All Multiplatform articles – Page 90
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NewsMultiplatform: New era for tablets and VoD
2012 was the year of the tablet, and the explosion in sales of the devices, now present in 11% of UK homes, according to Ofcom, has left its mark on the TV industry.
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NewsThe Year Ahead
Click through to discover what the next 12 months holds for the UK’s key players.
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NewsBT Sport snares BBC London 2012 website editor
Mark Coyle, the editor of the BBC London 2012 website, has joined BT Sport to head up its digital output.
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NewsBlinkx partners KoldCast TV
Blinkx, the world’s largest video search engine has partnered with international television network KoldCast TV.
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NewsBroadcasters will dominate OTT, Deloitte predicts
Broadcasters will remain the dominant players in OTT services in 2013 rather than new pure-play rivals, according to Deliotte.
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NewsTom Daley named in half of Splash! tweets
ITV entertainment diving format Splash! drew the highest number of TV-related tweets on the day of its launch - with mentor Tom Daley generating the most amount of conversation.
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NewsFox set to acquire Hulu following CEO exit
Fox is expected to acquire full ownership of online video service Hulu following the departure of chief executive Jason Kilar.
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NewsC4 eyes multiplatform profit
Channel 4 plans to “re-establish a reputation for commerciality” in multiplatform content in 2013 as it opens its next commissioning round.
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NewsRylan Clark helps CBB smash Twitter record
The live launch of Celebrity Big Brother saw more than 7% of its audience head to Twitter to send 530,000 messages about the show.
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NewsAfrica attracts twice the tweets of One Born Every Minute
Footage of giraffes fighting boosted BBC1’s lavish new documentary series Africa to become the most-tweeted about show of the day.
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NewsDoctor Who tops iPlayer over Xmas
Doctor Who was again the most watched show on BBC iPlayer over Christmas after racking up nearly 1.5m views.
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NewsBritish Library unveils TV news resource
The British Library is launching a multimedia service which will allow users to access TV and radio news bulletin produced for more than 15 broadcasters since May 2010.
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NewsAlan Carr scoops NYE TV Twitter crown
Alan Carr’s New Year Specstacular saw off Jools Holland’s Annual Hootenanny to become the most-tweeted about show of New Year’s Eve.
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NewsITV buys US indie Gurney; Christmas news round-up
ITV has spent almost £25m to take a controlling stake in US fact ent indie Gurney Productions, plus click through for a round-up of the news from the Christmas period.
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NewsMobile iPlayer usage up to 30m requests
BBC iPlayer usage from mobile devices grew by 7% in November – to a record 30m requests.
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NewsSocial platform Audioboo raises funds, eyes US expansion
Channel 4 and UBC have reinvested in social broadcasting platform Audioboo as it prepares for a launch in the USA.
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NewsStorm hires Spirit for web series to find face of 2013
Storm Model Management has hired Spirit Digital Media to produce an online web series as part of a hunt to find its face of 2013.
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NewsMaverick set to pilot TV ideas on YouTube
Maverick Television is set to pilot up to 30 TV format ideas on YouTube next year following the promotion of Dan Jones to creative director of digital.
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Features2012: the year of living digitally
Andy Stout reviews the top five most significant events of the year in the increasingly digital UK broadcasting space
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NewsRightster launches Charlie Bit My Finger spin-off series
Online video network Rightster has launched three original web series featuring the stars of viral sensation clip Charlie Bit My Finger.