Britons paying more for premium pay-TV packages than other countries - Media - The Guardian

An Ofcom study found that Britons pay 66 a month for the 'best offer' premium pay-TV subscription. - gu.com

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Ariel - BBC launches five new HD channels

We will have managed to launch five channels in five months. - bbc.co.uk

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Fox News Paid Fired Executive $8 Million to Keep Quiet

A Fox News executive with knowledge of the negotiations told Gawker that Lewis was paid approximately 8 million in hush money. The big talk at work, especially today, is the settlement number, the executive said on Friday, explaining that the exact figure had been filtering through the channels rank-and-file since early November. The settlement came after an extraordinary, months-long confrontation during which Fox News accused Ailes former right-hand man of vague financial irregularities, and Lewis attorney angrily responded that Ailes had a lot to lose if Lewis ever spilled the beans on their 17-year-long partnership at the right-wing network. - gawker.com

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Audio description on Freeview HD programmes - BBC - FAQs - Home

Returning to the channel you wish to watch with the audio described programme. - bbc.co.uk

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Freeview - Unable to access all BBC HD Multiplexes - BBC - FAQs - Home

However, please check that you are in coverage of the new commercial HD multiplex COM 7. Please check the Digital UK coverage predictor and select the detailed view indicating COM7 availability. The BBC is not responsible for the content of external internet sites. - bbc.co.uk

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informitv - Local television launches

The first of a number of new local television stations has gone on air in the United Kingdom. Estuary TV in Grimsby will be available in the channel 8 slot on Freeview digital terrestrial television. It represents a modest start to a range of channels that could provide another tier of broadcasting in Britain, but may already be missing the opportunities of the next generation of digital networks. - informitv.com

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - Connected Studio: Unlocking the BBC's News Archive

We are holding a Connected Studio event in January to explore the best ways to unlock, and allow our audiences to explore, what is often seen as the BBCs greatest untapped resource, its vast archives. The event will focus specifically on the News archive. The News archive is a unique video, audio and scripted account of howthe BBC has reportedthe world since 1924. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Media Centre - BBC to launch five new subscription-free HD channels on Tuesday 10 December

Viewers will also be able to catch-up on HD programmes from these channels on BBC iPlayer. The channels will be launching in time for Christmas, so viewers will be able to access more of their favourite festive treats in the highest quality from the comfort of their sofas or on-the-go via BBC iPlayer. This year, people will be able to watch even more of our programmes in brilliant quality. All five new HD channels will broadcast the same programmes as their standard definition equivalents in HD. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Blogs - About the BBC - CBBC HD, CBeebies HD, BBC Three HD, BBC Four HD BBC News HD launch Tuesday 10 Dece

We have announced todaythat our five new HD channels will launch on Tuesday 10 December 2013 on all main TV platforms. This brings the total number of subscription-free HD channels from the BBC to seven. This is predicted to grow to 80 by 2016 and 90 by 2019. - bbc.co.uk

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The BBC needs a global news strategy - and Harding's approach seems dated - Media - The Guardian

Full house in lingo bingo James Harding told staff the BBC is 'the best news organisation in the world'. James Harding, the recently anointed director of BBC News, and former editor of the Times, achieved a full house in the lingo bingo card for his first sermon last week. The cluttered domain of global news leadership is one of huge risk and turbulence, and far from dominating it, the BBC would appear to be withdrawing from it. - theguardian.com

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How Intel TV failed -- pay attention, Google and Apple - Internet Media - CNET News

In fact, Erik Huggers, the head of Intel Media, said in February that this would be the year Intel shakes things up. After all, he had a small army of 300 at work and more than 2,000 Intel employees testing OnCue, a new box and service that would allow users to watch live TV, on-demand video, and other Internet-based offerings like video apps in one package. Now, with 2013 in its final weeks, Intel's goal for OnCue has morphed into securing the best payday it can from somebody who will take the venture off its hands. - news.cnet.com

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Indian Television Dot Com News Headline Zee Lamhe launches on Freeview in UK

Estimates put the reach of the channel at 1.2 million and increasing the reach of Zee Lamhe to 13 million homes in UK. Lamhe was launched earlier this year to showcase good quality south Asian entertainment such as drama, classics and Bollywood, lifestyle, cookery and travel. The FTA channel is also available on Sky Digital. - indiantelevision.com

