BBC boosts Britain's economy by £8bn, new report claims - Media - guardian.co.uk

Published on Tuesday, the report said the corporation generated more than 8bn of economic value in 2011/12 by spending 4.3bn on its TV, radio, online, commercial and other activities. Wales also saw the economic benefits slip back, by 6.2 to 276m, as BBC spending fell to 154m from 162m in 2009/2010. The south, including the south-east and south-west of England, was also down, 18.8 year-on-year, to 699m. - guardian.co.uk

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New-look BBC World News

Theres a nice large circular studio with lots of swooping camera angles, and a set of new graphics, featuring helicopter shots of BBC Broadcasting House. Again, this is rather a shame it makes it uglier on-screen and harder to read particularly since BBC World News gets squished and squashed by many of the cable companies that take it. In my case, the Hilton in Vienna had taken a 149 widescreen picture and squashed it to fit onto a 43 television, except mine was 149 and thats not particularly unusual. - mediauk.com

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Did CNET do right by DISH?

We don't often write about other news sites, but the drama unfolding at CNET today is simply too hard to ignore. Burning Credibility My immediate questions Did Sandoval make the right choice by resigning Should more CNETers, including Turrentine, have resigned in protest - betanews.com

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MediaGuardian 25: Why ITV is in debt to City darling Adam Crozier - Media - The Guardian

This week we launch MediaGuardian 25 our survey of Britain's 25 most important media companies, covering TV, radio, newspapers, magazines, music and digital. Starting with an analysis of ITV, we'll review the state of the big media players. When Adam Crozier was unveiled as chief executive in January 2010 a recession-scarred ITV was struggling to recover from a 2.7bn annual loss and had a 1bn debt and pension deficit, leaving jaded investors valuing it at a tepid 56p a share. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - The Editors: BBC World News moves to Broadcasting House

Relaunching and rebranding every hour of its 24 hours of output to give audiences around the world a new exciting polished HD product has made that huge project even more challenging. Hopefully on Monday at 1200 GMT, the hard work of our 100 dedicated staff will give our audiences a bolder, brighter, more engaging look for the channel they trust to give them independent, objective news and analysis from more correspondents, in more locations, than any other international broadcaster. Meticulous planning began about three years ago - everything from the new look of our studios to bicycle parking. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC World News goes upmarket with move to £1bn London headquarters - Media - guardian.co.uk

The relaunch includes an on air rebrand, giving the channel a bright new look and a tighter focus on daily news and specific regions. The strategy behind the revamp is to improve the quality and range of output, as well as win new viewers for BBC World News, which reaches a potential global audience of 239 million and has around 3 million Facebook followers. The aim is for the higher-quality programming on the channel to attract more viewers, particularly those attractive to upmarket advertisers and sponsors. - guardian.co.uk

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YouView seeks new advertising agency partner

The company has contacted several PR firms to invite them to pitch for the business and the review will be overseen by the company's own marketing team, with input from its chairman, the business magnate and media personality Lord Sugar. The service has had a troubled gestation and was originally set to debut in 2010, before experiencing significant delays leading up to its launch last summer. - zenopa.com

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informitv - New year resolution is 4K

The next step change in video displays will be a move to a resolution four times that of high-definition television. If the manufacturers have their way it will be only a matter of time before we all want even higher-definition television. So-called 4K displays, with a resolution of around 4,000 pixels across, were a prominent theme of the show, displacing the emphasis of previous years on smart and 3D-capable televisions, although these are still prevalent. - informitv.com

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informitv - Aereo plans expansion across America

Aereo, which launched a service to deliver broadcast television over the internet in New York in mid 2012, is expanding to a further 22 cities in America in the spring, despite legal challenges from broadcasters. The service will offer comparatively low cost access to broadcast channels and a cloud-based video recorder, accessible through web browsers and a range of other devices. Aereo will make its remote antenna internet television and cloud-based digital video recorder service to metropolitan markets covering nearly a hundred million people as part of the first phase of a planned nationwide expansion. - informitv.com

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Freeview strikes deal with RDI Digital TV Europe

The partnership, which includes a trademark licensing agreement, has been developed so that RDI members can benefit from cross-promotional and marketing opportunities through asset sharing, such as logos and brand association. Through the agreement, any RDI-approved installer or engineer can apply to use the Freeview logo, provided they agree to brand guidelines. Guy North, marketing communications director at Freeview said We are looking forward to working closely with the RDI to ensure that consumers can get peace of mind about their aerial installations. - digitaltveurope.net

