Tech Weekly podcast: Connected TV - Technology - guardian.co.uk

Just how ready is Facebook to float on the US public stock market, and what implications will this have for the site's longevity Gareth Klose is a former YouView developer and digital technologist who works on apps for our TVs. What's the difference between the TV in the corner and the computer screen, now that the former is increasingly incorporating the interactive features of the latter - guardian.co.uk

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Sky launches fibre broadband and internet TV - January - 2012 - Which? News

31 January 2012 Sky will launch a up to 40Mbps fibre broadband service later this year Sky has announced it will launch a fibre broadband service in April 2012 as well as a new online TV service allowing customers to watch its content online. Sky adds superfast broadband Sky will be adding to the increasing number of superfast fibre broadband options available to customers in the UK this April. Its Broadband Unlimited Fibre package will cost customers 20 a month but you'll also need to take Sky line rental which costs an additional 12.25 a month. - which.co.uk

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BBC - Research and Development: Implementing startOffsetTime for HTML5

Current implementations of HTML5 media elements on browsers like Firefox and Chrome expose the media timer via the timeupdate event so you can attach an event handler and use that to synchronise external timed metadata. The origin of this timeline, in all existing implementations, is time zero. This is fine for discrete fixed size or on-demand media as such media have a definite origin and duration, i.e. they start at zero time and all subsequent times are relative to that start time. - bbc.co.uk

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Question Time, QI and Mock the Week criticised by BBC diversity report - Media - guardian.co.uk

The panel shows were singled out, along with BBC2's QI, for failing to put enough female faces on screen. It was part of a trend in the media identified by viewers of mocking older people and characters in comedy and drama. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.uk

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Television misrepresents young people and older women - Media - guardian.co.uk

Photograph Rex Features Broadcasters have been accused of negatively stereotyping young people and failing to put enough older women on screen, according to a BBC-commissioned report. The survey of viewers and industry experts found that more than 40 of young people were dissatisfied with the way they were portrayed on screen. Older viewers also thought they tended to be stereotyped on television, but of more concern was the lack of middle-aged and older women on the small screen. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - Research and Development: Prototyping weeknotes #93

Earlier in the P2P-Next project we tackled synchronisation of interactive elements with on-demand video. More recently we've been focusing on the problem of synchronising timed metadata with live audio or video streams. This is already possible using proprietary technologies and we wanted to explore if it could be done using open standards and technologies, in particular HTML5. - bbc.co.uk

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Sky to launch new internet TV service

Sky today announced plans to launch a new service allowing customers to watch some of its most popular content over the internet. Taking advantage of the rapid growth in broadband-connected devices, and building on Skys experience in multi-platform TV, the new service will be an additional choice for people who dont currently subscribe to a pay TV service. Launching in the first half of 2012, the new service will provide instant and simple access to a range of Sky content, including hundreds of films from Sky Movies. - corporate.sky.com

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DAB coverage to improve for London 2 mux : Radio Today

The owners of the second digital radio multiplex for Greater London have announced plans to change transmission provider from June this year and extend coverage. Switchdigital as agreed a 12-year deal with French company VDL, which will see the service through its second licence period. The contract will mark VDLs first move into the UK digital radio transmission market. - radiotoday.co.uk

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BSkyB to take on Netflix and YouView with internet TV service - Media - guardian.co.uk

The service will launch in the first half of this year, around the time when YouView is due to hit the market, and will give customers the chance to pay for downloading films without a contract or satellite dish. Sky is facing increased competition in the home entertainment sector following the successful UK launch of Netflix, which allows consumers to pay to download films, and rental and download rival LoveFilm. The service will be aimed at the 13m UK households who do not subscribe to pay-TV. - guardian.co.uk

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BT Vision and Miramax Sign On Demand Movie Deal - MarketWatch

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Sky Anytime+ goes from strength to strength with more content and increased reach

Sky Anytime available to more than 5 million homes at no extra cost by Easter 2012. Sky has today announced a series of enhancements to its video on demand service, Sky Anytime, which will expand the choice of programmes available for customers and make it available to millions of homes for the first time. The move follows strong growth for Sky Anytime, which is already in more than a million Sky homes and has seen weekly usage increase by 80 in the three months to 31 December 2011. - corporate.sky.com