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Behind the FCC s Intervention in a $985 Million Local TV Deal - Corporate Intelligence - WSJ

The TV business has been on a furious consolidation drive this year, with billions of dollars worth of mergers and acquisitions snapping up the companies that bring broadcast TV to local markets across the country. Sinclairs general counsel Barry Faber said the company was confident that we will be able to work out the issues raised in the FCCs letter and complete the transaction without any material impact. So what are the issues Opponents of these kind of arrangements say that not only can they be used to get around the spirit of rules designed to encourage diversity in the local TV market, but they can also harm the quality and variety of news available on local television. - blogs.wsj.com

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Google could launch 'Nexus TV' Android set-top next year, says report - The Verge

Google isn't giving up its living room ambitions. The rumor comes fromThe Information's Amir Efrati, who cites an anonymous Google employee. The device is said to be ready for launch as soon as the first half of next year, according to the report. - theverge.com

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - What’s on BBC Red Button – 7 – 13 December

Highlights include this years best Radio 1 Live Lounge sessions as well as outstanding musical moments from the Asian Network. Also dont miss pop legend Gary Barlow as he performs live in concert for Radio 2. Watch the show live on Wednesday 11th December, but dont worry if you miss it, you can also catch it again from Thursday 12th. - bbc.co.uk

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Radio Today - Herefordshire and Worcestershire gets DAB

Local TV and press also attended to cover the switch-on live. Its an important step for this area and an exciting day for local radio. The three new transmitters cover 530,000 people in Herefordshire and Worcestershire. - radiotoday.co.uk

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NBC shuts Style Network in UK - News - Broadcast

NBC Universal is to close The Style Network in the UK following a US channel rebrand. The entertainment channel, which airs on Sky and Virgin Media, will close on 9 December. The Style Network was rebranded as Esquire Network in September in the US, as NBC began to consider the future of the channel internationally - broadcastnow.co.uk

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Radio Today - Jazz FM leaves national DAB digital radio

The station will move from D1 to Switch Digital in Greater London in addition to online platforms from January 1st 2014. RadioToday can also reveal the station entered into profit last month for the first time since its relaunch. There is absolutely no reason why if you listen to Jazz FM now, you wont be able to still. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Ariel - The team behind Twenty Twelve takes on BBC for new show

'To clarify, define or redefine the core purpose of the BBC across all its functions and to position it confidently for the future'. The post is, apparently, one in which he is meant to be thinking 'Big Thoughts' in the run-up to the licence fee renegotiation in 2016. He adds 'If it is satirical then it's satirical about an environment, an ethos, and the absurdities of modern corporate life itself. - bbc.co.uk

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Ratings slide puts C4 in spotlight - Comment - Broadcast

However you cut the numbers, it’s hard to escape the conclusion that Channel 4 has had a very tough year when it comes to ratings. The all-hours decline of 11.4% for the main channel is worrying for management, advertisers, programme-makers and even Ofcom, which flagged concerns about audience share back in June. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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BBC - Blogs - About the BBC - BBC News - Our Stories: Video montage from James Harding's speech

The video showcases facilities available to news staff at New Broadcasting House, and spotlights some aspects of its output across multiple TV channels and radio networks both locally, nationally and internationally. James' biography is available on the Inside the BBC website. - bbc.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: Report: Global study confirms public service broadcasting has positive effect on commercial broadcasting

Public service broadcasting promotes a 'race to the top' with the commercial sector, according to a new report published by the BBC. The key findings of the research show A strong relationship between public funding and commercial revenues. Territories with higher levels of public funding per head correspond with high levels of commercial revenue advertising and subscription-based per head. - dtg.org.uk

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - BBC Online Briefing: December 2013

These sessions are an opportunity for a number of our digital partners and suppliers to get together and share some ideas about the BBCs digital strategy. Todays event is already at capacity but all of the presentations will be available online on this blog from next week. You can also follow us during the sessions via the Internet blog's twitter account and the hashtag bbconline. The aim of this afternoons event is to share some of the plans weve put together in answer to the question Where next for the BBCs digital services. - bbc.co.uk

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Media Talk podcast: Alan Rusbridger faces MPs, Radio Academy awards

