Swedish court backs TV license fees for computers, mobile devices - Reuters

Sweden has for decades had a mandatory television license fee, now 173 crowns 25.90 a month, to pay for public service broadcasting in a similar system to that of the Britain's BBC. An administrative court in Lulea, in the far north of Sweden, has been processing hundreds of appeals against the fees and in its first rulings published it dismissed about 20 of them filed by computer owners. The court said in a statement that the definition of what constituted a television receiver should apply regardless of the specific technology used to view the content and that it should move in step with technological developments. - reuters.com

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Blighty closes as Drama opens for UKTV - News - Broadcast

UKTV is to close its British-themed pay-TV channel Blighty after four years, ahead of the launch of its forthcoming scripted channel Drama. The closure of Blighty comes as it emerged that the broadcaster’s new Drama channel will launch on Freeview slot 20 - the spot previously held by Gold. In order to give it a position as high as possible in the Freeview EPG, classic comedy pay-TV channel, Gold will move to slot 26 pushing Home down to new slot 54. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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Service providers to speak out on the future of DTT at Cambridge Wireless event - Cambridge Network

With this forced movement to the DTT platform, resulting in overcrowding and capped potential for expansion, service providers need to explore alternative platforms to regain the capability to expand. Initially, the 600MHz band was to be used for increased DTT capacity, which would have enhanced the Freeview platform with additional channels. Over 15 Special Interest Groups focused on specific technologies and market sectors, also provide opportunities for members to meet, form partnerships to exploit new commercial opportunities, and share knowledge and information about the latest industry trends and hot topics. - cambridgenetwork.co.uk

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informitv - BBC Wimbledon multistream service

Twelve years after the first multistream interactive television coverage of the Wimbledon tennis championships, the BBC will be delivering an unprecedented 10 live streams during the two-week tournament, accessible online, on mobile and through connected televisions. Yet only up to three additional streams will be available through the red button for viewers on satellite and cable television, with just two on terrestrial television, one in high definition. Meanwhile some matches will be shot in 4K ultra-high-definition, although most people will not see the results. - informitv.com

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Ofcom - DAB MULTIPLEX CHANGE REQUEST: CARDIFF NEWPORT : Request to extend coverage area and change frequency of Cardif

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BBC News - Spending review: S4C may rely on BBC money - Arwel Ellis Owen

Arwel Ellis Owen believes the UK government, in its spending review on Wednesday, could announce an end to its 6.7m funding from 2015. Plaid Cymru's Bethan Jenkins will table an urgent question in the assembly. The BBC will contribute 76.3m from the licence fee in 2013-14, falling to 74.5m by 2016/17. - bbc.co.uk

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Now Digital requests to extend Wales DAB : Radio Today

The change has been sought by multiplex owner Now Digital, who also wants to change the frequency it operates on to reach an extra 100,000 households. The last time Now Digital asked for a DAB Multiplex extension, it attracted 234 responses, with most of them against the change. However, Ofcom approved it and as a result the Exeter Torbay multiplex was given permission to extend to North Devon. - radiotoday.co.uk

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - What's on Red Button June 22-29

Rick Stein returns with more culinary delights from India and there's another chance to join in the celebrations of 100 Years of Bollywood. Centre Court Wimbledon 2013 You can catch all the latest drama at Wimbledon 2013 on the Red Button this week. Just press red on any BBC channel, select Wimbledon 2013 and then choose your court by accessing the menu via the blue button. - bbc.co.uk

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http://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/tv-radio/tv-channels-fined-over-michael-jackson-and-milly-dowler-claims-8669196.

Two television channels have been fined a total of 22,500 after they featured psychics making claims about singer Michael Jackson and murdered schoolgirl Milly Dowler. Psychic Today and Big Deal were in breach of broadcasting rules after they showed a psychic telling viewers she was involved in the police investigation into the death of the Surrey teenager, regulator Ofcom said. Another psychic claimed she accurately predicted that her friend would become close to the late King of Pop, before producing photographs of the pair in private locations including his recording studio. - independent.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: BBC launches Connected TV campaign

The BBC today launches a new campaign that aims to explain the benefits of Connected TV to viewers. The campaign supports the BBC's commitment to improve awareness and uptake of new technology and platforms, contribute to better media literacy in the UK and help audiences to derive as much value as possible from their licence fee. By contrast, 50 of UK adults like the idea of accessing online content through their televisions. - dtg.org.uk

