Friday 21 August 2020, AM
DAB radio to be standard in all new passenger cars – RadioToday
DAB Digital Radio will be installed as standard in all new passenger vehicles by the end of this year following new regulations passed through Parliament. As of Q2 2020, 93.9 of new cars registered in the UK were fitted with DAB digital radio as standard, and the new regulation will require the remaining 6 of new cars to be fitted with digital radio. - radiotoday.co.uk
radiotoday.co.ukThursday 20 August 2020, PM
Ofcom UK Aim Next 5G Mobile Spectrum Auction at January 2021
The UK telecoms regulator has today confirmed that their much delayed auction of the 700MHz and 3.6-3.8GHz radio spectrum bands, which could boost new 5G mobile network coverage and mobile broadband speeds further into the Gigabit territory, will not now take its first bids until January 2021. The final outcome will ultimately depend upon who bids for what, but more spectrum tends to equal better mobile broadband speed and that's going to be key for 5G. At present EE, Vodafone and O2 only have access to a 40MHz, 50MHz and 40MHz slice - respectively - of the 3.4GHz mobile band for their 5G services. - www.ispreview.co.uk
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BBC Director General Tony Hall to Speak at Edinburgh TV Fest Opener
Outgoing BBC director general, Tony Hall, will deliver the opening address at the Edinburgh TV Festival, in what will be one of his final public appearances in the position before he steps down in September. This year's Edinburgh TV festival, sponsored by YouTube and Freeview, will be a digital event as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, and will take place Aug. 24-27. - variety.com
variety.comWednesday 19 August 2020, PM
Our love-hate relationship with the tech giants
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio for the biggest beast in tech this week apple Facebook and tiktok have all had their share of bad publicity this summer apple and Facebook recording to appear before Congress when they were told they had too much power and killing the US economy tikto…Download MP3
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Graham Torrington
The radiator day programme with broadcast bionic created of the bionic studio the smarter way to make radio hello, I'm Stuart Clarkson thanks for your lovely comments about last week's podcast this time right Martin is back. David Lloyd is back with more fantastic radio moments at the end of the p…Download MP3
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14/08/2020 Radio 4 Feedback
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello lies damned lies and statistics so said the so when it comes to covid deaths which statistic should we believe people offering one to have one number that summarise a story but that's not how life has the government to lose the weight calculate cubic deaths. I…Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transriptThursday 13 August 2020, AM
Freeview viewers complain of fewer channels after retune
Freeview viewers are complaining that they lost channels after planned changes were made to the network. Viewers in these areas may need to retune their TV or box if they find they are missing channels. - www.bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukWednesday 12 August 2020, PM
June Sarpong: What is diversity?
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 today we're going to get one of the most ubiquitous and least understood ideas in media diversity, and we're going to do it with possibly the two people in media who spent more time thinking about it than anyone else what exactly is diversity. Why i…Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transriptWednesday 12 August 2020, AM
Rombalds Radio
The radiator day programme with broadcast bionics creators of The Bionic studio the smarter way to make radio hello, I'm Quentin our guest hosting the radio today podcast this week Ryan David both on holiday, but as you'll find out at the moment. I'll guess this week is a very familiar voice This …Download MP3audioboom.com Read transriptSaturday 08 August 2020, AM
TBI Weekly: Are we in the midst of a watershed moment for streaming? – TBI Vision
Streaming has become the prevalent force among content-hungry consumers over the past few years, but developments this week suggest we may well be in the midst of a watershed moment. It's been a busy week for NBCUniversal and probably not a particularly pleasant one for many of its employees, after the company started cutting staff as it combines its TV and streaming divisions under Mark Lazarus. - tbivision.com
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07/08/2020 Radio 4 Feedback
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello the long wait is over. I'm glad to say that we have introduced from this week and listen is already or responding to that in a positive way. Yes the archers of stop talking to themselves and they're actually talking to each other. I'll be talking to Alison hind…Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transriptThursday 06 August 2020, AM
