Picture remains fuzzy on YouView - FT.com

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45. UTV Media plc - Company List, Top 100 Companies - Belfasttelegraph.co.uk

It owns the Channel 3 licence in Northern Ireland, making it part of the ITV network. Its portfolio of radio stations has made it one of the largest player in the radio market in Ireland with stations broadcasting from Belfast, Cork, Limerick, Dublin and Drogheda. UTV Media plc is also one of Northern Irelands few listed companies. - belfasttelegraph.co.uk

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Clarification of the 'public interest' defence is badly needed - Media - The Guardian

A Sky News reporter uncovered the extent of Anne Darwin's involvement in her husband's faked death by intercepting emails. The public interest argument runs fairly straightforwardly, after all. Darwin pleaded guilty to deception in March 2008 you will recall he went out to sea in a canoe and somehow paddled his way from the north-east to the Panama canal, suggesting he was not so dead after all. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 7th - 14th April

Some of the best live music from 6 Music's recent 10th birthday celebrations at Maida Vale and Southbank will be on the Red Button this week. This exclusive Red Button episode of Casualty will provide an insight into Sam Nicholl's troubled military past in Afghanistan. Every Saturday press the Red Button during the show to pit your wits against our studio contestants. - bbc.co.uk

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More people using TV and tablets at same time - Digital Media - CNET News

Do you check e-mail while you watch TV In the United States, 88 percent of tablet owners and 86 percent of smartphone owners said they used their device at least once while watching TV over the prior 30 days. Almost half 45 percent of tablet users said that they use their device in front of the TV on a daily basis. - news.cnet.com

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Sky News email hacking - full statement - Media - guardian.co.uk

Like other news organisations, we are acutely aware of the tensions that can arise between the law and responsible investigative journalism. Material provided by Sky News was used in the successful prosecution and the police made clear after the trial that this information was pivotal to the case. In a separate investigation, a Sky News journalist bought an Uzi machine gun in 2004 to highlight the easy availability of illegal weapons in the UK. - guardian.co.uk

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BSkyB’s Sky News Channel Approved Hacking of E-Mails Twice - Businessweek

BSkyB shares fell to the lowest level in seven months yesterday as analysts say the revelations make it less likely that News Corp. will revive its bid for full control of the broadcaster. The timing with the Murdoch resignation is eerily coincidental, he said. BSkyB said yesterday executives at its Sky News channel cleared a reporter to access e-mails as part of his investigations into criminal activity, including the 2008 case of a British couple who faked the husbands death in a canoe accident to collect life and mortgage insurance. - businessweek.com

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Ariel - Watch out, phishers about

Internally it meant staff were unable to access email or the internet. In this instance the staff member was telephoned by someone claiming to be from Microsoft, who asked him to visit a particular URL. The staff member refused, but in the conversation the phisher learnt that Atos is the BBC support service - so next time he rings he can claim to be from Atos. - bbc.co.uk

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James Murdoch: the rise and fall of a News Corp scion - Michael Wolff - Comment is free - guardian.co.uk

On Tuesday, James Murdoch gave up his last claim to BSkyB, the company that most defined him. At 36, he was running a vast, successful, and rapidly growing media company. He need someone he could trust not least of all because, at 78, he wanted to travel a lot less and concentrate his attention on his pride and joy, the WSJ. - guardian.co.uk

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News - SES.com

This live transmission will use ASTRA satellite capacity at the 28.2 degrees East orbital position. The company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators and business and governmental organisations worldwide. 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 - Roger Mosey: TV to stream 24 channels for digital Olympics

Since the start of our planning for London 2012, we've had two big thoughts about the way most people will enjoy our content. The second is that these are the first truly digital Olympics where we'll offer more choice than ever before, and the pledge we made is that you'll be able to watch sport from every venue from first thing in the morning to last thing at night. This represents four times more channels than in Beijing, and a total of around 2500 hours of live sport - which is at least double what we've offered in the past. - bbc.co.uk

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Ofcom - Securing long term benefits from scarce spectrum resources - A strategy for UHF bands IV and V

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Report likely to accuse hacking witnesses of misleading parliament - ITV News

The committee has heard over the last few years from the main players in this phone hacking scandal. On James Murdoch, my understanding is the committee is split. The committee are considering another draft of their report - and will meet again after Easter. - itv.com

