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Wednesday 26 October 2022, PM

The BBC: Another 100 years?

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 if you change your Marconi set correctly on the 14th of November 1922 and live within about 30 miles of Oxford Circus in London those of the words you would have heard as if by magic as the very first official broadcast the brand new British broadcas…

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Friday 21 October 2022, PM

21/10/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello welcome to the programme this week true Crime on Radio 4. It's loved by many I found the Boy in the woods completely gripping buttload by of I have to say that I found this program quite shocking and distasteful to say the least I'm going to be putting your com…

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BBC s 100, Media Podcast #200, plus Mergers Acquisitions Round Up

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Wednesday 19 October 2022, PM

Egged on by the Press?

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 of The Daily Mail for weeks on different tone in office, but not in power was the front page yesterday the murderer isn't the only paper now you turning on Liz truss, so what exactly is her relationship with press which she really egged on by the med…

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Friday 14 October 2022, PM

14/10/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts welcome to the new series of feedback, Buckingham Palace announced the death of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth the second the king of the Queen consort or remain at Balmoral this evening and will return to London tomorrow and have continuing coverage of this of course. …

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Netflix s numbers; Tortoise Media Sky Studio s partnership. Plus Jess Phillips MP talks pods with Fi Glover Jane Gar

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Wednesday 12 October 2022, PM

The future of the Sunday papers, and does journalism have a role in peace-making?

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 what role does journalism play in peacemaking in dialling down the referee the BBC's John Simpson was in key of last week to interview president zelensky in a moment will hear his take and with me Studio is another giant of journalism ma tata is the …

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Saturday 08 October 2022, PM

'The cultural memory of the UK': unearthing the hidden treasures of the BBC archive

Toland, a former BBC radio producer, is now an editor at the archive based in Belfast. The real value in the digitisation process has been the capacity to mine the archive for treasures that had become lost within it. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 07 October 2022, PM

C4's ray of hope; Will audio drama rise or fall? Plus Roger Bolton gives the BBC Feedback

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Friday 07 October 2022, AM

Bitmovin aims to develop a climate-friendly video streaming platform

Bitmovin is partnering with the University of Klagenfurt on a 3.3million research project to develop a climate-friendly video streaming platform. The research project, which is currently named GAIA, will look to develop an adaptive video streaming platform that provides complete energy awareness and accountability, including energy consumption and GHG emissions, along the entire delivery chain. - www.tvbeurope.com

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LG upgrades smart TV platform

LG Electronics has expanded its smart TV platform business with the rolling out of its webOS Hub, an upgraded version of its webOS solution for third-party partners. By providing the capability to tailor webOS Hub, LG is enabling smart TV manufacturers to differentiate their offerings while delivering a more expansive and enjoyable user experience. - advanced-television.com

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Wednesday 05 October 2022, PM

How to Run a Movie Studio (and take Tom Cruise to space)

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 hello, we're bringing today's Media show to you from the heat of La I've come through the gates of Universal Studios a huge surprise hits like Mamma Mia and Straight Outta Compton is like Fast and Furious Despicable Me and Jurassic World Google bold …

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Friday 30 September 2022, PM

BBC World Service cutbacks, the new Times boss a royal censorship controversy. Plus Ian Rumsey on true crime

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Thursday 29 September 2022, PM

Hundreds of jobs to go as BBC announces World Service cutbacks

The BBC has announced deep cuts to its World Service output that will result in the loss of hundreds of jobs, saying it has been forced to act by the government's ongoing licence fee freeze. Some foreign-language World Service teams based in London will move to the countries they serve, such as Thai services shifting to Bangkok, the Korean service to Seoul, and the Bangla service to Dhaka. - www.theguardian.com

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Thursday 29 September 2022, AM

HD upgrade coming soon

UKTV Play goes live with a new look today, with a technical upgrade to HD streaming coming this November. The rebrand comes ahead of the introduction of HD content to UKTV Play. - rxtvinfo.com