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's on BBC Red Button 12 - 19 January

Here's a breakdown of what we've got on the Red Button this week. To stay updated on everything Red Button follow us on Twitter or visit bbc.co.uk/redbutton. Objects under scrutiny include original artwork given in payment for hairdresser's bills, the best bargain-buy dolls ever seen on the show, and an early 18th-Century travelling chest that may once have been owned by Queen Anne. - bbc.co.uk

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Pay TV will shrink for first time in history, study says cable watching peaked in 2011 paidContent

The number of Americans who pay for cable-like TV products is declining, says a research forecast that claims subscriptions peaked at nearly 101 million in 2011 but will decline to less than 95 million by 2017. The price of cable bundles is climbing ever higher, at the same time as a bevy of new distribution options is increasing consumer frustration at having to purchase channels they dont want. Meanwhile, a rising generation of cord-neversthinks buying a cable package to watch one show makes as much sense as buying a CD to hear a single song. - paidcontent.org

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STV wins local TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh - Media - guardian.co.uk

STV said it hoped to provide 'an innovative television service to the communities'. They will start broadcasting in October and will include city news, sports and community participation. Following a delay while Ofcom asked bidders for more information on their programming plans, the licences still to be awarded include Manchester, Leeds, Liverpool, Preston and London. - guardian.co.uk

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http://www.marketingmagazine.co.uk/news/1165947/Freesat-hires-ITV-marketer-Paul-Gilshan-top-role/

Brand and marketing consultant Eleanor McBrien will lead the marketing operation until Gilshan's arrival. McBrien was previously vice-president for global marketing and creative services at NBC Universal, where she led marketing strategy for more than 80 channels. The news comes after Marketing revealed in November last year that incumbent marketing director Abbott was leaving the company for insurance brand Hiscox. - marketingmagazine.co.uk

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Ofcom secures the future of AM till 2020 : Radio Today with RCS

Ofcom is inviting applications for community radio licences to operate on medium wave, which gives the band at least another 7 years life. Applicants will be able to apply later this year, which, if the usual Ofcom path is taken, means licenses will be given out in early 2014 and stations will have two years to start broadcasting on a five year licence. This means Ofcom is supporting the use of the medium wave band till past 2020 confirming any switch-off date of analogue radio is a long way off. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Every Tech Journalist s Worst Nightmare

CNET posted a note on its Twitter account, too When the awards were announced today, the Hopper was nowhere to be seen. CNET had been told by its owners to remove it from consideration. The publication has defended the choice, citing its narrow effect only reviews, only specific products but the wall has still been breached This is a constant fear for many tech writers their jobs, more than many other in media, require them to cover companies they either work for, or which their employers interact with. - buzzfeed.com

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The BBC Radio-4-Matic - hacking radio for good

BBC Radio 4 is a station unlike any other. Spend any time in the US, and the sing-song voice-tones of NPR, the inexplicable plinky-plonky jazz excerpts and the underwriting credits are enough to send a proper Brit to turn off his radio for good. On a recent visit to the UK, he realised how much he missed Radio 4. - mediauk.com

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One third of new cars now come with DAB : Radio Today with RCS

New data about in-car digital radio shows 33.3 of all new cars have DAB digital radio installed as standard, up from 21 last year. In the last quarter of last year there was a 76 increase in the number of cars registered fitted with digital radio as standard compared with Q4 2011. Communications Minister Ed Vaizey said Over the past two years the number of cars that being fitted with digital radio has been increasing at a tremendous rate. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Ofcom testing DAB+ in the Brighton area : Radio Today with RCS

DAB test transmissions going under the name of Brighton Experimental along with seagull noises and chilled out music are now on-air. It is thought they will be on-air till February 4th 2013. The on-air announcement says This is Brighton Experimental a transmission licensed by the Office of Communications for the testing of new developments in digital radio technology. - radiotoday.co.uk

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A new power of TV sport aiming to prove that Sky has a limit - Owen Gibson - Football - The Guardian

When the Premier League chief executive ripped open the envelopes that revealed the bids for the live domestic rights to top-flight English football, it was not just the eye-watering sums on offer which eventually topped 3bn and are likely to reach more than 5.5bn once overseas totals are totted up later this month that prompted his excited reaction. The 20 Premier League clubs immediately set about trying to devise a means of ensuring that their bonanza did not simply flow into the pockets of players and agents, and fans' groups began wondering why ticket prices are ever rising even though the TV bounty has grown from 38m per season to 1.83bn per season in 20 years. History is littered with the burned out shells of companies who have launched challenges against Sky in a blaze of glory but ended up retreating or folding altogether. - guardian.co.uk

