Monday 28 June 2010, AM
BSkyB, BT Group sign sports channel deal - MarketWatch
BT said that it will disclose pricing terms shortly. BSkyB is roughly 39-owned by News Corp., the parent of MarketWatch. - marketwatch.com
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Channel 4 News to be revamped as part of post-Big Brother shake-up | Media | The Guardian
Channel 4 has said that it will not be replacing its main news presenter, Jon Snow Channel 4 is to overhaul its news and current affairs output as part of a creative revamp partly prompted by the axing of Big Brother. An integrated news website to mesh with Channel 4 News is being built in a 500,000 upgrade, and will include a new fact-check facility, plus special reports and a distinctive take on the day's news. Stories about culture and arts will have greater prominence, with a new culture editor to be named this week. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukGAMETANK TAKES OVER TV NEWS FREEVIEW CHANNELS 89 90
Fans of the latter game will also be delighted to see an exclusive interview with Charles Martinet the voice of Mario himself at the recent midnight launch of the game. You can also check out the YouTube channel at youtube.com/user/GameTankTV, where you can view all previous shows. - presszoom.com
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You cant beat the sports TV pirates, so join them | Seth Freedman | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
The epic Wimbledon match between Nicolas Mahut and John Isner was widely available on pirated live internet streams. Photograph Suzanne Plunkett/Reuters As millions sat glued to their television screens watching the epic Isner-Mahut tennis battle this week, countless others took the opportunity to watch the match illegally over the internet. Thanks to the proliferation of illicit websites offering live streaming of every major sporting event, huge amounts of broadcast revenue are being siphoned out of the world of sports threatening the industry in the same way that Napster and Limewire decimated the music business. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC Trust approves Project Canvas
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.ukwww.bbc.co.ukBBC - BBC Internet Blog: Round up: Friday 25 June 2010
Briantist, aka Brian Butterworth or should that be Brian Butterworth aka Briantist, has put together the excellent little icon iPlayer image featured at the top of this round up. I've made 5,000 of the programme images into a single relevant image. The Archive team have put up a World Cup collection, starting with interviews with the 1966 World Cup winning squad but over the next couple of weeks they'll be adding to it. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukBBC Trust approves Project Canvas | Media | guardian.co.uk
BskyB has questioned whether the BBC should be involved in such a commercial service. These include a guarantee to properly engage with industry, a thorny issue that has led to criticism from industry trade body the Digital Television Group. The trust has said that the cost of Project Canvas, including development, launch, and to the end of the first four years it is running, will be 115.6m. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC Trust approves Project Canvas - TV news - whathifi.com
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Arqiva plans terrestrial 3D tests | Broadband TV News
UK transmission company Arqiva is working on a terrestrial 3D test using the Service Compatible format favoured by public service broadcasters. Initial transmissions would be conducted outside of London to a closed user group. Arqiva has confirmed to Broadband TV News that following a series of internal tests, it was currently seeking rights clearance for some selected 3D content, though an initial licence application was already with Ofcom. - broadbandtvnews.com
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Roku and Clearleap present complete solution to cable companies for over the top video on demand | Tech Gear News - Beta
Entertainment hardware company Roku and Web-based TV platform maker Clearleap today announced an interesting partnership which could result in cable companies offering their own video on demand station on Roku's popular streaming set top box. Except, of course, it would be available over IP, and would only require an over-the-top solution like the Roku box. - betanews.com
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MediaTel: Newsline: Television Viewing Round-Up: May 2010
May 2010 television viewing figures show that BBC One was the only terrestrial channel to see a rise in its share of viewing. ITV1 suffered a 3.4 percentage point fall, despite the continued success of hit show Britain's Got Talent, leaving its viewing share at 15.9. Channel 4 and BBC Two were down by 0.6 and 0.7 percentage points respectively. - mediatel.co.ukmediatel.co.ukOfcom opens debate on net neutrality | Ofcom
Independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. 4G auction bidders announced December 20, 2012 Ofcom has today announced the bidders in the forthcoming 4G mobile spectrum auction the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves in the UK. npower fined for making abandoned calls December 6, 2012 The conclusion of an Ofcom investigation has today found npower, the gas and electricity supplier, to be in breach of rules on abandoned calls. - ofcom.org.ukwww.ofcom.org.ukThursday 24 June 2010, AM
