Stats: how Absolute Radio is consumed online - James Cridland

Before we begin You might be wondering why I blog a fair amount about Absolute Radios figures. Indeed, a few days ago, I was chatting to one programme director who was particularly irritated at the amount of press Absolute Radio gets. His stations almost as big, and he was annoyed that Absolute seem to have a particularly high profile in the industry. - james.cridland.net

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BBC bosses grilled over licence fee | 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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Sky to switch off SD in favour of HD channels - Pocket-lint

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News Corp receives Ofcom queries over BSkyB deal | Media | guardian.co.uk

The document is understood to be a lengthy list of questions to News Corp based on objections and communications received by rival media groups and other interested parties who have voiced concern about the impact the takeover would have on media plurality in the UK. News Corp has only a few days to answer the questions, because Ofcom is working to a tight timetable. The owner of the Times and the Sun will have to file its response before Christmas, so that the regulator can complete its own report for the business secretary, Vince Cable, by 31 December. - guardian.co.uk

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Broadcasting - News - Dyke: Its time to make local TV happen - Digital Spy

Dyke, who was appointed to chair a local TV committee in October, made the comments in reaction to a major local TV report published yesterday. Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt wants to create a network of as many as 80 local TV services in the UK, with the first stations due to be awarded licences next summer. We believe citizens have a democratic right to see their local representatives on the TV and hold them to account through news and discussion programming. - digitalspy.co.uk

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S4C bosses explain CEO sacking | 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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How the UK consumes internet radio - James Cridland

The number of smartphone owners who claim to have downloaded a radio app has increased from 1.4 million in June 2010 to 2.2 million. 16.3 million listeners now claim to listen to radio via the internet, 12.7 million adults have used a Listen Again service and 8.1 million adults have downloaded a podcast. Top line findings Listening via mobile phone - 6.6 million adults 15 13 have ever listened to the radio via mobile phone. - james.cridland.net

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UBC brokers DAB swap deal

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Broadcasting - News - ITV1+1 sets January launch date - Digital Spy

ITV's long-delayed timeshift channel of ITV1 will launch in early January, it has been announced. The channel will enable viewers to watch shows such as Coronation Street, The X Factor and Emmerdale one hour after their scheduled start time. - digitalspy.co.uk

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Ofcom: A Christmas Carol, in HD : | OfcomWatch |

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Local TV review highlights challenge facing Jeremy Hunt plan | Media | guardian.co.uk

The government is set to roll out superfast broadband to every community in the UK by 2015. Hunt has long cherished the concept of local TV and has been an enthusiastic proponent of creating a network of as many as 80 local stations. He will respond with the next stage of his local TV strategy in the new year. - guardian.co.uk

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Local TV report welcomed by potential franchise bidder | Media | guardian.co.uk

Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, asked Nicholas Shott to report on local TV. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC invites rivals to comment on its performance - TV Radio, Media - The Independent

The outgoing chairman of the BBC Trust also revealed the corporation will publish a business plan and budget every year and cut online spending by 25. In addition, the BBC will not only reduce online spending but will also hold biannual briefings to share strategic plans and consult the industry on future initiatives. - independent.co.uk

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Sky to introduce new HD EPG

In non-Sky HD subscriber homes, the channel line-up will remain unchanged. It will also drive up levels of HD viewing, which has already reached a record high. DTG Staff 14.12.2010 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.uk

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BBC Trust - A strategy for a BBC that delivers great programmes and great value - Lyons

Please visit the BBC Trust homepage to find the information you want. you may have typed the web address incorrectly - please check the spelling, or that there are no spaces or capital letters. Alternatively, please try the other links and search box on this page. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC 'can't rule out' closing services, says trust chairman

Speaking to journalists today about the strategy review, Lyons did not rule out the scaling back of some services, or possible closures. The strategy review was ordered by the trust in July 2009 as it sought to reshape the corporation ahead of negotiations over the next licence fee. He added that work was already under way and would be completed in 2011. - guardian.co.uk

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Silencing the 'white noise' around the BBC

