informitv - Aereo ruling enables national expansion

Disruptive start-up company Aereo has won a significant reprieve in its attempts to deliver broadcast television transmissions over the internet. A majority decision by an appeals court has upheld an earlier ruling, denying a motion from broadcasters for an injunction against the company. Although the case continues, Aereo is now planning to roll out the service nationwide across the United States. - informitv.com

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EU regulators to approve $15.8 billion Liberty, Virgin deal - sources - Reuters

The European Union competition authority is set to announce its decision by April 15. Antoine Colombani, Commission spokesman for competition policy, and Virgin Media declined to comment. The 15.8 billion value of the deal was the implied price on February 6, the day it was announced. - uk.reuters.com

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Holy Cow: Two of the Big Four TV Networks Are Considering Going Off the Air - Forbes

Worried enough that at least two of them are actively entertaining the possibility of pulling their free over-the-air signals altogether. Surprised to see news that portentous buried in the 13th paragraph, I reached out Ancier to make sure there wasnt some sort of miscommunication. Rather, its a contingency plan the networks in question are keeping in their back pockets in case they cant prevail over Aereo and Dish in court or find some other way to stave off the threat they represent. - forbes.com

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News Corp. Threatens to Pull Fox off the Airwaves if Aereo Wins - Peter Kafka - Media - AllThingsD

COO Chase Carey says his conglomerate is considering moving programming from its Fox broadcast network, which viewers can receive over the air, for free, to its pay cable networks. Heres the money quote, via Variety If we cant have our rights properly protected through legal and governmental solutions, we will pursue a business solution. One solution would be to take the network and make it a subscription service. - allthingsd.com

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TFM: who could be next?

On 15th April 2010, Ofcom published a Statement on commercial radio localness regulation. UTV's cluster already shares the same building, but has different programming at breakfast/drive which isn't, strictly, required. Some of the potentials here make little sense a station called Lincs FM wouldn't go down particularly well in Hull, and many - but not all - of these stations broadcast to specific communities who don't naturally fit together. - mediauk.com

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - What’s on BBC Red Button – 6-13 April

Both Caro and her band are great, charismatic performers previously seen on Red Button at Radio 2 in Hyde Park 2011 - so we are delighted to welcome her back. Shes visiting Radio 2 ahead of a UK tour later this year so we are lucky to have this early look. You can join in with the programme by pressing red to guess the valuations in real time. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC News - Film studios request removal of takedown notices

5 April 2013 Last updated at 0722 ET Two film studios have asked Google to take down links to messages sent by them requesting the removal of links connected to film piracy. Recent submissions by Fox and Universal Studios include requests for the removal of previous takedown notices. The notices are requests for individual web addresses to be removed from Google's search engine results because they contain material uploaded without the permission of the copyright holders. - bbc.co.uk

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How to buy the best set-top box - Freeview and Freesat set-top boxe reviews - TV DVD - Which? Technology

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DTG :: News :: VIVA to join Freesat's line up

Freesat has added Viacom channel Viva to its entertainment line-up. Viva launched in 2009 and is Viacom's free-to-air offering in the UK TV market. - dtg.org.uk

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Intel to Offer Multichannel TV Service, Takes on Pay-TV Cable Business - Variety

Employees at Intel Corp. are free to roam almost anywhere across the vast Santa Clara, Calif., campus they call home. Certain laboratories are off-limits of course thats understandable when the assembly of microprocessors could be contaminated by a human eyelash. Only 300 of the more than 100,000 people who work for Intel have clearance. - variety.com

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Online music licensing revenues pass radio for first time - Technology - The Guardian

Ed Sheeran and other UK artists enjoyed a bumper 2012 as digital licensing revenues passed radio for the first time. New licensing agreements with Google Play, Microsoft Xbox and other online players helped UK digital revenues soar 32.2 in 2012, from 39.1m in 2011. The advent of downloads and streaming services, such as Apple iTunes and Spotify, has more than doubled UK online licensing revenues, from 23.3m in 2008. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - Loudness Measurement: Improving sound for the BBC and other broadcasters