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Wednesday 28 September 2022, PM

28/09/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 this morning you can take your pick up the signs to look out the ft was warning of market turmoil the Times reported a house price warning the sun simply said bricking it since then the Bank of England has stepped in to …

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Wednesday 28 September 2022, AM

Sky signals end of satellite dishes on homes amid move to streaming

The end of the satellite television dish is in sight after Sky said it would start offering most of its services via a set-top streaming box. Sky will launch its Sky Stream product next month, offering a set-top box that allows customers to receive core Sky services, including its television channels and the streaming of entertainment shows, for 26 a month including a Netflix subscription. - www.theguardian.com

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Saturday 24 September 2022, PM

Best TV 2022: The best TVs to buy

Purchasing a TV is a big decision as whatever you decide on will be your TV for years to come, and while no TV is perfect, there's certainly a TV out there that's perfect for you. For great HDR performance, consult our best 4K HDR sets for the cutting edge of TV performance then have a look at best 8K TVs, while and the best OLED TVs for those who want cinema-like picture quality in their living rooms. - www.trustedreviews.com

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Friday 23 September 2022, PM

Journalism, waning or thriving? Nazarbayev vs The Fourth Estate. Plus takeaways from The Future of Media Technology Conf

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Thursday 22 September 2022, PM

AudioUK calls on Ofcom to reverse 50% reduction in BBC Radio 4 drama – RadioToday

In its submission to Ofcom's consultation on its new draft BBC Operating Licence, AudioUK has documented the fall in hours of some key programme genres on Radio 4, noting that by April 2023 Radio 4's output of drama will have fallen by 50 since Ofcom took over regulation of the BBC from the former BBC Trust. The last BBC Trust Operating Licence for Radio 4 set the requirement for 600 hours of drama to be broadcast for 2016-17, but the subsequent removal of quotas has caused this to fall significantly, with the result that the BBC's last Annual Plan committed to just 300 hours of drama on Radio 4 for 2022-23. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Wednesday 21 September 2022, PM

The media mourns a monarch

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 this week we said farewell to the funeral the combination of days of coverage across the British Media that was both moving and magnificent the new culture secretary called the BBC's efforts phenomenal and spot on and it is not usually known for thei…

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Tuesday 20 September 2022, AM

Ministers to review Channel 4 privatisation and scrapping of BBC licence fee

Donelan told BBC Radio 4's Today programme that she would take a fresh look at the benefits and costs of privatising Channel 4 - which the broadcaster and others have argued would hurt the many small production companies it works with. Earlier, Donelan praised the BBC's coverage of the Queen's funeral and acknowledged that streaming services could not provide that kind of live broadcast. - www.theguardian.com

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IBC2022: Quality collaboration and incredible innovation for Media, Broadcast and Tech world

Meanwhile the IBC Accelerator Media Innovation Programme's proof of concept demonstrations on the Innovation Stage was home to cutting-edge sessions on 5G, Cloud, next-generation audio and newsrooms of the future. All content sessions at this year's IBC will be made available online after the show, and many are already available in video format on IBC2022 Video. - www.ibc.org

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Saturday 17 September 2022, AM

Media mourns The Queen: plus Emmys gossip, Warner Bros wobbles social media struggles

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Wednesday 14 September 2022, PM

The death of the Queen

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 Today thousands of people gathered London to watch Queen Elizabeth's final journey from Buckingham Palace the queen's coffin travelled in a ceremonial procession to Westminster Hall Where's Your Lying state for 4 full da…

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Saturday 10 September 2022, PM

What is the future of linear TV?

