BBC Research and Development: Prototyping Weeknotes #45 (14/01/11)

Lots of activity closing off projects, documentation and scoping and planning the next set of projects for this quarter. The rest of the week he's head down writing up technical documentation for this phase of the project while Kat writes up the research findings. On Tuesday a few of us meet up to discuss the new Prototyping team pages for the main RD website what content, who's going to update them and so on. - bbc.co.uk

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Virgin Media lets slip its 30Mb plans

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YouView blow to BTs Pay-TV plans | Mail Online

Pioneering YouView technical problems could put it back at least six months But a number of technical problems and rumoured discord between the partners mean You-View will not make its debut until the end of the year or even early 2012, well-placed sources said. Project Kangaroo, YouView's predecessor, was blocked by Britain's competition watchdog in 2009. YouView is an enhanced version of Freeview, which users will be able to access through a new settop box that hooks up to the internet. - dailymail.co.uk

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Welsh broadcaster axes S4C2 | News | Broadcast

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Whats On BBC Red Button 15th - 28th January 2011

Mozart enthusiasts can get even more extra content on BBC Red Button. Charles Hazlewood examines and conducts Symphony No 40 in G Minor, together with an enhanced visual view of the performance using graphics and information as the music unfolds. The show will run until the end of May 2011. - bbc.co.uk

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Ofcom dismisses BBC's News Corp report

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WikiLeaks: Julian Assange claims to have Rupert Murdoch insurance files | Media | guardian.co.uk

Julian Assange said the 'insurance files' will be released 'if something happens to me or to WikiLeaks'. Assange also claimed that WikiLeaks holds more than 500 confidential US diplomatic cables on one broadcasting organisation. The Guardian has published stories based on more than 700 of the cables and has access to all 250,000. - guardian.co.uk

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Media Talk podcast: Countryfile and the Arizona shootings

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Mark Thompson launches consultation on Delivering Quality First

Mark Thompson has therefore set the Corporation the challenge of finding 20 per cent savings over the four years to April 2017 16 per cent savings will balance income and expenditure and fund new services whilst a further 4 per cent will give flexibility to invest back into new content and innovation priorities as set out in Putting Quality First. The BBC set an ambitious aim in March last year to spend 90 per cent of the licence fee on making content and getting it to the public. This means having reduced overheads from 24 per cent in 1999 to 12 per cent today, we now need to drive them down further to 9 per cent or less by the end of the Charter period. - bbc.co.uk

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Jeremy Hunt: I will review ITV ad rules | Media | guardian.co.uk

ITV has been lobbying for several years to have the mechanism, which governs the broadcaster's airtime sales deals with advertisers, axed. Any changes to CRR would be included in the proposed communications bill, due to be introduced in 2012, so ITV still has some time to wait. Hunt is expected to amplify his response to the Shott report at next week's Oxford Media Convention. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC seeks extra 400m in savings | Media | guardian.co.uk

Mark Thompson is setting a stiffer savings target than the 16 cuts originally planned. This will free up about 400m by the end of the recently negotiated licence fee settlement in April 2017, which the BBC aims to invest in programming and new technology. The BBC had already announced that it would have to cut 16 of its budget or more than 1bn to meet the cost of taking on the additional responsibilities handed to it in the licence fee settlement negotiated with the government in October, including funding the World Service. - guardian.co.uk

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Ofcom says NewsCorps Sky bid should go to Competition Commission

Although under the law, Mr Hunt has discretion whether or not to make the reference to the Competition Commission, his colleagues told me some time ago that he would not exercise this discretion, if the advice from Ofcom was categoric - which it is. So some might say that it is a bit odd that he is talking to Sky and News. That's possible, though it is difficult to see how there could be such an appeal from NewsCorp, if Ofcom has done its job properly. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC Trust gives provisional views on syndication of on-demand BBC programmes