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Media: C4's Jon Snow on reporting from Iran; the future of the TV licence fee; the Guardian USA

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BSkyB investigated over BT claim it is withholding Sky Sports package - Media - guardian.co.uk

Currently, Sky customers can only watch BT Sport by purchasing a separate BT subscription. The dispute is the latest in a bitter war of words between the two companies that erupted when BT announced its intention to launch a rival sports channel, which will show 38 live Premier League games each season. BT upped the stakes in its battle with Sky in May by offering its sports channels for free to broadband customers, after shelling out 738m for Premier League rights over three years. - guardian.co.uk

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Central TV Birmingham - Guardian Witness

Are there any abandoned estates, factories, shopping centres or other modern ruins near you We want to explore some of the UK's abandoned places wastelands that were once humming with life but are now untended and unloved. Please share your photos of these modern ruins anything built in the 20th century and explain what the place used to be. - witness.guardian.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: BT names Gavin Patterson as new CEO

Livingston will take up a role in government as Minister of State for Trade and Investment. He will continue as chief executive of BT until he steps down from his post and from BT's Board in September. He will take over as chief executive of BT Group in September. - dtg.org.uk

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Ariel - 400,000 caught watching TV without a licence

18 June 2013 Last updated at 0921 The Olympic torch relay and a hamster are some of the bizarre excuses used by licence fee dodgers, according to the TV Licensing body. The organisation says more than 400,000 people were caught watching TV illegally, i.e. without a valid licence, in 2012. Evaders were among 5 of all licensable premises dodging payment last year - a proportion that has remained stable since 2006. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC News - Sharp brings giant-sized 90in TV to Europe

Fifty inch-and-larger TVs represent 6 of units currently sold in the UK, according to research firm GfK. However, it adds that the sector accounts for 16 of the sector's value due to the premium prices they command. It has since said that it is pursuing high shares of relatively small markets as part of its turnaround strategy. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC News - Greek court suspends ERT broadcaster closure

The top administrative court said ERT could resume transmission until a new national media body is set up. The ruling came as Prime Minister Antonis Samaras and his coalition allies held crisis talks on the issue. Mr Samaras, who says ERT is corrupt, had reportedly offered to restart a trimmer version of the broadcaster. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC News - UK internet provides reject default porn filters

Only about 40 of parents already used filters, she said. Her speech also emphasised that education was a crucial part of the way the UK would combat the influence of pornography. Unavoidable choice Ms Perry said ISPs had to be more active in stopping young people accessing explicit sexual imagery. - bbc.co.uk

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SES’ ASTRA 2E SATELLITE SHIPPED TO BAIKONUR COSMODROME FOR JULY 21 LAUNCH - SES.com

The spacecraft will now be processed for a July 21st launch local time Baikonur on board a Proton launch vehicle. Based on the highly reliable Eurostar E3000 platform, the spacecraft will carry 60 Ku-band transponders, as well as 3 wideband Ka-band transponders. It will enable the delivery of next generation broadcast and broadband services in Europe, the Middle East and Africa at the neighborhood of 28.2 East. - ses.com

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - What's on Red Button June 15-22

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Hall to unveil ‘radical’ plans - News - Broadcast

Tony Hall is preparing to set out what has been dubbed a “radical” vision for how he will shape the BBC over the next decade in a wide-ranging speech in October. The BBC director general has “drawn a line in the sand” over setting a date for revealing his plans, with insiders expecting him to formally address staff in four months’ time. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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Freeview boss pins future on new HD channels, not 3D or catch-up - Recombu

The managing director of Freeview said she hopes to announce 10 new HD channels for Freeview soon, which could launch as early as 2014. Its important to see broadband services like catch-up coming alongside Freeview, but broadband is not universal now, and I think its highly unlikely it will be universal in 10 years time. Ofcom is currently considering plans to launch two new Freeview HD multiplexes on frequencies cleared by the Digital Switchover. - recombu.com

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Ravensbourne students launch Freeview channel - News - Broadcast

Students at Ravensbourne have launched their own digital terrestrial channel as part of their annual graduate showcase. We are only broadcasting two channels on our multiplex, so we have a higher bit rate budget to play with in comparison to commercial broadcasters, added co-head of transmission Sean Mehmet. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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Freeview and 4G at 800 MHz in London

