All Multiplatform articles – Page 99
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NewsYouTube chooses content partners
Maverick Television, Fresh One Productions and Hat Trick Productions are understood to be among the indies selected to create the first batch of YouTube Original Channels in the UK.
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NewsC4 online viewers edge to 5m
David Abraham’s vision of using data to reinvent Channel 4’s relationship with viewers and advertisers is gathering pace, as it closes in on 5 million registered viewers online.
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NewsCreative England launches £1m multiplatform fund
Creative England has put a £1m fund up for grabs for small and medium sized businesses based outside of London looking to develop multiplatform TV services.
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NewsOlympics helps BBC Sport and iPlayer smash records
The triumphant opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games has broken viewing records on the BBC iPlayer while the BBC Sport website has recorded its busiest ever day with 8.3m global unique users.
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NewsRicky Gervais launching web series to teach English
Ricky Gervais is developing a web series with Karl Pilkington that will aim to teach viewers to speak English.
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NewsFreeview adds local TV and HD slots
Freeview platform manager DMOL has finalised plans for an EPG reorganisation which will see a dedicated slot at channel 8 for local TV services and 20 HD spaces opened up.
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NewsTern kicks off games quest with Nonsense
Tern Television has established a digital division, The Story Mechanics, to develop original games and produced a prototype based on Edward Lear’s Book Of Nonsense.
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NewsLime in talks for third series of TOWIE shorts
The online spin-off of The Only Way Is Essex achieved 750,000 video views for its first two series.
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NewsTV App Agency launches Olympics service for RTVE
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched an Olympics connected TV app built by UK-based developers TV App Agency.
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NewsTalkTalk offers free YouView box for £14.50 monthly fee
Emerging triple-play provider TalkTalk is to offer its phone and broadband subscribers a free YouView set-top box for a £14.50 monthly fee with access to Sky content costing an additional £15.
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NewsSky strikes YouView deal with TalkTalk
Sky’s portfolio of entertainment, sport, movies and news channels will be available via YouView as part of a range of TV distribution deals agreed with ISP shareholder TalkTalk.
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NewsC4 Education targets teens with growing games portfolio
Channel 4 Education has ordered three free mobile phone games to address teen issues including happiness, bullying and sleep patterns.
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FeaturesAdam Gee, multiplatform, C4
Multiplatform commissioning editor, features and factual entertainment, Channel 4
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NewsVirgin Media hits 1m Tivo subs
Virgin Media has reached a million subscribers to its connected-TV Tivo service after adding a further 260,000 users in the last three months.
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NewsAmazon to open London digital development centre
Amazon is opening an eight-floor digital media development centre near London’s Barbican to focus on the creation of interactive digital services.
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NewsSinbad lands on iPhone
Impossible Pictures has launched a freemium iPhone game to tie in with the broadcast of its Sky 1 drama Sinbad.
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NewsMSN exits Atvod as it pares back portal
MSN has withdrawn its membership of regulator Atvod after scrapping its long-form video offering.
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NewsRedesigned BBC websites lose audience appeal
Overhauls of key BBC websites contributed to a decline in the broadcaster’s online audience appreciation (AI) score last year.
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NewsRightster signs digital rights sports deal with MP & Silva
Online video specialists Rightster has agreed a deal with sports rights holders MP & Silva to distribute its raft of sports content which includes Premier League and FA Cup football, tennis, basketball and motor racing.
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NewsLG partners with Smartclip for connected TV ads
LG has appointed advertising platform Smartclip to become the TV manufacturer’s default ads partner across its connected TV sets.