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What’s in a name?

Posted November 3rd, 2008 by David Hamill

I noticed an advert the other day for Channel 4 Watch online internet catch-up service. It reminded me of a common problem on the web – branding things with names that nobody understands. Channel 4 have done the right thing. Their offering is the Ronseal Quick Drying Wood Stain of the catch-up TV world. So [...]

Tags: catch-up TV, iPlayer, navigation, trigger words

Trigger images in catch-up TV

Posted October 21st, 2008 by David Hamill

Many UK TV broadcasters now have catch up TV on their websites. I’ve worked on a few of these projects myself. Images tend to feature heavily in the design of such sites and are usually pretty useful. When you’re looking for your favourite programme it can be easier to find it when images are well-used [...]

Tags: catch-up TV, navigation, tips, trigger words