In my last blog on audio and music technology at the BBC I mentioned loudness measurement. I wanted to cover this in more detail and also to tell you more about how we are working with other broadcasters on a common loudness standard that can be applied to all types of broadcast content. Mixing console level meters So what does loudness measurement entail and why has it taken so long to be adopted by broadcasters - bbc.co.uk

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Only 10% of UK homes use VCR, but two thirds still own one Digital TV Europe

However, 64 of UK homes still own a VCR, according to the research. Freeview found that just over half of homes still with VCRs had put the devices into storage and no longer used them, while only 11 of homes had used their VCRs to record programmes in the past year. Twenty-three per cent of households had given up using their VCRs within the past three years. - digitaltveurope.net

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DTG :: News :: Freesat adds Travel Channel

It is a hugely popular service with a strong following that strengthens and complements Freesat's existing line-up. DTG Staff 02.04.2013 Links open in a new window. The DTG is not responsible for the content of other web sites. - dtg.org.uk

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Tony Hall's email to BBC staff - Media - guardian.co.uk

Tony Hall has said in an email to BBC staff that the corporation has experienced difficult times, but is now winning back trust. The BBC has a unique history, a special place in the country's heart and a vital part to play in its future. Recent times have been difficult for the BBC, but obviously far more so for those directly affected by these events. - guardian.co.uk

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Aereo wins battle with big networks over right to stream TV online - Media - guardian.co.uk

Aereo, which is backed by Barry Diller above, was launched in March 2012 in the New York area at a cost to subscribers of 12 a month. Aereo subscribers pay 12 month to stream live broadcasts of TV channels on mobile devices. The company, owned by Diller's IAC, does not pay fees to the media companies whose programmes it redistributes. - guardian.co.uk

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Aereo Held Talks With TV-Service Providers - WSJ.com

Aereo, which streams local TV broadcast signals over the Web for a fee, is now available only in the New York City region. Talks between Aereo and telecom operators haven't yet yielded any agreements. Aereo is battling a suit by broadcasters, which say it is violating copyright law, in part because it reformats and retransmits their signals without permissionand then charges a fee to its subscribers. - online.wsj.com

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Moggys and Froggies unite for Animal DAB : Radio Today

A new national radio station is to launch later today on Digital One, featuring specialist music and animals as presenters. The station will be operated by an yet un-named company but a RadioToday source simply known as Pug confirms the station was inspired by Kerrang Radio hiring a Rock Dog to host a weekly show. - radiotoday.co.uk

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It s Big TV vs. Big Telecom Over Broadcast Spectrum - Variety

The chaos has opened the door for profiteering by TV station owners who suddenly find themselves sitting on valuable real estate. Theres a buying spree going on in the upper reaches of the TV dial, the largely forgotten universe of UHF stations made up of many mom-and-pop owners who long ago gave up ambition in favor of a mix of home-shopping and reruns like Matlock. KTLN channel 47, which runs religious programming from a business park in San Rafael, Calif., sold for 8 million in 2011. - variety.com

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What Tony Hall needs to do to revive the BBC - Media - The Observer

The two lords, Baron Hall of Birkenhead and Baron Patten of Barnes, have been invited to perform their first public double act to a parliamentary select committee. Hall leaves the Royal Opera House this week to return to the BBC, where he once ran the news operation, as a potential saviour. He has been appointed at a low point in the corporation's history, in the middle of an industrial dispute, following the brief tenure of George Entwistle and all the horror of Jimmy Savile's crimes. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - What’s on BBC Red Button 30 March – 6 April

Press red after the programme to enjoy concert performances. Radio 1s world-famous Live Lounge hosts emerging musicians and superstars each month. Objects featured in the show include a giant dog collar from Victorian days, a collection of early royal relics, and boxing gloves once used by the young poet Byron. - bbc.co.uk

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at800 Code of Service

Our role is simple – to ensure that all UK consumers continue to receive clear Freeview signals, or are offered a suitable alternative, when 4G mobile services at 800MHz are launched. - at800.tv

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Freeview re-launches website with new TV Guide featuring catch up TV links - The Drum

The re-launch follows the announcement that the number of homes using Freeview as their main digital provider has surpassed 11 million for the first time, visitors to the refreshed site will now be able to scroll backwards through an online programme guide, clicking straight through to content. Other changes to the site includes personalised TV guides using customers pre-selected favourite channels, shortlists based on reviews from Reevoo, and an updated news and features page. Our TV guide is hugely popular and this update makes the user journey simpler and easy to navigate. - thedrum.com

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ITV Central to report more news specific to West Midlands

ITV Central is to broadcast more news focusing specifically on the West Midlands region, under a new broadcast licence to be agreed with the Government.

