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Wednesday 09 August 2017, AM

Sony Rebrands Kix, Launches Channel on Freeview, Sky, Freesat

Sony Pictures Television Networks is rebranding Kix to Pop Max, with the kids' channel set to launch across Freeview, Sky and Freesat on August 30. Pop Max comes from SPTN UK and joins Pop and Tiny Pop in SPTN's kids' channel portfolio. - worldscreen.com

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My Media Week: Owen Jenkinson, Freeview

As well as putting the finishing touches to the media pitch briefing, I have a lengthy meeting with an interesting consultancy we've been working with, Verbalisation. Consequently the commute home and evening media consumption is relatively bubble gum - Evening Standard and comedy on BBC iPlayer. - www.campaignlive.co.uk

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Friday 04 August 2017, PM

04/08/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Thursday 03 August 2017, PM

KMTV channel director James Brindle says local TV is a 'win, win, win' for Kent

KMTV is the 30th channel to get off the ground, in a joint venture between the KM Group and the University of Kent. Tune in for half an hour every Wednesday from 6.30pm. HOW TO WATCH. KMTV will be available on Freeview Channel 7 and Virgin Channel 159 from 5.30pm today. - www.kentonline.co.uk

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Wednesday 02 August 2017, PM

Controversial columnists; The rise and fall of Anthony Scaramucci; Off-shore journalism

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Friday 28 July 2017, PM

28/07/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Thursday 27 July 2017, AM

ITV readies hefty bill for Virgin Media as advertising sales dive

ITV is poised to hit Virgin Media with a hefty bill for carrying its main channel backed with a tacit threat of a blackout if it refuses to pay up. ITV will rely on new laws that come into force next week and scrap a copyright exemption that allows Virgin Media to carry its main public service channel for free without fear of legal action. - www.telegraph.co.uk

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Wednesday 26 July 2017, PM

26/07/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Monday 24 July 2017, AM

York TV is on the air! Everything you need to know about city's new television channel

That's York is now broadcasting to the Greater York area via Freeview Channel 8. To mark its official launch, the Lord Mayor of York Cllr Barbara Boyce toured the offices and studios base at York St John University, meeting the team behind the channel. - www.yorkmix.com

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MXF: Bigger And Better To Meet Business Needs

SMPTE published the MXF standard in 2004, and since that time it has been continually refined to improve the business of cinema and broadcast worldwide. The more feedback SMPTE receives on the report and its conclusions, the better SMPTE can use real-world data to improve MXF and make it an even more useful means of handling media content. - www.4rfv.co.uk

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BBC is paying too much for talent it can afford to lose

The dogmatic insistence that the BBC had to pay higher salaries or lose talent had been spiked by presenter John Humphrys on Radio 4's Media Show, when he was asked if he would do his job for less money. The BBC can afford to lose established talent, but it cannot afford to lose its place as the engine of the British creative digital economy. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 21 July 2017, PM

#77 - BBC pay, local press woes Soundcloud - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann

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21/07/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Wednesday 19 July 2017, PM

19/07/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Tuesday 18 July 2017, PM

UKTV's Dave and Home to launch on Freesat

UKTV channels Dave and Home will join the line-up on Freesat on 1st August. The join UKTV's Drama, Yesterday and Really channels which launched on Freesat in December 2015. - www.tvbeurope.com

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Monday 17 July 2017, PM

Master specification for broadcast and online

An initiative originally established by British broadcasters is partnering with the SMPTE standards organisation to develop a specification to enable the exchange of master media for broadcast and online. DPP is partnering with SMPTE to develop an Interoperable Master Format specification for broadcast and online use. - informitv.com

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Monday 17 July 2017, AM

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/__data/assets/pdf_file/0022/104557/bbc-distinctiveness-research.pdf

Satisfaction is highest with BBC radio and the BBC website and apps, followed by BBC TV. - BBC TV performs well against other PSB broadcasters, and similar to Sky. Netflix viewers rate the highest levels of satisfaction among all of the media organisations listed BBC TV viewers consider it important that the BBC delivers across the range of distinctiveness indicators tested - High quality programmes, a mix of different types of programmes, and wide audience appeal are considered particularly important. - www.ofcom.org.uk

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The Tech Stack that powers BBC iPlayer

The goal of BBC iPlayer is to provide UK Licence Fee Payers with BBC TV whenever, wherever, and however they want.10 years on, our audience can watch over 3,600 hours of on-demand BBC TV content on over 10,000 different devices, from computers, smart phones and tablets to a wide range of connected TV devices. All media travels through this pipeline whether it be event streams supporting live music and sport, long form programmes on BBC iPlayer and iPlayer Radio or the short form clips used on BBC News.There is a standard media player optimising the playback experience for browser-based playback on our Web estate. - iplayer.engineering

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Friday 14 July 2017, PM

14/07/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Friday 14 July 2017, AM

Freeview Play users to get even more from their TV with launch of Freeview Explore

Freeview Explore will roll out on Freeview Play TVs and set-top boxes this month and paves the way for Freeview to build a deeper relationship with viewers. The new feature is the latest development for Freeview Play which launched in 2015 and has now become the most widely adopted catch-up service on televisions in the UK. Latest estimates suggest around 1.5m Freeview Play devices have been sold. - www.freeview.co.uk

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Thursday 13 July 2017, PM

What next for 4K?

The broadcast industry has always been one that revolves around the latest technological innovations, and no current discussion around key trends and predictions would be complete without a look at 4K. The term '4K' was first introduced into the public vernacular largely by television manufacturers touting it as the next big thing in broadcasting. There is a strong possibility that 4K will be like HD, i.e. a technology that gives a small advantage to first movers, but does not really translate into increased revenues for broadcasters - just additional capital expenditure. - www.tvbeurope.com

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Wednesday 12 July 2017, PM

Channel 4's David Abraham; India's WhatsApp news service; Robot reporters

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Tuesday 11 July 2017, AM

Digital radio progress welcomed at event – RadioToday

Digital radio progress was celebrated at a special Digital Radio Summer Reception on Monday at Global in London. Over the last few years we have seen a massive expansion in choice with a raft of new stations on DAB and many more online catering for every interest. - radiotoday.co.uk

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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

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Dramatic 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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Friday 07 July 2017, PM

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

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New 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

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#76 - Auntie Plots The Year Ahead - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann

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Thursday 06 July 2017, AM

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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Wednesday 05 July 2017, PM

Inside Russia Today...

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Friday 30 June 2017, PM

30/06/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Wednesday 28 June 2017, PM

28/06/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Monday 26 June 2017, AM

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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Friday 23 June 2017, PM

23/06/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Friday 23 June 2017, AM

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.uk

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Thursday 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.com

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Wednesday 21 June 2017, PM

21/06/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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BBC 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.com

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Tuesday 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

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Monday 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.uk

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Friday 16 June 2017, PM

16/06/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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#75 - Channel 4's hunt for the new Hunt - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann

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Wednesday 14 June 2017, PM

Fleet Street's influence on British politics

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Saturday 10 June 2017, PM

09/06/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Wednesday 07 June 2017, PM

07/06/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Wednesday 07 June 2017, AM

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.com

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Wednesday 31 May 2017, PM

31/05/2017 Radio 4 Feedback

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Saturday 27 May 2017, PM

http://www.consumerreports.org/tv-service/free-over-the-air-tv-is-going-to-get-better/

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Friday 26 May 2017, PM

#74 - How To Shoot VR and 360 Video - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann

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