After a successful launch last summer, we are now seeking applications for our 12 month graduate internship programme. Platform PR is the team behind some of the most talked about companies in the digital TV and multiscreen world, and we are on the lookout for a talented graduate to join us in our central London office.

Suitable applicants will have completed a relevant degree course in journalism, media/marketing, or PR and have demonstrated a desire to be part of the PR industry through work experience.

The assignment will commence on July 2^nd 2012. It is a paid 12 month internship, with a salary of £11,500 and 25 days paid holiday, plus public holidays.

If you would like to know more about the programme or to apply please submit your CV and covering letter by 11th May 2012 to chloe.pope@platformpr.com .

All applicants will be contacted regarding their application status. Interviews will take place in May/June.

With another successful year at the IP&TV World Forum under our belts, April is set to be a busy month for Platform with NAB just around the corner.

NAB 2012 (14-19 April) brings our clients and fellow media and entertainment professionals in Las Vegas to discuss some of today’s hot topics in the broadcasting industry. This year talk turns to content as the show focuses on content creation and management, cloud computing, multiplatform distribution and social TV.

The following client’s will be available throughout the show to showcase their latest technology offerings. If you would like to set up a meeting, then please get in touch here.

Appear TV, (SU6507) a leading global provider of next-generation head-ends for broadcast and IP television, will host demonstrations of its in-house designed advanced encoding and transcoding platform.

Civolution, (SU7923) the leading provider of technology and solutions for identifying, managing and monetizing media content, will be demonstrating its market leading solutions, including a major upgrade to its Teletrax platform, its award winning Automatic Content Recognition (ACR) solutions and the latest advancements to its media protection product line.

Ericsson (SU819) is demonstrating how it has the solutions and expertise to ensure any operator looking to offer the richest consumer experience can leverage full multi-platform delivery networks and architectures.

T-VIPS (SU7907), a global leader in professional video contribution and distribution solutions, will be demonstrating best-in-class solutions in live contribution, HD DTV broadcasting, managed video services and reliable IP video transport. T-VIPS will launch its new TNS547 DTT Monitor for DVB-T and DVB-T2 networks.

We are pleased to welcome aboard two new Account Executives to Platform’s growing team – James Michael and Rajin Kang. They will be working in two of our existing account teams to ensure that we continue to deliver exceptional service to our ever-expanding client portfolio, and build upon the success and growth that Platform has enjoyed in recent years.

Having graduated from King’s College London in 2009 with previous experience in Online Marketing and Events, Rajin now joins David Bramley’s account group and will be working on various projects for a number of Platform clients including ACCESS, Appear TV, Civolution, Connect TV and T-VIPS.

James has joined Ian Westover’s team and will be working on a range of client projects for Ericsson, Tvinci and Ruwido. James graduated from the University of Sheffield in 2009 with an MA in Print Journalism and has previous experience in Social Media Marketing.

It’s always exciting to add fresh faces to our team, and we look forward to James and Rajin playing an important role in the future of Platform.

It is that time of year again, the IP&TV World Forum is now just three weeks away and all our teams are busy working to get clients schedules booked up.  This year we have eight clients attending the show joining fellow industry players to network and discuss the growing issues of multiscreen entertainment, user experiences, content business IP opportunities and the rise of VOD and Connected TV.

All of our clients will be available throughout the show, so please get in touch here if you would like to arrange a meeting and see their exciting technologies in action.

(Stand: 127) ACCESS will be demonstrating market-leading solutions for multi-screen media access in DLNA, HbbTV and OTT. Visitors to the stand will be able to see advanced new functionality in ACCESS’ DLNA solution, NetFront Living Connect. ACCESS will also exhibit its new webkit-based NetFront Browser NX, a fully-fledged HTML5 browser and ACCESSMyTV, an OTT multi-screen video platform which allows consumers to create, watch and share personal video channels. ACCESS NetFront products have now shipped in over one billion products worldwide.

(Stand: 123) Appear TV, the provider of next-generation head-end solutions for broadcast and IP network video delivery, will be showing its broadcast quality, high channel density multi-format transcoding & encoding solutions and high density decoding & descrambling solutions which are ideal for re-distribution and service grooming.  All Appear TV solutions produce class-leading power and functionality through a highly modular integrated architecture offering design flexibility combined with industry leading density.