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DTG :: News :: DTG updates Freeview HD specification

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BBC - Blogs - About the BBC - Closure of the White City building

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.uk

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London Live starts talent scouting ahead of launch - News - Broadcast

28 March, 2013 By Lisa Campbell London Live is gearing up for a spring launch with two new hires and is also hunting for a head of programming and a head of news and current affairs. 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

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Darroch: 3D hasn’t taken off - 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

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Northamptonshire DAB multiplex turned on : Radio Today

These are exciting times for the UKs digital radio market giving more people the chance to listen to new stations that are outside their local FM area. - radiotoday.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: Report: 83% of tablet users use device while watching TV

The global study investigated consumption of news in the digital age and discovered that 43 of tablet users consume more TV than they did five years ago, with most using tablets alongside TV. However, TV still dominates overall usage, taking 42 of people's news consumption time compared with laptops 29, smartphones 18 and tablets 10, according to the research. In breaking news situations, users turn to television as their primary and first device 42, with the majority 66 then turning to the internet to investigate stories further. - dtg.org.uk

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Ariel - BBC Trust to review rural issues

The impartiality review of rural issues will be independent, examining news, current affairs and factual programming. The BBC's governing body also confirmed that it will host two impartiality seminars later this year with journalists, academics and experts. One seminar will focus on arts programming and another on the economic and political reporting of Africa. - bbc.co.uk

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Digital is the game changer, says Dickens : Radio Today

Clive Dickens has spoken out about the future of radio in the UK, citing digital radio as the game changer for commercial radio. The BBC has 70 of analogue spectrum and they get 60 of audience, he says. We have spent so many years arguing about digital but if we get this right over the next 10 years, it could be the game changer for commercial radio. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Ariel - Radio 5 live announces schedule changes

From 16 May, Stephen Nolan and John Pienaar will host a programme preview at 10pm, followed by a simulcast at 10.35pm. It will then be followed by a live phone-in debate on the station. As part of schedule changes announced by newly-appointed 5 live controller Jonathan Wall, the weekly Pienaar's Politics programme will also shift to an earlier 10am slot on Sundays from September. - bbc.co.uk

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Freeview hits 11m homes milestone - News - Broadcast

27 March, 2013 By Alex Farber Freeview is being used as the primary TV service in 11m homes, its highest ever figure, further to the completion of digital switchover. 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

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - Making the TV Application Layer Open Source

Today I would like to tell you how the BBC is making it easier to build connected TV applications and how we are sharing this information on open source to benefit the rest of the industry. Having figured out how to build an application on a specific device we want to use this knowledge to build additional applications for that device. By abstracting the differences between devices and creating a number of TV-specific graphical building blocks like carousels, data grids and lists, we provide a platform upon which we can build our applications. - bbc.co.uk

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Do TV and video games really make kids naughty? - Health News - NHS Choices

Tuesday March 26 2013 Is TV turning your tot into a terror Watching TV for three hours a day will not harm your children, The Independent reports. However, The Daily Express contradicts this, saying Too much television turns children into monsters. - nhs.uk

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Ofcom - Television Access Services: Final report on 2012

Published 260313 This is the final report for 2012 on the provision of television access services subtitling, signing and audio description by broadcasters under the Code on Television Access Services. As such, it shows the cumulative position from January to December 2012. An explanation of the obligations applying to broadcasters is given in the Code of Television Access Services and is available on the Ofcom website. http//stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/broadcast-codes/tv-access-services/ Ofcom welcomes the fact that the vast majority of channels continue to meet or exceed their television access service targets, many by significant margins1. - stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk

