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The statutory investigation, which was opened on 8 September but only announced this week, is the most serious form of inquiry available to the Charity Commission. It said it had decided to launch the probe after receiving a number of complaints that the charity was being used for private advantage. In a statement, the regulator said it had scrutinised the Revelation Foundations accounts and had identified a number of concerns including potential significant loss of charitable funds, trustee benefits, conflicts of interest and connected party transactions. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.uk
Radioplayer extends to Ireland in a new deal with RTE | RadioToday
Radioplayer is extending to Ireland after a deal was made with RT and the Independent Broadcasters of Ireland. Itll launch on all 43 Independent and RT stations next month, for an initial three year term. This now means we have four territories outside of the UK using Radioplayer, which clearly demonstrates that broadcasters working together in a territory is a vital part of the future of radio. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.uk
Sky demands clarity from ITV over retransmission fees | News | Broadcast
Sky has called on ITV to provide “concrete details” in the retransmission fees debate and has raised the prospect of potential blackouts. A blog titled Three Questions for ITV to Answer this Week, was posted earlier today by Sky group director of corporate affairs, Graham McWilliam to coincide with ITV’s interim results due out on Thursday. McWilliam claimed that ITV had “gone silent” after publishing a report in September which called for pay-TV operators such as Sky and Virgin Media to pay retransmission fees to public service broadcasters in line with the model adopted in the US. - broadcastnow.co.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukTuesday 11 November 2014, AM
London is digital radio city with over 60 DAB stations | RadioToday
Much of London can also receive local DAB stations from the Home Counties. In London homes, the share of digital listening now exceeds the share of analogue listening. 54 of Londoners now have a DAB digital radio Rajar Q3 2014. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukMonday 10 November 2014, PM
Signalling a change | Comment | Broadcast
There will be enough room to move multiplexes into the 600MHz band, but there will need to be a public campaign to tell some households to retune their set-top boxes, and considerable replanning of the network. Some 250 million people across Europe rely on DTT. Viewers need to be warned because equipment will need to be retuned and there could be interference issues. - broadcastnow.co.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukAmazon.co.uk: The future of TV? It?s in the cloud
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Proving himself the policy nerd who pundits deride, President Obama has issued a comprehensive statement on network neutrality that covers all of the points left uncovered in his generic praise for the policy a few weeks back. Such rules would seek to prevent ISPs from blocking or slowing lawful content on both their last mile networks and at interconnection points. The president also called for network neutrality rules to apply to wireless networks, something that the original Open Internet Order from 2010 didnt even do. - gigaom.comgigaom.com
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- cbsn.cbsnews.comDTG :: News :: Britons want smart smart homes but we don't want to pay for them
Smart entertainment, energy, heating and appliances have captured the imagination of British consumers but not their spending power. A GfK survey found that 76 of adults want smart home technology but only 35 are willing to pay for the upgrades. The most desirable feature is a smart energy meter at 84, but only 24 of us are willing to pay for them. - dtg.org.ukdtg.org.uk
BBC News - TV technology for the 2020 Olympics
Japanese broadcaster NHK is planning to go super hi-tech for its coverage of the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo. The games will be offered in Super 8K - 16 times sharper than high definition televisions and microphones that can zoom in on sound anywhere in the stadium. BBC Click's Dan Simmons went to see the technology in action. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukGlobal to launch Smooth Extra on national DAB | RadioToday
The new sister station will play melodic music from December 27th, on the slot currently used by Smooth Radio on Digital One, at 80kbps in mono. Smooth Xmas was previously broadcast in 2011 and 2012 by previous owner GMG Radio but disappeared in 2013. The format for music from the 70s, 80s and early 90s was added to Digital Ones licence in 2013. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukRussia Today threatened with Ofcom sanctions due to bias | Media | theguardian.com
Russia Today has been threatened with statutory sanctions by media regulator Ofcom after the Kremlin-backed news channel breached broadcasting regulations on impartiality with its coverage of the Ukraine crisis. The regulator flagged up four separate reports, all broadcast in March this year, all dealing with the situation in Ukraine. Ofcom said it recognised that RT, which is funded by the Russian government and launched a UK version last month, would want to present the news from a Russian perspective. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comMonday 10 November 2014, AM
