Wednesday 02 September 2015, PM
Rebekah Brooks returns, Call for controls on BBC website, Turkish media, Chair of Atvod
open.live.bbc.co.ukWednesday 02 September 2015, AM
Labour's Jeremy Corbyn vows to reverse BBC cuts
Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to protect the licence fee and reverse BBC funding cuts in a policy document on the arts. The MP for North Islington said the corporation is âunder threatâ from the Conservative government and Labour must lead a campaign to keep it strong. âThe BBC is a unique asset that defines our country,â Corbynâs document said. âGovernment must support a strong, independent and properly funded BBC so it can carry out its duties as a public service broadcaster.â It added that the corporation was âseverely woundedâ by the 2010 licence fee freeze and a well-funded news operation should remain at the heart of its offering to audiences both in the UK and overseas through the World Service.- www.broadcastnow.co.uk
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Global's radio stations now link DAB/FM together
The new technology will allow drivers radios to automatically switch between different local radio stations that are part of the same network. The technology has been developed and implemented by Global and Arqiva so that both digital radio receivers and FM receivers automatically transition between different Heart, Capital and Smooth local stations, picking up the best DAB or FM signal available and automatically switching over to the next transmission area as a driver passes from one area to the next. - radiotoday.co.uk
radiotoday.co.ukTuesday 01 September 2015, AM
Netflix Losing Flicks: Why It's Actually Smart to Shed ‘Hunger Games,' Other Epix Movies
Netflix calls itself an Internet TV subscription service and compares itself to HBO and so, by extension, it's also really a competitor to Epix. Netflix decided a while ago it doesn't want sloppy seconds to pay TV. Yes, non-exclusive library content is important to buttress the proposition that there will always be something to watch in your Netflix queue, including TV and movie favorites. - variety.com
variety.comMonday 31 August 2015, PM
TV Networks Confront Ad Blockers Erasing Commercials Online
CBS.com began blocking the blockers in 2013, preventing visitors using the software from streaming episodes of shows. CBS Interactive sites fall in line with industry estimates for ad blocking more broadly, Mr. Morris said, with anywhere from 5 to 40 of users arriving with ad blocking software. - adage.comadage.comMonday 31 August 2015, AM
Media Monkey: Martin Freeman, Armando Iannucci, and Frankie Boyle
Monkey's awkward moment of the festival when culture secretary John Whittingdale looked around and realised that all around him were getting to their feet to give a standing ovation to Armando Iannucci's MacTaggart speech in which he accused ministers of effectively trying to kill off the BBC. Ever politically astute, Whittingdale also stood up. Things got a bit heated during the Is the BBC Under Siege session, when Hat Trick co-founder Jimmy Mulville challenged BBC director of strategy James Purnell about the decision to make BBC3 online only. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comManchester small-scale DAB service launched
Chris Country, Gaydio, The Steve Penk Wind-Up Channel, Revolution 962 and Unity Radio are now broadcasting across the city, whilst Manchester Business Radio is running a pre-launch promotional sequence ahead of its full launch on 21st September. MAX - a new format devised by former BBC Radio Manchester boss John Ryan is scheduled to launch on Tuesday followed by London Greek Radio on Wednesday and Panjab Radio on Thursday. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukSaturday 29 August 2015, PM
Chris Bryant says passing cost of free licences to BBC is 'spiteful' attack
Labour's Chris Bryant has challenged the culture secretary's claim that passing the cost of TV licences for over-75s to the BBC was purely driven by the need to reduce the national deficit, arguing that the government has pledged to clear it before the corporation even takes on the full 750m burden. Osborne said Whittingdale's letter stating the terms of the deal shows the government will support the BBC with 468m toward the 750m cost in 2018/19, then 247m in 2019/2020, before the corporation takes on the full burden in 2020/2021. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comBBC3 should follow Radio 1 in focusing on social media, says Google boss
BBC 3 is scheduled to go online only at the start of 2016, but the decision to take the youth-oriented channel off the airwaves has been criticised at a time when the BBC is trying to work out how to engage younger audiences. The strategy has involved creating a dedicated space on iPlayer for visual content from Radio 1, and posting to YouTube and other social media. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comTony Hall a 'coward' for not challenging John Whittingdale, says Chris Bryant
- www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comLord Burns said to be examining options for Channel 4 sale
Lord Burns, the chair of Channel 4, is understood to be looking at options for a partial or full sell-off of the broadcaster as the government considers the sale of state assets to help reduce its budget deficit. Rumours about the possible privatisation of Channel 4 have re-emerged since the Shareholder Executive, which manages the government's ownership of the broadcaster as well as the Royal Mint, nuclear fuel company Urenco and other assets, was moved from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to the Treasury. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.com
Tycoon takeover puts Euronews funding in focus – POLITICO