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BSkyB announces Board changes

Tom Mockridge, who joined the Board in February 2009, has been appointed as Deputy Chairman. We understand his decision to step aside at this time and we both welcome and look forward to his continued contribution as a non-executive director. I have been privileged to serve first as Chief Executive and then as Chairman of this outstanding company and I am proud of what we have achieved over this period. - corporate.sky.com

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BBC News - James Murdoch resigns as BSkyB chairman

The move is part of an effort to distance that company from the phone-hacking scandal at the News of the World newspaper, once a Murdoch title. He also stood down as chairman of the newspaper publisher, News International, last month. His father Rupert founded its parent company, News Corporation. - bbc.co.uk

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Securing long term benefits from scarce spectrum resources A strategy for UHF bands IV and V

- stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk

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High Efficiency Video Coding - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Decoded picture buffer size restricted to 6 pictures for the maximum luma picture size of that level. The decoded picture buffer size can increase to a maximum of 16 pictures if the luma picture size of the video is smaller than the maximum luma picture size of that level. If tiles are present they must be at least 64 pixels high and 256 pixels wide with a level specific limit on the number of tiles allowed for each level as well. - en.wikipedia.org

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: Delivering the digital Olympics: 24 live streams via the red button

Vision switching centre in Broadcasting House, during the 1952 1953 coronation of Queen Elizabeth. Phil Fearnley hopes that the Olympics will do for digital and connected TV what the coronation did for analogue TV. We have come a long way since then, and over the past year, my team has been bringing those digital ambitions to life. - bbc.co.uk

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700 MHz band to meet mobile broadband demand? - April - 2012 - Which? News

02 April 2012 Ofcom proposes using 700MHz spectrum to meet mobile broadband data demand Ofcom has opened a consultation on how to best secure long term benefits from limited spectrum resources. It includes a proposal to open up mobile broadband spectrum in the 700MHz band to meet the growth in demand for mobile data. Spectrum enables the delivery of many services from digital television, to emergency services, to mobile broadband. - which.co.uk

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Rupert Murdoch-linked pirate website targeted rivals, online file shows - Technology - The Observer

A website linked to one of Rupert Murdoch's companies openly promoted advice on how to hack into rival TV channels. At its peak in 2000, Thoic claimed it was receiving as many as 3m hits a day. NDS, which built the software for Murdoch's pay TV platforms around the world, admits paying Gibling tens of thousands of pounds and providing him with computer equipment, but insists this was for his help in tracking computer hackers so that it could protect its own security systems. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: BBC Red Button Blog 31st March - 7th April

You can enjoy exclusive EastEnders scenes on the Red Button this week Lauren's turning 18 - but how will she celebrate Press red immediately after her Albert Hall concert on BBC One. - bbc.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: DMOL publish LCN consultation

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Freeview set for channel shake up - 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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Shake up in Freeview channel numbering

DMOL is proposing major changes to the numbering system used by the terrestrial platform Freeview resulting from the need to create more space for new channels. It is the second phase of DMOLs consultation originally launched in January 2011. Out go previous proposals for local television to have its own area within the guide, instead DMOL is keeping with viewer preferences for genre-based groupings, which would see the majority of local channels listed within General Entertainment. - broadbandtvnews.com

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Phil Redmond announces bid for local TV station on Merseyside - Liverpool News - News - Liverpool Daily Post

The legendary TV producer, who created household names like Brookside and Grange Hill, is returning to the industry seven years after selling his successful production company. Redmond said he has been thinking about the idea for some time. Writing in his regular Post column see left he said It will be to create a platform and exhibition space for voices and social issues that do not get properly exposed or debated. - liverpooldailypost.co.uk

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Ofcom Launches Investigation to Check the Feasibility of Spectrum - French Tribune

According to sources, it has been revealed that Ofcom will soon be releasing mobile broadband that will use its 700MHz spectrum. However, the company is still searching out ways to match the combination. However, the company has launched a consultation under which it will be determined that is it possible to reuse the spectrum or not, and if yes then the project be feasible. - frenchtribune.com

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Neil: Murdoch cloud hangs over BSkyB