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Ariel - 5live to make fresh commitment to news

30 January 2012 Last updated at 1118 Radio 5live's accessible mix of news and sport is appreciated by its 6.7m listeners, but the station could do more to demonstrate 'journalistic ambition and originality' in all its news programmes, says the BBC Trust. A review of the service published today amends the 5live remit to clarify its commitment to serious news. Audiences praised the 'breadth, depth, wit and intelligence of its news output', the mix of heavier and lighter news items, and the ability of presenters to make news stories accessible without trivializing, the review found. - bbc.co.uk

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ITV Picks Its Oyster Card For Online Programme Payments

Crozier was only putting a January date on the contracting of a payment provider. The broadcaster hired Robin Pembrooke as online director, has improved its website and has seen ITV Player video views, together with advertising, grow healthily. Martin Goswami is aboard as director of pay and distribution. - paidcontent.co.uk

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BBC - Media Centre - BBC enters new partnership to bring BBC iPlayer to Sky

Making BBC iPlayer available on all platforms is key to our commitment to universal access and this agreement takes us one step further towards that goal. - bbc.co.uk

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Challenges ahead for BSkyB - Advanced Television

BSkyB unveils its Q2 numbers on January 31st, and most observers see continued progress for the broadcaster, although with net TV subscriber additions being somewhat less than this same time last year. Investment banker Morgan Stanley forecasts net TV subs growing by 69,000 140,000 this time last year. Nevertheless, Morgan Stanley expects about 150,000 net HD additions, which is up on the 103,000 of Q1 to September 31st but well down on the 343,000 achieved this time last year. - advanced-television.com

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Stephen Glover: Patten paves the way for a return to Reithian values at the BBC - Stephen Glover - Opinion - The Indepen

Did last week's events indicate a change of direction at the BBC Mr Thompson had presumably discussed his departure with Lord Patten. Whether he wanted to leave the BBC as soon as this autumn may be doubted, and it seems certain he resented the manner in which the chairman publicly announced his departure. - independent.co.uk

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Next BBC director general must be an astute politician who can manage geeks - Media - The Guardian

It would not be hard for him to leave the BBC in better shape than he found it, given that both he and Michael Grade turned up in the aftermath of the Hutton crisis. Give a viewer an iPad and the iPlayer to watch television in bed, and hey presto, there will be no need to pay a licence fee. Actually come to think of it, there would be no reason to watch BBC television at all, when there are so many other computational entertainments on offer like playing Bejeweled. - guardian.co.uk

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Storm clouds gather on Skys horizon - Business Analysis Features - Business - The Independent

This is not a good time to be BSkyB, the satellite broadcaster that has transformed television since it was formed the best part of quarter of a century ago. This week investors will pore over the group's interim results, looking for clues as to how BSkyB will attempt to surmount the unprecedented obstacles the pay TV-to-internet service provider now faces. James Murdoch survived as chairman after the group announced a package of share buybacks and dividend hikes worth around 1bn. - independent.co.uk

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Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies laments decline of children's TV - Media - The Observer

His latest project, Aliens Vs Wizards, is being talked about as one of the biggest new dramas for children to come out of Britain. Torchwood also seemed to be at an end, with no new orders. Davies arranged to meet his close collaborator on Doctor Who, the writer Phil Ford, for dinner in a Los Angeles restaurant to talk about new ventures. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC News - ITV 2 and 3 added to Channel Islands Freeview

Residents will need to retune their receiver equipment in order to receive the programmes. On the same day, some channels across Jersey and Alderney will change frequencies in preparation for 4G broadband access in the islands. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC could hire first female director general - Media - guardian.co.uk

A leading female candidate is the BBCs director of news, Helen Boaden. Officially the BBC is saying there is no vacancy yet as Thompson has not confirmed a departure date, but potential candidates are understood to be seeking to raise their profiles in preparation for having a tilt at the most important job in British broadcasting and already two women have joined the leading pack of contenders. Boaden has a number of backers in the industry including the former BBC2 controller Jane Root. - guardian.co.uk

