The Art Newspaper TV finalist in Web TV awards
Saturday 14 March 2009, 12:18pm
The Art Newspaper TV will be recognised later this month at the IVCA Awards in London.
Spike Production’s work is up against international competition from Microsoft and Enjoy England.
www.theartnewspaper.tv has been shortlisted in the Web TV catagory of the IVCA’s (International Visual Communications Association- www.ivca.org) awards.
www.theartnewspaper.tv is co-owned between Spike Productions and The Art Newspaper. Spike built and manages the site as well as creating all of the ongoing content.
IVCA Awards are recognized internationally as marks of excellence for effective business communication in corporate video, live events, interactive media projects, business television and websites.
Winning an IVCA Award really matters, bringing enhanced profile and substantial business benefits. The Awards set a standard of excellence and introduce clients to programmes and projects which have made a significant impact on business. As past recipients will testify, there is no higher accolade for creativity, originality, production expertise and sheer effectiveness.
Before the awards are presented at the Grosvenor Hotel in London on 27th March 2009 Spike Productions will be uploading new content to www.theartnewspaper.tv from a recent shoot in New York.
www.theartnewspaper.tv is an online TV channel for the art world bringing The Art Newspaper into the digital age. Designed to inform global audiences about issues, news, auctions, galleries and the views of artists, collectors and owners, the site provides insight backed by one of the world’s most respected art publications.
Watched by art lovers, exhibition viewers, museum professionals, collectors, artists, lawyers, arts administrators, policemen, dealers and auctioneers, The Art Newspaper channel engages and educates a high-value niche audience about the art market through the use of creative storytelling, exclusive access to artists and daily programmes during major world art fairs.
The Art Newspaper TV launched in London at Frieze 2008 with 8,000 views in week one. Online promotional activity has continued to drive people to the site. During Art Basel Miami Beach saw figures soar to 35,000 page views. The daily programmes made in December were the most popular.