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Convergence Conversations #1: Matt Locke

Written by FrankBoyd | Published on August 19, 2010
In a crowded bar at the Children’s Media Conference in Sheffield, I asked Matt Locke, Commissioning Editor for Education at Channel 4 for his definition of convergence. “For me convergence is no longer about technology but about a converged media experience for the user, so for example when I watch the world cup or eurovision, I’m [...]
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Convergence Culture

Written by FrankBoyd | Published on August 18, 2010
Since taking on the role of ‘Theme Champion’ for convergence with the CIKTN, I’ve been trying to work out what the term actually means some ten years or so since it started to be used to describe the impact of change in media. It turns out that it’s not so easy to do. Over the next [...]
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UKTI Creative Industries & ICT Marketing Toolkits

Written by MarkLeaver | Published on August 10, 2010
Over the course of the next year the Global Markets Beacon will be partnering on activities with UK Trade & Investment – the Government agency which provides expert trade advice and practical support to UK-based companies wishing to grow their business overseas. As a first step we are linking to two “toolkits” which they have compiled, [...]
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Convergence: what are the current challenges and opportunities?

Written by FrankBoyd | Published on July 29, 2010
The TSB published a strategy paper for the Creative Industries last year. It had five key priorities. The first of these concerned meta-data and a competition was recently announced for projects which addressed challenges in this area. The next two priority areas were contextualised as opportunities arising from ‘convergence’, a word rather like ‘innovation’: much [...]
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The global Mobile App economy / Mobile Clicks 2010

Written by MarkLeaver | Published on July 29, 2010
Two very interesting documents were published this week, both highlighting the exponential growth and significant commercial opportunities for the global mobile app economy. And reinforcing that impression Vodafone launched Mobile Clicks 2010, looking to invest €150,000 into mobile internet start ups. In a paper for NESTA (What’s App?) David Rowan, the editor of Wired magazine highlights [...]
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