DTG :: News :: Report: Connected TV in 55% of UK homes

The study found that more than one in ten 11 Brits intend to purchase a Connected TV in the next year. According to YouGov projections, sales of Connected TVs over the next year could equate to nearly 2.54 billion. The bad news is that there are a lot of competing technologies out there that can be confusing to the consumer. - dtg.org.uk

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DTG :: News :: Ofcom to release new spectrum in preparation for '5G'

Ofcom has published plans to enable the release of spectrum for future mobile services, most likely '5G'. Alongside the announcement, Ofcom has published new data which shows that 20 million Gigabytes of data is now being consumed in a year over the countrys mobile networks the equivalent of downloading 5 billion music tracks. To help meet growing demand for mobile data more mobile spectrum is needed over the long term, together with new technologies to make mobile broadband more efficient, according to Ofcom. - dtg.org.uk

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Ofcom - Local TV Licensing

Below you will find information on how to apply for both the local television multiplex licence and the L-DTPS licences. Applications excepting any confidential information and awards are also published below as they become available. Further information on the local television framework can be found in the stakeholders section of the website. - licensing.ofcom.org.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's on BBC Red Button 17-24 November

Rock legends The Rolling Stones are 50 this year and we've got some brilliant extras coming up on the Red Button to celebrate. Speaking to Radio 2's Jo Whiley and Huey Morgan just before their 50th anniversary tour, the band reveal the highs and lows of five decades in rock 'n' roll. Press red to see this previously unbroadcast footage. - bbc.co.uk

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Google TVs killer app is simply amazing

This week, Google brought a little something from ill-fated Nexus Q to Google TV. The new YouTube for Android app installed on smartphone or tablet now acts as a remote control to Google TV, taking interaction far removed and clumsy and making it intimate, fun and easy. You open the app, which prompts with a circle to touch to sync with the TV. - betanews.com

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ITV launches major brand overhaul - Media - guardian.co.uk

New ITV brand will have 'colour picking' facility that will allow the logo to be branded with hues that 'flex with the mood' of programmes. The rebranding, to be introduced on air in January, will lead to the introduction of a chameleon-like logo that changes colour to match different programmes. ITV is to retire the ITV1 channel brand it introduced in August 2001. - guardian.co.uk

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YouView loses trademark appeal - Media - guardian.co.uk

YouView may be sued for infringement of the registered mark of telecomms company Total. Total registered the Your View name on 20 November 2009, before YouView made its own application in 2010. Total, which uses the Your View brand for its online billing service, intends to take further action after winning the court ruling, including a claim for damages. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - Radio 4 and 4 Extra Blog: Feedback: The future of digital radio

I live in Hertfordshire, in the Chiltern Hills, less than 30 miles from London . This is hardly the back of beyond, and you would not think that hills barely 500ft high would prove an impenetrable barrier to a digital signal, but that seems to be the reality in parts of my village, though not where I am. I have a digital radio in my car and often drive up to Cumbria, losing the digital signal on parts of my journey. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's on BBC Red Button 10 November - 17 November

Find out on the Red Button as we host the grand final live from Blackpool. From 800 entrants, six funny hopefuls will battle it out, hoping their killer lines will deliver them the New Comedy Award 2012 title. Get more details on the 1Xtra website and, of course, don't miss a minute of it on the Red Button. - bbc.co.uk

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Ofcoms UK 4G Auction Plans: Entry by December 11, Rollout by June 2013

UK communications regulator Ofcom today announced the final plans for the roll out of 4G networks and services in the UK, setting the processes which operators will need to follow during the auction. The initial deadline day for submissions is December 11, 2012 ahead of a May/June rollout, the organisation has said. The auction now has confirmed reserve prices for the 800MHz and 2.6GHz bands, totalling a cool 1.3 billion 2.07 billion. - thenextweb.com

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The BBC: after Entwistle - Editorial - Comment is free - The Guardian

George Entwistle is a decent man and he did the decent thing. By the weekend it was plain that the director general was out of his depth in trying to manage the crisis gripping the BBC. As editor-in-chief, he was ultimately responsible for a catastrophic editorial misjudgment over Lord McAlpine probably worse than the original Newsnight decision over its Jimmy Savile investigation, now the subject of its own drawn-out inquiry. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC News - George Entwistle resigns as BBC director general

Mr Entwistle took up the post of director general on 17 September, and his sudden resignation makes him the shortest-serving BBC director general. Continue reading the main story George Entwistle said he was stepping down because as director general of the BBC he was also its editor in chief. He said it was the honourable thing to do after a BBC Newsnight film alleged child abuse by an unnamed Conservative politician - which was proved to be unfounded. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC News - BBC Cymru Wales-S4C programme agreement for four years

