint iPlayer controller
BBC director of television Danny Cohen aims to make the iPlayer the corporation’s “fifth channel” by appointing a dedicated controller of the VoD service to sit alongside the heads of its TV channels.
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NewsSony launches UK anime SVOD service
Sony is launching a subscription video-on-demand service for its anime channel Animax and has struck a deal with Viz Media to provide content.
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NewsNetflix orders thriller from Damages creator
Netflix has commissioned its first original series from a major Hollywood studio, a Sony-produced psychological thriller from the team behind legal drama Damages.
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NewsTVCatchUp ordered to remove PSB digital channels
The High Court has ordered TVCatchUp to remove ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5’s digital channels from its online streaming service and pay £200,000 towards legal costs.
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NewsBBC unearths lost Doctor Who episodes
The BBC has released nine long-lost episodes of Doctor Who on iTunes after they were discovered in a TV relay station in Nigeria.
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NewsChannel 4 trials use of Facebook data
Channel 4 is to integrate real-time data from Facebook into its programming, including Channel 4 News and NFL coverage.
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NewsYouTube launches Upfronts to woo advertisers
YouTube kicked off a charm offensive aimed at TV advertisers at its first UK Upfronts event this week.
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NewsBBC free to sell indie content
The BBC has paved the way for independently produced programming to be sold via its download-to- own portal BBC Store after agreeing terms with Pact.