Monday 16 August 2010, AM
LTE or not, WiMax 2 set to roll out in 2012 - Computerworld
802.16m will be significantly faster than its predecessor. In contrast, Sprint's initial Xohm WiMax offering, which debuted commercially in 2008, delivered downlink speeds ranging between 3.7M to 5Mbps. 802.16m will also be backward compatible with 802.16e, the WiMax standard currently used by operators in the United States. - computerworld.com
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Murdoch s New iPaper: One Last Tragic Roll Of The Digital Dice
Surely no-one, not even a dyed-in-the-wool newspaperman like Murdoch, would be stupid enough to launch a new national title in the current climate. Of course the idea is doomed that much should go without saying. Like so many of Murdochs recent forays into paid-for online news, it reflects less a bold strategy to convince a new generation of readers that good journalism is worth paying for and more the 79-year News Corp proprietors desperation to keep the cash flow coming until the companys profitability becomes someone elses problem. - techcrunch.com
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Humax HDR-Fox T2 review - Pocket-lint
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Whats On BBC Red Button 14th - 27th August
Viewers pressing red on their remotes from Monday 16th August can watch performances from 12 Melas across the UK on a special programme available for 7 days. Viewers will have a choice of up to three streams of music recorded live from the festival, plus we'll be showing extended sets from more than 30 bands including Blink 182, Arcade Fire and the long-awaited return of The Libertines. This is a part of a BBC Learning campaign to get the nation to learn how to bake and go on to raise some money for Children in Need. - bbc.co.uk
www.bbc.co.ukNo charge for Coronation Street -TV Radio, Media - The Independent
- independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukTV picture quality getting better and better - Which? News
14 August 2010 Television test cards have never looked this good The latest TV test results from the technology experts at Which show that the upsurge in picture quality is no flash in the pan. A core of big brand TV manufacturers are producing televisions that deliver excellent picture quality, both in standard and high definition. Best Buy TVs TVs with great pictures don't necessarily make the fabled Which - which.co.uk
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Digital switchover in progress in Strath
Despite the myriad of information that has been circulating since the announcement of the process, many residents were disappointed to find that the change from analogue to digital was not going to be as straightforward as they thought, nor were they going to receive as many channels as presumed. There are a number of different ways to receive digital television, one of which is via an aerial. Almost everyone will be able to receive the UKs public service television channels by this method after switchover. - icperthshire.icnetwork.co.ukicperthshire.icnetwork.co.ukIan Wright falls victim to Channel 5 costcutting | Media | guardian.co.uk
Wright, one of the co-hosts of magazine-style early evening show Live from Studio Five, failed to appear on last night's show after being told by management his contract would not be renewed. The programme, which airs between 6.30pm and 7.30pm, is also being cut to 30 minutes to avoid clashing with BBC1's The One Show, which starts at 7pm. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.uk
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HTML5, open standards, and the BBC
Open standards have always been part of the BBC's DNA. They are fundamental to driving market innovation and will always be important to the BBC's mission to introduce the benefits of new technology to society. Open standards have the ability to transform our lives for the better. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukMedia Talk: The Channel 5 'bloodbath'
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Bloodbath on Five as Richard Desmond clears out seven directors | Media | The Guardian
Seven out of nine directors are leaving, including the chairman and chief executive Dawn Airey, as part of a 20m cost- cutting drive that will lead to between 60 and 80 job losses more than a quarter of about 300 employees. In the intervening period Desmond dispatched key lieutenants from his media company, Northern Shell, to conduct a root-and-branch review of Five, with cost-cutting top of the agenda. Here they are likely to share premises with Portland TV, Desmond's adult pay-TV business. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukHappy talk: The worlds first speaking Freeview box lands - Pocket-lint
The TTS capabilities are aimed squarely at groups such as the elderly, blind or partially sighted, and dyslexic who have to deal daily with EPGs, digital text and on screen menus and settings. John Edwards, director of communications at Harvard International added We are thrilled to be joining together with such respected and knowledgeable organisations to share the joint vision of creating a product which could help millions of people to enjoy the latest digital television. The box has all the usual features that you'd expect with a Freeview machine such as a 7-day EPG, reminders and parental controls. - pocket-lint.comwww.pocket-lint.com
"Merciless" C5 cuts stun suppliers | 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
www.broadcastnow.co.ukUKTV confirms Darren Childs as chief executive | Media | guardian.co.uk
Childs, who was revealed late last month by MediaGuardian.co.uk to be close to taking the role, will start next month. He replaces David Abraham, who resigned in January to become Channel 4 chief executive. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
Ofcom blocks BSkyB spoiler move against Top Up TV | Media | guardian.co.uk
Top Up TV subscribers with more basic set-top boxes that could only take the two sports services, rather than have them as part of a bundle of channels, would have been prevented from having them. Top Up TV lodged a complaint with Ofcom over the issue. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukThursday 12 August 2010, AM
Enter Desmond, exit Airey with a sting in her tail -TV Radio, Media - The Independent