Anyone looking at the BBC through the prism of some external commentary may be forgiven for believing it is an organisation operating in an almost permanent state of disarray and controversy. Our starting point has been that the BBC isn't perfect. It is, of course, completely understandable that a recent toxic cocktail of falling advertising revenues, challenge to existing business models from the internet and wider cyclical issues have heightened concern about the BBC's size and scope. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC HD Sound available for all Radio 3 programmes on bbc.co.uk/radio3

HD Sound uses improved encoding and higher bit rates to offer the BBC's highest audio quality broadcast to date. It also offers a wider dynamic range, accentuating the difference in volume between quiet and loud sounds. In the first 12 days of January, from midday on 1 January, Radio 3 is devoting its entire schedule to Mozart, one of the greatest ever composers. - bbc.co.uk

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informitv - Local television set for revival

Plans for local television in the United Kingdom are back on the agenda. A consortium is also hoping to use the opportunity to launch a sixth terrestrial television channel, based on a national network and local affiliate model. Meanwhile the main commercial broadcast network is benefiting from a turnaround in advertising revenue and an increase in traditional television viewing. - informitv.com

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Letters to MediaGuardian | Media | The Guardian

The word on the Street Corrie should stick to doing what it does best warm, humorous and realistic character-driven drama Blasting into the future, 6 December. OK, the storylines may not be realistic, but the characters' reactions are always well-observed, well-written and well-acted. Keep up the good work, Corrie, I say, and stick to what you do best. - guardian.co.uk

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PS3 Adds ITV, C4 To On-Demand Line-Up

The broadcasters are following in the footsteps of the BBCs iPlayer, which launched on the PS3 console last year. ITV.com recently reported a fall in views of its video content year-on-year and the chief executive, Adam Crozier, has admitted that the service is nowhere near punching its weight. He said the estimate came from monitoring traffic for about 20 other similar on-demand services already available via PS3 consoles across Europe, and the iPlayer in the UK. - paidcontent.co.uk

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Open or closed platforms? Media groups will have to decide next year | Media | The Guardian

In the first age of global navigation and imperialism, his argument was that the sea belonged to everybody for fishing and trading purposes and also for nicking booty from the Spanish and Portuguese. Although not every theory stems from the most noble of purposes, the idea was important, representing the beginnings of international law. There is, now, a mighty battle raging between closed and open approaches online, the defining clash hitting media and technology next year. - guardian.co.uk

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YouView price comparison | Broadband TV News

In its latest white paper, Farncombe discusses when DVB operators should consider a cardless security solution for their one-way broadcast network. The Verimatrix-sponsored paper highlights key trends in approaches and total costs of ownership of video security as piracy threats continue to evolve. - broadbandtvnews.com

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Ofcom: PSBs need concessions to deliver local TV | Media | guardian.co.uk

Jeremy Hunt in September said the media landscape was 'deeply, desperately centralised'. In a report published today in response to a request from the culture secretary, Jeremy Hunt, the regulator suggests a redrawing of public service broadcasting licences in order to help cater for the provision of local services. One way of doing this would be to change rules which currently require that ITV and Channel 4 spend and produce 35 of content outside of the capital. - guardian.co.uk

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Wikileaks, higher revenue and faffing around - Media UK

See all James Cridland's articles We look around the rest of the internet for media news and comment that you might have missed. PaidContent reports ZenithOptimedia's forecasts that TV will be up 19, and radio will be up 10 by 2013. You can argue whether this is true in the comments, of course. - mediauk.com

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Ofcom | Emphasising localness in the PSB system

In that context, Ofcom was asked to report on how Government might make changes to todays regulatory system to ensure that enough emphasis is given to the delivery of local content. A copy of the letter from Government requesting this report is attached at Annex 1. This report, in seeking to recognise the options open to Government both in the short term and longer term, is structured as follows Section 1 considers the importance of localness to viewers by analysing existing research and evidence. - stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk

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Sky to lose 5% of customers to YouView, says analyst

