BBC - Blogs - About the BBC - Satellite Shuffling: reducing BBC Red Button and expanding BBC One HD

This will mean we close our DSat7 transponder Astra 2A tp 13. They will each be available on terrestrial, satellite and cable platforms. In order to carry these services on satellite well be opening a new transponder Astra 1N tp 61 which we will be referring to as DSat8. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: Changes to BBC Red Button

Over the next few weeks, there will be some changes made to the BBC's red button service. I also want to share our exciting plans for how we are reinventing the red button for the future, bringing audiences with internet connected TVs the best BBC content, multiple video streams and interactive services by still pressing red. We are doing this because these services rely entirely on linear broadcast technologies, which are not cost-effective for an interactive service like the red button. - bbc.co.uk

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4G auction to be brought forward - October - 2012 - Which? News

The 4G auction is when Ofcom will sell access to radio spectrum previously used by analogue television and air traffic control. This spectrum will then be used by the networks to provide the latest mobile phone technology, 4G. 4G allows users to access the internet up to five times faster than current 3G handsets. - which.co.uk

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C4 raises "serious concerns" over Barb ratings gaffe - News - Broadcast

2 October, 2012 By Jake Kanter Channel 4 has written to Barb raising serious concerns after the audience measurement body misreported its ratings last month. 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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BBC News - 4G: UKs mobile phone networks in crunch meeting

Mobile operators, Culture Secretary Maria Miller and communications regulator Ofcom will discuss bringing forward the allocation of spectrum to allow faster mobile download speeds. Ofcom has told the government that the process could be accelerated to launch 4G networks in many places by May or June. It had been thought that it would take until the end of the year. - bbc.co.uk

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Ariel - Sam Taylor is appointed controller of BBC News Channel

Taylor said 'The BBC News Channel has been part of my life since its launch 15 years ago. Over an average month, 33 of UK adults will tune in. BBC News director Helen Boaden said that Taylor's 'creative flair, digital savvy and editorial experience make him the ideal controller at a time of great change'. - bbc.co.uk

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Young Americans switch from television to online news - Media - guardian.co.uk

The transformation of America's news landscape from old media to new is advancing at a steady pace, as the latest Pew research centre study illustrates. We have long known that print was giving way to screen, but it appears that people across the United States are gradually turning away from the TV screen to computer and mobile screens. The stand-out finding of Pew's biennial study of news consumption habits is that fewer and fewer young Americans are watching TV news. - guardian.co.uk

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SES SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES ASTRA 2F SATELLITE

This is SES' 36th successful launch on Ariane. The new satellites in this neighbourhood will, as of October 2013, also use additional frequency spectrum for which the right of use was granted to SES by Media Broadcast pursuant to an agreement entered into in 2005. This orbital neighbourhood today serves close to 13 million DTH homes in the UK and Ireland. - ses.com

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Ian Burrell: How public lost its appetite for breakfast tellys bland fare - Opinion - Media - The Independent

Breakfast television, once a morning requisite as rich and piquant as a smoked haddock kedgeree, has turned into its modern day equivalent a few mouthfuls of froth, taken on the move. Last month, ITV launched its hapless early morning show Daybreak for effectively the third time, bursting on to the schedule with all the crackle and pop of a soggy rusk. Over on early morning Channel 4, they are showing double helpings of Everybody Loves Raymond, an American family sitcom which, as it finally wrapped in 2005, will be of limited use as a daily briefing on current affairs. - independent.co.uk

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Shortlist drawn up for BBC News channel job - Media - guardian.co.uk

Sam Taylor, the BBC's head of editorial development, is also believed to be in the running for the role. The job became vacant with Kevin Bakhurst's departure earlier this month to become managing director of news and current affairs at Ireland public service broadcaster RTE. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 29th September - 6th October

You will be able to join in all the fun by watching the sessions live on the 6 Music homepage and see highlights on the BBC Red Button from 7pm each evening. Plus, you can discuss the exclusive sessions in our live conversation on the 6 Music homepage. Here on the Red Button we get to peek behind the scenes and get the inside story on the investments made in the Den each week. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: Building Connected TV Apps

It has actually been a tremendous challenge to build multiple applications, in different presentation technologies, with little or no standardisation, and across such a wide range of devices. Every device seems to have its own way of playing back video, and many devices have memory constraints we haven't seen on a PC or mobile phone for years, with some having to cope with as little as 1MB We're delighted when our audience doesn't even notice the hoops we've jumped through to deliver a graceful experience across so many devices, but the engineers among us know what a mammoth task this has been. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Radio 4 and 4 Extra Blog: Feedback: Operation Dropout