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Netflix hails successful UK launch - Media - guardian.co.uk

Netflix UK was launched on 9 January and has exceeded expectations. Overall Netflix expects to make a global loss of between 9m and 27m in the first quarter. Nevertheless investors were buoyed by Netflix's performance in the fourth quarter when it added 610,000 net US subscribers the company had stunned the market shedding 800,000 in the three months to the end of September after a huge price hike and outperformed financial expectations. - guardian.co.uk

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Channel 4 pencils in June launch for catchup service Project Shuffle - Media - guardian.co.uk

The new channel, referred to internally as Project Shuffle, will allow viewers who missed the first live broadcast of Channel 4's most popular shows multiple opportunities to catch up with them over the next seven nights. The launch date for the new channel has not yet been confirmed but it is understood June is currently the most likely target, although it is thought that Channel 4 would like to have it on air earlier. Two media industry sources said they understand that Channel 4 has lined up a Freeview slot for the channel and it is thought a deal with BSkyB has also been reached. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 28th January - 5th February

Watch funny clips, out-takes, star interviews, pop music, backstage previews and episodes from Children's BBC. On weekends the tone becomes more conversational when Red Button viewers can watch a topical interview in 'Five Minutes with...' or a round-up of the week's weird and wonderful videos in OddBox. CBeebies Red Button is available now on the CBeebies channel, and via page 5900 on other channels. - bbc.co.uk

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ITV moves back micropayment launch date - News - Broadcast

26 January, 2012 By Jake Kanter ITVs much-anticipated micropayments system now looks set to launch as late as this summer. 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 boss may step down after London Olympics - TV Radio - Media - The Independent

BBC director general Mark Thompson is to step down from his post after the Olympics this year, it was reported last night. - independent.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: BBC News app launches on large Android tablets

The BBC News app for Android smartphones launched in May last year and has since been downloaded more than three million times globally. Smaller 7.1-inch tablets will continue to receive the standard app. A later release of the app will offer the News Channel live and could include homescreen widgets, according to Milner. - dtg.org.uk

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BBC News - BBC making sensible plans for director general's exit

It follows newspaper speculation that he will leave the corporation towards the end of 2012, or the beginning of 2013. Mark Thompson was appointed director general of the BBC in May 2004. He is responsible for its services across television, radio and websites and for a global workforce of 20,000. - bbc.co.uk

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Avaaz - Stop Murdoch's BBC robbery

Posted25January2012 The BBC is being forced to hand over tens of millions of pounds every year to line Murdochs pockets. Murdochs cronies in government are determined to save this scheme -- but together we can stop this outrage. These unbelievable regulations cost our public broadcasters up to 100 million a year. - avaaz.org

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Group test: What's the best media centre PC? - PC Advisor

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Ratings 2011: the year PVR came of age - In-depth - Broadcast

26 January, 2012 By Stephen Price We may be watching in different ways, but 2011 viewing figures show TV ratings remain robust. Stephen Price reports on the broadcasters fortunes and the impact of recording. 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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Current sells EPG slot - 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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DPP creates landmark file format agreement - 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 - DRAFT Local Digital Television Programme Service (L-DTPS) licence application form

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Saorsat to launch in February - Broadband TV News

Documents released by RTNL, the networks division of the public broadcaster, said tests have been underway since December 2011. Saorsat will be carried on Eutelsats Ka-Sat at 9 degrees East. It is anticipated that suitable receivers will be available within the next few weeks. - broadbandtvnews.com

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Fetch TV enters administration - Broadband TV News

IP Vision, the company behind the Fetch TV receivers and movies on demand service, has entered administration with the possible loss of up to 20 jobs. Purchasers will be able to take full advantage of the Companys many strengths in these respective areas which include a fully-operational end-to-end hybrid TV platform and a multi-device, premium video on demand service with broad reach in conjunction with major TV manufacturers and approximately 30 content partners. The statement added that advanced discussions were underway with interested parties. The Fetch TV video on demand service will continue for the time being. - broadbandtvnews.com

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Ofcom chief seeks common media standards - FT.com

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Broadcasters may win higher EPG slots for more public service content - Media - guardian.co.uk

Photograph David Sillitoe for the Guardian The government's forthcoming communications green paper will suggest broadcasters could be rewarded with a higher slot on digital TV electronic programme guides if they commit to transmitting more public service programmes such as news and children's shows. The government is planning to extend superfast broadband to 90 of the UK by 2015. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC News - Who will win video streaming 'war'?