Please visit the BBC Trust homepage to find the information you want. you may have typed the web address incorrectly - please check the spelling, or that there are no spaces or capital letters. Alternatively, please try the other links and search box on this page. - bbc.co.uk

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Dumbarton and Vale TV viewers anxious wait - Lennox Herald

The whole region will go digital by May 25 but, due to the weak signal from the Millburn Muir transmitter in Alexandria, residents in the area may lose out on some channels. I think they want to wait and see how that pans out. Despite this, Councillor McColl has re-assured the public that the council will check up on the services received by residents once the switchover takes place. It is thought that viewers in this area could get only 25 channels compared with 70 channels which will be received by most people across the country. - lennoxherald.co.uk

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Sky high complaints over satellite rules - Manchester Evening News

The development, at the former Victory Works site, includes 10 private homes and 43 for rent and opened last autumn after a 5.7m project by Countryside Properties and Guinness . Under the terms of their tenancy, landlord approval is required to install Sky dishes and may not necessarily be granted. - menmedia.co.uk

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What a 500MB fair-use policy means for radio - James Cridland

So, T-Mobile has gone and done it reducing their unlimited data mobile phone tarrifs to really mean 500MB of data, for every new contract from next month and they tried to do much worse. After 500MB, your data is slowed down and limited. Only Orange is slightly more 750MB, and Virgin is apparently 1GB. - james.cridland.net

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Ive got secret files on Murdoch as insurance, claims Assange - Press, Media - The Independent

Mr Assange indicated that he had paperwork which could be hurtful to News Corp. - independent.co.uk

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BBC urged to bring forward submission for cuts proposals | News | Broadcast

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Youve seen X Factor now get ready for BBC Chairman Factor - TV Radio, Media - The Independent

The committee would inform Mr Hunt of its preferred option, though it would be for the Secretary of State to make the final decision. The contest is the idea of the shadow Culture Secretary Ivan Lewis, who believes such a process would help to dispel claims that the final appointment was politically motivated. On 28 and 29 January, the six candidates on the long list will undergo interviews before a panel of four, overseen by the Commissioner for Public Appointments, Mark Addison. - independent.co.uk

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BBC3s Snog... breaks ratings record | News | Broadcast

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The Media Show: Age discrimination, EastEnders, Greg Dyke. 12 Jan 10

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S4C urged to work more closely with BBC | Media | guardian.co.uk

Mark Thompson wants S4C to 'use the BBC's leverage in world markets'. BBC Worldwide could help increase S4C's programme investment, gaining more value for viewers. There are fears that the 24.4 budget cut faced by S4C, as BBC licence fee money replaces most of the broadcaster's annual government grant by 2014, will lead to cuts, a decline in quality, and less money for Welsh independent producers. - guardian.co.uk

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BBCWW relaunches Indian feed

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BBC iPlayer Gets More S4C VOD, Will Also Link Out

At the time S4C said it would accept links from summer 2010 but that still hasnt happened. - paidcontent.co.uk

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5 Reasons Connected TV Could Flop in 2011

Jeremy Toeman has worked in the field of convergence between computers, the Internet and TV for more than 10 years. Up until the early 2000s, buying a new TV was easy. The bigger the screen, the better the television. - mashable.com

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In tune with the times - Herald Scotland | Life Style | Real Lives

Tuesday 11 January 2011 Over the past six years it has been a great honour and privilege to act as first BBC national governor and then national trustee for Scotland. Over the past six years it has been a great honour and privilege to act as first BBC national governor and then national trustee for Scotland. My early days were dominated by the controversy over the screening of Jerry Springer the Musical, which led to hundreds of letters some truly remarkable arriving at my home. - heraldscotland.com

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Press releases | Programme press releases | ITV1+1 launch - ITV Press Centre

Find out more about the new channel and how to get it below. New channel ITV11 will show ITV1 one hour later than it is currently broadcast. This will be in addition to the ITV1 service that you have at the moment. - itv.com

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STV launches +1 channel | TV: Latest News | STV Entertainment