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DTG :: News :: Freeview homes top 11 million

The number of households viewing Freeivew on main-set televisions has reached a record 11 million, according to figures released by the DTT platform. The number of homes with Freeview on a main or second TV set has increased to almost 20 million76 of UK television homes. For the first time, the whole of the UK was able to receive Freeview and Freeview HD following the completion of digital switchover. - dtg.org.uk

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Eddie Mair: a rising BBC star - Media - The Guardian

Link to video Boris Johnson accused 'you're a nasty piece of work' The BBC likes to talk about journalistic excellence and a tradition of creativity, but really it is an academy for stars. In truth, the questions Mair raised over Johnson's integrity were far from new, and neither were they especially serious, but it was the first time the London mayor's bluffness has so publicly been called. It certainly would be a new direction for the programme, which needs one. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - FAQs - 1080i or 720p - Do the BBC’s HD channels broadcast in 1080i or 720p?

1080i or 720p - Do the BBCs HD channels broadcast in 1080i or 720p The BBC's HD channels currently transmit programmes using the 1080i standard. The BBC's commitment to the highest possible quality means that as the technology develops we will choose the standard that delivers the best possible pictures. - faq.external.bbc.co.uk

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ITV completes phase one of migration in to MediaCityUK - presscentre

Based over 62 000 sq ft the vibrantly designed floors include a state-of-the-art glass box news studio with 360 degree shooting ability and a glass walled stop-motion animation studio. Joining this creative hub outside of London, ensures the region is not only an important part of ITVs history, its also a hugely important part of our future. The Orange tower is now a flagship for ITV's operations. - itv.com

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Ariel - BBC closes network tv channel

26 March 2013 Last updated at 0920 In the early hours of Tuesday morning, the BBC closed one of its network television channels for the first time. BBC HD - the UK's first free-to-air high definition tv channel - ceased broadcasting more than five years after its official launch. Janice Hadlow, BBC Two controller, says the launch will 'allow us to showcase more of our programmes at their very best'. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Blogs - About the BBC - A big hello to BBC Two HD

The channel has always been committed tohigh quality, engaging and ambitious programmes and now we can show them at their very best. We have an exciting summer of sports and live events to look forward to with Wimbledon, Glastonbury rugby and Diamond League athletics all being shown at their spectacular best in HD. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Blogs - Internet blog - What’s on BBC Red Button 23-30 March

Press the Red Button and whet your appetite with an exclusive prequel showing the Doctor take a break on Earth after feeling despondent that he cant find Clara. You can now also play along on a mobile or tablet by downloading the play along app.Find out moreand read thestep-by-step instructions. There are not one but three access all areas films that reveal what goes into making some top CBBC shows - bbc.co.uk

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BBC News - BBC commissions original iPlayer dramas

However this is the first time original drama programming has been created specifically for the service. Figures from the BBC showed usage of the service has grown some 42 in the 12 months to January 2013. - bbc.co.uk

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How to buy the best sound bar - Sound bar reviews - TV DVD - Which? Technology

A sound bar is a compact speaker system that connects to your TV to enhance its audio performance. Modern TVs might have fantastic pictures, but sound quality is often disappointing as new slimline TVs have limited space for built-in speakers. Sound bars offer a stylish and compact solution. - which.co.uk

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Lochaber Provost wins TalkTalk TV battle - Lochaber News - News

Provost Alan Henderson won his wrangle with TalkTalk with a little help from the Lochaber News. Councillor Allan Henderson claims an engineer refused to install TalkTalks Freeview Plus package to his home, because it is a bed and breakfast. He said I was told that it would be 50 for the engineers to install Freeview Plus, and I said no problem. - lochaber-news.co.uk

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Helana Kennedy on Leveson

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BBC News - Music sales are not affected by web piracy, study finds

The Institute for Prospective Technological Studies examined the online habits of 16,000 Europeans. They also found that freely streamed music provided a small boost to sales figures. They also found that music streaming services such as Spotify and Pandora gave a small boost to music sales. - bbc.co.uk

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