ITV hit by tumble in ad revenues, suspends dividend
THE slump in advertising revenue during lockdown hit ITV hard, and the future is so uncertain it cannot give guidance to the City on how trading will go. ITV is targeting cost cuts, but still expects to spend 960 million on programming this year. - www.standard.co.uk
www.standard.co.ukWednesday 05 August 2020, PM
Succession and shakedown for Murdoch and TikTok
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 hello today succession and Shakedown at two of the world's most talked-about Media Empires on Friday drama at the house of Murdoch James Murdoch resigned from the family firm sighting disagreements over any content and over the weekend at tiktok Pres…Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transriptMonday 03 August 2020, PM
TBI Tech Analysis: Where next for UK broadcasters in a post-Covid world? – TBI Vision
As Evans points out, Omdia's Channels Programming Intelligence Service data suggests that broadcasters will see a drop in spend on originals in 2020 compared with 2019, with the figure then remaining relatively stable moving into 2021 and 2022. The UK's position, following several years of original programme spending growth, is now comparable to a wider trend in Europe, where Western European programme spending on both acquired and originals is expected to continue its downward trajectory. - tbivision.comtbivision.comFriday 31 July 2020, PM
31/07/2020 Radio 4 Feedback
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts, don't you miss this what's inside the party should be rather than punishing someone's been to couples therapy studio at home alone in BBC comedy coping to just get on with it like the rest of the country had to adapt really quickly so I think it's just the adrenalin…Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transriptFriday 31 July 2020, AM
Help us: Cast Some Light on Where You Watch TV and Video
The perceived quality of a television image is affected by the viewing conditions in the place where the video content is being watched. We would really value your input on our investigation into ambient lighting for content viewing which will help inform our research into TV content quality perception. - www.bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukThursday 30 July 2020, PM
Northwich to get ultra-reliable broadband from Openreach
RESIDENTS across Northwich could soon have access to some of the fastest broadband speeds in Europe. Openreach has outlined plans to make ultra-reliable and gigabit-capable full fibre broadband available to homes and businesses across town. - www.northwichguardian.co.uk
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Why Sky Arts went free |
Earlier this week, Sky announced that Sky Arts will become a free-to-air channel in September. That's why this September, we are making Sky Arts free for everyone to watch, becoming the only space on terrestrial TV dedicated solely to arts and culture. - advanced-television.com
advanced-television.comWednesday 29 July 2020, PM
Whose truth is it anyway?
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio Four Seasons job to tell the truth to sit on the fence and what is older and younger Jonas clash over what the truth actually is some of America's biggest newsrooms have been by these questions in the last few weeks with huge public rebellions at the N…Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transript
Doctor Fox returns with United DJs
The radiated a program with broadcast bionics working with the world's leading broadcasters and equipment suppliers to transform into a technology and workplace Stuart Clarkson coming up this week foxy is back as Dr fox joined United DJs for new twist on the Sunday chart, show will find out what th…Download MP3audioboom.com Read transriptTuesday 28 July 2020, AM
Sky Arts to become free to watch from September
Sky Arts director, Philip Edgar-Jones, said the decision was motivated by a sense of corporate social responsibility rather than money or chasing viewers. Sky said the channel's on-demand library of content would remain exclusively available to Sky and Now TV entertainment pass customers. - www.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.comMonday 27 July 2020, PM
Arqiva supports Freeview Play metadata migration |
This system supports the migration of the Freeview Play service information platform to a highly-scalable public cloud infrastructure. The original metadata management system, which Arqiva built and operated for Digital UK, has been at the heart of Freeview Play since its launch in 2015. - advanced-television.comadvanced-television.comMonday 27 July 2020, AM
Is BritBox repeating past mistakes with its original content strategy?