Mobile phone operators are now preparing to start rolling out 4G networks across London to provide super-fast wireless broadband in the coming weeks and months. at800 is the organisation tasked with ensuring viewers continue to receive Freeview when 4G mobile services at 800 MHz are launched. It is now sending postcards to households and businesses across sixty-five council areas, in London and areas bordered by the M25, telling them about the mast activation. - cai.org.uk

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BBC - Blogs - Radio 4 and 4 Extra Blog - BBC Radio 4's digital challenge day

We will be hosting a one-day hack-style event, held on BBC premises, employing the talents of both internal and external experts. At the start of the day teams will be presented with three exciting digital challenges how to encourage new audiences to discover R4s digital offer, how to create greater advocacy amongst listeners and how to start building daily listening habits. Teams will choose which challenge they want to work on and then present ideas to the BBC judging panel at the end of the day. The winning idea will be chosen with the aim to implement it in the coming months. - bbc.co.uk

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Ex-BBC chief and others may be quizzed over £100m DMI debacle - Media - guardian.co.uk

The review, which will go back to 2011, has the power to seek answers from any BBC executive involved in oversight of DMI. Three separate inquiries have now been launched into the failure of DMI, which was meant to transform the way the BBC works by digitising vast amounts of archive footage and doing away with video tapes. Executives are likely to be pressed on whether they were aware of concerns raised by an internal whistleblower in 2010 and again in 2012 about the projected cost benefits of the project. - guardian.co.uk

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TV ratings body Barb to measure online catch-up viewing - Media - guardian.co.uk

The new report will provide the first official measurement of the number of viewers that download and stream TV shows. The move will provide the first official measurement of the number of viewers downloading or streaming TV shows on desktops, laptops, tablets and smartphones. Earlier this week, Virgin Media launched a tool to measure the most viewed and talked about TV shows, dubbed The Hotlist. - guardian.co.uk

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Life after FM for digital Kerrang! Radio : Radio Today

105.2 enters its final full day of FM broadcasting, RadioToday brings you details of the digital-only Kerrang A new schedule will kick in from Monday, with current drive-time host Kate Lawler taking over Breakfast. Kate said This is a brave new dawn for Kerrang - radiotoday.co.uk

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - New Media Literacy Strategy for the BBC

In recent years some of the big BBC media literacy projects like First Click focussed on getting people online for the first time. Thats why we developed the BBC Media Literacy Strategy which sets out our approach to promoting media literacy and provides a framework for commissioning and delivering projects which help people develop the skills to use, understand and create media. At an everyday level I think media literacy is about having the skills and confidence to continually benefit from the opportunities that new technology offers us. - bbc.co.uk

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Positive outcome for Digital Radio pilot : Radio Today

The Government is hailing a recent digital radio test as a success, saying listeners who are in a good coverage area love digital radio. Ninety-two per cent of listeners in the Go Digital Trial report said they were highly satisfied with their digital radios. Four in five preferred it to analogue and would strongly recommend digital radio to other people. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Media Talk podcast: Greece's ERT under threat

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Ariel - More find it easier to complain to BBC

12 June 2013 Last updated at 1320 It has become easier to complain to the BBC since changes were made to the complaints website, a new review has found. This compared with 64 before the site was redesigned in 2011. The revamp, which includes simple guides to complaining to the BBC and a corrections page, has had 'a positive effect on users' experience of the complaints procedure', the trust said. - bbc.co.uk

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ESPN Is Killing 3D Broadcasts By the End of the Year

The ill-fated 3D sports channel that started as an experiment in 2010 won't be broadcast in any dimensions soon. We reached out to ESPN, and the company confirmed rumors about the end of its 3D broadcasts. ESPN citied lackluster adoption of the technology as the main reason. - gizmodo.com

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New Volvo cars to have DAB as standard : Radio Today

Volvo will have digital radio as standard in new models from the end of June, the Swedish company announced today. According to the latest research, 36.4 of new vehicle registrations now have digital radio as standard. It is hoped the majority of cars will have digital radio as standard by the end of 2013. - radiotoday.co.uk

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BBC News - Japan tests 4K television streams over the internet

