All Blog Posts Tagged 'tv' (15)

Have your Embarrassing bits checked out in Glasgow

The Embarrassing Bodies team hit Glasgow tomorrow (Saturday) to help with your aches and pains. For the stars of the digital world, enslaved to binary and widgets, showing your awkward smells, bumps and boils seems a small price to pay for a s… Continue

Added by Ewan McIntosh on November 6, 2009 at 11:57am — No Comments

ITV and FremantleMedia Enterprises enlist Storm Ideas’ Twibbon as part of The X Factor social media push

Edinburgh’s Storm Ideas have unveiled an official branded destination on their popular Twibbon site to reinforce The X Factor’s presence on social networking websites.

Working in association with ITV and FremantleMedia Enterprises, the destination launches to coincide with the live phases of the hit se… Continue

Added by Dan Moss on October 9, 2009 at 12:13pm — No Comments

Featured Member: Tim Maguire

This week's featured member is Tim Maguire, the Edinburgh-based Director of Roll Titles, a brand new company working on some initial, secret projects in the world of 'uncorporate films'. Tim's previous work reflects his 'in-your-face', bold style, produced on tight budget… Continue

Added by Ewan McIntosh on October 7, 2009 at 12:00pm — 3 Comments

Are You For or Against Product Placement?

Product placement is just around the corner. DCMS culture secretary Ben Bradshaw is expected to confirm the Government plans to permit product placement on commercial TV during an address to the Royal Television Society on Wednesday. In a statement, ITV said it would “warmly welcome” a rethink on the… Continue

Added by Stuart Cosgrove on September 14, 2009 at 9:49am — 1 Comment

Tele on Facebook from 4iP

Channel 4 (C4) has launched Test Tube Telly, a new service that integrates its 4oD on-demand video player with Facebook so users can see what their friends are watching. The move means that C4 becomes the… Continue

Added by Darcie on July 13, 2009 at 4:30pm — 1 Comment

Alone in the wild... tweeting

Channel 4 has become one of the first broadcasters to harness the power of Twitter in a unique new TV experiment. 'Alone in the Wild' from Channel 4 and Tigress Productions sees Scottish cameraman and adventurer Ed Wardle going into the wilderness of the Yukon for 12 weeks totally alon… Continue

Added by Nicola More on July 13, 2009 at 3:23pm — No Comments

TV Broadcasting in Northern Ireland

To quote from Sean O'Casey's 'The Plough and the Stars', TV Broadcasting in Northern Ireland is "in a state of chasis". But don't take my word for it - here are the reports to the House of Commons inquiry by the NI Select Committeee. The submissions by independent producers and the NUJ make sad reading on the state of the industry here - particularly in relation to the lack of commissions from network broadcasters. http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200809/cmselect/cmniaf/memo/television… Continue

Added by Una Murphy on July 9, 2009 at 3:28pm — 2 Comments

Twitter chatter

Whether it be a fad or not, Twitter is everywhere right now and seems to be picking up, wanted by its users or not, visibility and us… Continue

Added by Darcie on May 27, 2009 at 1:30pm — 6 Comments

Digital TV - dynamic driver or dead duck.

One of the curious things about digital media is how polarised opinions can become. New technology platforms bring unique possibilities whether its mobile, web 2.0 or hyper local search capabilities. TV provokes equally passionate reactions - brand power, mass audiences and su… Continue

Added by Stuart Cosgrove on May 14, 2009 at 2:08pm — No Comments

Social Media Television

A recent article from ReadWriteWeb states that over one-fourth of users ages 18-24 are interested in having more social… Continue

Added by Darcie on March 26, 2009 at 5:02pm — 2 Comments

Introduction

Just thought I would say something, as I always like to say something, even if it’s brief lol. Ok, well, my name is Frank McGowan, I am a young entrepreneur from Glasgow currently studying the Creative Industries but also having successfully having launched my own BAD PONY PRODUCTIONS in 2008 I am looking to network, meet new people and spread the word about who we are and what we do. Who we are: a collection of producers and film-makers eager to spread our creative wings in Scotland. I work w… Continue

Added by Frank McGowan on February 10, 2009 at 12:00pm — 4 Comments

Interactive TV 2.0 is here - Polymorphic Media

Imagine watching Celebrity Jungle and you (as the viewer) had the choice not to watch David or Timmy. Whilst watching the live stream you then decide to include them in your programme viewing. Read it again - you watch who, where, when - and change it whilst it's being streamed LIVE. A… Continue

Added by Colin Gilchrist on December 3, 2008 at 9:42pm — 3 Comments

Text a Friend and Go To Hell

In an article published in the Telegraph's Digital Life section the Vatican has called into question the spiritual value of mobile phones - I kid you not. T… Continue

Added by Stuart Cosgrove on November 29, 2008 at 7:02pm — 4 Comments

Kirill

Kirill is a new online drama from the Endemol digital lab and MSN. You can read a bit more about it and watch the trailer here. The first episode was put onto the MSN Kirill site yesterday. Now here's the bit that specifically interests me:

The storyline is woven into MSN's interactive tools, including the social networking site Spaces, its instant messenger tool Live Search, an

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Added by Priya Bhakta on October 31, 2008 at 2:30pm — 6 Comments

Hulu: The New TV?

Time has named Hulu the 4th best invention of 2008:

When cable eventually dies, websites like Hulu will be held responsible. Unlike YouTube and other amateur-video-upload sites, Hulu is a hub for network TV shows and movies: Hulu offers shows from nbc, Fox, pbs and other channels, including free full episodes of SNL, The Daily Show, The Office and other hits the TiVo-less masses often miss, plus films like Ghostbusters, The Fifth Element and Lost in Translation. Create

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Added by Priya Bhakta on October 31, 2008 at 11:30am — 1 Comment

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