The cloud over Sky can be summed up in one word Murdoch, or two James Murdoch, and until that cloud over its ownership resolved it faces problems. Neil pointed to the Ofcom fit and proper persons test that could rule Murdoch as unfit to preside over the broadcaster, following the phonehacking scandal that ran during his chairmanship of News International. This, said Neil, would open the regulatory door for News Corp to come back into the market and renew its bid to buy all of BSkyB. - broadbandtvnews.com

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TVs not ready for switchover in London - ITV News

More than one in ten households still have a television relying on the old signal, amounting to more than a million TVs in the region. The digital switchover replaces the existing analogue TV signal with a digital signal. - itv.com

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BBC News - Q A: ITV Digital sabotage claims

Its main shareholders were ITV companies Carlton and Granada. Nonetheless, it provided several channels to On Digital, including Sky Sports and Sky One, on a subscription basis. The company rebranded as ITV Digital in 2001, but went into administration within a year. - bbc.co.uk

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Channel 5 to launch VOD player on Android devices and connected TVs - News - New Media Age

new media age gives you practical, expert knowledge on how to demystify the latest digital trends and make them work for your business. - nma.co.uk

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Ofcom Could Reassign 700MHz For Mobile Broadband - TechWeekEurope UK

Frequency used for digital television could be used to increase mobile capacity Ofcom is exploring the possibility of releasing the 700MHz spectrum to be used for mobile broadband. Global standard The stated aim of the consultation is to see if the frequencies can be reassigned to allow the UK to cope with the expected growth in mobile broadband traffic caused by the increasing adoption of smartphones and tablets. Lower frequencies also tend to provide a better quality of service, especially indoors. - techweekeurope.co.uk

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What is 4G LTE? - Tablet reviews - Phones - Which? Technology

4G LTE is a wireless mobile communications technology sometimes referred to simply as 4G its the natural successor to 3G mobile networks, allowing mobile phones to access the internet at speeds similar to many home broadband connections. Its also known by some as 3GPP Long Term Evolution. If you're looking for a new 4G device, don't forget to read our tablet buyers guide or advice on choosing the best smartphone. - which.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: DMOL publish LCN consultation

The LCN Consultation is a review of the process by which channel numbers are allocated on the Freeview platform, and the order channels are listed on screen. DMOL is proposing an expanded general entertainment section due to the increasing number of day-part channels that could result in 100 LCNs required in the next two to four years. DMOL said that it does not propose to retain a separate local or regional genre and will instead keep with genre-based groupings, which would see the majority of local channels listed within General Entertainment. - dtg.org.uk

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DTG :: News :: Report: HD channels on the increase in Europe

The figure includes both HD specific channels and simulcasts of standard definition channels. Sport remains the most popular genre in HD television approximately 20 of HD channels, followed by film and generalist channels each around 15 of the total. The strongest HD offers on cable are available in Portugal 40, the Netherlands and Germany 30. - dtg.org.uk

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BBC accused of 'manipulating' emails in pay TV hacking row - Media - The Guardian

Programme insiders said that News Corp critics of the show appeared to have misunderstood what appeared on the screens of 1.8 million viewers. The director general, Mark Thompson, was briefed on the contents of the programme, but is not thought to have seen it before transmission in case he would need to rule on a complaint made against it. News Corp sources privately complained on Thursday that the BBC News was slow in covering its complaint. - guardian.co.uk

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ITV's Adam Crozier awarded more than £3m in 2011 - Media - guardian.co.uk

Since Adam Crozier joined ITV as chief executive in April 2010, the broadcaster's finances have largely stabilised. Crozier received an initial 1.52m in cash and pension contributions, including a bonus of 634,000, on a base salary of 798,000, according to ITV's annual report. That compared with the 1.12m he took home in 2010 from the date of his surprise appointment at the helm of the X Factor broadcaster on 26 April. - guardian.co.uk

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Rupert Murdoch blasts 'lies and libels' against News Corp - Media - guardian.co.uk

Rupert Murdoch Twitter attack on News Corp's critics. The media mogul tweeted three times in the early hours of Thursday morning London time attacking his critics. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC News - Rupert Murdoch hits back over sabotage claims

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Questions for News Corp over rival's collapse - Media - The Guardian

