Thursday 16 May 2013, PM
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downloads.bbc.co.ukThursday 16 May 2013, AM
BBC iPlayer - Help - Frequent questions for BBC iPlayer on Windows Phone 8 devices
Will BBC iPlayer be available on Windows Phone 7.5 devices Subtitles are not available on BBC iPlayer for Windows Phone 8 devices. Downloading programmes to be watched later is not possible, although the technology we are using means that once you have selected to play a programme, a temporary copy of the programme will be stored on the device until you either close the application or select to play another programme. - iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.ukiplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.ukWednesday 15 May 2013, AM
ITV hit by ad slowdown - Media - guardian.co.uk
The year started well for ITV's TV ad sales across its portfolio of channels, with revenues up 6 in the first quarter to 382. Across the first half of the year ITV expects TV ad revenues to be down 3 year on year. ITV revealed that it could pay as much as an extra 80m to completely buy out the owners of High Noon and The Garden if they achieve performance targets over the next few years. - guardian.co.uk
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BBC News - Fears of 4G TV interference in UK may have been overblown
Tests conducted by at800, the firm set up to troubleshoot the issue, have so far found very few problems. Tests of around 200,000 homes in the West Midlands and London have uncovered just 15 TV interference issues. Hilly terrain Funding for at800 comes from mobile firms to the tune of 180m. - bbc.co.uk
www.bbc.co.ukTuesday 14 May 2013, PM
Aereo gets set for Atlanta debut - Internet Media - CNET News
Aereo's little antenna has led to a big brouhaha with television networks. Credit Aereo Aereo is on a roll, with plans now to bring its streaming TV service to Atlanta. The Atlanta launch is scheduled for June 17, the company announced Tuesday. - news.cnet.com
news.cnet.comChannel 4 content boost results in £29m loss - Media - guardian.co.uk
Channel 4 has reported a loss of 29m for 2012, as intended, as part of a strategy of extra investment in content including its acclaimed London 2012 Paralympics coverage and building its digital audience data operation. The broadcaster said its investment on original programming reached a record high last year of 434m, up 3 year on year but below the original target of 455m. Total content spend was 608m for the year. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - BBC Now: New ways of viewing content on the BBC Homepage
Hello, I'm the product manager of the BBC Homepage. Im really excited that we have now been able to put the link to this pilot live on the Connected Studio website. In order to see this content you need to have both Javascript enabled and Flash Installed. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukMade in Leeds: the next milestone for broadcasting from the North - UK news - guardian.co.uk
Made in Leeds transmissions will start in November, covering an area from Selby to Harrogate and Huddersfield. 3 May 1956 Granada Television launches transmissions from Quay Street, Manchester. Businesses and lobbyists called for a new commercial element in British broadcasting, while traditional voices at the BBC and in parliament warned of lower standards, vulgar Americanisation, and the danger of neglecting minority interests in the constant pursuit of ratings. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
BBC - Newsbeat - Warning to students over TV licences for smartphones
It says people have been prosecuted for watching TV on devices, other than televisions, without a licence. If people only watch catch-up content, they do not need a licence. They do not have a TV but watch a lot of catch-up television. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukTuesday 14 May 2013, AM
Your carrier doesnt offer 4G services? Dont worry, 5G is only seven years away
With most of the mobile operators today relying on 3G underpinnings, and few actually using 4G backbones, the concept of yet another generation of cellular networks is unfathomable. After all, most of us still struggle to watch 1080p videos on YouTube without buffering and we know that developing, testing, approving and rolling out a new cellular technology doesn't happen overnight. If 4G is of any indication, it might not happen even years after vetting it. - betanews.com
betanews.comBBC - Blogs - Internet blog - Raven: File based ingest for BBC News
We are one of the teams inside the BBC working on internal technology development. We try to use open source where possible as we subscribe to the opening and fair-sharing of software and are always keen to save the BBC money. The original specification for Raven was for a box that would replace a tape deck in news satellite vans allowing news crews to do file based ingest when they are out in the field. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukIs YouView really the Freeview upgrade the BBC wanted? - Media - The Guardian
Where Freeview had succeeded so spectacularly in the digital multichannel age as a cheap, universally available, free-at-the-point-of-use platform to showcase Britain's public service broadcasters so YouView was supposed to follow. It was that vision that led the BBC, flushed with the success of the iPlayer, to spend many tens of millions of pounds of licence fee payers' cash developing the YouView system. It had long been recognised that, for all its success, Freeview was technologically inferior to satellite and cable systems. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukWays to watch BT Sport and the cost