12 June 2013 Last updated at 1333 ET A Japanese telecoms company is carrying out tests to try to prove 4K-resolution video can be streamed over the internet to television set-top boxes. NTT West is hosting the trial - which runs until Friday - and says it believes it is the first of its kind. A new video compression standard is being used to reduce the amount of data that needs to be transmitted. - bbc.co.uk

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Media: Closure of Greek public service broadcaster; Apple's iTunes Radio; the BBC's lost £100m

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BBC World Service budget cut by £2.2m - News - Broadcast

The BBC World Service’s budget has unexpectedly been cut by more than £2m by the government. The Foreign & Commonwealth Office will reduce the service’s funding by around 1% from £240.2m to £238.5m in its 2013-14 financial year, but World Service director Peter Horrocks has insisted it will not affect output. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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Greece says to relaunch state TV in weeks as protests mount - Reuters

The government yanked ERT off the air at midnight just hours after announcing the move on Tuesday, in the most dramatic public sector closure yet in the struggle to shore up finances and meet the terms of an international bailout. In a potential blow to Greece's efforts to turn around its economy and pull out of a six-year recession, equity index provider MSCI downgraded the troubled euro zone country to emerging market status from developed market on Tuesday. MSCI said the Athens stock exchange did not reflect the improved practices in developed markets for securities borrowing, lending facilities, short selling and transferability of shares. - reuters.com

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BBC News - Greece suspends state broadcaster ERT to save money

All employees have been suspended pending a re-organisation. Thousands of people held a protest against the decision outside ERT headquarters. It is the latest move in rafts of spending cuts and tax rises aimed at leading the country out of recession. - bbc.co.uk

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Comcast's new DVR ditches the hard drive, stores your recordings in the cloud - The Verge

Comcast has just announced the X2, the latest version of its cloud-connected X1 entertainment platform. X2 uses the new XI3 DVR, which uses cloud storage for your recorded shows in fact it doesn't even have a hard drive for local storage. The box itself is three times smaller and uses 50 percent less energy as a result, and you can now access your recorded shows from a variety of devices, including smartphones and tablets. - theverge.com

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ITV introduces Apple subs fee - News - Broadcast

ITV has begun charging consumers a monthly subscription fee to stream ITV3 and ITV4 after updating its ITV Player iOS app. The broadcaster has beefed up its iPhone and iPad app to include the £3.99 per month ITV Player Premium section, which also allows subscribers the chance to simulcast the two multi-channels, as well as watch its entire portfolio of catch-up content without advertising. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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Free Session: Are You Ready For a New DVB Standard?

Newtec has been on the forefront of developing technology that increases satellite space segment efficiency early on, and is sharing this new technology within DVB in order to achieve worldwide interoperability on satellite. - pages.newtec.eu

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Ariel - BBC to offer ten live Wimbledon streams

10 June 2013 Last updated at 1641 The BBC will deliver ten live streams from this year's Wimbledon - more than ever before. It will be as easy for tennis fans to follow lesser known favourites on the outside courts as it will be to keep track of star names on Centre and Court One. The streams will be accessible via the BBC website on PC, tablet, mobile and connected tv. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Blogs - About the BBC - A BBC Red Button summer

Im writing with some exciting news about the BBCs plans to offer you additional coverage of great sporting and musical events this summer, including additional HD. There will be extra courts from Wimbledon and extra stages from Glastonbury. The main purpose of my blog today is to explain what you will need to do in order to access the extra coverage that will be available to you. - bbc.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: Liberty Global completes acquisition of Virgin Media

Liberty Global has, following shareholder and regulatory approvals, announced that it has completed the acquisition of Virgin Media. The stock and cash merger was valued around 24 million. - dtg.org.uk

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - New BBC Weather app for Android and iOS

It is with this in mind that we have been working on a truly mobile BBC Weather offer for our audiences. The results are clear, easy to use apps that are now available for the majority of visitors to BBC Weather, covering 82 of mobile weather visitors. Features include Location aware five-day forecasts and 48 hours of UK based hourly forecasts. - bbc.co.uk

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Ariel - BBC plans to refurbish Maida Vale

The Palace only lasted three months, however, and was acquired by the BBC in the early 1930s. In 1934 the skating rink was converted into studio facilities large enough to accommodate a major orchestra. Maida Vale is now the home of the BBC Symphony Orchestra, used for both performances and recordings of classical music. - bbc.co.uk

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