magneticNorth works with BBC Radio 2 and Radioplayer to launch a Pop-Up Eurovision Radio Service

Ahead of this years competition in Copenhagen, digital design company magneticNorth have been working on a project with the team at BBC Radioplayer - 'Radio 2 Eurovision' - a pop-up digital radio service to celebrate this year’s Eurovision Song Contest and complement the output on BBC Radio 2 and TV networks BBC One and BBC Three.

'Radio 2 Eurovision' promises to satisfy the needs of even the most enthusiastic Eurovision fans and starts broadcasting via BBC Radioplayer from 12pm on Thursday 8th May.

magneticNorth have been working with the Radioplayer team for sometime now and this project has seen mN work with the team there to give BBC Radioplayer the capability to quickly create pop-up digital services, with 'Radio 2 Eurovision' being the first.

This week has also seen the BBC Radio 3 Proms 2014 Season website go live, magneticNorth have worked as part of the Proms Multiplatform team since 2011 and completed the refresh for the coming season which includes a Pet Shop Boys Prom. The 2013 Proms site recently won the 'Multiplatform Award' at the Listener and Viewer Awards.