The Guardian
trending topics
Close Box

Our news

Yes, it’s true: We are joining GigaOM...


Broadband Content Bits: Sky Fashion Show, FreeSat Roulette, Gurgle For India

  • Comments Comments (View)
  • Text Size: A A

Sky: BSkyB (NYSE: BSY) has commissioned an online-only weekly fashion video show for its Sky Style fashion portal, the site’s first dedicated web series. Wear It Well will come in 26 two-minute episodes will be promo’ed on Sky.com and the satcaster is hoping for syndication to third parties. It’s produced by MoMedia, in which Endemol holds a stake.

Roulette on FreeSat: Participation TV operator NetPlay TV, whose games are played simultaneously online and on its Sky digisat channel, has now got a channel on the new FreeSat platform. Live Roulette will run on channel 851 all day, every day, from today. Viewers watch the show on TV and place bets online or over the phone.

Gurgle: UK mother-and-baby social net Gurgle.com (if ever a brand owed its name to Google (NSDQ: GOOG), that’s it) is to expand in to the US and India. It will launch Gurgle.com and Gurgle.in with editorial teams in those countries. It’s also inked a syndication deal with MSN UK. A Gurgle book, comprising community submissions is due next spring.

Jul 24, 2008 5:03 AM ET

Posted In: Media & Publishing, TV, VOD, Companies, News Corp., BSkyB

(Page 1 of 1)


The Bestsellers

From iTunes and YouTube to Facebook and Kindle, the most popular content on the web, free and paid.

iTunes Songs iTunes Songs
1. Somebody That I Used to Know (feat.…
2. Titanium (feat. Sia)
3. Domino
4. Wild Ones (feat. Sia)
5. Hot Right Now (Radio Edit)
See The Other Bestsellers »

Jobs RSS Job Listings

Social Standing

Which media brands are getting a lift from Tweeters and bloggers right now -- and which are getting panned?

"Sentiment" Scores for All the Companies »

Sponsors

Staff