Holby City fans said a fond farewell to favourite character Arthur Digby in their droves on Tuesday 7 June after the “I’ll Walk You Home” episode. #HolbyCity was the top trend on Twitter and during the episode there was a peak...
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If you missed yesterday’s story of the Brexit camp’s flotilla sailing down the Thames with Bob Geldof in hot pursuit, never fear, it’s all saved for posterity in the Storify below. I sat and watch the story unfold on Twitter as...
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Last week’s The Archers gave its audience plenty to talk about. As Tom Archer left Kirsty wailing at the altar, listeners took to Twitter and Facebook to have their say. I created a Storify (below) that shows all the anticipation and...
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This series we’re pushing the boat out and adding Instagram and Vine to the Chatty Man mix on social media. Look out for more backstage pics and videos from the studios…
Read moreLiberty842 returns to Social Media Week for the third time with a session called Guess who? – all about brands, identity and reputation. It may seem hard to imagine a time before Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest to name a few...
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Online, conversation, debate and comment about The Archers reaches a peak on Sunday mornings when many join the regular tweetalong as the show’s omnibus is aired. Listeners share their thoughts and feelings – good, bad and indifferent...
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I suspect we were the only social media practice to attend the Broadcast Commissioning and Funding Forum on Tuesday at BAFTA – which was surprising given the amount of time given over to the digital environment and its effect on traditional...
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I recently came across an Observer supplement entitled “The Future of TV” from back in 2007 which predicted that “The broadcasting dinosaurs like ITV, Sky and the BBC will be challenged by newer, more nimble opponents, including YouTube...
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Alan Carr’s Grand National Specstacular on Channel 4 used Twitter and its celebrity connections to create a huge buzz around the programme and around the Grand National (which incidentally reached 8.9m viewers according to Barb’s...
Read moreWe’ve come a long way since the Ancient Olympics – athletes competed naked, prizes included vats of olive oil and results were inscribed on ancient Papyrus for a handful to read. Shocking to the modern native – yes (though the olive oil may...
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Last Tuesday, I went to the first of Pact’s Connected UK events. We heard from Rabin Mukerjea and Andrew Hill, from Grand Central Entertainment @GrandCentralEnt; Martin Trickey @chuffty from TwoFour; Simon Harris, Executive Producer at...
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Join us on Wednesday 15th February at 6pm for an evening of Talking Telly. The event is part of Social Media Week London, and we’ll be talking about how the relationship between social and television has become inextricably linked. Talking...
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