Thursday 07 January 2010, PM
Media Talk: Jonathan Ross quits the BBC
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Video: Jonathan Ross quits the BBC: Guardian writers react |Media |guardian.co.uk
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www.guardian.co.ukBSkyB confirms compatibility with first 3D Ready TVs
TVs this year, and Skys 3D service will be compatible with all of their respective 3D TV products. By working together with set manufacturers, we want to provide a hassle free way for consumers to enjoy 3D TV. DTG Staff 07.01.2010 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.uk
www.dtg.org.ukGMTV stars fear shrinking sofa | Media Monkey |Media |guardian.co.uk
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.ukwww.guardian.co.ukMaybe Jonathan Ross jumped but the BBC werent standing in his way |Media |guardian.co.uk
The BBC seems to have been caught on the hop by the statement he gave to the Press Association, putting their release out 30 minutes later. There is no doubt that for the past few years Ross has been a leitmotif for those who wish to attack the BBC for its lack of morals and its spendthrift ways. His 16.9m three-year BBC contract made him a poster child for those who felt that the corporation was too free and easy with licence fee payers' money and used it to squeeze commercial rivals. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC Threes plans for 2010
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www.bbc.co.ukSony Freeview HD TVs coming in February
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Sky+ ad featuring Royle Family actor Sue Johnston banned |Media |guardian.co.uk
I say to everybody who's worrying about going digital, don't worry about it, get a Sky box, then it's done. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukWednesday 06 January 2010, PM
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YouTube, iPlayer, Sky? Wholl win the mass market for video on demand? |Media |guardian.co.uk
If and when Rose finds a way around this in 2010 the trust encouraged the BBC to do so, the iPlayer brand - with 729 million requests in 2009 - may prove so appealing that broadcasters simply can't forgo the kind of shop window it would give to their shows and advertisers. Channel 4 and Five have already effectively shut the door to Hulu exclusivity by signing with both YouTube and SeeSaw. Hulu was believed to still be courting ITV with a promise of equity for exclusivity - but it may either have to give up this stipulation or risk becoming another Joost. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukTuesday 05 January 2010, AM
Product placements threat to children | Aric Sigman |Comment is free |guardian.co.uk
In real measurable terms, our children are spoilt in ways that go far beyond materialism they have the most body fat and the greatest sense of entitlement since records began. Commercial enticement harms our children's mental and physical health in ways we haven't fully understood yes, it's a case of monkey see, monkey want, but the process doesn't stop there. However, impulse control is more than a behavioural pleasantry it is a self-regulation skill that affects a wide range of childhood outcomes that go far beyond demanding a chocolate bar here and now. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukSaturday 02 January 2010, PM
Surrendering advertising killing bundling BuzzMachine
Two things strike me about News Corp.s battle to get cable fees 1 Again and again lately, the company is surrendering the advertising battle. In newspapers, it is saying that advertising wont support its high costs and so it will sacrifice traffic and advertising the hopes of building build pay walls. Now in TV which is where Murdoch fils says the future of the company lies theyre trying to eke fees from cable operators. - buzzmachine.com
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BBC HD in the clear, says Which? Labs - Which? News
Labs have found no significant loss in picture quality on BBC satellite HD channels - despite recent media reports of picture quality problems. The comparisons were made on two identical 40-inch, high-definition TVs. Only with identical sources could a like-for-like comparison be made, however over a lengthy viewing period, our expert panel had seen sufficient material to conclude that any difference in quality was 'insignificant'. - which.co.uk
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BT warns of court fight over digital spectrum plans |Business |guardian.co.uk
BT is calling for the wireless spectrum to be auctioned off rather than extending existing 3G licenses. The telecoms operator has warned that it will take legal action if the government presses ahead in the new year with plans to liberalise the nation's mobile phone spectrum. BT's move could derail a key part of the government's Digital Britain programme. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukThursday 24 December 2009, PM
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This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets CSS enabled. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets CSS if you are able to do so. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukThursday 24 December 2009, AM
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BBC iPlayer celebrates second birthday with record breaking figures