Virgin Media To Release 400Mbps Broadband - ITProPortal.com
Virgin Media is all set to release a revolutionary new modem and router with the ability to handle speeds of up to 400Mbps. The network upgrades will be officially launched by the end of this year. Virgin Media has around 70,000 subscribers for its current network, providing speeds of up to 50Mbps. - itproportal.com
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Two in running to head Project Canvas | Media | guardian.co.uk
To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukTV labelling - Technology labelling - Which? Advice
The reality The TV may be capable of displaying a huge colour spectrum, but the number of colours that can be broadcast or perceived by the viewer is far fewer. This can be an indication of faster processing software, which could mean improved picture performance. 100Hz and 200Hz The label says 100Hz TVs double the number of frames per second that make up a picture, creating the illusion of smoother motion. The reality Pictures do appear smoother, but it can make the picture look so unnatural that our viewing experts quickly switched it off. - which.co.ukwww.which.co.ukWednesday 23 June 2010, PM
YouTube Blog: YouTube wins case against Viacom
Today, the court granted our motion for summary judgment in Viacoms lawsuit with YouTube. The decision follows established judicial consensus that online services like YouTube are protected when they work cooperatively with copyright holders to help them manage their rights online. This is an important victory not just for us, but also for the billions of people around the world who use the web to communicate and share experiences with each other. - youtube-global.blogspot.comyoutube-global.blogspot.comLive IP streaming hits a new UK record - James Cridland
800,000 concurrent viewers is a pretty massive figure for online streaming. No. Back in 2008, Google used Akamai to stream a live concert for them, which got a peak of 893,000 live concurrents, according to TechCrunch. This match was on a Saturday night, when most people were at home or in the pub 2. - james.cridland.netjames.cridland.net
More BBC iPlayer Encryption FOI Materials Paul Jakmas Blog
I received some further materials from the BBC about the iPlayer encryption issues. My request is covered in theBBCs Final Response. It is very much a goal of mine in all this to seek to provoke useful, productive dialogue. - pjakma.wordpress.compjakma.wordpress.com
Channel 4: Tough, smaller, focused, independent, but stressed | Media | guardian.co.uk
Tough, smaller, focused, independent, but stressed and facing the fight of its life. That's the impression left by Channel 4's 2009 annual report, accompanying press briefing today, and performance so far this year. The slimmed down workforce of 692, nervously enjoying the recent recovery in advertising, are basically gearing up to trial loads of new programmes after the current and last series of Big Brother ends, taking away their decade-long commercial comfort blanket. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukLord Burns: Channel 4 does not need public subsidy | Media | guardian.co.uk
Lord Terry Burns 'We have to make our way in the market'. Burns also said the channel was not in talks to buy Channel Five. Ruling out any future attempt to seek a public subsidy, the strategy pursued by Channel 4's former chief executive Andy Duncan, Burns instead outlined a strategy of self-reliance. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukMedia: David Abrham (C4), Alan Yentob and French football 23 Jun 10
downloads.bbc.co.ukBBC iPlayer on mobile: a new version and Adobe Flash 10.1 streaming on all Android 2.2 phones
Last week we launched the mobile version of the new BBC iPlayer website which Anthony Rose announced a few weeks ago. If you add a series to favourites, BBC iPlayer will automatically add all new episodes in that series as soon as they are available in iPlayer so you will never miss your favourite programmes. We are always looking to deliver the best BBC iPlayer experience on mobile. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukDigital TV helps Channel 4 weather the recession | Media | guardian.co.uk
Channel 4 made a small profit of 300,000 in 2009 as a strong performance from digital TV and costcutting helped offset a 61.6m loss on its main network. Last year's recession, described by Channel 4 as the worst in its 28-year history, led to a 14 year-on-year decline in advertising revenues for the broadcaster's main terrestrial network, from 668.7m to 575.1m. The main channel's loss widened from 9.9m in 2008 to 61.6m last year, according to Channel 4's annual report for 2009, published today. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukWednesday 23 June 2010, AM
Budget 2010: broadband tax on telephone lines scrapped | UK news | guardian.co.uk
Private broadband coverage has been encouraged in George Osborne's debut budget. Photograph Corbis The coalition government has dropped Labour plans to introduce a controversial 50p-a-month levy on phone lines to pay for the rollout of superfast broadband, opting instead to use TV licence fee money to improve coverage in rural areas. As widely expected, chancellor George Osborne announced that the previous administration's plans for a telephone tax, designed to raise up to 175m a year, will be scrapped. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBT helps million of Freeview viewers enjoy World Cup fever in high definition