Richard Desmond announced a savage programme of job cuts at the terrestrial television Channel 5 yesterday, just weeks after his 103.5m takeover of the loss-making broadcaster. He told the channel's 300 staff that up to a quarter of them would lose their jobs. Its outgoing chief executive, Dawn Airey, will be one of seven executives to leave. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.uk
Knives at Five: Can Richard Desmond rescue his new channel? -TV Radio, Media - The Independent
Despite a dramatic cost-cutting drive during the downturn, Desmond has left employees reeling as he axed seven out of the nine executive-board directors and revealed plans to slash 80 further jobs. However, it is understood that she was asked to stay and will be managing the handover process over the next few months, before joining the broadcaster's former owner, RTL. Only Five's sales director, Kelly Williams, and Jeff Ford, its managing director of digital channels, remain from the senior team. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukMurdoch s BSkyB Bid Becomes More Expensive as U.K. Pound Gains - BusinessWeek
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Full Adobe Flash player in Android 2.2 download
Streaming video within a website is becoming a standard feature on most Android phones. Owners are now able to download the Google Android 2.2 operating system, which supports Flash. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukWednesday 11 August 2010, PM
Five shocks staff with plans for 80 job losses | 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.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukFive brings TV to Facebook | News | New Media Age
The companies have struck an integration agreement which will see Fives TV-on-demand player Demand Five embedded into Facebook. 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
www.nma.co.ukChannel Five cuts may be brutal, but they are inevitable | Media | guardian.co.uk
Richard Desmond cutting Channel Five down to size. The previous management structure was one for a standalone terrestrial channel, aping Channel 4, in a highly regulated market. Five is now part of a publishing empire, owned by a tycoon used to operating in the far more loosely regulated newspaper and magazine industry. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
Richard Desmond rebrands Five as Channel 5 | Media | guardian.co.uk
The marketing overhaul has emerged on the day that Desmond's Northern Shell announced a sweeping management restructure and up to 80 job cuts at the broadcaster. Channel 5 will be reverting to the onscreen brand used from its 1997 launch until late 2002, although in a new style. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukCanvas invites expressions of interest from manufacturers
The Project Canvas partners have formally invited expressions of interest from consumer equipment manufacturers to develop and bring Canvas devices to market in 2011. Bringing on board further consumer equipment manufacturers will ensure people have the widest possible choice of devices and we remain focused on supporting the industry to stimulate a competitive market. DTG Staff 11.08.2010 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.ukwww.dtg.org.ukBBC Media Show: Naomi Campbell at the Hague, and Facebook goes crowdsourcing 11 Aug 10
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Desmond culls Five management | 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.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukChannel Five bloodbath as Richard Desmond culls seven directors | Media | guardian.co.uk
Channel Five is to lose seven of its nine executive board directors in a brutal management cull as new owner Richard Desmond looks to cut 20m from the business. Five staff were informed at a 10am meeting today of the changes, which will include a 20m cost-cutting drive and up to 80 job losses more than 25 of about 300 employees. Dawn Airey, the Five chairman and chief executive, will be among those leaving, as revealed by MediaGuardian.co.uk yesterday. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukTVB | 2014 Web-enabled Set-Top Market Pegged at $1.3 Billion
Market value for the hybrid boxes is projected to be 1.3 billion in four years. TV programs have come to the Internet, In-Stats Gerry Kaufhold said. Now, the Internet is coming back to TV, and savvy software engineers and smart TV producers are finding ways to create new hybrid services that bring it all together. - televisionbroadcast.comwww.televisionbroadcast.comTuesday 10 August 2010, PM
Dawn Airey set to leave as Richard Desmond shakes up Channel Five | Media | guardian.co.uk
Channel Five chief executive Dawn Airey is expected to join RTL. She is not expected to leave Five for several months. These are understood to include job cuts and a restructure of Five's management. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukWhat radio platform is best? - Media UK
This is a full overview of broadcast radio platforms, with benefits, drawbacks and rough costs for each and, roughly, which countries are using these technologies. FM can be subject to interference from pirate radio stations and occasionally atmospheric effects as well as poor signal strength. Current listeners 61.1 of all radio listening in the UK is to AM or FM. - mediauk.comwww.mediauk.com
Rupert Murdoch claims to own the Sky in Skype -Online, Media - The Independent
BSkyBs legal challenge to Skype using its name within the EU was revealed in the 250-page document announcing the intended flotation. Skype notes that its applications in respect of the Skype name are being opposed by BSkyB plc. The company says that it has won the right to use its name in Switzerland, Turkey and Brazil, but that the European Union has ruled against it. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.uk
Virtual cable TV service GenosTV seeks beta testers worldwide | Web Apps News - Betanews
The service will differentiate itself in three ways by not requiring a dedicated set-top box, by offering complete la carte pricing, and by not being an on-demand service like Hulu and its competitors. The service aims to be a platform agnostic linear streaming service, so any connected TV, media player, or set top box will be able to access the GenosTV service. To become a beta tester for GenosTV, send an email to betatestersgenos.tv. - betanews.com
www.betanews.comTuesday 10 August 2010, AM
Is radio in rude health or terminal? | Media | guardian.co.uk
