Friday 15 September 2017, PM
it's an offer we can't refuse from the Murdochs
Ofcom - so wet that it's the regulatory equivalent of Ross from Friends - had advised her to refer the bid to the competition watchdog on grounds of plurality, a situation the Murdochs would easily have handled. So with the Murdochs, whose populist papers pushed relentlessly against the dastardly EU for decades, yet are now keen to point out how much the country is going to need the Murdochs' business now Brexit's pushing it towards the financial shitter only they can fix us. - www.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.comFriday 15 September 2017, AM
How big tech became the new titan of television
The geeks are raiding their digital vaults to transform themselves into lords of entertainment - or at least owners of content - and in the process shape what we watch and how we watch. The tech company will inhabit Hollywood history if its original content division moves into The Culver Studios, a possibility first reported by the Financial Times. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comWednesday 13 September 2017, PM
Tuesday 12 September 2017, PM
BONUS: 2017 MacTaggart Lecture, with Jon Snow
feedproxy.google.comStatement from the Culture Secretary on the proposed Sky plc / 21st Century Fox Inc. merger
Mr Speaker, I am here to give an update on the proposed merger between 21st Century Fox and Sky Plc, and my decision whether or not to refer the transaction for a full 6 month investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority. The first concern was raised in Ofcom's public interest report that Fox did not have adequate compliance procedures in place for the broadcast of Fox News in the UK and only took action to improve its approach to compliance after Ofcom expressed concerns. - www.gov.uk
www.gov.ukThursday 07 September 2017, PM
Cage Warriors hits free-to-air UK TV with FreeSports partnership
The new deal will see FreeSports broadcast Cage Warriors shows live and for free, bringing Europe's leading mixed martial arts promotion to free TV, with the first live event of the partnership featuring Cage Warriors 86 on Saturday September 16 from Indigo at The O2, London and the remaining 3 shows this year already in the Freesports schedule. The partnership will sit alongside Cage Warriors' existing live broadcast partnership with BT Sport in the UK, and joins a comprehensive list of premium broadcast partners including UFC Fight Pass, Viasat, Eleven Sports Network, Setanta, PPTV and Discovery's D-Sports. - cagewarriors.com
cagewarriors.comWednesday 06 September 2017, PM
Monday 04 September 2017, PM
5 Best TV Guide Apps for Freeview, Sky, and Netflix
That's were TV guide apps can come in handy, as they provide a simple way to know when all your favourite programmes are on. When you first launch Discover TV you're not presented with the standard TV schedule, instead there are a selection of curated lists offering, among other things, the '10 Best Today', '10 Best Catch-Up', and '5 Best Free Films'. - www.techadvisor.co.uk
www.techadvisor.co.ukSaturday 02 September 2017, PM
Freesat considers next-gen options
Freesat has invited set top box manufacturers to submit their views on the next iteration of their platform. The company has invited discussion on a number of possible enhancements to the platform, including support for ultra-high-definition content and the ability for users to stream recordings to multiple rooms. - www.tvbeurope.comwww.tvbeurope.comWednesday 30 August 2017, PM
30/08/2017 Radio 4 Feedback
www.bbc.co.ukITV submits plans for South Bank redevelopment
ITV has submitted its plans for the redevelopment of its South Bank site to Lambeth Council. ITV has submitted its planning application to Lambeth Council and hopes to start construction in 2019. - www.tvbeurope.comwww.tvbeurope.comFreeSports
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New free sports TV channel launched showing 10 live football games per week
A new free-to-air TV channel launches tomorrow showing live football, rugby league, motorsport, ice hockey and more. Barca TV Bayern TV AC Milan TV Borussia Dortmund TV. That will involve showing the whole game, normally 24 hours afterwards, plus one hour of club news per week. - www.mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.ukFriday 25 August 2017, PM
Thursday 24 August 2017, AM
New free-to-air sports channel to launch next month
A new free-to-air sports channel is to set to launch in the UK next month. A number of sporting events are classed as UK 'listed' events - those in Group A should be shown live on either BBC 1, BBC 2, ITV 1, Channel 4 and Channel 5, while Group B events must at least have highlights offered to those channels. - www.cable.co.uk
