LiveWorld, Inc. announced that it is powering a new social network for RadioTimes.com that will give its users a forum for discussing television and radio programmes. RadioTimes.com, UK’s highly popular online guide to television and radio and part of BBC Worldwide, is using LiveWorld’s industry leading Community Center platform to help strengthen its listeners’ and viewers’ ties with the site and each other.
Radio Times is the essential guide to television and radio, with recommendations from Britain’s top TV writers, compelling editorial features and the best listings information available. Their new social network, powered by LiveWorld, features blogs by resident bloggers.
“Our new online community promotes our audiences’ passion for television and radio programmes, while helping them to connect to other fans through this new media form,” said BBC Worldwide’s Editorial Director for Digital Media Duncan Swain. “We chose LiveWorld’s social networking solution as they are clearly the proven leader for global media companies who are building sophisticated community networks that build on the power of user participation.”
Originally posted on August 21, 2007 @ 3:38 pm
I think it is interesting to make a radio network more social networked if you will. It is kind of like what the team members at http://www.filmcrave.com have done in relation to movies. Basically, you can write reviews, rate movies, and create top movie lists. All of this is relevant to the overall calculations of the site – making it a true social network. I hope the radio achieves success as niche markets open up much like filmcrave.com has opened it up for movie lovers.
The BBC is trying everything it can to stay in touch with its viewership. The BBC needs the info because of their funding model.