Blog posts by year and monthJune 2013
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Ö÷²¥´óÐã Sport: A weekend of digital coverage
It's hard to believe it's nearly a year since London 2012. After that incredible summer of sport, and what was generally regarded as the first true ‘digital Olympics’, we've been busy working on how we can roll out elements of that offer to the Ö÷²¥´óÐã's coverage of other sports.
What's on Ö÷²¥´óÐã Red Button: 29 June - 6 July 2013
Welcome to a jam-packed week on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Red Button, kicking off with the biggest weekend of the summer featuring unrivalled coverage of Wimbledon, Glastonbury and the British Grand Prix.
College of Production round up: Make the most of YouTube and online drama with a culinary twist
With YouTube pushing to take on TV and be the place that people come to watch video, TV producers should take note!
Voyager: An epic journey for UX&D
I helped create an interactive infographic that depicts Voyager’s journey through our Solar System and a calculator feature that allows users to compare their commute time with Voyager’s journey. The feature also provides information about the celestial objects and different points of interest V...
Promotional panel for Connected Red Button: Glastonbury and Wimbledon
Exciting new features on the Connected Red Button and how this is going to give viewers more access to live events on the Ö÷²¥´óÐã.
Digital Glastonbury: From Stage to Smartphone
This year you'll be able to see more of Glasto than ever before on whatever device you like, the first truly digital Glastonbury. We're beaming six stages of live music back from Glastonbury and distributing on mobiles, tablets, computers, and via the Connected Red Button so you can watch it li...
Contact The Ö÷²¥´óÐã: New look page
Today we’re launching a new portal page for anyone who wants to Contact the Ö÷²¥´óÐã which will be linked to from the footer of each Ö÷²¥´óÐã web page. I’ve been working with my colleagues in Audience Services who handle the many contacts the Ö÷²¥´óÐã receives each year. They have found that although people a...
Ö÷²¥´óÐã Weather app reaches one million downloads
Recently I wrote about the launch of the Ö÷²¥´óÐã Weather apps for Android and iOS (LINK TO POST) and I’m delighted to announce the app has reached over one million downloads across both platforms within the first two weeks of launch. It’s great to see such a positive response to the app and to reac...
Vote 2013: Agile vs. Waterfall
Hi I’m the project manager on the Vote 2013 Election product. You can find out more about the product in my colleague Jonathan’s blog post. Here I am going to tell you about the way I managed this project which utilised a number of new technologies and tools to put in place a solid foundation ...
What's on Ö÷²¥´óÐã Red Button: 22-29 June 2013
This week on Ö÷²¥´óÐã Red Button, watch coverage of the 2013 Wimbledon Championships and live music from Glastonbury, the greatest festival in the world! Plus, Rick Stein returns with more culinary delights from india, and there's another chance to join in the celebrations of 100 Years of Bollywood.