www.cable.co.ukWednesday 23 August 2017, PM
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www.broadcastnow.co.ukFriday 18 August 2017, PM
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BBC to turn off 13 medium wave transmitters – RadioToday
BBC Radio Sussex, Surrey, Humberside, Wiltshire, Nottingham, Kent, and Lincolnshire will no longer be accessible on medium wave, whilst BBC Radio Devon, Radio Lancashire and BBC Essex will reduce their frequencies. The BBC has trialled the switch-off of a number of medium-wave transmitters over the past few years and made the decision to turn off 13 more transmitters following audience feedback. - radiotoday.co.uk
radiotoday.co.ukFriday 11 August 2017, PM
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Wednesday 09 August 2017, PM
Wednesday 09 August 2017, AM
Sony Rebrands Kix, Launches Channel on Freeview, Sky, Freesat
Sony Pictures Television Networks is rebranding Kix to Pop Max, with the kids' channel set to launch across Freeview, Sky and Freesat on August 30. Pop Max comes from SPTN UK and joins Pop and Tiny Pop in SPTN's kids' channel portfolio. - worldscreen.com
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My Media Week: Owen Jenkinson, Freeview
As well as putting the finishing touches to the media pitch briefing, I have a lengthy meeting with an interesting consultancy we've been working with, Verbalisation. Consequently the commute home and evening media consumption is relatively bubble gum - Evening Standard and comedy on BBC iPlayer. - www.campaignlive.co.ukwww.campaignlive.co.ukFriday 04 August 2017, PM
Thursday 03 August 2017, PM
KMTV channel director James Brindle says local TV is a 'win, win, win' for Kent
KMTV is the 30th channel to get off the ground, in a joint venture between the KM Group and the University of Kent. Tune in for half an hour every Wednesday from 6.30pm. HOW TO WATCH. KMTV will be available on Freeview Channel 7 and Virgin Channel 159 from 5.30pm today. - www.kentonline.co.ukwww.kentonline.co.ukWednesday 02 August 2017, PM
Controversial columnists; The rise and fall of Anthony Scaramucci; Off-shore journalism
www.bbc.co.ukFriday 28 July 2017, PM
Thursday 27 July 2017, AM
ITV readies hefty bill for Virgin Media as advertising sales dive
ITV is poised to hit Virgin Media with a hefty bill for carrying its main channel backed with a tacit threat of a blackout if it refuses to pay up. ITV will rely on new laws that come into force next week and scrap a copyright exemption that allows Virgin Media to carry its main public service channel for free without fear of legal action. - www.telegraph.co.uk
www.telegraph.co.ukWednesday 26 July 2017, PM
Monday 24 July 2017, AM
York TV is on the air! Everything you need to know about city's new television channel
That's York is now broadcasting to the Greater York area via Freeview Channel 8. To mark its official launch, the Lord Mayor of York Cllr Barbara Boyce toured the offices and studios base at York St John University, meeting the team behind the channel. - www.yorkmix.com
www.yorkmix.comMXF: Bigger And Better To Meet Business Needs
SMPTE published the MXF standard in 2004, and since that time it has been continually refined to improve the business of cinema and broadcast worldwide. The more feedback SMPTE receives on the report and its conclusions, the better SMPTE can use real-world data to improve MXF and make it an even more useful means of handling media content. - www.4rfv.co.uk
www.4rfv.co.ukBBC is paying too much for talent it can afford to lose
The dogmatic insistence that the BBC had to pay higher salaries or lose talent had been spiked by presenter John Humphrys on Radio 4's Media Show, when he was asked if he would do his job for less money. The BBC can afford to lose established talent, but it cannot afford to lose its place as the engine of the British creative digital economy. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comFriday 21 July 2017, PM
#77 - BBC pay, local press woes Soundcloud - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
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21/07/2017 Radio 4 Feedback
www.bbc.co.ukWednesday 19 July 2017, PM
Tuesday 18 July 2017, PM
UKTV's Dave and Home to launch on Freesat
UKTV channels Dave and Home will join the line-up on Freesat on 1st August. The join UKTV's Drama, Yesterday and Really channels which launched on Freesat in December 2015. - www.tvbeurope.comwww.tvbeurope.comMonday 17 July 2017, PM
Master specification for broadcast and online