Friday, December 10th 2010 by Editorial The internet protocol TV platform could take some of Sky's highest-spending customers. Sky is set to lose out on some of its biggest-spending subscribers following the launch of YouView, a media analyst has forecast. What could prove even more concerning to the digital TV giant is Mr Oliver's claim that up to 84 per cent of these switchers will be signed up to Sky's higher-tiered services. - cable.co.uk

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In Car Radio Listening, And Other Locations - adambowie.com

One of the things that RAJAR measures is the location that radio is being listened, and oddly enough, it's a figure that's rarely reported. This blog is prompted by something James Cridland asked me when he was chasing down some figures recently about in-car listening. The location of listening can be quite a hot topic. - adambowie.com

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Car take-up 'crucial' for DAB

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EU fines LCD price fixing cartel $857M, Samsung given immunity | Betanews

Wednesday, the European Commission announced the fines it will hand out to the LCD price-fixing cartel that it has been investigating since 2006. Similarly, the fines against LG, AU, and Chunghwa were all reduced for their cooperation with the Commission's investigation. Almunia said two of the companies asked for fine reductions due to their inability to pay, but did not mention which companies it was. - betanews.com

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Anthony Rose replaced as YouView technology chiefyo - Telegraph

A senior TV executive close to the project, said Anthony Rose was brought on for his technology vision. However, when it came to managing a large team, the YouView executive thought his skills were lacking and the role of chief technology officer would be suited to someone else. YouView, due to go on sale during the middle part of 2011, has been in development during the last six months. - telegraph.co.uk

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Traffic radio service succumbs to government cuts | Media | guardian.co.uk

Photograph PA A digital radio traffic and travel news service always seemed an unlikely proposition when so few vehicles have in-car digital radio. Now the Highways Agency's traffic radio service has become the latest victim of government cuts just as the administration is encouraging the BBC and commercial radio to invest more in digital. Traffic Radio, which launched on digital audio broadcasting DAB radio in 2007 and broadcasts live traffic updates 24 hours a day, will stop broadcasting in August next year. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC pensions dispute settled | Media | guardian.co.uk

The NUJ warned of the possibility of further strike action next year. NUJ representatives today voted to accept the agreement that will see pension contributions uprated by 4 a year less if the inflation rate is lower for the next six years. It brings to an end a five-month industrial dispute that saw the BBC's news programmes and services severely disrupted in a 48-hour stoppage early last month. - guardian.co.uk

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New DAB TX for South East

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Apple to get FM radio in iPhones? Not this way, please - Media UK

The chip that does the wifi DOES also have FM reception functionality but there's no antenna wired in, nor much of the other gubbins that would make it work properly. So, no, they won't work as an FM radio. This was actually originally submitted last year, but yes, they've submitted an FM radio patent. - mediauk.com

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YouTube raids ITV for top marketer to bolster ad offering - Marketing news - Marketing magazine

He was promoted to head of marketing for the same division before taking on responsibility for growing ITV.com and all programme websites as director of platform marketing. Bateson joined YouTube in May 2009, also from ITV, where she was director of viewer marketing. Waterworth's appointment is part of YouTube's sustained attempt to persuade brands to advertise around professionally produced content on the platform. - marketingmagazine.co.uk

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Mark Thompson says the BBC will have to make at least 300m of savings | Media | The Guardian

Outside Mark Thompson's top-floor west London office is a single sheet of A4 paper, framed. On it are a set of financial projections for the BBC from now until 2017, annotated with Thompson's spidery handwriting with names such as George Osborne scrawled on it, and numbers adjusted and crossed out. It is that piece of paper the 53-year-old director general took with him six weeks ago for a frantic few hours of negotiation that produced the toughest licence fee settlement for a generation a deal with the coalition government that leaves the licence fee flat at 145.50 a 16 cut in real terms and a national broadcaster uncertain about its future. - guardian.co.uk

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Traffic Radio to be scrapped

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The future of TV | Future of TV | guardian.co.uk

Link to this video At a time when internet content is about to be readily available on traditional television screens in the nation's living rooms, just how TV will look in the future is by turns exciting and daunting but for the moment not altogether clear. Certainly, both new opportunities and difficult transitions will have to be faced by the traditional purveyors of television, led by the TV broadcasters, as well as the new kids on the block such as Google and Facebook, as they try to re-make TV to be more interactive and, well, more like the internet is today. YouView plans to offer selected broadband services, including video on demand, to TVs starting in June. - guardian.co.uk