With an average of over five million unique users a week, BBC iPlayer is set to have its best Christmas yet. New data also provides a fascinating insight into how users of BBC iPlayer, now available on more than 20 different devices, differ per platform. BBC iPlayer makes the unmissable unmissable, thus reducing the probability of any culinary related disasters. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk5483 - Get iPlayer on Freesat now
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The BBCs digital rights plans will wreak havoc on open source software | Cory Doctorow |Technology |guardian.co.uk
Now, generally speaking, the BBC isn't allowed to encrypt or restrict its broadcasts the licence fee payer pays for these broadcasts, and no licence fee payer woke up today wishing that the BBC had added restrictions to its programming. The BBC couched this as a minor technical change, and Ofcom held a very short, very quiet consultation, but was overwhelmed by a flood of negative submissions from the public and from technologists who understood the implications of this move. Fundamentally, the BBC is trying to leverage its broadcast licence into control over the devices that can receive broadcasts. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC News - Project Canvas given green light by BBC Trust
The BBC Trust, the corporation's governing body, has given a provisional go-ahead for a project which could kick-start demand for internet TV. Set-top boxes, expected to cost around 200, could be available next year. The Trust reached its provisional conclusions following more than 800 written responses. - news.bbc.co.uknews.bbc.co.ukMonday 21 December 2009, PM
BBC Trust, press release - decision on fair trading appeal by IP Vision
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.ukwww.bbc.co.ukMonday 21 December 2009, AM
BBC Trust poised to approve Project Canvas |Media |guardian.co.uk
The BBC Trust is expected to this week give the green light to Project Canvas, the video-on-demand joint venture, albeit with significant conditions attached. Project Canvas has come in for heavy criticism from BSkyB, which has argued that issues exist over membership, the lack of a full market impact assessment and potential breaches of European Union state aid rules relating to use of the licence fee. The question of exclusivity of partnerships is also thought to extend to the manufacturers of set-top boxes that Project Canvas is working with. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
UTV bids for north-east ITV news pilot |Media |guardian.co.uk
Winning bidders will get access to about 7m of public money a year to create a replacement for ITV's news service in the region. Under the government's plans for IFNCs, which are also being piloted in Scotland, bidders are expected to develop a multiplatform local news model. It intends to involve the existing ITV staff in the region. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukSunday 20 December 2009, AM
Britains TV is the best in the world (just ignore the facts) |Media |The Observer
The somewhat more puzzling news examines what all those extra pairs of goggle eyes were watching as repeats on major UK channels have soared from 34.5 to 44.8 over the past five years. Arts programming takes up 3 of TV airtime in the UK, as opposed to 22 in France and 16 in Italy. News rates 14 here, against 20 in Spain and 23 in the Netherlands. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukFriday 18 December 2009, PM
Sky offer old Sky TV Guide back to visually impaired viewers : Tech Digest
Many of you have been complaining that the new Sky Guide isn't up to scratch, either running too slowly, not being particularly intuitive or with text too small to read. James followed up with a similar sentiment I thought I would give it a go for a week before I complained as I thought it would grow on me. Some readers have had such difficulty reading the new guide that they have contacted the Royal National Institute of Blind People, believing the new guide to be an affront to accessibility for the visually impaired. - techdigest.tv
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Channel 4 and Talk Talk sign up to Project Canvas |Media |guardian.co.uk
Channel 4 and the internet service provider Talk Talk have signed up to join Project Canvas, with each committing to invest more than 16m to get the video-on-demand joint venture up and running. According to the BBC, the cost to each partner will be 16.4m in the first four years from the launch of Project Canvas. Following concerns raised by Sky and others about the openness of the Project Canvas service, BBC management moved to allow non-public-service broadcasters to become partners in a change to the original plan. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukHumax HD-FOX T2 - AVReview News and comment
Home networking is taken care of with the T2 able to transmit content from your network to your TV with the usual visual and audio formats catered for. - avreview.co.ukwww.avreview.co.ukBBC - Teletext to close mid-December