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WPP clients to return to Channel 4 after £250m advertising dispute is settled - Media - guardian.co.uk

It now ads up WPP clients are to return to Channel 4 after the advertising dispute was settled. The standoff, which threatened to cost Channel 4 almost 5m a week, is the largest airtime trading dispute that has been seen in the UK TV market. The media-buying agency was seeking significantly better terms for its clients in the new deal and had rejected what Channel 4 said represented an improved offer. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC1 and Channel 5 increase their audience share in 2012 - Media - guardian.co.uk

BBC1 performed even better in peaktime, with a 23.5 share of viewing between 6pm and 10.30pm, up from 22.6 last year. Richard Desmond's Channel 5 was also up, albeit marginally, in a year in which its summer schedule was dominated by Big Brother, bookended by two celebrity editions of the long-running reality show. Channel 5's all-day share of the audience including Channel 51 grew from 4.4 to 4.5, with its peaktime share up from 4.3 to 4.4. - guardian.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: Panasonic unveils OLED 4K TV

The method also reduces costs of production, increases yield rates and make the displays more reliable, according to Panasonic. Panasonic is also collaborating with Sony to develop mass-production printing-based technology for OLED panels. DTG Staff 10.01.2013 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.uk

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Ariel - BBC One hits highs in unprecedented year

Consolidated figures show the BBC's flagship channel grew its share and bagged nine of the top ten rating programmes. BBC One scored its biggest peak share increase on record ie since 2002 when the current measurement system began of 0.9 points - the only terrestrial channel to register a rise. Closing Ceremony Peak time and all hours share were the largest since 2008, while BBC One enjoyed its highest average audience since 2004. - bbc.co.uk

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DAB radio in-car reaches new high

This potentially means in-car internet radio is a step closer with the car. But, we shouldn't forget that broadcast radio is still the pre-eminent way of listening. Indeed, comments on Twitter pointed out that nobody's yet fully explained how everyone sitting on the M25 will technically be able to listen to internet radio it doesn't scale for the football match, after all, and it may bankrupt the radio companies because all that bandwidth doesn't come free. - mediauk.com

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Alasdair Milne, former BBC director general, dies aged 82 - Media - guardian.co.uk

Alasdair Milne, the former BBC director general who has dies aged 82, fought to keep the broadcaster independent. His family said Milne, the oldest living former director general, had suffered a series of strokes and passed away on Tuesday. When the interview's existence was revealed ahead of transmission, home secretary Leon Brittan demanded that the BBC drop the film. - guardian.co.uk

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Black and white television still No1 choice for 13,000 UK homes - Media - guardian.co.uk

Black and white television is still the No1 choice for more than 13,000 homes in the UK. New figures from the television licensing authority have revealed that more than 13,000 households in the UK are still watching in black and white, 46 years after the first regular colour broadcasts began on BBC2. The penchant for monochrome prevails despite the switch to digital with the turn-off of the last analogue TV signal, in Northern Ireland, on 24 October last year. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC News - UK still has 13,000 black-and-white TVs

London had the highest number of monochrome licences, at 2,715, followed by Birmingham and Manchester, it said. The number of licences issued each year has dwindled from 212,000 in 2000. A total of 13,202 monochrome licences were in force at the start of 2013. - bbc.co.uk

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UKTV posts 20-year ratings high - 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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Freesat hires marketing director from ITV - 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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It's official: 3D is dead - The Verge

There's something about 2013's Consumer Electronics Show that's different from every other iteration this decade. You might not realize it immediately, for it's marked by the absence rather than the arrival of a new technology, but it's there and we're all sensing it on a deep, subconscious level. There are no more 60-foot posters with people exploding out of flatscreen televisions. - theverge.com

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How the TV Business Got Rich Off the Thing That Was Going to the Kill It: The Internet - Derek Thompson - The Atlantic

Many of them outperformed the newer and nimbler companies, such as Apple, Netflix, and Google, that are supposedly destined to displace them. They owe much of their success to the very thing that was supposed to kill them -- the Internet. The Internet was supposed to make these companies poor. - theatlantic.com

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Aereo will take its TV distruption to 22 new cities this spring Tech News and Analysis

