Monday 07 October 2013, PM
Ariel - Hall to reveal arts boost for BBC
7 October 2013 Last updated at 1128 Funding for television arts programming is to be boosted by 20, the director general will announce tomorrow. 'But I want us to be much more ambitious. We need to showcase more of the incredible talent that this country has to offer to the widest possible audiences. - bbc.co.uk
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Radio Today - Capital XTRA launches, replaces Choice FM
Listen to how the launch started on Soundcloud, including a 10 launch mix followed by breakfast presenters Kojo and Jade welcoming listeners to the new station. - radiotoday.co.uk
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Ian Burrell: The BBC needs to produce some good news for licence-fee payers
For someone who returned to the BBC amid such universal acclaim, garlanded by the staff and lauded by his many admirers in the arts establishment, Halls not had much of a start. What should have been his honeymoon period has been characterised by relentless rows over misspending and bullying. Broadcasting House has been anything but a scene of domestic bliss. - independent.co.uk
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BBC places next-generation iPlayer at heart of digital strategy - Media - The Guardian
The BBC will address the challenges it faces over the consumption of digital content on devices other than TVs and radios. Tony Hall is expected to say that developing the next generation of the iPlayer, focusing on personalising the choice of BBC programmes offered to users, will be a key ambition for the corporation in his first significant speech since taking over in April. Speaking on Tuesday at Broadcasting House, Hall will set out his vision for the corporation over the next decade, running up to its centenary in 2022. - theguardian.com
www.theguardian.comTony Hall's digital vision could cloud BBC licence fee's future - Media - The Guardian
BBC iPlayer an enhanced version could offer a more personalised service. The past 12 months must count as some of the worst the BBC has ever experienced. Yet the grim headlines and committee grillings have done director general Tony Hall no harm at all. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comAn Outsider Looks at Life in America - NYTimes.com
Al Jazeera America, since going on air on Aug. 20, has worked hard to fight off suggestions of foreignness. It has hired big-name stars, including Soledad OBrien and Ali Velshi, from American networks. The channels subjects and reporting are unassailably American. - nytimes.com
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Terry Wogan on his hatred of Jimmy Savile and how his crimes were open secret at BBC - Mirror Online
The 75-year-old broadcaster has told of how he despised Savile and how his horrific legacy of child abuse has poisoned the BBC. This whole Savile thing has poisoned everything. Paedophile Savile preyed on at least 450 children and young people - many on BBC premises as well as dozens who were sick in hospital wards. You kind of admired him for doing as well as hed done, without any talent whatsoever. But Sir Terry is more defensive of Stuart Hall who was jailed in the summer for a series of indecent assaults on children describing him as a good-humoured fella, very ebullient. - mirror.co.uk
www.mirror.co.ukSaturday 05 October 2013, AM
Freeview and Freesat ad campaigns aim to face down pay-TV challenge - Media - theguardian.com
Freeview, the digital terrestrial TV service, is investing an estimated 5m in a campaign that will break during Saturday's screening of The X Factor. Freeview is in 10.6m households, while digital satellite rival Freesat is in another 1.8m. Guy North, the marketing director at Freeview, acknowledged the rising pressure in the market, but said that Freeview customer numbers have not been affected as yet. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.com
BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - What's on BBC Red Button 5-11 October
1Xtra goes on tour this week and you can get the best seat in the house thanks to Red Button. Fri 11 October 12 midnight Sat 12 5.20am Fresh from the Fringe Theres still plenty of time to see our pick of the people who made us laugh this August. Our valuation game is simple, fun and free to play. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
Tuning out: Analogue radio to disappear by 2018
Linda Smith, chief executive of RadioCentre, which represents commercial stations across the country, predicted that the analogue radio signal would survive six years beyond last years switch off in the television sector. The switchover would be three years later than recommended in a major government report in 2009. If I were a betting person I would say the range of dates for switchover would be from the end of 2017 and 2020, she told The Independent. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukFriday 04 October 2013, PM
Freeview launches new advertising campaign for new Entertainment. It’s even better when it’s free slogan
Freeview will roll out a new advertising campaign on Saturday evening to launch a new slogan 'Entertainment. Its even better when its free'. Guy North, marketing communications director at Freeview, said With this campaign we want people to engage with the brand, by showing just how amazing entertainment that is free can be. - thedrum.com
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BT Sport 1 free on Freeview for two weeks, Sky, Virgin and BT punters get a free weekend - Recombu
BT Sport 1 will be available on Freeview for free for two weeks in October. On the weeks beginning October 7 and October 14, the channel will be available to watch for free on Freeview channel 57. Both of these TV platforms come with the same digital terrestrial channels youd get on Freeview, plus a range of extra channels, including BT Sport delivered over your broadband connection. - recombu.com
