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Winners of the BBC 'Content 360' Competition

The BBC has announced the winners of Content 360, the international digital media commissioning competition it held at the recent MIPTV/MILIA tradeshow. Among other benefits, the winning projects will receive a share of a 75,000-Euro development fund.

The contest, which the BBC organized in partnership with the Korean Broadcasting Commission and the National Film Board of Canada, was designed to discover and to facilitate the commissioning of innovative content and interactive applications for Internet and mobiles, and attracted 181 entries from 120 companies in 23 countries. Winners were in four categories.

"Content 360 was a great success in helping the BBC to engage with the wealth of talent from the international new media industry," said Ashley Highfield, the director of BBC New Media and Technology. "Congratulations to all those who took part. The winners were those proposals which were innovative in a way that can help the BBC deliver the very best quality services to our audience."

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