Of course in these daydreams you save the day and leave the studio to the acclaim of your colleagues, who look at you in a new light, and with the admiration of listeners. In radio at least the blushes go unseen, but the voice tells all. I remember in my early days on the Sunday programme losing my way in the script, having to tell the audience that I had done so, and waiting for an understandably irate producer to rush into the studio and sort me out. - bbc.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: DTG Connected TV specification now openly available to industry

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http://www.campaignlive.co.uk/news/1152212/bt-plans-overhaul-pay-tv-brand/

However, sources close to BT insisted that no firm decision has been made on scrapping the brand itself. However, in June, BT captured a chunk of the Premier League football rights from the 2013/14 season in a move to boost subscriber numbers. BT will offer YouView to customers as part of broadband packages from next month, but the current generation of boxes do not allow the platform's partners or third parties to retail pay-TV. - campaignlive.co.uk

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YouView: Look out Sky Plus! New set-top box mimics Murdochs TV service – and it costs just £50 - TV Radio

The future of television has arrived, and its great advantage is going backwards. A new set-top box that allows viewers to watch popular programmes like Strictly and Sherlock days after they have been screened has gone on sale to millions of homes for 50. As well as showing Freeview's 70-plus channels, YouView can pause and rewind TV. - independent.co.uk

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TalkTalk readies second YouView push - News - Marketing Week

TalkTalk is reading the second wave of its multi million pound YouView marketing activity with a call to action campaign encouraging its customers to request a set top box. It will be created by Chi and Partners, the agency behind its current Model Britain activity. The company is currently offering all its Plus customers, who pay 14.50 a month for unlimited phone and broadband, a free YouView set top box. - marketingweek.co.uk

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Wi-Fi: are there any health risks? - Technology - guardian.co.uk

If it is possible for a microwave oven to interfere with Wi-Fi signals I just read something like that on your blog because they operate at the same frequency, is Wi-Fi then not dangerous to your health Would having Wi-Fi in your home not be like leaving your microwave door open Is having a baby alarm in your home not like leaving your microwave door open - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - Media Centre - BBC iPlayer Performance Pack June to August 2012

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Jenkins: TV Will Be Apple's Undoing - WSJ.com

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YouView ready for major content push in phase two - News - Broadcast

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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BBC - FAQs - Information on changes to BBC HD services on satellite from Thursday 27 September 2012.

This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets CSS enabled. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets CSS if you are able to do so. - faq.external.bbc.co.uk

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ITV plans regional news job cuts - News - Broadcast

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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Ofcom - Television Access Services: Report for the first six months of 2012

The first bi-annual report for 2012 on the provision of access services subtitling, signing and audio description by broadcasters under the Code on Television Access Services shows the cumulative position from January to June 2012. 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/code-tv-access-services/ This report shows that most broadcasters are exceeding their obligations for subtitling, audio description and for signing of programmes. In the final report for 2011 -1-, Ofcom noted that Nickelodeon had missed its subtitling and audio description targets, and Sky Livingit and Challenge had missed their subtitling targets. - stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk

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Analogue telly snuffs it TONIGHT on UK mainland • The Register

Tyne Tees will switch off its analogue TV transmission at midnight tonight. The shutdown will mark the last region of the mainland to go entirely digital despite the obituaries written in April. Exactly how the signal will be killed off is described in quite terrifying detail by the A516 Digital blog. - theregister.co.uk

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Regional MXR digital multiplexes to close : Radio Today

The three shareholders of the MXR regional DAB multiplexes have decided not to renew their licence to operate the services. However, some stations are committed to being on DAB as part of their licence extension agreement. The mutliplexes will close between July and September 2013 except Yorkshire which will continue till 2015. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Age UK launches DAB station - News - Broadcast

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Challenges face BBC network radio - Comment - Broadcast

25 September, 2012 The BBCs first national syndicated evening show to 39 local radio stations is welcome. 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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BBC1's Watchdog presenter takes the piss - Media Monkey - Media - guardian.co.uk

The in-your-face presenter of BBC1's Watchdog is used to getting unsuspecting tradesmen he confronts slamming doors in his face. To find out more information about driving traffic to your content or to place this widget on your site, visit outbrain.com. We welcome your feedback at userhelpguardian.co.uk or feedbackoutbrain.com. - guardian.co.uk

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Comment: This time we ll make local TV work.