An initiative originally established by British broadcasters is partnering with the SMPTE standards organisation to develop a specification to enable the exchange of master media for broadcast and online. DPP is partnering with SMPTE to develop an Interoperable Master Format specification for broadcast and online use. - informitv.com
informitv.comMonday 17 July 2017, AM
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/104557/bbc-distinctiveness-research.pdf
Satisfaction is highest with BBC radio and the BBC website and apps, followed by BBC TV. - BBC TV performs well against other PSB broadcasters, and similar to Sky. Netflix viewers rate the highest levels of satisfaction among all of the media organisations listed BBC TV viewers consider it important that the BBC delivers across the range of distinctiveness indicators tested - High quality programmes, a mix of different types of programmes, and wide audience appeal are considered particularly important. - www.ofcom.org.uk
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The Tech Stack that powers BBC iPlayer
The goal of BBC iPlayer is to provide UK Licence Fee Payers with BBC TV whenever, wherever, and however they want.10 years on, our audience can watch over 3,600 hours of on-demand BBC TV content on over 10,000 different devices, from computers, smart phones and tablets to a wide range of connected TV devices. All media travels through this pipeline whether it be event streams supporting live music and sport, long form programmes on BBC iPlayer and iPlayer Radio or the short form clips used on BBC News.There is a standard media player optimising the playback experience for browser-based playback on our Web estate. - iplayer.engineeringiplayer.engineeringFriday 14 July 2017, PM
Friday 14 July 2017, AM
Freeview Play users to get even more from their TV with launch of Freeview Explore
Freeview Explore will roll out on Freeview Play TVs and set-top boxes this month and paves the way for Freeview to build a deeper relationship with viewers. The new feature is the latest development for Freeview Play which launched in 2015 and has now become the most widely adopted catch-up service on televisions in the UK. Latest estimates suggest around 1.5m Freeview Play devices have been sold. - www.freeview.co.uk
www.freeview.co.ukThursday 13 July 2017, PM
What next for 4K?
The broadcast industry has always been one that revolves around the latest technological innovations, and no current discussion around key trends and predictions would be complete without a look at 4K. The term '4K' was first introduced into the public vernacular largely by television manufacturers touting it as the next big thing in broadcasting. There is a strong possibility that 4K will be like HD, i.e. a technology that gives a small advantage to first movers, but does not really translate into increased revenues for broadcasters - just additional capital expenditure. - www.tvbeurope.comwww.tvbeurope.comWednesday 12 July 2017, PM
Tuesday 11 July 2017, AM
Digital radio progress welcomed at event – RadioToday
Digital radio progress was celebrated at a special Digital Radio Summer Reception on Monday at Global in London. Over the last few years we have seen a massive expansion in choice with a raft of new stations on DAB and many more online catering for every interest. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukMonday 10 July 2017, PM
Lightning bolt destroys television receiver
A lightning strike broke a television receiver at a Lincoln block of flats, leaving residents without freeview for days. A council spokesman confirmed that a lightning strike blew up the TV receiver. - www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk
www.lincolnshirelive.co.ukDramatic decline in younger viewing
The five designated public service channels, that is BBC One and Two, the channel 3 licence, Channel 4, and Channel 5, accounted for 51 of viewing in 2016, and their associated 'portfolio' channels added a further 19. Viewing by children and young adults has fallen dramatically by about a third over that period, with an 8.8 decline for children in the course of 2016. The BBC receives about a quarter of that viewing, while non public service channels account for nearly 45. About a third of viewing in this age group is to children's programmes, of which about a third is to the dedicated CBBC and CBeebies channels from the BBC. Of around 512 hours a year of television watched on average by children, these two channels make up about 10 of their viewing. - informitv.cominformitv.comFriday 07 July 2017, PM
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