The allegations stem from apparently incriminating emails the programme-makers have obtained, and on-screen descriptions for the first time from two of the people said to be involved, a German hacker and the operator of a pirate website secretly controlled by a Murdoch company. NDS was jointly funded by Sky, which says it never ran NDS. He says Adams sent him the ONdigital codes so that other pirates could use them to manufacture thousands of counterfeit smart cards, giving viewers illicit free access to ONdigital, then Sky's chief business rival. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC News cuts – at a glance - Media - guardian.co.uk

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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Ariel - News decides which jobs will go

Three or four posts will close as a result. Additionally two of File on Four's 30 programmes a year will be updated editions of programmes broadcast during the run, as will three or four editions of The Report. In the Newsroom, meanwhile, 28 posts will close including nine studio staff. - bbc.co.uk

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Digital switchover: one in 10 London households 'not ready' - Media - guardian.co.uk

Deborah Bain, Digital UK's London manager, who said extra staff would be employed to handle call centres on 4 April. Although switchover has been a success so far since it began in Whitehaven in 2007, Bain said that London is different because of its greater ethnic diversity. She also said that extra staff have been taken on to handle phones in call centres when London switchover begins with the turning off of the BBC2 signal on 4 April. - guardian.co.uk

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Ariel - Access granted by BBC channels

26 March 2012 Last updated at 1448 BBC channels exceeded their quotas for audio description and signing last year, but most fell fractionally short of subtitling 100 of output. The BBC has volunteered to increase its audio description quota by 2 each year until the 20 figure is reached. All channels more than matched their signing quota 5 for all channels except BBC HD, set at 2. - bbc.co.uk

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Was ONdigital beaten fair and square, or undermined? - Media - The Guardian

It struggled for many reasons, some of its own making its channel reception was poor, its initial boxes were late, and the immediate reason for its demise was an overpriced 315m contract for the rights to second-tier Football League matches that few wanted to watch. Itsdigital competitor arrived in November, using the so-called terrestrial network of TV transmitters. In an era when most homes could watch just five channels, consumer demand for digital was immediate, with BSkyB signing up 100,000 digital subscribers in a month. - guardian.co.uk

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Hot weather a turn-off for TV viewers

Interference from high weather pressure has left hundreds of homes in the county unable to watch some Freeview channels. This creates a layer that is in effect a mirror for television signals - meaning signals you would not normally receive can cause pixilation, garbled sound and even a blank screen. Homes on the coast can be particularly affected as they can get interference from continental broadcasts. - kentonline.co.uk

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Crystal Palace Tower Lights Up the London Skies

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Caroline Thomson – engine room strategist ready to take BBC helm - From the Guardian - The Guardian

Ninety years, and fourteen directors general later, and the BBC may get around to appointing a woman to the top job. In an open field, there are a number of female contenders but it is Caroline Thomson, whose CV includes a stint as Eurotrash's censor-in-chief and a brush with tragedy on a Cumbrian train, who has arguably the best claim. The BBC chairman, Lord Patten, may have dictated there should be no overt campaigning for the job, but there are already signs it is Thomson the corporation's clear-thinking chief operating officer who is already winning support from colleagues. - guardian.co.uk

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Four-strong team builds digital TV revolution - Emerging Tech - ZDNet UK

As long as the global economy doesn't collapse, that is. published 23 hours ago by Andrew Nusca Comments Vote - zdnet.co.uk

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Who'll become BBC director general? Think outside the box - Media - The Observer

Helen Boaden of BBC News is 7-2 in the early betting, albeit in what is currently quite a sparse field. Ed Richards from Ofcom one betting shop favourite doesn't quite do it because he'd have to resign the moment he applied. Appointing him would be balance in the best BBC tradition. - guardian.co.uk

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I dont want to sound contentious, but....: And the Sony for best strapline goes to....

Let's be clear on a couple of points - firstly, most commercial music radio listeners tune in because of the music - absolutely every piece of research bears this out. If this country can produce 25-30 outstanding personality based music radio presenters, then most of them are going to end up working for the BBC networks because of the platform and prestige it gives them - not all, but most. The BBC also does not run adverts on its radio services, which gives them the scope to play 3 or 4 more records per hour than its commercial rivals - and still let its presenters express their personality within its output. - rileyorionradio.blogspot.ca

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