We have run and managed a variety of services including competitions and voting lines for a range of broadcasters and publishers including:
- TV broadcasters including the BBC, Five, Channel 4, Virgin Media and Sky
- Radio broadcasters including the BBC, emap Radio and GCap
- Newspaper publishers including The Sun, the News of the World, London Lite, the Daily Mail and Metro
- Magazine publishers including Loot, Bauer and the National Magazine Company
Over the years we have run hundreds of different services and promotions for media owners and a small selection is described below.
BBC
TE has worked with the BBC for many years and has most recently run telephony for Saturday night prime time shows Last Choir Standing and Strictly Come Dancing.
As a CBBC IVR partner, TE has worked on the majority of their interactive children's TV including Basil's Swap Shop, providing the system that enabled children to make various swaps running throughout the show.
The Sun
Our unique concept Snoggr (a kiss delivered via mobile phone) helped The Sun generate thousands of profitable interactions and added a lot of fun to their Valentine's day celebrations in 2008.
As well as running straight forward competitions for The Sun we also provide the interactive voice response front-end solution for all of their Fantasy Games including The Sun's Dream Team fantasy.
BBC radio
TE provide telephony services for many of BBC Radio's stations, and designed an web interface enabling producers and DJ's to control the interactions they broadcast live on air.
Five
TE manages five's competition and vote services, with many shows requiring real time resolution and winner selection on the night of broadcast. TE also provides five's Going For Gold web and IVR platform, allowing the production team to manage interactivity using a real time interface.
Virgin Media
One of Virgin Media's most popular show's Most Haunted Live, has an audience that love to interact with the show. TE manage the SMS and IVR that allows this to happen.
National Magazine Company
We partner with a number of National Magazine Company publications including Good Housekeeping, Cosmopolitan and Prima.
Promotions to win cars, home makeovers, holidays and cash can generate tens of thousands of responses and deliver considerable editorial value as well as a strong revenue stream.
Associated Newspapers
As the chosen IVR partner of Associated, TE offer support across all titles including the Daily Mail, the Mail on Sunday, Evening Standard, Metro and London Lite.
Our services feature throughout the paper from regular editorial positions including puzzle lines, horoscopes and racing services to high profile competitions including the hugely popular Ultimate Destination. They are designed to maximise revenues and to strengthen the ANL brand by delivering engaging interactions for their readers.
Bauer
TE run the prestigious weekly Grazia Goodie Bag, giving readers the chance to win the latest 'it' bag from top designers such as Kara Ross, Jimmy Choo and Marc Jacobs. Inside the bag are also five of the latest fashion accessory must-haves.The Goodie Bag gets thousands of responses each week and generates large amounts of charity revenue with each issue.