recombu.comPCTV Systems launches AndroiDTV 78E for live Freeview viewing for Android smartphones, tablets and Windows PCs - Audio V
Two DVB-T aerials are supplied for optimised reception. The system supports Android devices with a minimum 1 Ghz Dual Core processor, Neon support e.g. AndroiDTV currently retails for 49.99 and it is available at Maplin and Amazon. - hexus.net
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Internet revolution that could make your TV obsolete: Millions may be forced to buy new equipment over decision to move
Freeview TV and radio channels delivered to 20million homes are to be switched to another part of the broadcasting spectrum and many users are likely to need new equipment to receive them. Steve Unger, chief technology officer of regulator Ofcom, said In the future it wont be just mobiles and tablets connected to the internet billions of things including cars, crops, coffee machines and cardiac monitors will also be connected, using tiny slivers of spectrum to get online. Separately, the regulator is supporting a shift to a more sophisticated system for broadcasting digital terrestrial television DTT, which would not be compatible with millions of TVs and set-top boxes that people use to watch Freeview. - dailymail.co.uk
www.dailymail.co.ukChildren and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes Report
Our 2013 Children and Parents: Media Use and Attitudes report provides detailed evidence on media use, attitudes and understanding among children and young people aged 5-15. For the first time it also provides detailed information about access to, and use of, media among children aged 3-4.stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk
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Ariel - Kids prefer sport and talent contests
3 October 2013 Last updated at 1800 The Olympics opening and closing ceremonies, and talent shows such as The Voice, were the most-watched shows among children under 15 last year, according to an Ofcom survey. Sport, including England football internationals, and entertainment shows, topped viewing lists, followed by Christmas specials of Doctor Who and Miranda. Around 530,000 children aged between four and nine were also reported to have watched EastEnders on Christmas Day, which started just before the watershed at 8.45pm. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukBritish Sky Broadcasting Group Downgraded by AlphaValue to Add (BSY) - NorthForkVue
They currently have a GBX 1,029 16.60 price objective on the stock. AlphaValues price target would indicate a potential upside of 17.80 from the companys current price. The stocks 50-day moving average is GBX 844.7 and its 200-day moving average is GBX 834.9. - northforkvue.comwww.northforkvue.com
Amazon Readies Set-Top Box for Holidays - WSJ.com
Amazon.com Inc. is taking steps toward releasing a video-streaming device in time for the holiday selling season, according to people briefed on the company's plans. The set-top box, which would pit the online retailer against a host of established rivals, is a small device that resembles a Roku Inc. player and is similarly styled as a platform to run apps and content from a variety of sources, these people said. It would also serve as a delivery vehicle for Amazon's existing streaming video serviceavailable as part of its Prime membershipwhich competes with Netflix Inc. and has been expanding lately. - online.wsj.com
online.wsj.comThursday 03 October 2013, PM
DTG :: News :: Ofcom runs white space trials
UK regulator Ofcom has confirmed that BT and Microsoft are among the firms that will be taking part in its white space trial, Europe's first pilot of the wireless technology. Over the next 6 months, so the regulator, around 20 public and private organisations will be involved in the trial, which will test a range of applications. The trial is part of Ofcom's plan on how to manage spectrum over the next decade with the possibility of a move of DTT spectrum bands in order to release more mobile broadband spectrum. - dtg.org.ukdtg.org.ukFreesat product manuals - find and download replacement user manuals for your Freesat box
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www.freesat.co.ukFreesat help - get help and advice on Freesat s subscription free satellite TV service
From Wednesday 2nd October to Thursday 10 October, a series of technical changes are happening to the satellite transponders that broadcast some of the channels on Freesat. If you encounter channels missing from your TV guide, put your Freesat box or Freesat TV into standby for 30 seconds and then switch it back on again. This should see everything restored If this does not work youll need to do a quick 'Freesat channel scan'. - freesat.co.ukwww.freesat.co.ukThursday 03 October 2013, AM
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/the-wifi-revolution-that-could-take-traffic-off-our-roads-ofcom-outline
Plans to use wireless technology to ease traffic congestion, regulate motorway speeds and monitor peoples personal health were set out on Wednesday by the broadcast regulator Ofcom. In a briefing, the Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards set out plans for the future use of radio spectrum, which he said was of vital importance to the UK economy, contributing an estimated 52 billion a year. Explaining that spectrum supply was under pressure from rising demand from smartphone and tablet use he outlined futuristic projects for maximising the resource. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.uk
Ariel - Cassian Harrison to be BBC Four editor
Harrison has been working across the two channels recently as a channel executive, looking to increase collaboration. Before that, he was a commissioning editor for history, science and natural history in Factual Commissioning. Harrison said it was an 'extraordinary privilege' to run BBC Four. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukWednesday 02 October 2013, PM
