22/08/2008: Widgetising the websites
Since we published the widget to listen to Catalunya Rądio's stations from any website, we have continued to add new components to the family of the websites' widgets. The latest one is very similar to the first one: the desktop version of the radio widget. However this version does not require opening the browser to connect on-line to Catalunya Radio's stations. It operates as a regular programme. From Windows, Mac or Linux.Furthermore there are many more widgets to be installed on the websites; on tv3.cat which includes the latest television programmes and videos. On3cat24.cat, which informs of the latest news. On elsesports.cat, with the latest news on the different sports (including the classic Barēa and Espanyol). And there is also one for the blog of the programme "Polņnia" and for this blog, which includes the latest news of CCRTV Interactiva.
05/08/2008: Play and learn with "Play"
We have started-up the website of the programme"Play", which will help us practice our English also from Internet. The webpage includes six games to learn and revise our English knowledge whilst playing. "Choose the answer", "Numbers and spelling", "The wicked film", "Fill the blanks" and "The hangman" are the titles of the games. At "Choose the answer", by listening carefully to the song we must answer a question related to it. "Numbers and spelling", asks us questions in English which we must reply by writing in the answer in the blank spaces "The wicked film" is similar although in the case the content of the game is a film. We must fill in the word of the script that doesn't make sense. At"Fill the blanks", we are played a song that has three words missing which we must choose among the six suggested. And finally, a classic game "The Hangman".
04/08/2008: Casting for the contest "Objectiu pastorets".
The contest programme "Objectiu pastorets" has started the process of selecting the candidates to represent the play "Els pastorets" at the Poliorama theatre for Christmas. To participate in the casting it is necessary to fill out the application form available at pastorets.cat, which will be published until the 14th of September or until reaching a maximum of 700 candidates. The casting process will be conducted during the second two weeks in September. Those interested in participating in the process must choose what characters they wish to interpret (herder, Virgin Mary, Saint Joseph, devil, angels or those categorised as "other") fill out the corresponding form and attach a photograph, preferably characterised as the figure they wish to interpret. On theprogram's website we will find the aim of the contest and may consult the details and dates of the selection process of the candidates to play "Els pastorets".
11/07/2008: The iCat fm portal now optimised for the iPhone
Today we present a new version of theiCat fm website adapted for the iPhone (m.icatfm.cat/iphone) coinciding with the launching of this product in Spain. The new iCat fm portal for the iPhone offers live contents related with what is being broadcast on the radio station, such as the song title, the picture on the record's cover or information regarding the author. Furthermore, the portal enables consulting today's and tomorrow's programme and as a novelty it includes the option of reproducing files of some of the radio station's programmes.
11/07/2008: Listen to Catalunya Rądio from your website
Widgets are small self-operated applications that you can include on your website. For Catalunya Rądio we have created a very practical and compact one. A widget that enables listening to all the Catalunya Rądio stations (including those which only broadcast on Internet) from any website. You only have to copy the code that appears on the widgets' page and place it wherever you want on your website. There are two sizes: 350 px and 150 px wide.
The website of the programme "De vacances", is up and running since last Monday. This programme which is a TV3 summer classic is broadcast after the News (TN). The website enables watching the videos of all the programmes broadcasted as well as consulting detailed information of each episode. Furthermore it offers an area where to comment the content of each programme. For those who are more nostalgic, the website includes a section called "Els altres estius"(the other summers), where it is possible to view all the "De vacances" spots since 1986 to the present day.
17/06/2008: The CCMA websites on the iPhone
The news portal 3cat24.cat and the video portal TV3minuts.cat now provide the new mobile versions optimised for Apple's iPhone and iPod Touch, where it is possible to consult the main services offered by these websites. Besides from these two portals, we are preparing within the next few days, a version of the mobile portal of iCat fm which will enable obtaining information related with what is being played on the radio station.
These services for mobile phones may be consulted on almost 2,000 different handset models, adapting in each case the contents to the characteristics and features of each device. The creation of the version of these websites for the iPhone and iPod Touch is a step forward in the navigation for tactile devices.
These services for mobile phones may be consulted on almost 2,000 different handset models, adapting in each case the contents to the characteristics and features of each device. The creation of the version of these websites for the iPhone and iPod Touch is a step forward in the navigation for tactile devices.
16/06/2008: The return of "Herois"
Last Thursday the second season of "Herois" started. And to go into the world of these "people with special abilities" again, we have prepared a complete "Fast Guide"with information from the first season, characters, symbols…We recommend the series' blog, written by Toni de la Torre, author of the book "Heroes. Salva la animadora, salva al mundo"(Heroes. Save the cheerleader. Save the world) (Now books, 2007).
16/06/2008: Almost a million users
One step away from a million users: The past month of March the websites of the CCMA Catalan Corporation of Audiovisual Media reached the figure of 969,459 single users and has exceeded 28 million pages visited, according to the information provided by Nielsen Online and audited by OJD. This information consolidates the audience of our Interactiva websites and places the CCMA far from the rest of digital media in Catalan.
The Internet audience of the CCMA is lead by the group of websites of Televisió de Catalunya, with almost 700,000 single users and more than 20 million pages visited. Within this group, the portaltv3.cat stands out, with more than 8.5 million pages visited. The digital services from the group of radio stations of Catalunya Rądio collect 160,425 single users and reached 5 million pages visited in one month.
And a curious detail: the users who daily visit the CCMA websites navigate for an average of almost 8 minutes, a particularly high figure which is due to the multimedia offer of the portals produced by Interactiva.
Besides from the good results on behalf of the audience, from Interactiva we were expecting the report corresponding to the month of May because it is the first time that the information of the CCMA audited by OJD comes from the measuring system Market Intelligence of Nielsen Online. The merger of Nielsen's measuring technology with OJD's certification methodology became effective a few months ago with the aim of standardising and simplifying the measurement of audiences in Internet.
The Internet audience of the CCMA is lead by the group of websites of Televisió de Catalunya, with almost 700,000 single users and more than 20 million pages visited. Within this group, the portaltv3.cat stands out, with more than 8.5 million pages visited. The digital services from the group of radio stations of Catalunya Rądio collect 160,425 single users and reached 5 million pages visited in one month.
And a curious detail: the users who daily visit the CCMA websites navigate for an average of almost 8 minutes, a particularly high figure which is due to the multimedia offer of the portals produced by Interactiva.
Besides from the good results on behalf of the audience, from Interactiva we were expecting the report corresponding to the month of May because it is the first time that the information of the CCMA audited by OJD comes from the measuring system Market Intelligence of Nielsen Online. The merger of Nielsen's measuring technology with OJD's certification methodology became effective a few months ago with the aim of standardising and simplifying the measurement of audiences in Internet.
With satire as a model and displaying an irreverent and provocative spirit, TV3 presents on internet "Herois quotidians" (Everyday Heroes). The programme presented by writer Empar Moliner, collects a set of false reports regarding delicate articles for the Catalan society. Therefore, the obsession for a politically correct language, adoptions or the Catalan national symbols is under scrutiny. The website we have set up has had a great acceptance on behalf of the cybernauts, with numerous visits and dozens of opinions regarding the videos. But it has not all been good news: the ACTIC (Association of indignant Citizens and television viewers of Catalunya) has created a protest website against what they consider "is totally out of line" by Televisió de Catalunya. Is it really that bad?



