Inspired by the YouView thread I thought there might be some members that might appreciate a brief run down of what the options are to subscribe to the BT Sport channels. Whether or not you subscribe to Sky is irrelevant because BT are retailing this channel themselves on the platform in a similar way to other niche channels. If you have broadband from BT then you can get the standard definition channels for free and the high definition channels for 3 per month if you simply renew your BT broadband product for another 12 months, or take out a new broadband contract for 12 months. - mediauk.comwww.mediauk.comSaturday 11 May 2013, AM
BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - What's on BBC Red Button - May 11-17
Doctor Who Clara and the Doctor discover how little they really know about each other As we hurtle towards the end of the series, watch an exclusive prequel to the final episode on the Red Button. Catch it straight after Saturdays episode finishes at 7.40pm or watch it again during the week. Enjoy the build-up to the gig throughout the day as Rod joins a host of Radio 2 programmes to sound check, answer your questions and preview the performance. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukFriday 10 May 2013, PM
BT Sport: what you will pay - Money - guardian.co.uk
BT has the rights to show 38 Premier League football matches for the 2013/14 season and exclusive rights to show live games from rugbys Aviva Premiership. The broadcaster has the rights to show 38 Premier League football matches and exclusive rights to show live games from rugby's Aviva Premiership. There will also be some FA Cup games and Scottish Premier League games. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - Links: iPlayer iOS app update
Hi everyone time for another roundup of news about BBC Online. The biggest story of the last fortnight has been an update to the iPlayer app for iPhones, iPod touchs and iPads. Here, in 2013, only 41 still is, and it's only going in one direction. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
Ariel - Television comes top in Ofcom media tracker survey
10 May 2013 Last updated at 1434 Despite the rise of the internet as a dominant player in the media landscape, a large majority of people in the UK still get their news from old-fashioned television. According to Ofcom's annual media tracker survey, published this week, 72 of respondents said TV was their main source of news. The internet trailed far behind at 10, with newspapers lagging even further behind at 7. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukThursday 09 May 2013, PM
Amazing Radio returns to DAB in London : Radio Today
The new music station is also taking space on DAB in Dublin as part of its international expansion plans which includes time-shifted streams for US time zones. We were sad to come off DAB, but we kept going online and on mobile Apps, increasing ouraudience and improving our output every month. Now were back, bigger and hopefully better, broadcasting in London and the south-east initially on the D2 DAB multiplex. - radiotoday.co.uk
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BT Sport free for 5m BT homes - News - Broadcast
BT Sport is to be offered free of charge to BT’s 5m broadband homes as the fledgling broadcaster attempts to topple Sky’s dominance and win customers from rival ISPs. - broadcastnow.co.uk
www.broadcastnow.co.ukThursday 09 May 2013, AM
Online TV is growing up fast - Comment - Broadcast
Even MPs can see the industry has changed forever, says Kate Bulkley. When you’re discussing the new kinds of TV emerging from the digital space, it’s comforting that at least one man in a traditional seat of power has a handle on what’s coming up. - broadcastnow.co.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukBT Sport aims to tackle Sky head on - Media - The Guardian
The broadcaster is expected finally to unveil details of its pricing plan and consumer proposition at an event at its Olympic Park studios , but it is understood that existing BT Broadband customers will be offered a substantial discount as it attempts to use its two new sport channels to woo new customers. People need to be able to get it as good as free. A war has already erupted between BT and Sky over the latter's refusal to take advertising for the new BT channels. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukWednesday 08 May 2013, PM
DCMS delays Communications Act white paper - News - Broadcast
The Department for Culture Media & Sport has delayed the publication of a white paper on the long-awaited Communications Act until the summer - broadcastnow.co.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.uk
Ariel - Hadlow takes temporary charge of BBC Four
A former head of specialist factual at Channel 4, Hadlow started her career as a BBC production trainee in 1986. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukThe stakes are high in the 'TV everywhere' land grab - Media Network - Guardian Professional
There are now more internet-connected TVs in UK homes than ever before and the numbers continue to rise. Indeed, internet-connected TVs are expected to become mainstream, expanding from 10 in 2012 to 50 of all households in 2020, according to Enders Analysis. Enders also forecasts that internet-connected viewing on smart TVs, PCs, smartphones and tablets will rise from 1.5 of total viewing today to 5 by 2020. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukWednesday 08 May 2013, AM
Kiss removed from local DAB multiplexes : Radio Today
Bauer has removed the stereo hi-quality version of Kiss from 25 more local multiplexes, leaving a single national mono version in its place. The station had been available on DAB twice in a number of locations since December. Now listeners in the areas below have been advised to re-tune to a mono signal available everywhere rather than a stereo signal available locally. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukTuesday 07 May 2013, PM