Linear channels will continue to exist in years to come but will increasingly be delivered by streaming platforms, a Future of Linear IBC Conference session concluded yesterday. The panel noted that linear TV continues to offer audiences shared experiences in real-time, pointing out that millions of viewers around the world tuned into TV news channels on Tuesday for information about the death of Queen Elizabeth II. However, Moderator Marion Ranchet, Founder Managing Director of The Local Act Consultancy, cited recent Omdia research which showed that linear TV viewing time decreased in all markets in 2021, while streaming grew in all markets. - www.ibc.org

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Thursday 08 September 2022, PM

Radio Academy Festival 2022

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Wednesday 07 September 2022, PM

Microsoft v The Regulator

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 today maybe the biggest Media deal of the Year Microsoft is looking to buy one of the world's leading games producers for 60 billion, but UK regulators have questions about that detailed story in a minute. Also as news o…

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Saturday 03 September 2022, AM

BBC presenters: What's behind the large number leaving? - BBC News

While GB News has attracted and retained some top talent, such as Eamonn Holmes, former BBC presenters Andrew Neil and Simon McCoy did not stay for long. In 2018, the BBC forced Mayo to share his hugely popular Drivetime show with Jo Whiley, to get a female presenter on the Radio 2 daytime schedule. - www.bbc.co.uk

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Friday 02 September 2022, PM

Journalists strike; Snap downsizes The News Agents arrives

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Wednesday 31 August 2022, PM

Podcasting the News

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 hello and welcome week, we're going to talk about a high-profile woman who's been making lots of headlines in the last few days and he's cancel the 30-minute broadcast not Liz truss pulling out of a Nick Robinson intervi…

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Friday 26 August 2022, PM

26/08/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts about not easily try hopefully in the near future the cavalry or I'll be asking the BBC China correspondent Stephen mcdonell, if it is to know what is really going on in such a vast country when you're under continual surveillance and feedback we have exclusive inter…

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Friday 26 August 2022, AM

Edinburgh International TV Festival 2022

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Thursday 25 August 2022, AM

Emily Maitlis says 'active Tory party agent' shaping BBC news output

Last year he was appointed to the BBC's board by Boris Johnson's government and has since influenced a series of ongoing reviews of the broadcaster's editorial output. Maitlis, who left the BBC earlier this year to make a podcast for commercial broadcaster LBC, made the comments while delivering the MacTaggart memorial lecture at the Edinburgh international television festival. - www.theguardian.com

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Wednesday 24 August 2022, PM

Reporting from Ukraine - six months on

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 Today Ukrainian should be celebrating 31 years of independence from Soviet rule instead. There's a Grimmer anniversary. It's exactly 6 months since the start of this War I want to look back at the journalism over those months. What was the report tau…

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Saturday 20 August 2022, PM

19/08/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts, I'll screams and Airwaves were full of horrifying scenes of the chaos of the airport in Afghanistan where people were fleeing for their lives, but what's been going on since then? It is good that the BBC is reporting and holding the government to account on it slow …

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Friday 19 August 2022, PM

Sky broke rules over telling customers TV contracts were up, watchdog rules

Sky has been breaking consumer protection rules by not informing pay-TV customers that their contracts are due to expire so they can shop around for cheaper deals, according to a ruling by telecoms regulator Ofcom. Ofcom estimates that between February 2020, when the new ECN rules were implemented, and the end of last year 3.5 million Sky TV customers were not told they could look around to save money on their TV packages. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 19 August 2022, AM

BBC iPlayer records strongest Q2 ever

The Glastonbury music festival saw 36 million streams up to the end of June, and 39.4 million to date, reaching a total of 20.6 million people across both the TV broadcast of the event and iPlayer. The Wimbledon tennis tournament generated 18 million streams during June, 53.8 million streams across the whole tournament, and a total reach of 25.5 million people watching on BBC TV. Soap opera EastEnders continues to dominate as the best performing continuing series - with 83 million streams between April and June. - www.digitaltveurope.com

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Wednesday 17 August 2022, PM

Have soaps run their course?