By the time the switchover is complete, the vast majority of TV viewers will be able to view high definition HD services. This provides the delivery of all the digital terrestrial TV programmes to people's homes via their aerial and Freeview set top box or decoder. BT has already migrated one third of the transmitters - covering approximately 8.5 million homes - to its UK media network. - tmcnet.comwww.tmcnet.comTuesday 22 June 2010, PM
A Cumulative Update is available for Windows Media Center in Windows 7
A Cumulative Update is available for Windows Media Center in Windows 7. You reference a backup database when the guide database in Windows Media Center is corrupted. If you set a manual recording on a channel that is not listed in the backup database, the Mcupdate.exe process crashes. - support.microsoft.com
support.microsoft.comMobile phone firms test TV broadcast service | Media | guardian.co.uk
Mobile TV suffers from congestion if more than a handful of customers use the service in the same place. The three companies, who control the bulk of the UK mobile phone market, are testing technology which would enable them to provide broadcast TV over their existing 3G mobile phone spectrum, without clogging up their networks, which are being used by smartphone users to access the web and send emails. All the UK mobile phone companies offer mobile TV services on their 3G networks but they suffer from congestion if more than a handful of customers use the service in the same place. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC defends staffing levels at key events -TV Radio, Media - The Independent
The corporation said that of the 292 staff sent to the event, covering sport television production, BBC interactive, Radio 5 Live, online and news, around 35 would go home early and numbers could reduce further, depending on England's progress. Nicky Campbell is hosting his Radio 5 Live show from South Africa. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukDigitalP: 22 June 10: 3D TVs at CEDIA
downloads.bbc.co.ukITV Live tops one million viewers
ITV Live, the new dual-screen initiative from ITV.com has attracted more than one million users in its first week. Launching with the World Cup, ITV Live allows users to watch games on screen while interacting online. The service saw 90,000 unique users for England v USA and 121,000 unique users for England v Algeria. - dtg.org.ukwww.dtg.org.ukGoogle targeted by BPI for linking to illegal downloads | Music | guardian.co.uk
Google asked to remove links to illegal songs. To bolster its case, the BPI even cites the search queries that bring up the offending links. Last October, Google removed links to the Pirate Bay one of the most notorious illegal BitTorrent trackers from their search index. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
Freeview hands senior role to BBC marketer - Marketing news - Marketing magazine
Joining next month, she will report to managing director Ilse Howling, who also worked at the BBC, before moving to Freeview in 2005. Leach joined the BBC in 2002 and was most recently responsible for marketing activity for factual programming. Freeview is also facing competition in its bid to become the UKs premier HD TV service. - marketingmagazine.co.ukwww.marketingmagazine.co.ukMum hits out at TV switchover charges - The Star
Sheffield Homes is preparing 9,500 of its properties which have communal aerials for the digital switchover. Sheffield Council deputy leader Coun Bryan Lodge said a resident in his Birley ward had received a letter warning that her old aerial would be disconnected within 28 days - without offering work to connect her to a new communal aerial. Specialist engineers have identified where aerials must be replaced in order for everyone in the blocks affected to receive a high quality digital signal. - thestar.co.ukwww.thestar.co.ukMonday 21 June 2010, PM
Channel 4 to cut a quarter of senior managers | Media | guardian.co.uk
David Abraham integrating commissioning and content teams Channel 4 is to cut 25 of its 48 senior managers and has appointed Julian Bellamy as acting chief creative officer, as new chief executive David Abraham completes his strategic review. Abraham is to halve the number of his direct reports from 13 to six, and is to reduce the senior management group by 12 posts before the end of the year. In addition Abraham said that there will be a new role of chief creative officer, who will oversee a new single content division bringing together all of digital and traditional TV commissioning and production. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
Rupert Murdochs Sky bid marks a shift in the centre of gravity | Steve Hewlett | Media | The Guardian
City reaction to the news that News Corp plans to buy the 61 of BSkyB it doesn't currently own focused on the numbers. Sky is about to become even more profitable than it already is costs of investments in broadband and HD are winding down as revenues rise. Profits are forecast to double by 2012 to as much as 1.2bn a year. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
Buyers line up for Channel Five | Media | guardian.co.uk