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BBC’s role in free-to-air platforms becoming “destructive” and hampering ad innovation, says Decipher MD - The Dru

The BBCs lack of interest in the evolution of the advertising market is blinding them to the danger of those platforms not having clear data strategies, he said. Broadcasters cant win an arms race against the platforms and the media agency groups. If I was a broadcaster, I would be picking the TV platforms because they are inherently interested in TV. - thedrum.com

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BBC News - BBC must tackle diversity problem says news director

New editors for education and health will also be appointed, with one to be based out of Birmingham or Salford. This speech was a rallying cry by the new boss for BBC News to move on from the past, to be brave, to investigate, to break more stories. So, there will be more money for chasing exclusives but also hints of a change in culture. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Blogs - About the BBC - The return of five radio stations in the evenings on Freeview in Scotland

Restoration Were making a set of technical changes in Scotland which gives us some limited additional capacity to restore radio services. Weve had to take a call on the best way of using this capacity, including which stations and in what quality. Consequently weve strived to restore all five stations noted above. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Media Centre - James Harding: BBC News and Current Affairs - Our stories

On my first day here, I told you that any journalist would be proud to join a news organisation such as this. The BBC is the best news organisation in the world. No, I make the claim based on our journalism. - bbc.co.uk

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Dame Patricia Hodgson favourite to chair Ofcom - Media - theguardian.com

Dame Patricia Hodgson, a former BBC executive, has been selected as the preferred candidate to chair Ofcom. Hodgson joined Ofcom in 2011 after leaving the BBC Trust months after missing out on the chairman and vice-chairman roles at the corporation's regulatory and governance body. She currently holds the role of deputy chairman at Ofcom, and will succeed incumbent Colette Bowe. - theguardian.com

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Why are British people turning off the TV news? - Television radio - theguardian.com

Although Britons are the second biggest consumers of television as a whole only Bulgaria, apparently, has more couch potatoes audiences here are also by far the lightest consumers of news programmes, with 13 of the sample against a European average of 8, confessing to watching no bulletins or current affairs at all. One of the most intriguing findings of the survey is that the only two countries with more news-avoiders than the UK are Israel and Slovenia, which, given the history of those nations, raises the suspicion that viewers may be evading relentless bad news or views with which they disagree. It would be interesting to know if, in Northern Ireland, there has been similar evidence of headline-skipping and whether it will spread to Scotland as the media referendum deluge takes hold. - theguardian.com

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Should Twitter play a part in deciding TV shows' future? - Media - theguardian.com

However, on the flipside, some industry executives have expressed concerns that Twitter's realtime feedback loop could be killing new shows at birth, with negative social media reaction preventing them finding their feet and building an audience over several series. I would never take social media as the only reason to decide whether you are going to commission a show or not. If you work in the media, you think it's the biggest part, it's just not true. - theguardian.com

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Ariel - BBC Arabic BJ loses case against BBC

Egyptian-born Shehata, who joined the BBC in 2007, believed he was not given the promotion at the end of a six month attachment because he was a Coptic Christian. He also alleged that religious discrimination was behind his move to radio - a medium in which he had no experience - for the attachment, putting him at a disadvantage in the competition for jobs. - bbc.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: YouView announces new accessibility updates

Youview has released the second in a series of updates to deliver better accessibility for blind and partially sighted customers as well as those with motor skill and cognitive impairment, to improve the journey for this audience to find their favourite TV. YouView has improved the zoom functionality which now allows visually impaired users to zoom into and navigate the programme guide and select or record programmes. This improved zoom functionality is market leading in the UK and works with all aspects of the programme guide. - dtg.org.uk

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xkcd: I Don't Own a TV

Warning this comic occasionally contains strong language which may be unsuitable for children, unusual humor which may be unsuitable for adults, and advanced mathematics which may be unsuitable for liberal-arts majors. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 2.5 License. - xkcd.com

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BBC - Blogs - About the BBC - Public and Private Broadcasters across the World - The Race to the Top

Its key finding is that where public service broadcasting is strong, commercial broadcasting is also strong. This is particularly evident in the Nordic countries, so feted for their drama success, Australia and the UK. - bbc.co.uk

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TVARK - BBC One - 1950s 1960s - Idents

