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Robert Andrews Oct 28, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

SeeSaw Shuts After Buy-Out Cash Fails To Arrive

Looks like it is finally all over for troubled UK TV VOD aggregator SeeSaw, whose homepage now reads: "Thanks for your support but SeeSaw is……

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Europe, Media
Ingrid Lunden Oct 6, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

BBC Cuts: Digital To Get £40 Million Annual ‘Innovation Fund’

Today's big round of cuts announced by the BBC -- it will lose some 2,000 jobs, order relocations for others, and make big changes to the pr……

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Europe, Media, Video
Robert Andrews Sep 14, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

SeeSaw Crunch Time: Execs Leave Amid Restructure As Channel 5 Disappears

Now is kill-or-cure time for troubled UK TV-VOD service SeeSaw, which has not received promised investment. Platform controller John Keelin……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Sep 12, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Where Are SeeSaw’s Missing Millions?

The TV-VOD rollercoaster that is SeeSaw is still waiting for an overdue promised investment to arrive. But it will likely need to cut costs……

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Europe, Media
Mark Sweney, MediaGuardian Sep 1, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

SeeSaw Loses C4 Shows In Funding Hitch

The new owner of SeeSaw has run into difficulty hitting a deadline to secure multimillion-pound funding and has lost a key content deal with……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Jul 14, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Bebo Owner Leads Takeover Of UK TV Site SeeSaw, Arqiva Keeps 25 Percent

The rumours are true - after missing out on buying MySpace (NSDQ: NWS) last month, Criterion Capital Partners is acquiring SeeSaw, the UK on……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Jun 21, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Bebo Owner Bidding For UK TV Streamer SeeSaw

The private equity turnaround company which took Bebo off AOL's hands is negotiating a buy-out of the underperforming UK TV site SeeSaw, whi……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews May 27, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Why SeeSaw Failed And What It Means

UK transmitter operator Arqiva is pulling the plug on SeeSaw, the commercial TV VOD aggregator that was formed from Project Kangaroo's ashes……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Mar 24, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

With A Million Streams, SeeSaw Changes Its Ad Sales House

In the course of announcing it has contracted Smartclip to sell ads on most of its videos, would-be TV aggregator SeeSaw has finally disclos……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Mar 8, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

UK VOD Strugglers Shake-Out: YouView Chair, SeeSaw CEO Out

The UK's two main industry VOD ventures to have emerged from public broadcasting are turning over some of their top staff... A month after……

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Europe, Media
Mark Sweney, MediaGuardian Jan 19, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Arqiva Seeks Investment For SeeSaw; Sale Is One Option

Arqiva is hunting for an investment partner for its online TV venture SeeSaw, with options including a complete sale of the operation though……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Jan 11, 2011 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

Industry Moves: Zoopla Marketer, Arqiva CEO, Future Marketing, News Int.

-- Zoopla: The property site is adding Match.com's UK managing director Charlotte Harper (pictured), previously of Travelocity, O2 and BSkyB……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Dec 10, 2010 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

SeeSaw Tries A 1p On-Ramp To Premium

Arqiva's TV catch-up website SeeSaw continues its curious pitch for paying customers. The site last recently started charging viewers £2.9……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Nov 24, 2010 (Jun 9, 2020) -- Blog Post

SeeSaw’s Solution For Ads Bloat – Users Pick Them Or Pay To Hide Them

In the catch-up TV aggregation stakes, Arqiva's SeeSaw has been struggling against broadcasters' own offerings and YouTube. The website has……

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Europe, Media
Robert Andrews Sep 8, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Arqiva Pitching To Re-Sell SeeSaw Technology

Communications infrastructure provider Arqiva is aiming to license the technology underpinning its SeeSaw VOD site to international broadcas……

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Media
MediaGuardian, © Guardian News & Media Ltd. May 20, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

SeeSaw Launches Paid Options, Starting At £0.99

By Mark Sweney: SeeSaw, the video-on-demand website born from the ashes of the failed Project Kangaroo, has launched a paid-for service with……

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Media
Robert Andrews Mar 3, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Just Three Weeks Old, SeeSaw Picks Its Payment Platform

We knew SeeSaw would soon charge for, as well as give away, streaming shows when it launched last month. Now a couple more details... It's……

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Media
Robert Andrews Feb 26, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

First Look: Watch The First TV Ad For New VOD Site SeeSaw

Here's the first of what will be several 10-second ad spots for new VOD website SeeSaw. This ad will run on Channel 4 today, followed by ITV……

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Media
Robert Andrews Feb 17, 2010 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

SeeSaw’s No-Frills TV Site Planning PPV, Subs, U.S. Shows

SeeSaw will introduce PPV in Q2 and is investigating offering a subscription addition later, bosses of Arqiva's new TV VOD website said at t……

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Media
Robert Andrews Dec 16, 2009 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

VOD Arm’s Race: C4, TalkTalk Join Canvas; C4, Five Mounting SeeSaw?

BBC's IPTV director Richard Halton now has C4 and TalkTalk to add to his Project Canvas partners BBC, ITV (LSE: ITV), Five and BT (NYSE: BT)……

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Media
Robert Andrews Dec 1, 2009 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

SeeSaw Finally Announces Some Content, But Only A Few BBCWW Shows

Arqiva's unlikely son-of-Kangaroo online VOD portal SeeSaw has finally struck its first content deal. Its licensing BBC Worldwide shows for……

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Media
Robert Andrews Nov 3, 2009 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

SeeSaw Shows Its Logo, Now All It Needs Is Some Content

Finally, two years after it was first proposed, we have a logo for SeeSaw. The webite is live at seesaw.com, with the branding, a Twitter li……

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Media
Robert Andrews Oct 14, 2009 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

VOD In Slow-Mo: SeeSaw’s Launch Hazy, ITV Protects Its ‘Crown Jewels’

Even Arqiva appears unconvinced that it can launch SeeSaw from the remains of Project Kangaroo before year's end - just one indication that,……

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Media
Robert Andrews Oct 5, 2009 (Jun 10, 2020) -- Blog Post

Kangaroo 2.0 Is SeeSaw After All, But Where’s The Content?

TV transmitter infrastructure company Arqiva, which recently bought the technology platform for the knocked-out Project Kangaroo online VOD……

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Media

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