BBC warned of 'summer of strikes' as union rejects pay offer - Media - guardian.co.uk
The BBC could face strikes this summer over a pay dispute. BBC employees earning less than 60,000 will receive a flat-rate increase of 600 under the proposals outlined on Tuesday meaning more than a third of staff get a below-inflation rise of 2. The offer would see all BBC staff receive a minimum pay increase of 1 in the year from 1 August, including its best-paid employees earning more than 60,000. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukAn Analysis of the Audience Impact of Page One EPG Prominence A Report for Ofcom - stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk
An Analysis of the Audience Impact of Page One EPG Prominence A Report for Ofcom - stakeholders.ofcom.org.ukstakeholders.ofcom.org.ukUK Audience attitudes to the Broadcast Media 2012 [May 2013] - stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk
UK Audience attitudes to the Broadcast Media 2012 [May 2013] - stakeholders.ofcom.org.ukstakeholders.ofcom.org.uk
BT Sport channel gears up late-summer launch - City Business - Finance - Daily Express
This Thursday BT is expected to reveal more details on the price of the service as well as the platforms it will use such as YouView. BT Sport will show 38 exclusively live Barclays Premier League games. BT Sport will also show exclusive live coverage of all 69 rugby union games from the Aviva Premiership. - express.co.uk
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DG to consider halting DQF job cuts - News - Broadcast
BBC director general Tony Hall is expected to make a decision on whether to halt Delivering Quality First job cuts as the corporation bids to ward off further strike action. - broadcastnow.co.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukYouView - radio's great opportunity
He looked surprised he didn't know this happened. The interface tells me the date, but not the year. So, I thought I'd do a few more searches on YouView to see what happens. If you think people don't listen to radio over the TV - they do. - mediauk.comwww.mediauk.comSaturday 04 May 2013, AM
80,000 homes in Brighton and Hove face 4G TV misery From The Argus)
Some 80,000 homes in the city are being warned that tests of 4G the new generation of mobile phone technology could disrupt Freeview, leading to no sound, blocky images or even the loss of some or all channels. at800, the organisation tasked with ensuring viewers continue to receive Freeview when 4G mobile services are launched, said the masts would be turned on from mid May, but refused to give the exact date. The new technology is expected to bring innovations in business, entertainment, education and public services. - theargus.co.uk
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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - What's On BBC Red Button - May 4 - 11
Weve got a jam-packed week full of drama, music, comedy and sport to suit all tastes on BBC Red Button. This months show features Rudimental, Ben Howard and The 1975. The 1975 are a Manchester alternative rock band who recently made the charts with their single Chocolate. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukFriday 03 May 2013, PM
Declare DRM freedom!
Oct. 10, 2007 is the day I threw off the chains locking my music. I purged the last DRM-protected file from my personal catalog -- and not by stealing. The problem Songs purchased from iTunes, starting in April 2003. - betanews.combetanews.com
BBC News - Planning changes to boost mobile broadband
3 May 2013 Last updated at 1300 ET Mobile firms could find it easier to put up masts and antennas under suggested changes to planning rules. Operators would also be encouraged to share masts to limit the need for new base station sites. The UK government has proposed the changes to help accelerate the roll-out of high-speed mobile networks. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
4oD coming to Free Time from Freesat this month - Recombu
4oD should be live and kicking on Free Time from Freesat this month. The next-gen subscription free digital satellite service from Freesat impressed us greatly on launch. Despite being told that theyd arrive soon after launch, they havent and its only now weve got our first glimpse of 4oD seeing the light of day. - recombu.com
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Ariel - BBC wins a Focal international award for restoration
The project, for BBC Worldwide, entailed meticulously cleaning 22 hours of footage, across 25 episodes and working with 104 original rolls of film. 'The footage is spectacular,' he adds, 'and when working on it you really get a feel for the scientific importance of what was being documented.' The digital media services team also remade the credit sequences for one of the films using new, high-resolution captions. Life on Earth, from 1979, was the first of David Attenborough's great surveys of life on the planet. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukFriday 03 May 2013, AM
BBC's faulty £133m digital video archive leads to delays to programmes - Media - guardian.co.uk
New Broadcasting House blues the BBC's digital video archive doesn't work properly. It has a budget equivalent to around 914,000 BBC licence fees. However, the BBC declined to reveal how much of the 133m which is supposed to last to run the service until 2017 has actually been spent or how much of the 95m of benefits DMI was supposed to deliver back to the corporation have been achieved. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
BBC News - 180 degree television for the home?