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 in March this year the BBC One of its biggest soaps Holby City and do not resuscitate order after 23 years in July Channel 5 decided we no longer needed good neighbours and the sun went down on Ramsey Street after 37 years because your mind back to C…

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Small-scale DAB radio returns to Glasgow with new Like Multiplex – RadioToday

The new small-scale DAB multiplex for Glasgow has been launched carrying an initial 18 services, with more to follow in the coming weeks. The multiplex is now operating under the Like DAB name. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Wednesday 17 August 2022, AM

Younger viewers shun traditional TV channels as 90% opt for streaming services

Watching traditional TV channels has almost stopped among younger viewers, with 90 of 18- to 24-year-olds heading straight to their favourite streaming service, according to a report by the media regulator Ofcom. Viewers aged between 16 and 24 spend just 53 minutes a day on average watching traditional broadcast TV - a fall of two-thirds over the last decade - seven times less than those aged 65 and over. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 12 August 2022, PM

12/08/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts events be accepted as accurate as written by one of the participants in this case David Cameron's former director of communications. I was genuinely shocked at this blatantly propagandist ending to this drama. I think this is believed to be I'll be putting that charg…

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Friday 12 August 2022, AM

IBC to present BBC with International Honour for Excellence

BBC to be honoured at IBC awards, with the show's Special Award going to Sonya Chakarova, Daniella Weigner and Phillip Covell, who brought together more than 400 broadcast and media companies and individuals to provide resources, solutions and hardware to Ukrainian TV channels and media outlets. To mark its centenary, IBC is presenting the BBC with its International Honour for Excellence during this year's show. - www.tvbeurope.com

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Wednesday 10 August 2022, PM

Covering strikes: Whatever happened to the Industrial Correspondents?

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 today as postal worker from the latest group to call a strike how well does the media Cover Industrial dispute with railway workers and train drivers once again taking to the picket lines over the coming weeks? What's changed since the days when ever…

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Friday 05 August 2022, PM

05/08/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, you might think that being a BBC weather forecast that is a relatively uncontroversial choice fashion, you would be wrong take the claim that the UK Experience the highest ever temperature a few weeks ago highest temperature ever. It was always like this in th…

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Thursday 04 August 2022, AM

RAJAR Q2/2022 – Matt Deegan Writes

With both Radio Today and Adam Bowie taking a Summer break, you're stuck with my analysis Yes, it's RAJAR day - the UK radio ratings are out. The key change seems to have been the recovery and consolidation of Bauer's Hits Radio network - this includes Hits Radio, the old Bauer ILRs, the ones they acquired and Gem. - www.mattdeegan.com

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Wednesday 03 August 2022, PM

It's... another true crime show!

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts and this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 crime and true Crime has always been big business in films and books when cereal exploded onto the scene almost 8 years ago it launched a whole new the true Crime podcast and who could predict just how big it would become n…

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Wednesday 03 August 2022, AM

How Generation Z became obsessed with subtitles

A 2021 survey by the captioning charity Stagetext found that in the 18-25 age group, four out of five use subtitles all or part of the time, despite having fewer hearing problems than older generations. Which does nothing if not constantly monitor its dwindling membership's whims, has also revolutionised its captioning on English-language shows with a so-called English Timed Text Style Guide for its in-house productions. - www.telegraph.co.uk

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Monday 01 August 2022, PM

TBI Tech Analysis: Digging into the UK s record linear declines

While the conversation about the future of content consumption rumbles along, TBI continues its dig into Omdia's annual Cross-Platform Viewing Time Report to cut through the noise and uncover exactly what viewer habits around the world are telling us right now. Linear TV viewing was the prime driver of this decline with viewing down by 16 minutes, the largest fall in live TV for the UK on record. - tbivision.com

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Friday 29 July 2022, PM

29/07/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts can anyone calm the culture Wars and create a space where the different sides can stop and actually listen to each other that's what I done flemings new Radio 4 Series antisocial is trying to do some listeners fear for its present Adam you are braver man than me taki…

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