People listen to the radio less often, but more of us are tuning in at some point in the week. Yet last week's official Rajar figures suggested radio audiences had reached an all-time high. The top-line figures suggest radio is in rude health, with a record weekly reach the number of people who tune in for at least five minutes a week of 46.77 million people, 91 of the adult population, in the second quarter of this year. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukMonday 09 August 2010, PM
Jeremy Hunt urged to intervene in S4C row | Media | guardian.co.uk
Iona Jones the S4C chief executive departed suddenly last month. I have been told that the new management has the complete confidence of the DCMS. S4C's new regime has also opened talks with some of the smaller Welsh independent producers who faced being sidelined by proposals from Jones, aimed at absorbing potential staggered budget cutbacks of 24. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC staff far from retiring over Thommo pension Q A | Media Monkey | Media | guardian.co.uk
Mark Thompson given 'a hard time' by BBC staff. Seeing as Monkey was not privy to the occasion, it's only right to revisit Thommo's date with Paxo back in March . To find out more information about driving traffic to your content or to place this widget on your site, visit outbrain.com. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
Ofcom recommends cross-media ownership rules should be relaxed | Media | guardian.co.uk
Ofcom has recommended the liberalisation of local cross-media ownership regulations, which could enable a single company to control newspapers, a TV licence and radio stations in one local area. Ofcom was asked under the Labour government to review local cross-media ownership rules and last November recommended liberalisation that would only bar a company from owning all three of more than 50 of the local newspapers in a regional market, a radio station and the ITV licence for the area. When Jeremy Hunt took over as culture secretary in May, he asked Ofcom to look at a further liberalisation that would axe the rule relating to newspaper ownership restrictions. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukSaturday 07 August 2010, PM
BT apologises for shambolic new Sky Sports service - Telegraph
They seemed to think it was up to the customer to solve the problems, with no mechanism for taking control of the situation. BT said that it would compensate people who had been affected by giving them a months free Sky Sports, which would normally cost 6.99 or 11.99 a month. However customers must also sign up for a BT phone line and BT broadband, taking the total cost to over 30 a month. They will get one months free rental, which will be worth 6.99 or 11.99 depending on their package. - telegraph.co.ukwww.telegraph.co.ukFriday 06 August 2010, PM
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New Developments on Freeview+ and Freeview+HD: Trailer Booking
This new feature allows broadcasters to send metadata about a trailer in-time with on-screen trailers. The metadata tells the recorder what is being trailed so the viewer can book a programme to be recorded when the green 'Book Me' icon pops-up. We are using this table to transmit two kinds of links links to programmes and links to whole series. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukMedia Talk: ITV, Sky and the silly season
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How CNN went from breaking records to yesterdays news -TV Radio, Media - The Independent
Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait, exactly 20 years ago this week, didn't just set in train the events which led to Operation Desert Storm. It also kick-started the first war of the rolling news era. The world, which had previously huddled around transistor radios for their real-time headlines, became addicted to real-time TV news. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukThursday 05 August 2010, PM
Smooth goes national on D1
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radiotoday.co.ukNews empire eyes government-funded network | TradingMarkets.com
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New satellite channel launches down 70% - Digital Spy
The number of new channels being launched on Sky has fallen 70 this year, as independent broadcasters struggle to establish themselves, a new report has claimed. According to research conducted by broadcast operator Information TV, there were 24 new channels launched on Sky's digital TV platform in the first half of 2010, compared to 72 in the whole of last year and 71 in 2008. Unless there is a major flurry of activity in the final months of this year, the number of brand new channels on Sky will be well down on the last two years. - digitalspy.co.uk
www.digitalspy.co.ukGoogle denies deal to end net neutrality | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Today the search giant has said it remains as committed as ever to an internet where content exists on a level playing field. We have not had any conversations with Verizon about paying for carriage of Google traffic. As we said in our earlier FCC filing, our goal is an internet policy framework that ensures openness and accountability, and incorporates specific FCC authority, while maintaining investment and innovation. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
Miliband and Jowell: BBC should be a co-operative | Media | guardian.co.uk
Jowell and Miliband, respectively the shadow minister for the cabinet and shadow foreign secretary, made the case in an article for centre-left pressure group Progress, published online today. 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.ukwww.guardian.co.ukThursday 05 August 2010, AM
BSkyB rebrands Virgin1 as Channel One | Media | guardian.co.uk
The channel will be broadcasting the recent remake of 1980s alien invasion series V, first seen in the UK earlier this year on SyFy. It is to replace the channel with a one-hour time-shifted Sky 31 service later this year. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk6 Music up, Chris Evans down
-radiotoday.co.ukCompetition inquiry over fears of Sky supremacy -Business News, Business - The Independent
Alongside concerns over first-run Hollywood films, the referral also covers the wholesale supply of pay-TV packages that include the movie channels that offer them. The move is the culmination of Ofcom's three-year inquiry into the pay-TV market. In March, the regulator ruled that Sky must cut the wholesale price of its sports packages for its rivals, BT Vision and Virgin. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukRadio listening breaks record
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