Cory Doctorow: "We??re all sharecroppers in Google??s fields for the rest of eternity"
Either you frolic in an endless bounty of free i.e., stolen media without a care for its creators doomed to receive less than a pittance for their hard work and talent, or you stand by the corporate entities who, however futilely, battle pirates and intellectual-property thieves. If youre an artist, you must side with the heavies or resign yourself to keeping that day job forever because these days no one is willing to shell out for your books, music or films unless theyre forced to. The novelist and journalist Cory Doctorow, a longtime critic of zealous copyright protection, advocates a middle way, which may come as a surprise to those only superficially acquainted with his writings on technology. - salon.comwww.salon.com
Youview eyes app push | News | Broadcast
YouTube and Spotify could be among the next wave of services to follow Netflix onto Youview, as it prepares to launch a dedicated apps section. The connected TV service, which launched Netflix last week, is preparing an aggressive push into the apps space next year. Youview plans to launch an ‘Apps’ section on its EPG menu to sit alongside the ‘Players’ area. The likes of iPlayer, 4oD, Now TV, UKTV Play and now Netflix sit in the latter, but the idea is that YouTube music streaming service Spotify and emerging providers with limited catalogue could feature in the former.. - broadcastnow.co.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukSaturday 08 November 2014, AM
DTG :: News :: DCMS wants DTT and mobile spectrum users to 'co-exist happily'
The UK government's head of spectrum planning wants digital terrestrial TV and mobile platforms to reach a deal on sharing sub-700MHz frequencies without regulators getting involved. The 3.4GHz band is currently used for wireless broadband in six countries including the UK, Canada and Spain. Ofcom wants to release 190MHz of spectrum currently reserved for the Ministry of Defence, with a consultation on the proposed auction open until January 23, 2015. - dtg.org.ukdtg.org.ukFriday 07 November 2014, PM
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#16 - Radio 1 to launch iPlayer channel, BT wins access to Sky Sports and the TV ads going viral for Christmas - The Med
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Ariel - Worldwide names its Store director
BBC Store is due to launch next year, after the trust approved plans last February, with a longer term aim to make it part of iPlayer. The idea is that people will be able to use iPlayer to search for shows, buy them through links to BBC Store and watch them via the catch-up service. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukDTG :: News :: UK's ?41m 5G mobile broadband research test bed to launch in 2015
Next-generation mobile broadband technology will be developed in the UK at a 41.6 million 5G Innovation Centre from January 2015. It will be home to 150 researchers and around 100 PhD students, who will develop advanced technologies for a 5G network of the future, and test them in a real world environment. DTG Staff 06.11.2014 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.ukdtg.org.ukNew news service to launch for radio stations | RadioToday
An alternative hourly news bulletin will soon be available from a team of journalists setting up a new company, Radio News Hub. The service is aimed at English speaking radio stations both home and abroad and launches early in 2015, providing a 60 second bulletin Monday to Friday 6am to 7pm, delivered online. Stations also have the option of adding twice daily sport, showbiz and business bulletins along with a classified football results package on a Saturday afternoon. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.uk
BBC News - Made in Leeds TV channel launches on Freeview and cable
6 November 2014 Last updated at 0757 Leeds's local TV channel is set to launch on Freeview and cable for the first time later. Made in Leeds will be screened on Freeview and on a local cable network. The channel will launch at 2000 BST and follows the introduction of Sheffield Live in September. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukThursday 06 November 2014, AM
UPDATE 1-Court says Sky must allow BT to carry its sports channels | Reuters
That was over-ruled by the Competition Appeal Tribunal, a decision which itself was later challenged by the Court of Appeal. A spokesman for BT, which has itself moved aggressively into sports programming, said the channels would be offered to its YouView customers very shortly. Sky said the judgement was purely an interim measure. - reuters.comwww.reuters.comWednesday 05 November 2014, PM
The time is right for streaming TV says EE boss
The head of EE TV has said that he is excited about the level of public interest in the as yet unlaunched streaming content service. Weve been working closely with a host of industry partners for a number of months to create a compelling range of Freeview and on-demand services that will be in place at launch. Consumers have a lot of choice today in how they access their favourite TV shows and increased competition encourages everyone in the industry to improve. - cable.co.ukwww.cable.co.ukMedia: Al Jazeera English chief; BT Sport and Sky sports; BBC R1 on iPlayer; pay-per-view news