Last week saw the unveiling of a slate of original scripted shows from the UK iteration of the ITV/BBC SVOD service, BritBox. As figures have yet to be released, since the streamer only launched in November, it will be difficult to gauge the potential audience for any newly announced series. Has the pandemic and the subsequent lockdown increased sampling and customer retention to BritBox? - mediatel.co.uk
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Thousands of houses in Darwen missing out on Freeview TV channels | Lancashire Telegraph
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BBC global audience hits record high
A total of 151 million users now access BBC News digitally, according the annual Global Audience Measure which measures how many individuals the BBC reached weekly with its news and entertainment content in the year 2019/20. BBC global content is also increasingly popular on global platforms like Youtube with a 129 increase in audiences to 47 million a week, overtaking Facebook with a 31 increase to 43 million. - www.broadbandtvnews.com
www.broadbandtvnews.comFriday 24 July 2020, PM
24/07/2020 Radio 4 Feedback
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts this week a gentle morning for The Corporation from the outgoing editor of The today anything about BBC I would say having observed it as an outsider probably the three years is there is a great impulse towards such as social cohesion and sometimes. I think it would …Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transriptFriday 24 July 2020, AM
Johnson rushes to put UK junk food advertising on a diet - Financial Times
Boris Johnson is preparing to unveil sweeping curbs on how unhealthy foods are sold in Britain, with advertising, retail and food executives braced for one of the worldâs most restrictive marketing regimes. Executives briefed on the government plans, which could be announced as early as next week, expect a ban on online advertising of unhealthy foods, a pre-9pm watershed on television adverts, and tight curbs on in-store promotions. Ministers and officials are still locked in a fierce debate about the precise anti-obesity measures, especially regarding how far to go in requiring more prominent labelling of food and drinks with high levels of sugar or salt. But industry lobbyists are resigned to Mr Johnson and Matt Hancock, the health secretary, proposing far-reaching measures that will transform the promotion of everything from chocolate bars and yoghurt drinks to fast-food chains and mayonnaise. Among the proposals is a requirement for large restaurants to put calorie labels on menus. The prime minister also wants to launch a consultation on putting calorie labels on alcoholic drinks. Last year Mr Johnson criticised âsin taxesâ but his brush with death from coronavirus in April prompted a change of heart from the prime minister, who was convinced that he fell particularly ill because he was overweight. In June he told Times Radio that he had abandoned his âlibertarian stance on obesityâ, saying: âWe will be happier, fitter and more resistant to diseases like Covid if we can tackle obesity.â Mr Johnson has rejected a new round of sugar taxes. Senior Conservatives instead say the obesity strategy will focus on âhelping people make better choicesâ and improving healthy living. Cycling and walking are being promoted by the government. Just as business begins to chart a course back from the severe impacts of Covid-19, such an ill-thought out policy cuts across Treasury efforts to support the sector and risks jobs and livelihoods Phil Smith, chief executive of ISBA An NHS England study in 2018 found that 64 per cent of adults and 30 per cent of children were overweight or obese, a figure barely dented by various government anti-obesity initiatives. Britain already restricts advertising of so-called âjunk foodsâ on television, in posters and online. But these rules generally seek to limit advertisers targeting of children, rather than ban advertising outright. Since 2007 broadcasters have been prevented from advertising unhealthy products in programmes that appeal to children. Other rules, applied since 2017, bar advertisers from targeting children with such products in marketing online, in print and in cinemas. The more intrusive restrictions under consideration would have a big impact on thousands of businesses involved in making, selling and promoting foods. Broadcasters such as ITV and Channel 4 have warned the government that the intervention would damage their sector, which is already suffering from a post-lockdown slump in advertising budgets. Television executives estimate a ban would affect around £200m of ad spending across the sector. Senior government figures admit the new restrictions would âhit the commercial broadcasters hardâ but they said Number 10 was determined to âthrow everythingâ at the obesity problem. Advertisers fear the breadth of the curbs will hit both big brands and smaller companies, such as fast food restaurants or small manufacturers, which will have to look to new ways to market themselves to consumers. âBrands have partnered effectively with government over the lockdown period to support, develop and amplify public health campaigns,â said Phil Smith, chief executive of ISBA, which represents leading UK advertisers. âJust as business begins to chart a course back from the severe impacts of Covid-19, such an ill-thought out policy cuts across Treasury efforts to support the sector and risks jobs and livelihoods.â Stephen Woodford, chief executive of the Advertising Association, said a ban would be âin direct conflictâ with the governmentâs âown evidence that such restrictions would have minimal impact on obesity levelsâ. Recommended Camilla Cavendish A chance to reshape UK public health strategy and target obesity The government is expected to propose enacting the reforms before the next election, due in 2024, with primary legislation required for the restrictions on online advertising. The process could take several years to conclude. âIt is a very hard lobby [for anti-obesity], they have been lobbying for years and years,â said one executive heavily affected by the proposals. âWe will not give up because we donât think there is a good case for it.â Claire Enders of Enders Analysis said a ban on advertising unhealthy foods on television had âno prospect of successfully addressing this health crisisâ and would âdisproportionately damage broadcasters and advertisers' businessesâ. The definition of foods that are high in fat, salt or sugar â so-called HFSS â can be broad. Brands potentially caught by restrictions range from the Burger King chain and Birds Eye fish fingers to Dairylea Cheddar slices and Tabasco sauce. An executive at a big food company said: âWe havenât seen the evidence base that supports the idea that these measures will actually move the dial on obesity.â Others in the sector warn that without advertising, producers would compete on price and quality, either cutting prices or adding sugar. They pointed to government estimates that suggest restricting placements of sugary and high-calorie food and drinks in stores would cut average daily calorie intake among young children by just 9 calories for boys and 8 for girls. Boys aged 4 to 10 typically consume 1,521 calories, while girls eat around 1,401. The government does warn, however, that these reductions are likely to be âsignificant underestimatesâ. Alan Jope, chief executive of Unilever â the world's largest manufacturer of ice cream, producing brands including Magnum and Ben & Jerry's among other consumer products â said: âWe welcome regulation and we welcome certain types of useful labelling.â He said Unilever had already adopted new voluntary measures in February, such as stopping all TV and radio marketing of food and refreshments to children under 12, and social media marketing to children under 13. It also stopped marketing through social media âinfluencersâ who are under 12. - www.ft.com
www.ft.comThursday 23 July 2020, PM
Do Manchester's 'metropolitan elite' feel pandered to by BBC?