STV has launched an STV1 service, allowing viewers to catch programmes their favourite programmes an hour later than usual. From January 11, 2011, viewers will be able to access a huge variety of programmes one hour later than scheduled, giving them the chance to catch up on all their favourite news, sport and entertainment from STV. Beginning this evening at 8pm with Emmerdale one hour after the original screening time of 7pm, STV1 can be accessed on channel 114 on Virgin and 33 on Freeview. - entertainment.stv.tv

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BBC - Digital switchover gets poetic in Hull

The Barnsley bard has written a special work celebrating the public's love of television. The performance in a Hull shopping centre was designed to raise awareness of the region's upcoming switchover from analogue to digital television. After that anyone without digital receiving equipment will not be able to get any television. - news.bbc.co.uk

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IPTV news - YouView is different , says Morgan Stanley

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BBC publishes last S4C agreement before funding change | Media | guardian.co.uk

The deal covers the existing supply of Welsh-language programming such as soap Pobol y Cwm. Although today's deal covers the existing supply of 10 hours of Welsh-language programming each week by the corporation, including news and the daily soap, Pobol y Cwm, it also contains the building blocks for a new working relationship between the trust and the S4C Authority. Separately, they have to negotiate a framework to ensure the trust has stewardship of the 72m of licence fee money which will fund S4C by 2013/2014, while the S4C Authority oversees output and editorial independence. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC2 suffered biggest drop in audience share in 2010 | Media | guardian.co.uk

Hits such as Sherlock helped BBC1 hold its decline in audience share to less than 1. All the five main terrestrial networks suffered a fall in all-day audience share for the fifth year running as the popularity of multichannel television continued to grow. BBC2's share of the audience fell nearly 8, from 7.5 in 2009 to 6.9 in 2010. - guardian.co.uk

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John Cresswell to head Arqiva | Media | guardian.co.uk

John Cresswell was interim chief executive of ITV until Adam Crozier's arrival. Cresswell takes up his new role on Monday at Arqiva, which also owns online TV venture SeeSaw. He replaces Tom Bennie, who has been chief executive of Arqiva since it was formed in 2005. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC extends S4C partnership | News | Broadcast

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Radio executive urges BBC to commit digital switchover funds | Media | The Guardian

Paul Keenan, the boss of the Kiss and Magic stations, joined other commercial radio executives in demanding that the BBC decide its funding levels for the local network of digital radio transmitters. He said the lack of clarity over funding for digital audio broadcasting DAB transmitters could see FM radio continue long past the government's 2015 target date for switching off the analogue signal. Up to 200m is needed to build a DAB network to match FM coverage. - guardian.co.uk

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News Corp to hold confidential talks with government on BSkyB bid | Media | guardian.co.uk

News Corp is to hold private discussions with Jeremy Hunt's department. Ofcom completed a report examining whether the takeover represents a threat to UK media plurality on behalf of Hunt, the culture secretary, on the last day of 2010. News Corp's 8bn bid for the 61 of BSkyB it does not own is under scrutiny over whether the deal will lead to a reduction in media plurality if the takeover went ahead. - guardian.co.uk

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Dyke backs local TV services | News | Broadcast

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Channel One to close in February | News | Broadcast

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How to build the ultimate home media network | News | TechRadar UK

They get damaged, they get lost, they won't work with all your equipment and they need a player in every room. For a long time, moving a whole media collection onto a central server has been the dream of many. It's now possible to build a discreet, powerful system that will neither cost the Earth, nor need your family's approval for cable tethering. - techradar.com

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Media commentators split over Murdochs BSkyB move | Media | guardian.co.uk

In his Independent column, he argues that Google is more of a threat to society than Murdoch and his News Corporation. He takes particular issue with Henry Porter, who wrote a piece in yesterday's Observer headlined How can Murdoch be handed Sky while the stench of corruption lingers To find out more information about driving traffic to your content or to place this widget on your site, visit outbrain.com. - guardian.co.uk