(Stand: 297) Capablue, the specialist in the integration of content and commerce across multiple devices, will be launching its suite of Connected products. Connected is a unique cloud-based delivery platform that harnesses the combined power of the web and TV by integrating content, social media and commerce to develop new revenue opportunities for broadcasters and brands.

(Stand: 117) Ericsson will demonstrate how it is powering the evolution of IPTV into true multi-screen consumer experiences. On-stand demonstrations will show the industry’s most complete portfolio of open, flexible, pre-integrated and convergent solutions. Visitors to Ericsson’s stand will learn how the company is enabling operators, broadcasters and content owners to harness greater efficiencies, launch new differentiating services and grow revenues to provide the next-generation, personalized and interactive TV experiences consumers crave.

Grey Juice Lab, the experts in non-linear content, will be on-hand to discuss the current status of VoD, the growth of multi-screen and how companion devices are beginning to redefine the way consumers interact with the TV. Grey Juice Lab helps top tier operators in Asia, Europe, Middle East and Latin America acquire, package and market on-demand and OTT services to their consumers.

Media technology company, Nativ will be on site to discuss how the combination of a fully featured asset management solution and the flexibility of the cloud is shaping the way broadcasters and content owners now buy and use technology. Nativ will showcase its media management solutions, MioEverywhere and Mio On Demand, which represent a new way for content owners to adapt their offerings to include the Connected Home.

(Stand: 120) Demonstrations at ruwido’s stand will show how the company’s input devices and interactive solutions present the next step in ‘user experience excellence’ within the living room. ruwido will discuss how, by changing the way users feel about their viewing experience and how they interact and engage with their TV offering, service providers have the ability to open up a range of new revenue opportunities.

(Stand: 63) Tvinci will present its Pay OTT TV platform, which enables TV operators, broadcasters and media companies to offer users linear content, catch-up TV and VOD on multiple devices. Demonstrations will include Tvinci’s companion screen apps, which create an intuitive cross-device TV experience, functioning both as a ‘first screen’ and a ‘second screen,’ meaning users can choose whether to watch content directly via the tablet or use it as a companion device to the main TV set.

We are pleased to have been appointed by content services company Nativ as its PR and communications agency. After assisting the team with a very successful launch campaign at this year’s IBC, Platform will be responsible for all on-going day to day PR activities as well as the development of thought leadership programmes and support around key events and trade shows.

Nativ, which specialises in “Total Video Logistics”, is a great addition to Platform’s high calibre portfolio of clients and this win is a perfect end to the already hugely successful IBC period. We are looking forward to expanding our relationship with Nativ as it is a really exciting and fast growing company in the hub of the broadcast industry.

John Folland, Nativ’s CEO said “Platform’s approach to PR and its specialist knowledge of the industry has been a real asset for us. They really understand both our business and communications objectives and have tailor-made a communications programme that delivers. Our Platform team has worked hard from day one to quickly become an extension of our internal marketing department and has been instrumental in helping us successfully launch our latest offering at IBC this year.”

Nativ’s MioEverywhere platform is a business process automation solution that removes the complexity of digital media management and distribution. Nativ helps some of the biggest content owners and brands reach their audiences with the highest quality audio-visual experience on any platform, and reduce their costs.

IBC 2011 has proved to be a milestone event for the industry with attendance figures up 4% from last year. An amazing 50, 462 visitors descended into Amsterdam over the weekend with over 1300 exhibitors from across the globe!

For Platform it was a monumental year with our growing team on hand to support 11 of our clients, all of which had an extremely successful show.

Over the past few months we have worked hard to produce great results with no less than 170 press meetings organised, 43 press releases issued and 6 award wins across our clients.  The success continued throughout the show with 19 hits in the IBC Daily and 5 IBC TV News videos, producing great coverage and an increased profile for all our clients.

“We’re delighted to be able to look back on the challenges and successes of another IBC and see such satisfying figures be produced at the end of the show” said Gay Bell, CEO. “We were pleased to be able to work with and help our longstanding clients for another year running as well as be there to support some of our new clients for the first time. IBC is integral to the industry and a key event for our clients and it is great to be able to celebrate this success with them”