BBC Cymru Wales said the partnership underlined its commitment to Welsh language broadcasting. It provides programmes to S4C including Pobol y Cwm and Newyddion. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC iPlayer - Archive on 4: Tuning In

The press fulminated, the enthusiasts were frustrated, and the radio manufacturers fumed. Despite the fact that Marconi had invented radio before Queen Victoria had celebrated her Diamond Jubilee in 1897, radio in Britain took another 25 years to begin an official service to listeners. From Marconi to Savoy Hill via an old army hut in Essex, the story of the early radio in Britain. - bbc.co.uk

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Meet D Love digital radio s secret weapon : Radio Today with RCS

Broadcast Minister Ed Vaizey announced that the countdown to radio switchover now had inevitable momentum and that Government would announce a decision on radio switchover in 2013. The Minister said that digital listening had increased to nearly a third of all listening and that a quarter of new cars were now fitted with digital radio as standard. He said that this great progress demonstrated that listeners love digital radio and that the car industry was fully engaged with the transition to digital. - radiotoday.co.uk

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3D TVs plummet to as low as £150 - 3D News from 3D Focus

You can even buy an LG 3D Blu-ray player for less than 70. However, it is a different matter as to whether people will use the 3D functionality of these sets in any significant numbers, when many find 3D an uncompelling experience in the home. - 3dfocus.co.uk

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BSkyB wins high court trademark battle over Now TV name - Media - guardian.co.uk

However, Arnold threw out PCCW's claim on Friday, ruling that the company's registered trademark was invalid and that there was no passing off. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter and Facebook. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 3rd November - 10th November

You can also watch at bbc.co.uk/radio2 or on BBC Big Screens. Watch highlights of the concert and interview on the Red Button and online from 9pm on Friday 9th November. All you have to do is consider each of the objects featured in the programme, select an option before our experts give their valuation and see how many you get right. - bbc.co.uk

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News - SES.com

The capacity will be hosted on the SES satellites positioned at the orbital position 28.2 degrees East. SES is currently undertaking a large fleet investment programme at that orbital position. For further information, please contact Markus Payer Media Relations Tel 352 710 725 500 markus.payerses.com - ses.com

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4G fears as first reviews claim speeds are 'oversold' - Mail Online

Initial reviews and online comments suggested speeds were not quite as promised while some even suggested that 3G connections had been slowed down to make the new service look quicker by comparison. Customers who sign up for a contract are being promised speeds of between eight and 12 megabits per second Mbps, as fast as the average home broadband connection. It is currently offered only by the EE network, with customers paying 36 a month upwards. - dailymail.co.uk

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BBC extends trial to switch off AM radio : Radio Today with RCS

Further trials to end transmissions on medium wave are under way at two more BBC local radio stations in England, aiming to save the corporation money. Radio Essex and Radio Hereford Worcesters AM transmitters are now broadcasting a message explaining why regular programmes are not available. As Radio Today revealed in August, the BBC is testing the switch-off of medium wave transmission for certain stations. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Freeview launches ads to boost preference - News - Marketing Week

Freeview is set to launch a festive marketing campaign to promote its premium Freeview box in a bid to increase the amount of consumers that make an active choice for its services as it marks the completion of the digital switchover. A still from the opening scene of Freeviews Christmas ad. An ad campaign will continue to feature its helium balloon creative, which will be married together with upcoming Christmas programming and will also symbolise Freeview services such as the ability to pause, rewind and record live TV. - marketingweek.co.uk

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Ariel - iPlayer catches up with Sky+

Those with a Sky HD box and broadband connection can directly access the BBC's video on demand service at no extra cost. Channel 4's 4oD is expected to be added early next year. Viewers can browse BBC content by channel, day and genre, before downloading their chosen programme directly to their Sky planner for viewing when convenient. - bbc.co.uk

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S4C eyes decentralised structure - News - Broadcast

30 October, 2012 By Jake Kanter S4C is assessing whether it should reorganise itself into three hubs across Wales. It takes just 2 minutes and offers full, instant access to the Broadcast website along with a copy of the magazine delivered every week. - broadcastnow.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: Report: Catch-up TV voted most important tech development in last decade

The ability to watch TV content at a time to suit the viewer has been hailed as the most important technological development in the last decade, according to a poll by Freeview to celebrate its 10th birthday. Digital Switchover, giving mass access to free digital channels across the UK also scored highly, with one in ten 10 stating this was the most important development of the period. The launch of 3D TV ranked eighth of the ten options 5, with mobile TV in 9th place 4, according to the poll. - dtg.org.uk