Immersive video is a concept that technology companies have experimented with, finding varying levels of success. Philips pushed the idea in 2004 with its Ambilight television sets, which projected light around the television, to suit the mood of the content being played. Microsoft has confirmed it is working on a form of immersive video for gaming, which it calls IllumiRoom - it uses the Kinect camera and a projector to extend graphics beyond the television screen - but there yet is no clear indication of when it might go on sale. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukHowling: 10 more HD channels next year, Freeview must not be pushed out of spectrum Digital TV Eur
Speaking on a panel at the event, Howling said Freeview could launch up to 10 additional HD channels next year and was in discussion with Ofcom over how this could be achieved. Howling said that for Freeview, innovation is about taking a product and making it mass market, mainstream and free for everyone. She said that free TV was part of the countrys DNA. - digitaltveurope.netwww.digitaltveurope.netThursday 02 May 2013, PM
BBC bullying exposes broader cultural ills and poor management - Media - guardian.co.uk
The BBC report into bullying reflects management and HR failings as well as broader human frailties. Further, the majority of toilers, 60,000, who are on short-term or casual contracts, and therefore vulnerable, are excluded from the BBC's bullying, harassment and grievance policy, despite the fact it was last updated recently, in 2011, and the use of freelancers has been endemic for two decades. Running through the research interviews reveals constant criticism of the corporation's HR department that seems to have been asleep on the job and could have acted sooner. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
Ed Vaizey spells out plans for Freeview's 5G future - Recombu
As with the 4G Freeview Fail, it's likely the mobile operators will have to pay the bill, not the taxpayer or TV Licence. A third option would be that Freeview would continue to exist in its current form with minimal change in other words, a standard definition service would be retained to deliver a 'minimal PSB service' retained for those with old SD equipment. Vaizey is not in support of the first option, which he believes will harm competition. - recombu.comrecombu.comBBC bullying is systemic and institutionalised, claim unions - Media - guardian.co.uk
BBC fails to screen for trouble The NUJ claims bullying has been going on under the noses of management. On Thursday the BBC published a report resulting from an internal inquiry into bullying and harrassment commissioned in the wake of the Jimmy Savile sex abuse scandal, which uncovered widespread allegations of bullying and an inadequate complaints procedure which meant whistleblowers' concerns often went unheeded. The NUJ's evidence to the inquiry is understood to have contained multiple accusations of bullying against a single senior executive, who was named in a collective complaint by more than 20 people. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
YouTube Says The Battle With TV Is Already Over - Business Insider
YouTube says the battle if there ever was one is over. A year ago, YouTube seemed to have its sights set on reinventing television by funding the launch of more than 100 channels from well-known media brands and Hollywood personalities. Though the model for the evening was TV, YouTube used it to distinguish itself as something entirely different. - businessinsider.com
www.businessinsider.comBBC Respect at Work Review Report 02/05/2013
People expect more from the BBC. Our audiences and licence fee payers expect high standards of creativity, impartiality and distinctiveness. They expect us to behave with the utmost integrity and decency. They expect us to live up to our stated Values. They are right to do so. - downloads.bbc.co.ukdownloads.bbc.co.ukOfcom begins investigation into BT's superfast broadband - Reuters
Ofcom said it was in the early stages of an investigation into BT. BT, the biggest fixed-line operator in the country, allows rival operators to take its superfast fiber product on a wholesale basis at the same fee at which it sells it to its own retail arm, BT Retail. TalkTalk has complained that there is not a large enough gap between the wholesale price and the rate at which BT sells the product to retail customers, squeezing margins for competitors. - reuters.com
www.reuters.comThursday 02 May 2013, AM
Halls red flag system for BBC - News - Broadcast
Tony Hall has overhauled the BBC’s top-level conversations about high-risk programmes in a bid to prevent a repeat of the Jimmy Savile scandal - broadcastnow.co.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.uk
No, The UK Did Not Just Abolish Copyright, Despite What Photographers Seem To Think - Techdirt
Under its provisions it will be legal to exploit a copyright work - photograph, film, text, song, whatever -- without the knowledge, permission, or payment to its owner. As with the 2010 Digital Economy Act, the bone of contention for photographers is how orphan works will be treated under UK law. The searches would have to be verified as diligent by independent authorising bodies. - techdirt.com
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