Commercial work

Commercial work

A selection of commercial projects carried out by Dgen across strategy, streaming media, digital distribution, environment and technology. Clients range from UK government departments to FTSE companies, broadcasters, festivals and NGOs.

Projects
AMEE
AMEE amee.com

AMEE was designed to measure the environmental impact of everything on Earth, helping everyone quantify and reduce their impact. Dgen began developing the platform in 2005 and launched it in 2008 as a venture-backed company. It raised over $10M, helped define the emerging landscape of environmental intelligence, and worked with clients including BP, Siemens, SAS, Unicef and Radiohead. Sold 2015.

EnvironmentTechnologyScienceStartup
BBC

Strategic input into the 2016 charter review.

StrategyMedia
BBC, Playlouder, Freeserve
BBC, Playlouder, Freeserve bbc.co.uk/glastonbury

End-to-end management, production, design and streaming hosting of the award-winning Glastonbury Festival official webcasts (2002, 2003, 2004, 2005).

StrategyProductionDigital DistributionWebcasting
ITV
ITV itv.com

Strategic consultancy to accelerate ITV’s broadband strategy, covering both live and on-demand video services and archiving.

StrategyStreaming media
London 2012 Olympic Games

Strategic direction for local engagement, user-generated content, and global distribution of video assets for this exceptionally complex global event. Aimed to set new standards in the use of video at scale.

StrategyVideoDigital DistributionSport
Hi8us / Film London / CIDA
Hi8us / Film London / CIDA uksoundtv.com

Strategic guidance for an innovative broadband TV project in London, nurturing a live channel run, operated and produced by local youth programmes.

StrategyBroadband videoCommunity
Asset TV
Asset TV asset.tv

AssetTV provides a dedicated broadband TV channel into over 150 financial institutions across the UK. Dgen provided technical strategy and architecture for the service design, implementation and roll-out.

StrategyDevelopmentStreamingFinance
Big Picture TV
Big Picture TV bigpicture.tv

Strategic advice and digital distribution for an innovative online video service for schools.

StrategyBroadband videoEducation
Christian Aid
Christian Aid togethertv.com

Strategic guidance and video distribution for a broadband video initiative, enabling global reporters to self-publish video easily from any location (2001).

StrategyBroadband videoCommunity
Resonance FM
Resonance FM resonancefm.com

Nurturing the live streaming of the only arts-based radio station in the UK for three years – providing all live transmission infrastructure and archive hosting for podcasts and recordings.

Digital distributionOnline radio
Sony Radio Academy Awards
Sony Radio Academy Awards radioacademy.org

All live webcast production, live streaming and archive production for one of the most prestigious events in UK radio.

ProductionWebcastingDigital Distribution
DCMS

Strategic guidance and digital distribution for broadband video into schools across the UK.

StrategyDigital DistributionEducation
WRN
WRN wrn.org

World Radio Network combines all of the world’s public radio stations into a single site, retransmitting over radio, digital TV, satellite and the web. Dgen designed and built their website – combining complex scheduling, live streaming and podcasting, keeping it simple throughout.

Online strategyDesign and buildOnline radio
SoundJunction
SoundJunction soundjunction.org

Strategic guidance and digital distribution for broadband video into schools, in conjunction with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music.

Digital DistributionEducation
Reading Festival / AOL
Reading Festival / AOL readingfestival.com

AOL’s first ever festival experience: backstage at the Carling Reading Festival, providing all lighting, sound, filming and webcast support for an exclusive 80-capacity venue across 18 performances in 3 days. Artists including Morrissey, Franz Ferdinand and Roots Manuva in an intimate setting.

StrategyProductionWebcasting
EMI
EMI emi.com

Special webcasting services for special acts. Venues ranged from a bedroom in Glasgow to Peter Gabriel’s RealWorld Studios.

ProductionWebcasting
Defra

In January 2007, the UK Government (via Defra and COI) commissioned Dgen to apply its AMEE technology to the Act on CO2 campaign. Six months of intense development led to ingestion of all available official Government figures. The campaign launched June 2007 and ran for five years.

Climate changeBuildScience
IFI Watch
IFI Watch ifiwatch.tv

IFI Watch increases the visibility of International Financial Institutions’ behaviour by making and collating video documentaries. Dgen provides video digital distribution and strategic consultancy.

StrategyBroadband videoFinanceCommunity
Global Cool
Global Cool global-cool.com

Global Cool asked: how do we get 1 billion people to reduce their CO2 emissions by one tonne per year? Dgen supported the due diligence process in 2006, helped raise substantial funds, and launched the site from a standing start in 3 weeks (in English and Japanese). Gavin was appointed to lead the steering committee defining the “Global Cool tonne” – accredited as one of only 5 UK Government Gold Standard schemes in January 2007.

EnvironmentStrategyBuildStartup
EXEQUO
EXEQUO exequo.org

Created in 2003, EXEQUO is a non-profit digital media distribution service (video, audio, webcasting) for NGOs, charities and grass-roots organisations. Dgen provides support to nurture projects into existence.

StartupStreamingCommunity
Consolidated Independent
Consolidated Independent ci-info.com

A world-leading digital distribution company delivering music, audiobooks and video to iTunes, Amazon, eMusic, Vodafone and hundreds of digital retailers on behalf of the independent music sector. 20% of the music available in the Amazon download store at its launch was delivered by CI.

StartupStrategyDigital Distribution
Google
Google google.co.uk

Working with Avenue A / Razorfish, Dgen assisted in the implementation of Google’s “UK Carbon Footprint” gadget using AMEE technology, including hosting of the gadget itself.

EnvironmentBuildHosting

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