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Channel 4 corners market for fixed-camera observational documentaries | Media | The Guardian

First came The Family, a reworking of the seminal 70s series, which waslaunched in 2008. This was followed in 2009 by One Born Every Minute, pictured right, where a fixed camera rig filmed life in a Southampton maternity ward. A second 12-part series is planned for this year. - guardian.co.uk

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Syndication is killing the radio star | Media | The Guardian

Video didn't kill the radio star, despite the Buggles' pessimistic prediction in 1979. More than 30 years later, DJs face a more fearsome threat syndication. The BBC's local radio stations have also been sharing more content, and Bauer Media's dance station Kiss is set to become a quasi-nationwide offering later this year. - guardian.co.uk

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Channel 4 faces the reality of life after Big Brother | Media | The Guardian

Channel 4 is still struggling to replace its prize asset. What our visitor from outer space had stumbled across was Channel 4's latest attempt to deal with the biggest issue it faces the absence of Big Brother. More worrying still, perhaps as FF's ratings declined with each new daily outing, its share of all-important 16-34s was down by a whopping 30 year on year. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC and internet TV are talk of conference - Manchester Evening News

They championed the cause of production outside London from a base at the Lowry theatre, Salford. However, this years Nations And Regions conference continues where last years left off, concentrating on all media production rather than merely TV production, which was the main focus of the event until 2009. Katy Boulton, a veteran TV maker and erstwhile Ofcom employee, now serves as joint creative director for the conference, alongside Ed Pugh. - menmedia.co.uk

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Charlie Brooker | Complaining about the lack of realism in EastEnders is like moaning that Monster Munch crisps dont tas

Maybe it was when Den Watts was assassinated by a bunch of daffodils. Contrary to popular opinion, EastEnders isn't set in London, or even Britain, or even the world it's situated in an absurd alternate universe overseen by a malicious, tinkering God with an hilarious sense of timing. The most familiar noise in Albert Square is the sound of party poppers being drowned out by sobbing. - guardian.co.uk

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Ofcom | Draft Annual Plan 2011/12

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MediaPost Publications PlayJam Extends Casual Games To TV 01/10/2011

CEO of the company since its debut in mid-2007, Kilar said Friday that he planned to move on before the video venture's second quarter. Twenty had the most effective individual advertisements among 6,000 ads measured. The firm finds that sales of such products are set to increase 3 from 2011-12, reaching 1 billion, and they are expected to continue growing. - mediapost.com

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I know that our viewers are angry. Well listen - and learn: BBC boss Mark Thompson on the Eastenders story | Mail Online

So he must have been stunned by the 8,000-plus complaints about the insensitive soap plot in which a mother whose newborn baby had just died secretly swapped the child for a healthy one born to a neighbour on the same day. Mark Thompson has been taken aback by the ferocity of the criticism and yesterday admitted that there were lessons to be learnt. He conceded We are aware that in this instance there has been a strong reaction to this aspect of the storyline. - dailymail.co.uk

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TalkTalk to use MediaNavi platform for TV service

Friday, January 7th 2011 by Editorial The bundle provider has agreed a deal with MediaNavi's creator, Technicolor. TalkTalk has announced plans to utilise French tech firm Technicolor's MediaNavi platform for its set-top boxes in the future. It offers a way for TalkTalk to standardise its TV service across a range of connected devices, including sets, mobile phones, laptops and tablets. - cable.co.uk

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Whatever happened to surround sound for streaming Radio?

The internet and the surround sound devices we needed back then just weren't widespread enough. Sure - I was able to listen to the streams we provided, but then I had all the kit necessary to handle it on my home computer... you'd expect that, what with me being the manager responsible for the infrastructure behind the encoding and streaming of the National Radio networks online. In those years, it wasn't a foregone conclusion that your computer had the right equipment to decode surround sound audio specifically 5.1 channel surround sound. - bbc.co.uk

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