Euronews is the European Union's biggest media commitment, having received 240 million from Brussels since it launched in 1992 - with 25.5 million pouring into its coffers in 2014, a third of the network's budget. In recent years, Euronews suffered funding constraints as the public broadcasters scaled back their commitment, making it more reliant on European taxpayers. - www.politico.eu
www.politico.euUTV reports pre-tax profits of 1m: Results down from 10m a year earlier
UTV Ireland had revenue of 4.9m - more than wiped out by an operating loss of 7.5m - while revenue for the Northern Ireland TV operation was 4.2m. And the company's chairman said the budget deadlock in Northern Ireland was likely to have an impact on TV advertising revenues in its Belfast-based channel over the next few months. Overall revenue at the plc - one of just three listed companies in Northern Ireland - was 58.3m. Operating profit was 2.5m, down from 11.1m a year earlier. - www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk
www.belfasttelegraph.co.ukCaribbean TV for Freeview |
Arqiva has announced the launch of a new hybrid IPTV channel on the Freeview platform. ABN TV, the African-Caribbean family entertainment channel, will provide content 24 hours a day to audiences with internet-enabled Freeview devices. - advanced-television.com
advanced-television.comFriday 28 August 2015, PM
#35 - Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival 2015 - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.comThursday 27 August 2015, PM
BBC boss: Whittingdale has 'laid to rest' charter renewal concerns
BBC head of strategy and digital James Purnell has stood by the corporationâs defensive response to the governmentâs green paper - but admitted that the culture secretaryâs latest remarks had âchanged the mood of the debateâ. In July, the corporation said the governmentâs document on charter renewal would herald a âmuch diminished, less popularâ BBC, which Purnell said was an appropriate response to what appeared to be a threat to its future. During a panel debate on the future of the BBC at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Purnell said: âIf you look at all the context of the green paper there was a legitimate question around the intentions of the government, John has now laid that to restâ. - www.broadcastnow.co.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukEpisode 30 – Phone hacking payouts, RAJARs, falling ITV audience – The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#29 - Election 2015 SPECIAL - The Media Podcast with OIly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#28 - BBC3 move postponed, Adblock Plus - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#27 - Seiken’s legacy, Periscope up... Snapchat down - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#26 - What is Top Gear’s future? - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#25B - Radio Days Europe 2015 - The Media Podcast with Paul Robinson
feedproxy.google.com#25 - Clarkson’s third strike, British Press Awards - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#24B - John Waite on presenting - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#24 - Oborne vs The Telegraph, Radio Academy changes and Guardian hustings - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#23B - BBC World Service's Owain Rich on Drones - Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#23 - Premier League rights, ITV ratings, radio listening figures - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#22B - Do We Get The Press We Deserve? Matt Kelly - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#22 - The Future of News, Radio Academy woes, Page 3 - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#21 - Charlie Hebdo coverage, TV Debates, UTV sales - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#20 - Predictions 2015 - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#19 - Sony’s PR Disaster, Serial breaks records - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#18 EXTRA - Women in Film and Television Awards 2014 - The Media Podcast with Helen Zaltzman
feedproxy.google.com#18 - Kids TV tax breaks, Times profit shocker - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#17 - Dapper Laughs, Fake Sheik, Julia Davis at Breakfast - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#16 - Radio 1 to launch iPlayer channel, BT wins access to Sky Sports and the TV ads going viral for Christmas - The Med
feedproxy.google.com#15 - RAJARS, Vice Media plans, Whisper scoop - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#14 - Radio Festival 2014 SPECIAL - The Media Podcast with John Plunkett
feedproxy.google.com#13 - Viacom invests in C5 / MIPCOM preview - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#12 - Trinity Mirror payouts, Emma Watson hoax - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#11 - Save Our Sources, Next Radio Conference - The Media Podcast
feedproxy.google.com#10 - SPECIAL: Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival 2014
feedproxy.google.com#9 - Scotland debate update, Company magazine closes, Edinburgh preview
feedproxy.google.com#8 RAJARs, Sky Europe NYT app confusion
feedproxy.google.com#7 BBC News Cuts, Murdoch bids for Time Warner
feedproxy.google.comThe Media Podcast #6 - BBC levels the playing field, George Clooney apology
feedproxy.google.comThe Media Podcast #5 - Radio 5 Live reshuffle and kids' TV tax breaks
feedproxy.google.comThe Media Podcast #4 - hacking trial verdicts, Rising Star US
feedproxy.google.comThe Media Podcast #3 - John Oliver and World Cup take over the US
feedproxy.google.comThe Media Podcast #2 - Robert Peston Michael Woolf go off-message
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