Read more Can Netflix compete with 'offline' TV - news.bbc.co.uk

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BBC News - Can Netflix compete with 'offline' TV?

On first glance, this seems a lofty claim - a web service known for its watch again services competing with an established company with over 10 million subscribers, the network spending billions of pounds to commission and buy content from the major studios. Thus far, the true success of streaming TV has been limited because a large number of people are still most comfortable watching television on TV sets. Last year, some movies from Sony disappeared from the Netflix site because, it was reported, a pre-agreed cap on the number of subscribers was exceeded. - news.bbc.co.uk

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Channel 4 to report first annual loss in more than a decade - Media - guardian.co.uk

Photograph Clara Molden/PA Channel 4 will report its first annual loss in more than a decade this year, after reporting a bumper 40m profit in 2010. Earlier on Wednesday Abraham announced a 12.5 year-on-year increase in Channel 4's budget for UK originated programming for 2012 to 450m, which it said is a record high. The broadcaster has only ever run up a couple of annual losses in its 30-year history since launching in 1982 but Channel 4 said the dip into the red is planned. - guardian.co.uk

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David Holdsworth's email to BBC staff - Media - guardian.co.uk

It is also gratifying to see that so many listeners and viewers value public service broadcasting at a local level and wrote to the trust to say so. We will want to look at ways of maintaining local editions but also to use this opportunity to generally raise the profile of regional current affairs in the way it sits in the rest of the BBC news family. Many of you have already offered opinions on the proposals. - guardian.co.uk

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Mark Thompson's email to staff on the BBC's Delivering Quality First plans - Media - guardian.co.uk

The chairman's speech and the findings are embargoed until 2.20pm but I wanted to let you know the main themes now. I'm pleased to say that at this stage the trust has endorsed the great majority of our proposals. They agree that we were right to focus our resources around protecting the five editorial priorities and maintaining investment in those parts of the BBC that bring the greatest value to the greatest number of people peak programming on our flagship television and radio channels. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC Trust chairman's speech to the Oxford Media Convention – full text - Media - guardian.co.uk

This conference will not be the last in 2012 to debate the future of the creative industries indeed politics, technology, economics and consumer behaviour make this topic ever more interesting. So conferences like this are likely to become a sort of creative industry themselves. The BBC has an interest, of course, in the policy debates around the Communications Review. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC local radio cuts rejected - 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 - BBC Proposals for coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games

Many of the events will be shown on the BBC's channels, which are qualifying services for the purposes of section 98 of the Act. In order to provide comprehensive coverage, the BBC plans to make all other Olympic events available through additional streams. These additional streams would be made available on the BBC's website, and, in whole or part, through satellite, cable and digital terrestrial broadcasts. - stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk

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TV viewing 'peaks at four hours a day' - Media - guardian.co.uk

A family in Bolton gathered around a television set in 1951. Viewers were also exposed to an average of 47 TV ads a day in 2011, up an average of one a day from 2010. Viewers watched an average of 18 hours and 11 minutes of commercial TV a week last year, up 22 minutes on 2010. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - Research and Development: 2D compatible 3D broadcasts

The BBC has been trialling 3D broadcasting over the last year. The stereoscopic video is merged into a single HD frame by anamorphically compressing the view for each eye into half of the HD frame. This 'frame compatible' video can then be transmitted on a separate 3D channel or broadcast as part of a 2D HD channel. - bbc.co.uk

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Ten... IPTV set-top boxes • reghardware

IPTV Week Nearly every new gadget can be connected to the internet. IPTV means the delivery of TV shows and films over broadband. It can include live channels but the most common use for net-connected boxes is catch-up TV and video-on-demand from online libraries. - reghardware.com

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