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Met Office in the News – BBC weather service update
You may have seen reports in the media that the Met Office has signed a new contract with the BBC to supply their weather services until March 2018. It’s been pleasing to see the public support and response to this, … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News
Tagged BBC, Channel 5, Instagram, ITV, Met Office, S4C, Sky, Snapchat, Social media, STV, weather forecasts, weather warnings
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Met Office wins social media award
The Met Office Name Our Storms campaign has won an award for the Best Public Sector Social Media Campaign The Social Buzz Awards bring together individuals and companies at the forefront of social media offering an opportunity to highlight some … Continue reading
A look back at this week’s news
The Met Office has been in the news again this week, with our contracts for broadcast weather services generating a huge amount of column inches and public reaction. It’s certainly been heartening to see and hear the level of public … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media, Met Office News
Tagged Android, apps, BBC, broadcasting, Facebook, iPhone, Met Office, Social media, tv, Twitter, weather forecast
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Met Office wins Social Buzz award
Last night the Met Office won the Social Buzz Award for Best Public Sector Social Media Strategy for ‘Sharing the weather when it matters’. The award is in recognition of the work of the Met Office has been doing to use social … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office in the Media
Tagged blog, Facebook, Met Office, social buzz awards, Social media, Twitter, YouTube
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Met Office ranked in top ten social brands
The Met Office has made it into the top ten social brands in the Headstream Social Brands 100 list for 2012. The Met Office came in joint ninth position and was recognised as the top ranked organisation in the services category. Our … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged Facebook, Google, Headstream, MetOffice, Social Brands 100, Social media, Twitter, weather, YouTube
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Met Office to host NASA Space Apps Challenge
The NASA Space Apps Challenge is now just over a week away and the Met Office is hosting the lead event for Europe over the weekend of the 21st and 22nd April. A number of challenges, presented by Met Office … Continue reading
Posted in Met Office News
Tagged app, British Geological Survey, DataPoint, MetOffice, NASA, Social media, YouTube
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