RTL is exploring a range of options for Five, including a sale or commercial partnership with the loss-making broadcaster, with a deal expected by the end of the year but with no deadline yet set. It is not yet clear how many of the expressions of interest will yet turn into serious approaches, but it is understood that RTL has been contacted by companies outside the media industry. Desmond, who has appeared in the media frequently recently making it clear he has 1bn to spend on acquisitions, has also emerged as a potential bidder. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukTesco launches UKs first HD Freeview+ PVR | PC Retail Industry | PCR
Tags Tesco, freeview, world cup, ip vision, smartbox, technika - pcr-online.bizwww.pcr-online.bizMonday 21 June 2010, AM
Mapping News by Mapperz
Yellow is the area where the transmitter provides the best signal, green is where there is overlap and the selected transmitter is not the strongest signal. Example http//www.ukfree.tv/transmitters.phpPRH130TRsmap The green/yellow fades to white where the signal is weakest. By frequency this lists broadcast frequencies from C21 to C68, showing the services on each. - mapperz.blogspot.commapperz.blogspot.comSunday 20 June 2010, AM
Sky Sports News to go behind paywall in battle with Freeview broadcasters | Media | The Guardian
News Corporation is to put another of its services behind a paywall as it emerged yesterday that Sky Sports News is to be pulled from Freeview. Industry experts also believe that BSkyB could decide that its Sky News website, currently freely available on the internet, should go behind a paywall. With subscription charges about to start on the Times's website as Rupert Murdoch's media empire searches for new revenue streams, News Corp is undergoing a major restructuring of its business model. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
US television gives us The Wire. We give them Piers Morgan | Nick Cohen | Comment is free | The Observer
So you check Clive James's television column, pour yourself a glass of one of the surprisingly good Australian wines which have just reached the off-licences and turn on a quality drama. Foreigners were meant to envy our monarchy, although, as a young republican, I couldn't help noticing that they were not rushing to replace their elected presidents with spare members of the House of Windsor. To put the case more starkly, once we gave the world The Jewel in the Crown now we give it Piers Morgan. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukFriday 18 June 2010, PM
Introducing coloured subtitles on BBC iPlayer
One area of key importance in enabling access to BBC iPlayer content for our deaf and hard of hearing users is subtitles. In December 2008 we were able to upgrade the iPlayer subtitles technology to deliver well over 90 of iPlayer programmes with subtitles, and we've consistently achieved this level over the last 18 months. Having achieved the quantity of coverage that our deaf and hard of hearing users wanted, I mentioned at the time that we were next going to look at improvements to the quality of the subtitles experience. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukGetting the most from your digital TV recorder - TV, music and radio - Which? Advice
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More details on the artists and other special interactive features can be found on the BBC Glastonbury website. Viewers will also be able to enjoy a choice of BBC commentary or a court-side no-commentary option during the Finals. A digital text service will also be available with news, results and score updates. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukITV to offer childrens shows exclusively via digital TV
Friday, June 18th 2010 by Editorial A leading broadcaster has revealed it is to move its children's shows from its terrestrial services to digital TV channels. Only people with access to digital TV services will be able to access children's shows from ITV in the near future, it has been revealed. News of the plans has come after Sky confirmed that its leading sports news channel will only be available to those on digital TV subscriptions later this year. - cable.co.uk
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BT wins approval to offer Sky Sports 1 and 2 on Freeview
BT will now be able to broadcast Sky Sports 1 and Sky Sports 2 on spare capacity which has been freed up on due to the digital switchover. This will be combined with Arqiva capacity to be offered for use for two new national terrestrial digital TV channels. ' else if google_ads.length gt 1 / For text ads, append each ad to the string. - mediaweek.co.ukwww.mediaweek.co.ukThe Value of Everything
We have the size, the value and the mission to change the fundamental nature of public access. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukFriday 18 June 2010, AM
First portable T2 analyser unveiled
Promax has launched a HD portable analyser incorporating DVB-T2 technology the first in the world to do so according to the company. DTG Staff 16.06.2010 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.ukwww.dtg.org.ukThursday 17 June 2010, PM
Digital TV switchover running smoother than expected
Work to get households across the UK on to digital TV services appears to have gone smoothly, new reports have revealed. It has emerged that Digital UK, the body responsible for the changes, is set to finish its campaign of engineering with a 54 million surplus that will be handed back to the government. - cable.co.ukwww.cable.co.ukSky Sports News to be removed from Freeview - Press Gazette
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