Monday 10 July 2017, PM
Lightning bolt destroys television receiver
A lightning strike broke a television receiver at a Lincoln block of flats, leaving residents without freeview for days. A council spokesman confirmed that a lightning strike blew up the TV receiver. - www.lincolnshirelive.co.uk
www.lincolnshirelive.co.ukDramatic decline in younger viewing
The five designated public service channels, that is BBC One and Two, the channel 3 licence, Channel 4, and Channel 5, accounted for 51 of viewing in 2016, and their associated 'portfolio' channels added a further 19. Viewing by children and young adults has fallen dramatically by about a third over that period, with an 8.8 decline for children in the course of 2016. The BBC receives about a quarter of that viewing, while non public service channels account for nearly 45. About a third of viewing in this age group is to children's programmes, of which about a third is to the dedicated CBBC and CBeebies channels from the BBC. Of around 512 hours a year of television watched on average by children, these two channels make up about 10 of their viewing. - informitv.com
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07/07/2017 Radio 4 Feedback
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Ofcom: young people watch a third less TV on sets as they move online
Teenagers and children are watching a third less broadcast TV on traditional sets than they were in 2010, as the shift to digital viewing and the rise of services such as Netflix and Amazon gathers pace. At 344 minutes viewing per day on average, pensioners clock up more than triple the amount of traditional TV viewing of children and younger viewers. - www.theguardian.com
www.theguardian.comNew transmitters turned on in Leicestershire – RadioToday
An official switch-on event on Friday morning marked the introduction of four new DAB digital radio transmitters for Leicestershire. The expansion of coverage means that many listeners can now receive ten further radio stations - BBC Radio Leicester, Capital East Midlands, Gem 106, Heart East Midlands, Smooth East Midlands, Gold, Chill, LRB Digital, Sabras and Sanskar Radio - on DAB digital radio for the first time. - radiotoday.co.uk
radiotoday.co.uk#76 - Auntie Plots The Year Ahead - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
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Freesat, Discovery partner on Quest
Subscription-free satellite TV platform Freesat has teamed up with Discovery Networks to launch Quest and Quest Red on the DTH service. Quest launched in 2009 and has steadily grown to become one of the biggest free to air TV channels for men. - www.tvbeurope.com
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Arqiva boosts DTT capacity for Wimbledon, Glastonbury
Arqiva announced it's providing expanded capacity for the BBC to show more of Wimbledon and Glastonbury. The additional DTT services launched on 21 June for Glastonbury and be available until the end of Wimbledon on 16 July. - www.telecompaper.com
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BBC Radio Cymru 2 set to launch on digital radio – RadioToday
BBC Radio Cymru 2 is getting ready to launch on DAB Digital Radio in Wales following a trial under the name of Radio Cymru Mwy last year. BBC Radio Cymru 2 will provide choice for Welsh speaking listeners as they start their day - and will be available on weekday mornings between 7am and 10am on DAB, BBC iPlayer and digital TV. While BBC Radio Cymru will continue to offer a full news service in the morning, Radio Cymru 2 will offer a mix of music and entertainment. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukThursday 22 June 2017, AM
Freeview launches new 'Explore' feature
Freeview has launched a new feature allowing viewers to get the most out of the service. Freeview Explore will roll out on Freeview Play TVs and set-top boxes this month. - www.tvbeurope.comwww.tvbeurope.comWednesday 21 June 2017, PM
21/06/2017 Radio 4 Feedback
www.bbc.co.ukBBC technical glitch leaves Huw Edwards in silence on News at Ten