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James Naughties slip of the tongue | Open thread | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk

Naughtie's twist on Jeremy Hunt's name may go down as the Today programme's funniest linguistic blunder. 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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Mark Thompson: Weve got to do fewer things better | Media | The Guardian

Outside Mark Thompson's top-floor west London office is a single sheet of A4 paper, framed. On it are a set of financial projections for the BBC from now until 2017, annotated with Thompson's spidery handwriting with names such as George Osborne scrawled on it, and numbers adjusted and crossed out. It is that piece of paper the 53-year-old director general took with him six weeks ago for a frantic few hours of negotiation that produced the toughest licence fee settlement for a generation a deal with the coalition government that leaves the licence fee flat at 145.50 a 16 cut in real terms and a national broadcaster uncertain about its future. - guardian.co.uk

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Naughty Naughtie c-word slip

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Jeremy Hunt needs to rethink the saga of local TV l Steve Hewlett | Media | The Guardian

Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt may need to reconsider his plans for local TV. On the other is the firm belief of almost everyone else that in the terms he has set for it that it must be commercially sustainable and free of subsidy, it can simply not be made to work. It has been as if the emperor has no clothes. - guardian.co.uk

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Mark Thompson survived the BBC licence fee crisis but must not overplay his hand | Media | The Guardian

Close, or rather near-run, was how the Duke of Wellington famously described the Battle of Waterloo. Which is pretty much what you could say for the battle recently endured by the BBC, which was less than 18 hours or so away from being destroyed by a Sunday cabinet decision. It's clear now that even Nick Clegg as well as David Cameron and George Osborne were prepared to sign off the deal that would have lumped in the cost of the free licence fees for the over-75s. - guardian.co.uk

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What has Lord Burns done for Channel 4, one year on? | Media | The Guardian

Exactly one year after Lord Terry Burns, nicknamed Mr Fixit, became Channel 4's new chairman, it is time to assess his impact. He was smilingly upbeat at a recent Voice of the Listener and Viewer conference, apart from voicing concern that C4 is included in a list of public bodies that could suddenly have their powers curbed by government order. Michael Grade chose the same event to renew his argument that C4 should be funded by the licence fee, removing competition for advertising a suggestion briskly rejected by its top team. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC presents YouView as a big revolution in broadcasting

Mark Thompson, the director general of the BBC, has described the proposed YouView platform as a big revolution in broadcasting. He expects the first YouView boxes will come on the market in the middle of 2011 and cost somewhere between one and two hundred pounds. Five left and then rejoined the venture but its services were not referred to directly by the director general of the BBC. - informitv.com

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So who thinks DAB is the future? Not enough of us to make it so - TV Radio, Media - The Independent

It isn't very often an advert en- courages you not to buy a product. If that all sounds confusing, it's because the future of British radio has never been less certain. Since January 2009, when Lord Carter's report said that the future of radio was digital, scare stories have hinted that FM will one day be switched off, whether we are ready for it or not. - independent.co.uk

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How toys took over kids TV

The name of this enormous three-day shindig is Brand Licensing Europe 2010, a trade fair bringing together the property owners of cherished kids' TV, film and comic-book characters and those hoping to use these properties to sell their wares. I have a vested interest in all this, especially nearing Christmas. That was the first time we'd had a TV brand where the licensing was truly global. - independent.co.uk

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Smartalk Freeview Box | In-depth | The Engineer

Region by region, analogue channels will have been switched off and replaced with Freeview, the free-to-air digital TV and radio services that will give consumers considerably more viewing choice than currently available. The leap from five terrestrial TV channels to as many as 40 or more with Freeview, plus access to 20 digital radio channels and interactive services marks a boom for consumers. Further consumer benefits will be felt as the move to digital frees up the airwaves for new services which include mobile TV and ultra-fast wireless broadband. - theengineer.co.uk

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