On BBC Radio Manchester on Wednesday morning, its septuagenarian phone-in presenter Mike Sweeney was discussing public sector pay increases. Drinking a latte outside an Italian deli in Didsbury, Paul Hartley, a former local BBC presenter turned aircraft dispatcher, was cross. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comWednesday 22 July 2020, PM
David vs Goliath
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 please show the absolute biggest Jesus in the world of Media in the last year we had the buses of Disney Netflix many of the UK's biggest broadcasters top editors independent producers and all the rest of it but today we're going to celebrate the lit…Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transript
The great RAJAR pause of 2020
The radiated a program with broadcast bionics created of the bionic studio the smarter way to make radio hello, I'm Stuart Clarkson coming up this week on the radio Today programme as Rachel announces a Pause will find out what it means for the next rajar data release and they could change the proc…Download MP3audioboom.com Read transript
BBC announces £12 million diversity budget for radio – RadioToday
The money covers new programmes commissioned by its national radio stations and BBC Sounds from 2021-22 - and will be able for both independent production companies and in-house BBC teams to compete for. Other projects to increase diversity include BAME workforce targets for every team in BBC Radio and Music, the 50/50 project for gender diversity among on-air contributors being extended to include ethnicity and disability, and ensuring a more diverse range of decision-makers in commissioning teams. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukFriday 17 July 2020, PM
17/07/2020 Radio 4 Feedback
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, yes, it's the prom season but a very truncated one is there much. Hope or in glory to look forward to a prom. It's not just the Mews great that maybe it's the whole package the musicians and audience interacting feeding off each other this year. I'll be talkin…Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transriptThursday 16 July 2020, AM
The BBC has to stay distinctive if it wants to remain relevant
BBC Wales has tried to marry these two problematic issues - programming which represents Wales and which also appeals to a younger audience. BBC Wales has also commissioned a series of podcasts and launched BBC Sesh, where producers work with young talent, allowing them to find their voice, particularly in the field of comedy. - www.business-live.co.ukwww.business-live.co.ukWednesday 15 July 2020, PM
Company AT800 explains why Freeview in Brighton was down
This can cause TV interference because the signals sit next to the frequencies used by Freeview. Mobile phone operators have been rolling out the new fourth-generation mobile networks to provide faster wireless broadband. - www.theargus.co.uk
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Who cares about local news?
