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ITV fails with online World Cup coverage

With the World Cup well underway, more and more people are choosing to watch online, with both ITV and BBC showing live coverage of each match on their websites.

I've been attempting to watch a few matches on both websites, and the BBC is the clear winner so far...

by Graham Charlton 16 June 2010 09:03am 24 comments

BBC launches new iPlayer in beta

The next version of the BBC iPlayer has been launched in beta today, with changes to the user experience, more personalisation, and integration with social networks.

The iPlayer is as popular as ever, enjoying its best month to date in April 2010, with 123m requests for TV and radio programmes. I've been taking a look at some of the new features.

beta iPlayer homepage

by Graham Charlton 26 May 2010 10:58am 1 comment

What the BBC's strategic review actually says about online

The BBC’s strategic review has created a lot of fuss – especially around the closure of 6 Music and the supposed “halving” of its website.

To save you having to read the review, here’s what it actually says about the BBC’s online presence (and given the amount of confusing repetition in the report, I should be given a medal for saving you having to read it – can I suggest getting some more editors for the next strategic review?)

by Malcolm Coles 03 March 2010 14:44pm 9 comments

The BBC's misguided approach to social media

News organizations are getting hip to social media. For many of them, figuring out how to use social media hasn't been easy, but a growing number of them have seen the light and realize that social media platforms can serve as valuable tools for journalism.

But should news organizations require that their journalists use, say, Twitter and Facebook? The director of BBC Global News, Peter Horrocks, apparently thinks so.

by Patricio Robles 11 February 2010 09:24am 8 comments

What a lot of rubbish everyone is talking about Google and paywalls

The biggest load of old rubbish ever has been written about the changes to Google's first click free program. Here's a round up of who understands what they are talking about (and might survive with a paywall) and who hasn't got a clue ...

by Malcolm Coles 03 December 2009 10:00am 4 comments

Site review: BBC Democracy Live

The BBC yesterday launched a new political website, Democracy Live, which enables the public to keep up with TV coverage of political debates.

The site offers live and on demand coverage of the Commons, the House of Lords, the European Parliament, Scottish Assembly and more, so you can keep up with debates on a variety of issues that may effect you.

BBC Democracy Live

by Graham Charlton 03 November 2009 10:52am 2 comments

Journalists aren't happy about The Washington Post's new twitter regulations

It's familiar by now to hear mocking sounds come from new media champions and writers when old media takes a stand against Twitter or Facebook or some other new tech tool. But new Twitter guidelines issued by the Washington Post on Friday came from inside old media.

Why? Because beyond helping a publication gain traction and authority on news items in real time, social media can be a journalists best tool for job stability. And the new rules threaten them more than anyone else.

by Meghan Keane 28 September 2009 21:47pm 3 comments

Is the BBC finally using hyperlinks?

Having experimented with various ways of linking out, it looks like the BBC may finally be using good old hyperlinks to send readers to external websites.

This was spotted by techchuff, via Twitter, which remarks that the 'Google juice is being sprayed like champagne at an F1 podium', and indeed, the links appear to be passing on PageRank, which hasn't always been the case with the BBC.

by Graham Charlton 13 August 2009 10:12am 2 comments

Google may take BBC's iPlayer global

Google's bread and butter may be search and the recession may have led Google to cut back on projects that weren't bringing home the bacon but that doesn't mean that Google isn't looking to expand its already large footprint on the web.

It just announced that by the end of the year, it hopes to be offering its publishing partners the ability to sell ebooks through Google Book Search, putting it in competition with Amazon in the burgeoning ebook market.

by Patricio Robles 02 June 2009 08:47am 1 comment

Hulu tries to schedule its UK debut: report

Hulu has fast become one of the internet's top destinations for professional video content. With free high-def programming from the likes of NBC, FOX, Comedy Central and many others, it's not hard to see why.