Decision due on BSkyB buyout bid | News | Broadcast

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Why is the Barclay family complaining about the News Corp-Sky deal? | Media | guardian.co.uk

The Barclays, in short, should be on their side. These are not people who hold press conferences, but seem prepared to mix it with the liberal half of the British media they otherwise have little in common with. There may still linger memories of a time when the Times ran several pieces investigating their finances shortly after Sir David and Sir Frederick took over the Telegraph. - guardian.co.uk

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Leaked memos cast doubt on Fox News claim of neutrality - Press, Media - The Independent

At issue in the supposedly-secret directives is semantics specifically the language that Fox correspondents use when discussing two of the most controversial items on Barack Obama's presidential agenda healthcare reform and climate change. That would directly contradict Fox's official policy, which has always been to insist that while commentators such as Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck are dyed-in-the-wool conservatives, its news teams are unbiased. The first leaked memo, made public last week, was sent by Sammon last October, shortly after the US Senate unveiled a health bill which included a provision that would give the public sector a small role in providing medical insurance to Americans. - independent.co.uk

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BSkyB loses sex discrimination and unfair dismissal cases | Media | guardian.co.uk

BSkyB faces a 200,000 payout to two women journalists after they won their claims for unfair dismissal and sex discrimination. A tribunal ruled that Natalie Stone, 34, and Victoria Waterson, 31, were axed from their jobs because they were mothers with young children. The pair, who both earned about 20,000, can claim up to 65,300 each for unfair dismissal and open-ended damages for sex discrimination. - guardian.co.uk

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Ofcom | Review of ITV Networking Arrangements - Statement

Statement published 161210 1.1 We have decided, following consultation with stakeholders, that the system of cost sharing between Channel 3 licensees specified in the existing Networking Arrangements should be retained for the moment. The statutory purpose of the NWA is to enable the Channel 3 licensees, when taken as a whole, to be a nationwide system of services which is capable of competing effectively with other television broadcast services in the UK. 1.3 Ofcom has a statutory duty to carry out a general review of the NWA from time to time under section 293 of the Communications Act 2003 the 'Act'. - stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk

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Hindsight is 2010 vision | Broadband TV News

This may be just the thought that you would expect from a year-in-review piece, but so much has happened over the last 12 months that 2010 may genuinely become seen as a defining year, writes Julian Clover. Freeview HD is undoubtedly a slow burner, but one that should shine brightly in years to come. The BBC should thank Channel 5 for deciding that it didnt want to take an allocation that could have changed some perceptions about the last of the analogue broadcasters. - broadbandtvnews.com

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Broadband TV to take off with launch of YouView, says expert

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Zai Bennett appointed BBC3 controller | Media | guardian.co.uk

Bennett succeeds Danny Cohen, who became the controller of BBC1 in October. The digital channels overseen by Bennett are some of the most successful parts of the ITV business. Bennett will inherit a channel that had an 88m budget in the year to the end of March. - guardian.co.uk

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ITV could settle dispute with STV out of court | News | Broadcast

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What clouded BSkyBs judgment? | Media | guardian.co.uk

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YouView must see big picture | Comment | Broadcast

16 December, 2010 By Kate Bulkley Departure of Anthony Rose is a massive blow no matter how it is spun. 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 agrees move to MediaCityUK

ITV Studios is the regions biggest producer of original content, with over 700 hours of programming made annually. The very latest developments in technology and production facilities are set to be incorporated in the new Coronation Street complex. For Press related enquiries, please contact mike.largeitv.com or james.macleoditv.com For Investor enquiries, please contact pippa.fouldsitv.com If you are a viewer, all enquiries and comments to the viewerservicesitv.com team. Please note that the above press contact will only respond to enquiries from the Press. - itv.com

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Thompson stands his ground over cutting BBC services | News | Broadcast

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Inside the revamped BBC Broadcasting House | Media | guardian.co.uk

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And here is todays news BBCs state-of-the-art building | Media | The Guardian

The newsroom will be visible both from the street and through a large glass window in a BBC Media Cafe open to the public to avoid a security breach, the room has toughened glass which can be darkened to frustrate telephoto lenses. About 20 camera positions around the building mean it can double as studios. With prime views across Regent Street and London, the redevelopment at the back of the original 1932 building is undeniably a step up from the dark and often cramped conditions many BBC journalists have been used to. - guardian.co.uk

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ITV1+1 gets January launch date | News | Broadcast

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Media Talk: 2010 in review

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KC concern over YouView impact on broadband data allowances

The emergence of broadband-enabled TV as a mainstream technology could lead internet service providers ISPs to review data allowances. As such, they will place greater pressures on ISPs to deliver consistent services in the face of increased usage, he noted. He added that the launch of YouView is also likely to refuel the net neutrality debate, as ISPs ponder the creation of a tiered approach to online traffic management. - top10.com

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BBC audience: DAB less tasty than leftover turkey The Register

The BBC's own research has discovered that DAB radio leaves the audience nonplussed. The research also notes that many people were indifferent because they'd been given a DAB radio as a present. It sounds more like a curse - and invites images of DAB radios shivering abandoned by the roadside, before turning feral, and scavenging from dustbins. - theregister.co.uk

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Im Windows 7 and TV on a PC was my idea* (*sort of) | News | PC Pro

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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

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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

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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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