Huw Edwards was left sitting in silence for four minutes at the start of BBC News at Ten on Tuesday night after a technical fault delayed the start of the programme and bemused viewers. The BBC News Channel showed Edwards sitting mute for the entirety of the delay, while BBC1 put up a message apologising for the fault and played saxophone music. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comTuesday 20 June 2017, PM
Statement on the proposed Sky plc / 21st Century Fox Inc. merger
Today I can confirm that following my intervention in the proposed acquisition of Sky plc by 21st Century Fox Inc., I have received reports from Ofcom on two public interest grounds, and the Competition and Markets Authority on jurisdiction, as set out in the European Intervention Notice issued on 16th March 2017. Notes to Editors The Culture Secretary intervened in the proposed acquisition of Sky plc by 21st Century Fox by issuing a European Intervention Notice on Thursday 16th March. - www.gov.uk
www.gov.ukMonday 19 June 2017, AM
BBC Public Interest Test consultation on proposed TV channel for Scotland
As the new channel represents a material change to the BBC's UK Public Services, the BBC has begun a Public Interest Test of the proposal and, as part of this process, has opened a six week consultation seeking views from interested parties. The consultation is open to all, but we would particularly welcome views from industry stakeholders and other interested parties with activities in Scotland. - www.bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukFriday 16 June 2017, PM
16/06/2017 Radio 4 Feedback
www.bbc.co.uk#75 - Channel 4's hunt for the new Hunt - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
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Rapid rise in average internet speeds
Ranked 69, sees an average connection speed of 6.5 Mbps, while the Philippines, ranked 100, sees 5.5 Mbps. There are still some countries, like Paraguay, ranked 148, where the average connection speed is 1.4 Mbps and only 2.8 of connections were above 4Mbps. Comcast ranks first in the United States, with an average of 3.92 Mbps. Virgin Media ranks first in the United Kingdom, with 3.90 Mbps, just ahead of BT with 3.81 Mbps. Even Switzerland, which ranks top, only comes in with an average of 4.28 Mbps, with the fastest service provider recording 4.37nbspMbps. - informitv.cominformitv.comWednesday 31 May 2017, PM
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BBC Worldwide shuts BBC Store
BBC Worldwide is to close BBC Store just 18 months after it launched the download-to-own service - blaming a rapidly changing market for the decision. The service, which sells some 12000 hours of BBC Studios and indie shows including Doctor Who and Line of Duty, will stop accepting purchases from today, ahead of a full closure of the site in November. iPlayer links to the service will be removed over the next few days. Customers who have bought shows via Store will be fully refunded or offered Amazon Prime vouchers to re-download their programmes. The cost to BBCW is thought to run in to the low millions of pounds. A handful of dedicated staff have been placed into redundancy consultations as a result of the closure, with the BBC attempting to find them roles elsewhere in the organisation.. - www.broadcastnow.co.uk
www.broadcastnow.co.ukWednesday 24 May 2017, PM
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An interview with alleged KickassTorrents founder in his jail cell in Poland
Last Tuesday, two days before his release, The Verge sat down with Vaulin in his jail cell for a two-hour interview - the first since his arrest - to discuss his extradition fight and his life inside jail. Back at the jail, Vaulin was transferred between cells seven times he was made to carry all his possessions to a new cell in one trip books, legal papers, cups, pots, etc. - www.theverge.com
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Arqiva confirms sale as EBITDA rises
Arqiva has confirmed the transmission company is for sale. Strong results for the nine-months to March 31, 2017 included 11 per cent growth in contining operations and a 12 per cent rise in EBITDA to 351 million. - www.broadbandtvnews.com
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After dropping its legacy Vision platform, will BT's axe fall on EE TV?