Tuesday 01 October 2013, PM
Media Talk podcast: autumn TV special
download.guardian.co.ukBreaking Bad finale set to be most pirated show of the year - Television radio - theguardian.com
Breaking Bads last ever episode was the third most watched US TV cable series finale, with 10.3 million tuning in. Australians made up just under 20 of those illegally downloading the season final of Breaking Bad. During a peak downloading moment, more than 85,000 people were sharing one copy of the episode. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comDTG :: News :: New Ofcom spectrum head appointed
Ofcom has appointed Philip Marnick as its new Group Director in charge of spectrum. Spectrum is the airwaves over which all wireless communications operate and Ofcom is responsible for its management. Mobile phone networks, TV and radio broadcasting, wireless internet, sat-nav, air traffic control, and the emergency services are just some of the services that use spectrum. - dtg.org.ukdtg.org.ukBBC iPlayer - Help - Introducing BBC iPlayer Downloads
The way you download TV programmes has changed. We've simplified the service, offering the ability to download and play a programme from BBC iPlayer. Programmes can be kept up to 30 days and you have 7 days to watch after you first start to play a download. - iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.ukiplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.ukTuesday 01 October 2013, AM
BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - Testing BBC iPlayer Release For Android Downloads
My team and myself are based in the great new buildings in MediaCity here in Salford. I'd like to describe how we went about testing the latest release of BBCiPlayer on Android. We also have the ability to add additional test capacity through an external supplier, which enables us to run iterative regression testing rounds and schedule larger regression testing rounds in a shorter time period. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukMonday 30 September 2013, PM
5 things I love about Google TV
Google TV started slowly, with a less than stellar launch thanks to the overpriced and barely functional Logitech Revue. The platform is already solid enough to power a living room's entertainment with no problem, as I have been doing since earlier this year when my HTPC simply became too old and slow to handle the task any longer. It turns out that Google had the answers, though admittedly, not all of them came specifically from the search giant, but instead have been provided by third-parties, thanks to the open nature of the platform. - betanews.com
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BBC News - Rail mobile internet speeds set to get faster in UK
By 2019, 70 of train passengers should have access to the faster technology, the Department for Transport added. Passengers may be able to watch streamed videos on their mobiles, for example, if the plan to raise data capacity per train 25-fold succeeds. A new fibre optic network should be capable of handling up to 192,000 gigabit per second Gbit/s of data once the upgrade is complete in June 2014. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukVodafone 4G review (Red, 4G-ready) - Expert Reviews
For the past year UK customers wanting super-fast smartphone data have had only one choice EE's 4G network. That all changed in August, when Vodafone launched its 4G service in London. You'll have to upgrade to the newly-announced iPhone 5s or iPhone 5c if you want to use an iOS device on Vodafone's super-fast service. - expertreviews.co.uk
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iPlayer tablet traffic hits 25% - News - Broadcast
Tablets accounted for 25% of all BBC iPlayer video views in August as the proportion of traffic to the service from computers fell to an all-time low. The surge in tablet traffic, up to 39m video views from 35m the previous month, was in part due to the BBC previously incorrectly counting some Android tablet devices as mobiles. Including radio streams, tablets accounted for 43m, or 18%, of total iPlayer traffic. As a result of the correction mobile dipped to 33m, or 14%, of total requests. - broadcastnow.co.uk
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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - Podcasts in the BBC iPlayer Radio App
Im proud to say that weve now implemented the single most requested new feature podcast downloads. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
BBC News - Toshiba to halve staff numbers in TV unit
The changes will also see the firm close two of its three overseas TV manufacturing facilities. Toshiba, like other Japanese TV makers, has been hit by slowing demand, falling prices and increased competition. The company's digital products division, which includes TV manufacturing, saw its losses widen to 16.3bn yen 166m 103m, in the financial year to 31 March, compared with a loss of 3.3bn yen a year earlier. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukMonday 30 September 2013, AM
Under the hood with the UK Radioplayer tablet app
The UK Radioplayer tabley app came out last week. On my wifi-connected tablet, am I still getting a low-bitrate stream destined for mobiles For our mobile apps, we require stations to have a sub-48k stream. - mediauk.comwww.mediauk.comBSkyB and BT pay-TV battle and 4G push 'will lift UK ad market to £12.5bn' - Media - theguardian.com
The total UK ad market is expected to grow by 2.9 this year to 12.58bn, fuelled by a boost in TV ad spend and the growth of mobile advertising, according to the latest report by media buying agency ZenithOptimedia. Zenith has upgraded its UK TV ad spend forecast to 2.9 year-on-year growth for 2013, after predicting a flat market as recently as June. The other winner is the mobile ad market, which has seen stratospheric growth fuelled by the smartphone and tablet revolution. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comSunday 29 September 2013, PM