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 is tiktok new Huawei last week Mike pompeo the US Secretary of State said the app tiktok that is put your private information in the hands of the Chinese Communist Party and the trump administration was considering a ban then on Friday Amazon email s…Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transript
The Andrew Neil Show ends as BBC News unveils cuts
The Andrew Neil Show will disappear from BBC schedules as part of cuts to the corporation's news operation. Radio 4 programme In Business will close, as will the Business Live page on the BBC News Website, while bespoke business news bulletins on the BBC News channel will be reduced. - www.bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
BBC to make 520 job cuts in news department - CityAM : CityAM
The BBC has said it will axe 520 jobs in its news department as a result of the coronavirus crisis, marking 70 more redundancies than the broadcaster had originally planned. - www.cityam.comwww.cityam.comWednesday 15 July 2020, AM
Iain Lee and Katherine Boyle on their move to Twitch
The radiated a program with broadcast bionics discover the world leading brands at bionic radio hello, I'm Stuart Clarkson coming up this week on the radio Today programme a month or so on from Iain Lee and Katherine Boyle leaving talk radio next week. They start a new version the late night altern…Download MP3audioboom.com Read transriptMonday 13 July 2020, PM
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Best streaming and pay-TV services 2020: Sky, Virgin, Netflix and Amazon Prime compared and ranked
Terrestrial is the term given to broadcast TV signals received by an aerial used by Freeview, satellite is used by Sky sending signals to mini-dishes, cable is used by Virgin and IPTV is a system of streaming live TV over the internet. The Apple TV app is available on Apple's devices, including Macs, iPhones, iPads and the Apple TV streaming box, on a handful of smart TVs from Samsung and LG, plus Amazon's Fire TV and Roku's streaming boxes, but not Android devices or Amazon's Fire tablets. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comFriday 10 July 2020, PM
10/07/2020 Radio 4 Feedback
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts, there's something in the air, I think it's the smell of cordite is a community of the UK and beyond will stand up and fight against these proposals if the BBC board decided to save a show in the past describe it as a unique BBC product that it can do the same again …Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transript#140 - Times Radio Goes On Air; Media Job Losses; Facebook Boycott
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#140 - Times Radio Goes On Air; Media Job Losses; Facebook Boycott
Love This podcast support this show through the HR support a feature. It's up to you. How much you give and there's no regular commitment just hit the link in the description to support now. Hello and welcome to the media podcast. I'm only man on today show Britain has a new national radio station …Download MP3feedproxy.google.com Read transriptThursday 09 July 2020, PM
BBC to end free TV licences for most over-75s
The BBC is to end free TV licences for most over-75s after a two month-delay because of coronavirus, it has been announced. The BBC agreed to take on responsibility for funding the scheme as part of the charter agreement hammered out with the government in 2015. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comWednesday 08 July 2020, PM
Fake news? Meet the fake journalists
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 you've heard of fake news but what about fake journalists is the most moncur story I've read this week. How a network of completely fictitious journalist doesn't a real news outlets into publishing a pin that were all sympathetic to the foreign polic…Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transriptWednesday 08 July 2020, AM
RadioToday Roundtable July 2020
The radiated a program with broadcast bionics working with the world's leading broadcasters and equipment suppliers to transform into a technology and workplace edition of the radio today round table and let's see who is virtually around our table starting with Mike hi. It's Michael Hill at I run r…Download MP3audioboom.com Read transriptTuesday 07 July 2020, AM
Freesat launches campaign for third generation receivers
Freesat has launched a new ad campaign designed to promote its range of next generation receivers. Reviews for the basic receiver have been mixed while some users have enjoyed the simplicity of the device, others have complained about the user interface and the lack of apps - for example, Freesat uniquely doesn't have All4, following a decision by Channel 4 not to make the service available on Freesat, following a dispute over fees. - rxtvinfo.com
rxtvinfo.comMonday 06 July 2020, AM
Surviving recession: The class of 2008 on positivity, plan Bs and lateral thinking
Dean Lavender, now head of marketing at The Clean Liquor Co, had the benefit of a clear ambition in 2008 - he wanted to work in FMCG marketing. The tough decision was to abandon my plan A and take the plunge on plan B. Dean Lavender, The Clean Liquor Co. But it was not a good time to be seeking work. - www.marketingweek.comwww.marketingweek.comFriday 03 July 2020, PM
03/07/2020 Radio 4 Feedback
BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, can we do better the world as a whole I mean not just feedback that was the question and rethink a collaboration between 3 BC networks, how well did it work the idea of the series about rethinking Society post pandemic is an excellent contributions advocates. …Download MP3www.bbc.co.uk Read transript
European AVODs in ‘consolidation phase' with limited growth, claims report – TBI Vision
The AVOD market in Europe is still in a consolidation phase and, the report concludes, is yet to become a strategic asset. Compared to the rest of the world however, the European AVOD market has been experiencing limited growth, with some operators looking to adopt a hybrid approach similar to many US players. - tbivision.comtbivision.compick a page