This year’s MIPCOM saw multiple cross-platform deals made, blurring the lines that once separated television from the digital sphere. Miramax, Netflix and Fox Broadcasting Company are three examples of this digitalization of TV taking place. Miramax, which attended its first MIPCOM this year, signed a string of digital distribution deals, including agreements with Netflix and Hulu. Netflix, an American provider of on-demand internet streaming media in North and Latin America, itself … [Read more...] about The way forward
social media
Multi-tasking a growing trend
Melbourne – Almost three quarters (74 per cent) of consumers with a broadband connection surveyed by Ovum’s Consumer Insights Analyzer, claim to surf the internet at the same time as watching TV. The independent telecoms analyst found that 37 per cent of consumers actually indulge in this behaviour on a regular basis. The survey also revealed that overall, 51 per cent of the consumers use the internet to access further information related to the TV content they are viewing. … [Read more...] about Multi-tasking a growing trend
BBC’s world news to go on Flipboard
Singapore – BBC Worldwide and BBC Global News today announced a partnership with Flipboard outside of the UK, making the BBC one of the first international news broadcasters to offer a magazine-like experience of its Twitter feed on Flipboard, the social media magazine for iPad. The free Flipboard app pulls links from the @BBCWorld Twitter feed and lays them out like magazine articles, allowing users to access the BBC’s international news services in an easily navigable and … [Read more...] about BBC’s world news to go on Flipboard
Big Brother connects with Facebook
First American Idol, now Germany’s Big Brother. Endemol has launched a voting platform on Facebook in Germany for the reality television series, Big Brother. For the first time ever, fans will be able to vote online for the contestant that they would like to see leave the “Big Brother” house. Up until now viewers have only been able to place their votes by calling in or sending text messages. Endemol in cooperation with plazz entertainment AG, has developed one of the first … [Read more...] about Big Brother connects with Facebook