BBC must realise that children choose TV programmes, not branding - Media - The Guardian
However, there was overall strong praise for the BBC's Children's department and the strategy of fewer, better shows. The BBC knows that the UK's kids are extremely technology-literate and getting more so. The stories and characters that appealed to a 10-year-old a decade ago will now barely satisfy an eight-year-old. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.com
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play.google.comDoes the UK undervalue quality TV programming? - Comment is free - The Observer
For the first time since The Cops finished in 2000, BBC2 had a returning drama and a classy, intelligent one at that. Series two went on to arguably greater dramatic heights and earned writer Abi Morgan an Emmy last weekend not that many will have noticed given much of the shamefully US-centric coverage. Viewers had tailed off but those remaining were a vocal bunch within a week, one fan's petition to save it had 13,000 signatures. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comSaturday 28 September 2013, PM
How BlackBerry blew it - The Globe and Mail
Mr. Lazaridis opposed the launch plan for the BlackBerry 10 phones and argued strongly in favour of emphasizing keyboard devices. Ltd. the dominant names in the global smartphone market. There is a cultural problem at RIM, he told the group, and the Z10 was a glaring manifestation of it. - theglobeandmail.com
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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - What's on BBC Red Button 28 September - 4 October
The Red Button has plenty to offer this week with a packed schedule full of comedy, music and sport. You can also listen to different edited highlights on Radio 4, from 6.30pm on Wednesday 2 October and you can watch material from all 12 comics who performed at www.bbc.co.uk/radio4 from Wednesday night. For a full list and times of sport coverage on Red Button see the BBC Sport website. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukFriday 27 September 2013, PM
Ofcom - Television Access Services: Report for the first six months of 2013
An explanation of the obligations applying to broadcasters is given in the Code of Television Access Services and is available on the Ofcom website. http//stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/broadcast-codes/tv-access-services/code-tv-access-services-2013/ This first report for 2013 shows that most broadcasters are exceeding their obligations for subtitling, audio description and for signing and the majority are doing so comfortably. In this connection, we note that that Nickelodeon has assured Ofcom that it will make up shortfalls in subtitling 65.5 in the first half of 2013 against an annual target of 70 and audio description 3.6 against a target of 10 A number of broadcasters have committed on a voluntary basis to increase audio description on all or most of their channels to 20. - stakeholders.ofcom.org.ukstakeholders.ofcom.org.ukIntel Pushes Internet TV Launch to 2014 as It Seeks Partners: Source - Variety
Intels launch of an over-the-top TV service that would compete with cable and satellite giants will be delayed until 2014, as the chipmaker scrambles to find partners to help it come to market, according to an industry source familiar with Intels strategy. Netflix is among the potential partners Intel has approached, with the chip company hoping to gain traction quickly by teaming with companies that have sizable Internet-video distribution platforms, according to a source. However, Intel and Netflix never held serious discussions about a partnership, according to another source close to the situation. - variety.com
variety.comLondon Live buys YouTube comedy All About the McKenzies - Media - theguardian.com
Eight episodes of the show, each about five minutes long, were shown on YouTube in 2012, with some attracting more than half a million views. The show has also won acclaim, including an award at the LA Web festival. All About the McKenzies is an indicator of the type of content that London Live wants to attract, in the process supporting emerging talent. - theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comAlphaValue Reiterates Sell Rating for ITV (ITV) - Zolmax
They currently have a GBX 154 2.47 target price on the stock. AlphaValues target price indicates a potential downside of 12.05 from the companys current price. A number of other firms have also recently commented on ITV. - zolmax.com
zolmax.comFCC Proposes Elimination Of UHF Discount - TVNewsCheck.com
The FCC will grandfather portfolios of groups that currently exceed the nominal 39 cap and companies that have pending station acquisitions that would push them above the cap, ending today. Story continues after the ad As expected, the FCC also announced plans to grandfather the portfolios of groups that currently exceed the nominal cap of 39 of TV homes, thanks to the discount. The discount essentially allows a broadcaster to swap every VHF station it owns for two UHF stations ch. - tvnewscheck.comwww.tvnewscheck.comThursday 26 September 2013, PM
Nearly twice as many tune in to TV for news than read newspapers, with BBC rated most important source - Press Gazette
More people still turn to television as their primary news source than any other platform, according to a new report from media watchdog Ofcom. The survey of nearly 3,000 adults also found that the BBC was by some way still the most popular single source of news in the UK, as well as rated the most important. Of those surveyed, 78 per cent said they used TV as a source of news, compared to 40 per cent using newspapers, 35 per cent radio and 32 per cent the internet. - pressgazette.co.uk
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