All Multiplatform articles – Page 91
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NewsZeebox partners with Ex Machina for playalong games
Zeebox is to start offering users the ability to take part in polls, playalong games and voting following a deal struck with second screen technology providers Ex Machina.
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NewsAbsolute Radio cues up song app
Absolute Radio has launched a free mobile gaming app which sets users the task of being the fastest to identify a song from a short clip or intro.
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NewsEden website first to relaunch in year-long UKTV plan
UKTV has revamped the Eden website and launched a mobile optimised touch-screen version, as the first stage in its overhaul of its 10 websites.
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NewsYahoo! orders more lifestyle from Twofour
Yahoo! has ordered a further two web series from Twofour, further to the success of lifestyle show Bumps, Babies and Beyond.
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CommentWhy Breaking the Taboo is game changing
Sam Branson on tapping into YouTube to tackle the war on drugs
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FeaturesSound Women: debating digital
Absolute Radio recently hosted a Sound Women event to discuss why there are so few women involved in digital media production.
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NewsBBC extends red button after AR playalong success
The BBC’s Antiques Roadshow red button game has been played by more than 1.5 million unique users as the broadcaster launches the next generation of its red button service.
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NewsBBC1 rolls out Xmas social media assault
BBC1 is planning a major social media push as part of plans to reach new and younger audiences.
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NewsBBC green-lights connected red button
Viewers will be offered instant access to BBC3, BBC4, CBBC and CBeebies shows when the channels are off-air via the BBC’s next generation red button service.
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NewsE4 ties with Spotify for music app
Music from E4 shows such as Made in Chelsea and Misfits will be collected in a Spotify app after the music streaming service struck its first partnership with a UK broadcaster.
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NewsC4 demos two-screen ad service with Chelsea app
Channel 4 has begun demonstrating an innovative two-screen advertising service that uses audio watermarking to serve synchronised content across any app.
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CommentGiving global brands the chance to hit their target
Shift from linear means consumers expect more, says S Chandratillake
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NewsiBurbia quits MediaCityUK in platform access row
iBurbia Studios is pulling out of the MediaCityUK complex just weeks after winning a contract to operate the on-site innovations lab for The Landing.
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NewsNow TV rolls out on Roku
Sky has rolled out its IPTV service Now TV via Roku’s internet connected set-top boxes.
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NewsBritish Museum launches on BT Vision
The British Museum has become the first non-traditional broadcaster to launch a VoD service via BT Vision.
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NewsSmart TVs drive record iPlayer views
Growth in viewing via internet connected TV has helped fuel a third consecutive record-breaking month for the BBC iPlayer.
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NewsYour View sues YouView over brand name
Total Ltd, a Gloucestershire based telecoms company is instituting High Court proceedings against YouView after a successful High Court ruling last month that the YouView brand name is confusingly similar to its existing Your View brand.
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NewsYouView app paves the way for platform push
YouView is to launch a secondscreen app in December that could pave the way for a multiplatform video offering.
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NewsShed hunts head of digital
Shed Media is hunting for a new head of digital to replace Juliette Otterburn-Hall, who is leaving in January.
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NewsBBC plans cross-platform programming for WWI centenary
The BBC is planning a major cross-platform programming push to mark 2014’s centenary of World War I.