Flight arrival and departure information is available through Teletext The Teletext information service on analogue and digital television will close across the UK on 16 December. Limited services including holidays, racing and bookmaking and the subtitles on analogue channels will remain available. Teletext's chat and dating TV channels on Freeview will also be unaffected. - news.bbc.co.uknews.bbc.co.ukTop 10 tech predictions for 2010 | Expert Reviews
They will also gradually become larger, with 11-12in screens and higher resolutions. The current 8.9in models with their low 1,024x600 resolutions will be phased out. Plus, manufacturers of other IT products who have never made a computer before will produce netbooks. - expertreviews.co.uk
www.expertreviews.co.ukBBC defends HD service against criticism over quality | News | TechRadar UK
The corporation has revealed that viewers have been complaining about the HD service since a change in the way the pictures are encoded took place in August. - techradar.com
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Misjudging viewers is one of the BBCs least appealing habits |Media |guardian.co.uk
Someone once told me a more vital part of his function involved talent wrangling top-name stars such as Sir Elton John to appear on BBC specials. It seems reasonable to assume he had knowledge of the list. There's nothing wrong, per se, in creating such a list. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukCompanies form HDBaseT cross-industry alliance
The HDBaseT Alliance will invite consumer electronics and content organisations to contribute to creating a global standard for advanced digital media distribution. DTG Staff 16.12.2009 Links open in a new window. The DTG is not responsible for the content of other web sites. - dtg.org.ukwww.dtg.org.ukBBC - Radio Labs: Windows Media - Listen Again - Update
I wanted to give you some information on the status of our tests of the Listen Again service in Windows Media. We are currently in testing stages with the ASX metafiles required to allow the Windows Media Audio files to be linked to correctly. Secondly we need to expose the relationship between our schedule programmes and the ASX files. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk11 billion push the BBC's Red Button every week
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-www.ofcom.org.ukUK consumers continue to embrace digital communications services | Ofcom
Independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. 4G auction bidders announced December 20, 2012 Ofcom has today announced the bidders in the forthcoming 4G mobile spectrum auction the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves in the UK. npower fined for making abandoned calls December 6, 2012 The conclusion of an Ofcom investigation has today found npower, the gas and electricity supplier, to be in breach of rules on abandoned calls. - ofcom.org.ukwww.ofcom.org.ukRevised Broadcasting Code launched | Ofcom
Independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communications industries. 4G auction bidders announced December 20, 2012 Ofcom has today announced the bidders in the forthcoming 4G mobile spectrum auction the largest ever sale of mobile airwaves in the UK. npower fined for making abandoned calls December 6, 2012 The conclusion of an Ofcom investigation has today found npower, the gas and electricity supplier, to be in breach of rules on abandoned calls. - ofcom.org.ukwww.ofcom.org.ukMedia: 16/12/2009 crime reporting; Simon Cowell's and Radio Times
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The man who plans to bring the internet to your television screen
The crystal-ball gazer points out the spinning globe used in the BBC's early idents, then a crystal radio dating to 1923, before picking up a fading book from 1942. The Trust is expected to give its verdict any day now. The audience also has much to lose, he claims. - independent.co.uk
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The decade that reality bit |Media |The Guardian
July Big Brother ushers in a decade of reality entertainment shows after becoming an instant hit for Channel 4 with the final peaking at 9.9 million. BSkyB ends the year with 4.6 million subscribers while Carlton and Granada's challenger ONdigital has 1 million. 2001 January E4 launches as a pay channel, with rights to Friends and ER. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukSaturday 12 December 2009, AM
BBC HD Picture Quality: some myths laid to rest
Over the course of the last week, the debate about BBC HD picture quality which has been running since August has entered a new phase. Looking at your comments I can see that there are still areas on which our views differ. No HD channel as a general rule will offer the same quality as bluray, any more than standard definition television offers the same quality as DVDs. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukThe Hitchhikers Guide to Encoding: The Salmon of Style (Or how programmes styles can change you
Friday Programme Styles The last area to talk about is programme style and the techniques used by producers. The HD Channel is expanding the range of programmes made and transmitted in high definition all the time. As the number of programmes grows we are bound to show some that don't appeal to everyone in the audience, just as any multi-genre channel would. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukFriday 11 December 2009, PM
BBC HD boss sticks up for picture quality
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