If any factual errors have appeared here inadvertently, then I would be delighted to hear from anyone wishing to offer corrections. Should they be a cause of concern or distress to any readers, please inform me immediately so that I can remove or amend them accordingly. - www2.tv-ark.org.uk

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BBC - Blogs - About the BBC - The First BBC TV Ident - Abram Games' Bat's Wings

If theres one area that scores highly in the obscurity stakes, its the love of on air TV symbols. A group of dedicated fans follow the ins and outs, the comings and goings and the subtle changes of what is broadly known as television presentation, or to you and me the bits in between TV programmes, and they're passionate about it too. Theirs is a love of everything on air that embodies the values of a TV channel on air clocks, promotional trails, announcements, and station graphics. - bbc.co.uk

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Radio Today - Sunrise Radio expands brand with 2 and 3

The main station has also changed, now being identified as Sunrise Radio 1 on 1458 AM. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Radio Today - Ofcom to advertise Digital 2 next year?

Ed Vaizeys digital switchover announcement this month is expected to include news of a second national digital radio multiplex being advertised by Ofcom. A report in the Telegraph says the Government will admit digital radio has not taken off fast enough and maybe even provide funding to help improve DAB coverage. Its too early to say whether Arqiva would be one of them, but we are interested in the outcomes of these discussions. A second national multiplex was due to be launched by 4 Digital Group in 2008 but the lead investor Channel 4handed the licence back to Ofcom. - radiotoday.co.uk

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By eck chuck, Coronation Street s moving out of Manchester - Television radio - The Guardian

The Coronation Street cast cut the ribbon outside the new Rovers Return Inn, which keen viewers will notice has an additional upstairs window. Friday marked the grand unveiling of Weatherfield in its new home on the windswept Salford Quays, across the water from the BBC. In January the soap will leave its long established Quay Street site in Manchester city centre, sold for 26.5m earlier this year. - theguardian.com

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Harding hires former Times deputy as managing editor of BBC news - Media - theguardian.com

James Harding has hired his former deputy as managing editor of BBC News. Blackmore, who left the Times in August after a career spanning 25 years, briefly took over as the newspaper as interim editor between Harding's departure in December appointment of John Witherow in early 2013. In the newly created BBC News managing editor role he will be responsible for negotiating contracts for senior journalists and presenters, editorial projects and career development. - theguardian.com

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - What's on BBC Red Button November 30 - December 6

Also make sure you keep up-to-date with the latest football scores with Final Score from 2.30pm on Saturday. The top 16 players have lost their protection in ranking events, having previously gone through automatically to the last-32 stage. For a full list and times of sport coverage on Red Button see theBBC Sport website. - bbc.co.uk

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The best tablets for under £200 - Money - theguardian.com

If the hype is to be believed, 2013 is going to be a tablet Christmas and, over the next few weeks, these handheld devices are set to outsell personal computers for the first time. Once dismissed as a product that would never catch on, tablet computers have transformed the way households access the internet and entertain themselves. Then there's email that you can talk to rather than type, a web-surfing experience done by touch rather than mouse, and more games and apps than you can shake a stick at. - theguardian.com

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Xbox One compatibility problems on Freeview, Sky and Virgin - Product Reviews Net

We know there have been problems with the Xbox One disc drive, as well as consoles being bricked following the day one update. However, if that was not enough, there now seems to be Xbox One compatibility problems with the TV functions in the UK. It seems as though some British users are having issues when their Xbox One consoles are connected to certain set-top-boxes. - product-reviews.net

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Sugar urges BBC to remove 'layers of jobsworths' - News - Broadcast

The Apprentice star and former YouView chairman Lord Sugar has criticised the BBC for being “heavily overstaffed” and argued that the BBC Trust should be scrapped. Sugar is the latest BBC face to take a swipe at the corporation, telling a House of Lords debate on the future of broadcasting that the corporation is “hamstrung” by its preoccupation with defending its use of licence fee payers’ money.

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YouView bolsters accessibility options for visually impaired users — seenit.co.uk

The update adds support for the Grid 2 computer programme. Connected TV service YouView is due to deliver a major upgrade aimed at making the service more accessible to TV viewers with visual and cognitive impairments. A software update will be rolled-out to shop bought YouView boxes next week and the new features will be added to BT and TalkTalk boxes early next year. - seenit.co.uk

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