Just because the current television infrastructure hasnt allowed us to provide local television until now should not be confused with a lack of demand. Its this presumptuous and dismissive attitude towards non-national media that has festered in recent years and the concept that only national matters is unhealthy. - politics.co.uk

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Astra 2f Satellite Launch Re-Scheduled For Friday, September 28

The company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators and business and governmental organisations worldwide. SES stands for long-lasting business relationships, high-quality service and excellence in the broadcasting industry. The culturally diverse regional teams of SES are located around the globe and work closely with customers to meet their specific satellite bandwidth and service requirements. - ses.com

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 22nd - 29th September

Here on the Red Button we get to peek behind the scenes and get the inside story on the investments made in the Den each week. Studio contestants compete to win their Secret Fortune, anything from 100 to 100,000. Press the Red Button during the show to play along at home with the contestants. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC looks for bridge between CBeebies and CBBC - News - Broadcast

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Benedict Cumberbatch and Gary Barlow feature in £10m YouView push - Media - guardian.co.uk

The launch campaign will focus heavily on TV advertising. The scale of the marketing budget is pretty heavy from launch. A prime target for the campaign is the 10m-plus Freeview households that might be persuaded to upgrade to an enhanced TV service. - guardian.co.uk

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Ariel - BBC One and Two to drop childrens blocks in December

Approved by the BBC Trust in May, the blocks' removal will follow the completion of digital switchover this October and is expected to save on repeat fees as the corporation aims to cut costs by 20. Although regarded as one of the jewels in the BBC's crown, the channel has drawn some complaints over the prominence of male-led series. - bbc.co.uk

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ITV explores launch of pay-TV channels - News - Broadcast

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BBC: ‘bring coding to life’ - News - Broadcast

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Sky response to Ofcom statement

Commenting on the announcement, a Sky spokesperson said Ofcom is right to conclude that Sky is a fit and proper broadcaster. As a company, we are committed to high standards of governance and we take our regulatory obligations extremely seriously. As Ofcom acknowledges, our track record of compliance in broadcasting is good. - corporate.sky.com

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BBC News - Norwich to get local TV news and entertainment channel

Mustard TV, a joint venture led by newspaper and magazine publisher Archant, has been awarded the licence by Ofcom. The station is expected to start broadcasting in autumn 2013 on terrestrial channel eight. It will be on air from 0600 to midnight, seven days a week offering news, weather and traffic information. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Research and Development: RadioDNS at the IBC

The IBC is one of the broadcast industry's most important trade shows and conferences, and the BBC regularly demonstrates new and exciting developments there. James Cridland, secretary of RadioDNS, gave a thorough overview of the technology and aims of the project here. It's good to see our research getting out in front of users, and it demonstrates that the radio industry is best when it works together on technology. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: New BBC Media Player for Android phones and tablets

Next week we plan to release a new version of BBC iPlayer on Android which will use this player. I want to reassure you that Android is an important platform for us. The Android operating system is constantly evolving and has been upgraded several times in the last two years. - bbc.co.uk

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George Entwistle: first speech to BBC staff - Comment - Broadcast

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BBC - Media Centre - BBC must deliver world-class creativity, says new Director-General

Unveiling his plans to staff a day after taking over as Director-General, he asked everyone in the BBC to challenge themselves to deliver more creative and distinctive output for licence fee payers. I intend to change the way were led to put the emphasis where it belongs on creative people doing creative things on our audiences and the exceptional quality of work they deserve, he told staff across the BBC. Citing the London 2012 Olympics as an example of how good the BBC can be when everyone pulls together to deliver outstanding coverage, he asked staff to use this as a template for all their work. - bbc.co.uk

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Ariel - Chief operating officer Caroline Thomson to leave the BBC

George Entwistle announced the change in a speech to staff on his second day in the job as director general. Thomson started as chief operating officer six years ago. In his first press interview, published on Tuesday morning, the new director general said he will fight for originality and quality. - bbc.co.uk

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ITV set for licence renewal - News - Broadcast

18 September, 2012 By Balihar Khalsa ITV could have its licence renewed for another decade without any major changes to terms of the licence. 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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ITV to get licence renewal - Media - guardian.co.uk

ITV looks set to win a renewal of all its broadcast licences covering England and Wales. The decision, expected from the government later this autumn, would give the company security, but could make it a more likely takeover target. ITV owns all 11 channel 3 regional licences for England, Wales and the Channel Islands. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC director general calls for more women's sport coverage - Media - guardian.co.uk

Entwistle, who started his job on Monday, said that the BBC could not compete with Sky to buy the rights to some sports but added that he believed there may be an opportunity tap into the growing interest in women's sport, where the cost of buying up the rights is likely to be lower. Entwistle added that he was keen to repeat the success of the live Olympic red button channels for other major sporting events, such as Wimbledon. I don't have a passion for creating tiny niche stuff that only incredibly small numbers of people see. - guardian.co.uk

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Local London licence to be awarded in November - News - Broadcast

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Ariel - What is on George Entwistles To do list?

1 Digital Even the most design-chic tv might look like a museum piece by the time the new DG nears the end of his tenure. Keeping on top of rapid advances in technology could be a job in itself. Pay and grading is being overhauled because the current arrangement is deemed to lack transparency. - bbc.co.uk

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