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Mobile phone coverage maps are SO confusing - BBC Newsbeat
The government says it wants to make phone operators share coverage to cut out so-called notspots - areas where there's no signal. At Newsbeat we admit we're finding it a bit difficult to get our heads around the various maps. It's the coverage map by the regulator Ofcom, the people in charge of keeping the phone companies in check. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukSky Sports must be offered to BT’s YouView customers, says regulator | Media | theguardian.com
The decision by the Competition Appeal Tribunal follows four years of legal wrangling, and, while it is an interim ruling, it nevertheless marks a major victory for Skys rivals and media regulator Ofcom. In 2010, Ofcom first tried to force BSkyB to offer Sky Sports 1 and 2 at a 23 discount to rivals as a curb on the satellite broadcaster abusing its dominant position in the market. The new pricing structure proposed by Ofcom is referred to as wholesale must offer. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comComplete guide to 4G - Phones - Which? Technology
4G is a step up in speed from the 3G network that most current phones use to access the internet. 4G is all about faster internet speeds it offers no improvement in making calls or sending texts. With 4G, your phone can open webpages instantaneously, download apps and songs in seconds, and stream videos without any annoying buffering. - which.co.ukwww.which.co.ukTuesday 04 November 2014, PM
Ariel - O'Reilly: Let older women read the news
Giving evidence to a select committee inquiry into representation of women in news and current affairs broadcasting, she quoted from a number of women who'd corresponded with her after they left the News division. One felt 'women over 50 should never show their faces or necks in public', another that 'men were able to get old and peculiar, but not women'. 'I'd like to see a much older woman reading the news in peak time. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukMonday 03 November 2014, PM
Date set for radio licence rollover briefing | RadioToday
These will be followed by a Parliamentary briefing on 25 November. Their rollovers will start to expire in the next few years from 2017, and there is currently no mechanism to enable these licences to be extended further. Instead radio stations would be subject to a wholesale re-licensing process. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukFCC proposal could support online television | informitv
The Federal Communications Commission in America is to consider extending its definition of a multichannel video programming distributor to include online television services. The move could enable online television services to compete with cable, satellite and telco operators but will not necessarily lead to an unbundling of channels. That would give online services the same rights that satellite services already have in accessing the programming of cable operators and broadcast television stations. - informitv.cominformitv.comMonday 03 November 2014, AM
Fan TV Web video settop box maker looking for buyer | Re/code
Industry sources say the set-top-box maker has spent much of this year looking for a buyer, and a person familiar with Fan says a deal is likely to be announced this week. Conventional wisdom among industry sources is that Fans investors, who put at least 40 million into different incarnations of the company over the years, will be unlikely to get all of theirmoney back. Some sourcessay the company was recently looking for something in the 15 million range. - recode.netrecode.netBBC Radio Streams - Change in Audio Formats
Why is BBC Radio changing the audio format of its radio streams As part of this change, from the end of 2014, we will no longer supply programmes in the Windows Media Audio format. When will the BBC stop using Windows Media Audio - iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.ukiplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk
BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - Audio Factory: BBC Radio to stop supporting Windows Media on December 31st
Hello, I am responsible for the BBCs online radio streams, from source to delivery to the products that consume them. Primarily it needs to replace the ageing equipment and infrastructure that encodes and delivers the BBCs audio streams. This has grown in different ways across the BBC over the years and we need to standardize as we replace. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
Ofcom | Small Scale DAB trial
Consultation published 29102014 This consultation sets out Ofcoms proposals for licensing a number of short-term trial small scale DAB multiplexes. During the consultation period, we will be holding a small number of events based around our consultation proposals. The first of these will be a technical demonstration event held at our facility at Baldock, Hertfordshire, on 13 November 2014. - stakeholders.ofcom.org.ukstakeholders.ofcom.org.ukOfcom | List of Applicants
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a516digital : UTV Radio launches festive DAB pop-ups
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EE TV vs rivals: How does it stack up? - Recombu
