Five - Project Canvas
Capablue were appointed to work with Channel Five to assist in developing their Technology Platform and Strategic Roll Out for Project Canvas.
Capablue have helped to define Five’s presence within Canvas and its position in the partnership, which involves representation on the central programme board. The team work collaboratively with Five to plan the technical delivery, bringing together the Canvas front end and user experience requirements.
BBC – Digital Product Development
Building on our strong relationship with their Future Media and Technology group, the BBC commissioned us to provide our digital product development services across a range of initiatives.
This included:
- Metadata management review
- Current business process mapping
- Future business requirements analysis and documentation
- Interactive technical consultation and procurement
- Programme initiation, planning and stakeholder communications
BBC Open iPlayer
Ready to make the most of iPlayer’s success, BBC’s Future Media and Technology group engaged us to develop the business and technical proposition for a commercial version of the service.
Capablue worked closely with the BBC to:
- Define the product and analyse business requirements
- Build a partnership proposition with UK broadcasters to deliver a federated approach to VOD
- Produce white papers on in-stream advertising and mobile monetisation opportunities
- Analyse a central site proposition to provide users with an overview of the federation and other VOD
- Develop a platform strategy for Open iPlayer’s rollout on different TV, mobile and gaming systems
Parentchannel.tv (Department for Education)
As a lead member of the Parent Innovation Consortium, Capablue collaborated with production company Tomorrow’s Child and charity Parenting UK to develop an online TV service for parents and carers of children aged 5-19 years. The site is part the DfE’s Family Information Direct programme.
Recently launched, www.parentchannel.tv offers expert advice on parenting through a collection of helpful videos. These pieces address a range of issues, from the everyday to the hard-hitting (including drugs, sex, and bullying). Capablue were responsible for the end-to-end delivery and management of the site and content, including:
- BlueBox end-to-end managed service
- Bid and proposition development
- Digital product development (including requirements and specifications)
- User experience and information architecture
- Interactive design
- Financial management
- Operational planning and site hosting
Capablue continue to be involved in ongoing product development and management.
Channel4.com
Capablue worked with Channel 4 to mould their new website strategy into a scoped programme of work. The new site would bring the broadcaster’s current online presence in line with its analogue television service.
To define the programme’s delivery approach, Capablue were involved in running discovery workshops, conducting interviews and developing recommendations. Capablue delivered for following outcomes:
- Product brief and concept
- High-level requirements catalogue
- A programme organisational model and a future organisational model
- Programme plan and roadmap
- Validated budget
- Risk and issues analysis
Project Kangaroo (now SeeSaw)
Capablue was at the core of this programme, developing a cutting-edge video on demand service on behalf of the joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 (prior to the acquisition by Arqiva).
From concept to implementation, Capablue was responsible for:
- Product and business strategy
- Requirements analysis
- Product design and development
- Technical strategy
- Implementation programme management
- Operational design and implementation
- Acceptance testing and launch planning
Project Sherbet
Project Sherbet was the initial scoping exercise to assess the feasibility of a joint venture between BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4.
This phase allowed shareholders to make a decision to pursue what became Project Kangaroo (and more recently, SeeSaw). The study investigated the options for the video on demand initiative, weighing up the available technologies, the marketplace and user base, to ensure the long term viability of such an ambitious venture. Capablue guided this initial development, always taking into account business, customer and technology needs.
We were thrilled that when the programme kicked off, Capablue were invited to take key roles in the new team.
Channel 4 - 4oD TV
In parallel to developing 4oD for web, Capablue managed the implementation of on-demand services for television.
Working across organisational boundaries with three large television platforms – Virgin, BT Vision and Tiscali, Capablue supported three different sets of requirements, consolidating them to a single syndication platform for Channel 4.
Our team managed the overall programme, coordinating activity between Channel 4 teams and the VOD platform suppliers. We defined the interface and business requirements for the services, oversaw development and tested the output to ensure it met the original specifications.
Channel 4 – 4oD Web
Our team worked with Channel 4 to develop 4oD, the service that lets users download, stream and view video content over the internet. Implementing an on-demand platform alongside C4’s existing linear operations required a complete review of operations across the channel.
We formed the core programme team and were responsible for defining the product and platform requirements as well as the user experience and design. Throughout the implementation, we managed all the project work, involving internal and external suppliers, and completed user acceptance testing prior to launch.