Does BT's willingness to shed customers by axing its ageing Vision service offer any clues about the future of EE's TV platform Even if EE was on commission with some of those services, and I've been unable to find any hint that they are, they'd still be making very little - if anything - from the EE TV platform and certainly less than on BT TV where they have their own buy to keep and PPV store. - www.seenit.co.uk
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#73 - MacKenzie leaves The Sun, Crozier exits ITV - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
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iPlayer catchup service will require user login within weeks, says BBC
Users of BBC iPlayer will need to enter a password to access the online catchup service within the next few weeks, the broadcaster has announced. The changes come after rules introduced last year made watching or downloading BBC programmes through the iPlayer illegal without a TV licence. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comThursday 11 May 2017, AM
Radio music use on Amazon Echo set to grow – RadioToday
A survey shows using Amazon's Echo device for listening to the radio and music is set to grow dramatically over the next 12 months. Listening to radio or on-demand music services is the most widely reported use of Echo and 71 of users say the device means they are listening more. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukWednesday 10 May 2017, PM
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Global pay TV revenues 'to peak in 2017' - TBI Vision TBI Vision
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The RSS feed URL is https//squarepenguin.co.uk/blog/index. In all past cases the feeds have come back up after a short while, so please don't feel tempted to post any 'not working for me too' posts. - squarepenguin.co.uk
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Radio professionals celebrate DAB in Birmingham – RadioToday
Over 100 radio industry people attended the Doing the DAB Birmingham event on Wednesday night to hear about the developments of digital radio in the city. The event heard that capacity for further new DAB stations in Birmingham is now fully utilised and MuxCo's Matt Deegan called for Ofcom to create a second local DAB multiplex for Birmingham and David Timpson confirmed RT Radio's interest in launching services in the UK, including Birmingham to serve the Irish Diaspora. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukWednesday 03 May 2017, PM
Turkish media crackdown; Reuters on trust; Fix Radio for builders
www.bbc.co.ukNew transmitters for Wolverhampton Shropshire – RadioToday
Ian Perry from BBC Radio Shropshire, and Ed Nell, Home Run presenter on Free Radio, pressed the big green digital radio switch at 08.45am to signify the expansion of local DAB coverage in Telford and across Wolverhampton Shropshire in front of pupils and staff from Newdale Primary School. The expansion of coverage means that many listeners can now receive eight further radio stations - BBC Radio Shropshire, BBC Radio West Midlands, Free Radio, Free Radio 80s, Heart West Midlands, Smooth West Midlands, Radio XL and Capital - on DAB digital radio for the first time. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukTuesday 02 May 2017, PM
#72 - British Podcast Awards 2017
feedproxy.google.comFewer viewers want to watch on TV
An international survey from Accenture suggests a dramatic drop in the proportion of viewers who prefer to watch television shows on television sets. It is difficult to reconcile the survey results with the reality of how people actually watch television programmes, which is still overwhelmingly on a television. - informitv.cominformitv.comBBC to 'make science personal' with year-long programming campaign
The BBC is launching a year-long season of science and technology programming under the banner of Tomorrow's World. Britain's Greatest Inventions - a live show presented from the Science Museum Group's stores by Dr Hannah Fry and Ant Anstead for BBC Two where the public will vote, from a shortlist, for the invention which they feel has been of most influence and importance in their lives. - www.tvbeurope.comwww.tvbeurope.comAmol Rajan to host Radio 4's The Media Show – RadioToday
Amol Rajan, Media Editor for BBC News, is the new presenter of The Media Show on BBC Radio 4, as a permanent replacement for Steve Hewlett. Amol Rajan, a former Editor of the Independent, is a familiar voice to Radio 4 listeners in his role as the Media Editor for BBC News, in which he reports on and oversees the BBC's coverage on all stories about the media industry and its impact on business, politics and culture across the world. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukSaturday 29 April 2017, PM
Royal Assent for Radio Multiplex Services Bill – RadioToday
The Bill, officially known as the Broadcasting Bill 2016-17, is believed to be the first Private Members' Broadcasting Bill to receive Royal Assent, and makes provision for the regulation of small-scale DAB multiplex services. Dean Kavanagh, Director, Switch Radio, operator of the small-scale DAB multiplex in Birmingham, said 'We're obviously delighted that the Bill has received Royal Assent before dissolution. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukFriday 28 April 2017, AM
YouGov: 5m UK viewers use pirate streaming services » Digital TV Europe
Nearly 5 million UK adults, some 10 of the population, use pirate TV streaming services or apps, according to YouGov. The research firm said that 4.9 million people currently have access to platforms such as illegal Kodi boxes, chipped Amazon Fire TV Sticks, and illegal streaming apps on smartphones and tablets. - www.digitaltveurope.netwww.digitaltveurope.net
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