With the launch of EE TV imminent, there are now even more digital TV services to choose from. Here, we take a look at the latest, EE TV, to see how it compares to established rivals. What does it offer than Freeview doesnt - recombu.comrecombu.comSunday 02 November 2014, PM
Windows Installation Guide
Windows users should install get_iplayer with the provided installer. Download the latest version from http//www.infradead.org/get_iplayer_win/get_iplayer_setup_latest.exe NOTE You must have administrator privileges to install get_iplayer. This handy video might help you if you are new to get_iplayer Perl Support The installer will install a private customised version of Strawberry Perl that includes all necessary Perl modules. - squarepenguin.co.uksquarepenguin.co.ukSunday 02 November 2014, AM
Arrow
There were podcasts about politics, sports, literature, comedy. There were podcasts that sounded like NPR, and ones that sounded like Rush Limbaugh. Today, a very different problem exists There are too many great podcasts to keep up with. - nymag.comnymag.comSaturday 01 November 2014, AM
Scottish broadcaster STV bids for three more local TV licences | Media | theguardian.com
The bids were revealed on Friday as Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, released details of the bids for licences advertised in the summer to run local TV services in seven locations in cities and towns across the UK. Its partnership with further education colleges and universities will provide access to media students, who will have the opportunity to learn and train in a live TV environment, the company says. STV Glasgow, transmitted as a digital Freeview channel, reaches a monthly audience of more than 500,000 people in Glasgow and the west of Scotland, with 60 of the transmission area tuning in at some point since launch, according to the company. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comFriday 31 October 2014, PM
Feedback: Radio drama in surround sound: 31 Oct 14
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Birmingham local TV launch delayed | News | Broadcast
The launch date for Birmingham’s local TV channel has been pushed back after Ofcom continues its hunt for a suitable operator. The regulator set a revised launch date of 3 November for the channel after preferred bidder BLTV went bust in August. BLTV’s administrators Duff & Phelps were charged with finding a suitable replacement to take up the licence but the regulator has been forced to extend the search on an “interim basis” as potential bidders are assessed. An Ofcom spokeswoman said it was vital to ensure the local TV channel operator was healthy.. - broadcastnow.co.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukBBC now has more staff outside London than in the capital | Media | theguardian.com
The BBC now has more staff outside London than in the capital for the first time following the relocation of more than 2,000 posts to Salford, finally reaching a target first set in 2004. The corporation said that 49 of its staff work in London, which equates to some 8,169 full-time equivalent roles based on the 16,672 number of staff given in the most recent annual report, for the 12 months to the end of March. The proportion of BBC staff working in London has fallen from 58 in 2007. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.com
Talking TV: Tom Bradby BBC Productions
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Pay television approaches a billion homes | informitv
Pay television is big business, but nobody seems to agree quite how big. Contrary to popular opinion, the number of pay-television subscribers is growing. It could be approaching a billion households worldwide, but recent reports appear to disagree on when that figure will be reached. - informitv.cominformitv.com
RT launches dedicated UK news channel – RT UK
Airing from its new London studios at Millbank, the channel will cover local, regional and national UK stories, focusing on issues that matter most to Britons. It will also examine a diverse spectrum of international news, analyzing the implications of major global developments for a British and wider international audience. Now, with a dedicated UK channel, we can serve the needs and interests of the British public by promoting debate and new ways of thinking about specifically British issues, Simonyan said. - rt.comrt.comRT: Russia Today's six most memorable moments | Media | theguardian.com
To mark its arrival, we look at back at some of its most memorable moments. As such well be sending her to Crimea to give her an opportunity to make up her own mind from the epicentre of the story. Martin did not go to Crimea. Didnt Georgia attack Russia, and didnt Russia retaliate - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comThursday 30 October 2014, AM
BBC3 TV closure ‘completely wrong’, says June Sarpong | Media | theguardian.com
Sarpong, recently hired by BBC2s Newsnight as a contributor, said the decision to slash the channels budget and make it online-only was a lost opportunity for new and emerging talent. If you look at the data, 75 or 80 of the audience is consuming that content on television, theyre not watching it online, said Sarpong. In slashing the budget in the way they are, there is no real pull for developing young talent. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comThe Great British TV Sell-Off: What do foreign companies own? | Media | theguardian.com
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