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Ad industry backs LondonTV Consortium bid for new channel - Politics - London news, sport events - London24

The battle is hotting up for the biggest publicly-awarded franchise since Channel 5 in the 1990s which will go on Freeview across London next year as well as globally on satellite, as part of the first round of local TV stations announced by the government. It is the only one of the five bidders that the big ad agencies say has the right commercial model to make a free public service station work commercially for a global city the size of Londonbecause it can surround its local programming with world class quality entertainment to get large enough audiences. The Consortiums chief executive, Richard Horwood, said The alternative is the wall-to-wall low budget, endless repeats and unwatchable programmes that have characterised local TV in the past and condemned it to commercial oblivion. - london24.com

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BBC iPlayer launches on Sky+ - Telegraph

The free service will use customers broadband connections, via any internet service provider, to access the web and download programmes available on the iPlayer to Sky boxes. Standard definition programmes will typically be available almost instantly, while HD will take longer because of larger file sizes. The BBC iPlayer is now available on over 650 platforms and devices, including apps built-in to smart TVs. - telegraph.co.uk

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Ofcom - 200 community radio stations now on air

Over two hundred community radio stations are now broadcasting in locations across the UK, Ofcom announced today, after new services went live in Kent and Dorset. The milestone comes as the first community radio station to hit the airwaves The Eye in Melton Mowbray nears its seven-year anniversary. Since Ofcom awarded the first community radio licence in 2004, new stations have launched in areas all over the UK from inner London to Orkney each serving a particular communitys needs. - media.ofcom.org.uk

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Who's in line for London's local TV franchise? - Media - The Guardian

There has been widespread scepticism in the media industry about the proposals, with even the investment banker Nicholas Shott questioning the commercial viability of local TV services outside major conurbations in a report commissioned by Hunt. All the local TV services in England will be broadcast on channel 8 on Freeview and channel 17 on Sky. The BBC is providing 25m for infrastructure and 5m a year over three years towards content costs for all local TV services. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 20th - 27th October

The red button show includes irreverent interviews from each act, to introduce them to the viewing public - some for the very first time. Dog as they guide you through a totally top-drawer CBBC Wolfblood Extra special All you have to do is consider each of the objects featured in the programme, select an option before our experts give their valuation and see how many you get right. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Trust - Trust launches second review of BBC Online and Red Button services

BBC Online was last reviewed in 2008 and Red Button in 2010. This time the process will be more focused, looking at how the services are meeting the objectives set for them by the last reviews, how well they are serving their audiences and how they have adapted to changes in technology, media and audience behaviour. To help the Trust with this, a public consultation has been launched and views will be welcomed from members of the public who use these services, as well as relevant organisations and stakeholders. - bbc.co.uk

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Freesat launches 'tongue-in-cheek' campaign - Archive - Marketing Week

TV ads will feature two tongue in cheek brand characters who will illustrate its new ltfree timegt service, which offers a backwards EPG with editorial recommendations for programmes from the past week and gives viewers easy access to on demand services. The ads form part of a multi-million pound marketing campaign that it hopes will help consumers reappraise how good a free TV service can be. Will Abbott, marketing and communications director at Freesat, says We set out to create a distinctive campaign that would both grab attention in a crowded market and explain the benefits ltfree timegt offers satellite viewers, in a simple and fun way. - marketingweek.co.uk

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Irish TV will cost most viewers extra - Northern Ireland, Local National - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

This week's digital switchover means that everyone in Northern Ireland will now have access to the Republic's main television channels for the first time. Prior to the analogue switch-off, a large number of viewers here could receive the likes of RTE and TV3 free, thanks to the overspill signal from south of the border. An HD set-top box will cost around 40 and most modern TV sets are HD ready so there should be no further expense. - belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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McKevitt expresses digital switchover concerns - Newry Times - Newry Times

Speaking to Newry Times, McKevitt said it is worrying that many vulnerable people in our society have been left with no access to television. Television now plays a central role in peoples lives and the range of services provided by RTE are in fact vital for proper balance in our cultural life. McKevitt added, We acknowledge that with such a large logistical operation, gaps will appear. - newrytimes.com

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YouView from BT is here! - BT Life - the technology and lifestyle blog from BT

The Programme guide this is one of the best features of YouView. You can scroll backwards and forwards a week in either direction to play a programme you missed or a record a programme if its in the future. Searching for programmes on demand whats unique about YouView is its ability to find programmes on demand from any of the players. - btlife.bt.com

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BBC 2 declares War on BBC 1 - NewsBiscuit

Warring news-tribes, angered by the Panorama investigation, opened fire on studios where radical BBC 1 journalists are known to be in occupation. Blue helmeted health and safety officials tried to separate the fighters, but were unable to produce the correct paperwork, and were asked to leave at gunpoint by privatised security staff. Ken Bruce, who was eating his sandwiches in a nearby office, took a direct hit to his Thermos flask increasing the prospects of Radio 2 being drawn in to the dispute. - newsbiscuit.com

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DTG :: News :: BBC Trust launches Red Button and Online review

The review will look at how the services are meeting the objectives set for them by the last reviews, how well they are serving their audiences and how they have adapted to changes in technology, media and audience behaviour. BBC Online was last reviewed in 2008 and Red Button in 2010. A public consultation has been launched as part of the review process and the Trust has invited views from members of the public who use these services, as well as relevant organisations and stakeholders. - dtg.org.uk

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http://www.mediauk.com/article/34355/rajar-q32012-the-digital-revolution-begins

Cab drivers saw their figures down by 20-40 store traffic in London fell, too, by 4.5 in central London. He then went to do a radio programme about it. The Olympic Games caused significant changes to the way we consumed media, too. Many stations report on half-yearly 'H' or even yearly 'Y' figures smoothing out any bounces or short-term Olympics-related dips. - mediauk.com

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BBC News - TV switchover help scheme runs out of HD digital boxes

25 October 2012 Last updated at 0619 ET A scheme to help the elderly with the switchover to digital television has been inundated with requests for high definition set-top boxes. The Switchover Help Scheme was set up to help older and disabled people with the change. However, there has been an unexpectedly high number of requests for HD Freeview boxes in Northern Ireland. - bbc.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: UK completes digital switchover

The UK ended more than 70 years of analogue broadcasting today with the completion of the switchover to digital television. Switchover has boosted Freeview coverage to 10 million viewers in reception blackspots across the UK and cleared airwaves for new uses, including 4G mobile broadband services. Over the last five years switchover has modernised the terrestrial TV network and ensured that the benefits of digital are available to everyone. - dtg.org.uk

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BBC News - Landmark in TV history as analogue signal ends

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BBC One - The Magic Box

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BBC News - Ceefax service to end after 38 years on BBC

At moments of high pressure - with little time for detailed examination of the news - Ceefax headlines offered an instant window on the world. Continue reading the main story Fond farewells Gary Lineker via Twitter I see Ceefax has finally been put to rest. Its premise was to give viewers free access to the same information that was coming into the BBC newsroom, as soon as the BBC's journalists had received it. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC News - NI digital switchover: All analogue channels to be turned off

It means that anyone still watching analogue TV will lose access to all of their channels at 2330 BST. Viewers who need information on how to update their TV equipment in order to access digital channels should call Digital UK on 08456 50 50 50. Those already using digital TVs or set-top boxes will have to re-tune. - bbc.co.uk

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U.K. 4G network EE announces pricing; no unlimited data plans - ZDNet

Access to the next-generation network, dubbed 4GEE, will cost you more than the average cell contract -- as one might have expected. For consumers and small businesses alike, access to 4GEE in the initial 10 cities with six more by the end of the year will cost you significantly more for the benefit of speeds of about 30Mbps on the go. By the end of 2014, EE says the U.K. will reach 98 percent coverage. - zdnet.com

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Farewell to Ceefax - diamond geezer

You could have watched Ceefax yesterday, had you been awake early enough. Yesterday's highlights kicked in at 445am, a rolling programme of news, sport and weather, just like it has done for decades. A rare appearance for the 1979 BBC2 logo was accompanied by a reminder to viewers of the significance of what was about to happen. - diamondgeezer.blogspot.co.uk

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BBC's Ceefax: the last pixel show - Media Monkey - Media - guardian.co.uk

There is no better place to indulge in a little Ceefax nostalgia than with this BBC retrospective featuring some music and some channel logos viewers of a certain age and above will remember. To find out more information about driving traffic to your content or to place this widget on your site, visit outbrain.com. - guardian.co.uk

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Lord Sugar details vision for the future of TV - The Drum

Speaking before an audience composed of some of the UKs leading marketers including Barclays, Nestle and Ford, Sugar claimed that the days of passively watching broadcast ads would soon be numbered as digital content rises to the fore. Sugar was in attendance on behalf of his Amscreen firm, the digital outdoor company which he owns. This has been at the forefront of changing patterns of behaviour as traditional ad revenues decline in the face of digital and out of home sectors. - thedrum.com

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Ofcom: Local TV ‘muxco’ decision imminent - Advanced Television

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