Aereo, which offers a way for people to watch and save TV shows on their mobile devices, has so far been available only in New York City. Now, Aereo is undertaking a rapid rollout that will take it to over 90 million consumers in 22 new cities. The expansion will be fueled by a new 38 million round of funding from media mogul Barry Dillers IAC. - gigaom.com

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BBC News - CES 2013: Samsung simplifies its smart TV experience

The South Korean firm is the world's best-selling maker of smart TVs, which allow people to surf the web and access other services via their main screen. Ultra-high definition offers four times as many pixels as today's 1080p HD standard, allowing screens to expand in size without sacrificing picture quality. The innovation takes advantage of technology previously used to create a sense of 3D. - bbc.co.uk

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DEBATE: Is the BBC sending kids TV to the ghetto? - Comment - Broadcast

8 January, 2013 Broadcaster under fire for switching its kids output to digital channels. 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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Gaydar closure is a sad loss - Comment - Broadcast

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In-car internet radio becomes a reality : Radio Today with RCS

Ford has announced a new developer program which will allow radio stations gain space on a vehicles digital screen via apps. Using SYNC voice commands along with steering wheel and radio buttons, drivers can listen to a live audio stream or their favorite podcasts from within the mobile app. Tags featured, ford, internet, tunein Category Industry News, Radio - radiotoday.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: Zeebox adds audio recognition feature

Zeebox is to add an audio recognition feature in its iOS and Android app, enabling it to identify content on the TV and deliver a sybchronised second-screen experience. By integrating audio-fingerprinting technology from Gracenote Entourage, Zeebox will be able to identify TV shows and films being watched live or on catch-up, from a few seconds of audio. Once the show has been identified zeebox will provide additional information, votes and polls, tweets, presence and transactional opportunities, all synchronized to the programme being viewed. - dtg.org.uk

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Lord Sugar paid £500,000 to chair YouView - Media - guardian.co.uk

The entrepreneur was paid 500,000 for chairing YouView over a 12-month period. The payout handed to Sugar, who was appointed at the behest of shareholder Richard Desmond in March 2011 as the venture missed its launch deadlines, dwarfs that of his predecessor Kip Meek, who was paid 97,000 for less than eight months in the role of chairman. Total wages and social security costs for YouView's average employee base of 29 in 2012 was 3.25m an average of 112,206 per staff member. - guardian.co.uk

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What the TV industry wants from CES - Comment - Broadcast

7 January, 2013 3D and 4K - not smart curtains and internet fridges 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 makes Space for cultural history - Media - The Guardian

It is nine years until the BBC's centenary in 2022, the date originally set by its former director of archive content, Roly Keating, for digitising the bulk of the vast archives that date back to the birth of the corporation. Given the gargantuan scale of the task which includes 1m hours of programming, 10m stills, the world's largest sheet music collection and documentation for every programme many might have given up. Instead, a determined team has been working on an even more ambitious scheme, the Digital Public Space, to open as much of this material as possible to the public. - guardian.co.uk

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Costly Channel 4 advertising dispute risks dragging on for second month - Media - guardian.co.uk

The advertising dispute is costing Channel 4 about 20m per month. The last formal talks between the two sides took place on 21 December. With Group M failing to accept what is understood to be an improved offer by Channel 4 compared with its previous deal, and both sides unwilling to budge on their position when talks do restart, there is a chance the ad freeze could run into February. - guardian.co.uk

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BT plugs YouView with new ad character

Like fellow investor TalkTalk, BT is hoping that offering YouView will tempt customers to sign up to its telephone and broadband service. Having recently returned from holiday, she takes to YouView as a way to catch up with the soaps she has missed. ' else if google_ads.length gt 1 / For text ads, append each ad to the string. - marketingmagazine.co.uk

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Farewell to Channel 69 - BECTU

BECTU marks the imminent loss of Channel 69 to programme makers and live events producers. 27 December 2012 The channel used by radio microphones for nearly 50 years is closing. Spectrum around 2.6GHz, previously used by radio-cameras, is also included in the auction. - bectu.org.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's on BBC Red Button 5th - 12th January

It's a new year and we've got lots of great red button content to keep you entertained throughout 2013. There's a showcase of the musical talent predicted to make waves in 2013 and the return of the ever popular Antiques Roadshow play along quiz where you guess the value of antique items - can you beat the team of experts Add to that a bit of Miranda and a lot of sport and you'll agree that we've got a great start to the new year on red button. - bbc.co.uk

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Bath transmitter fire hits television and radio broadcasts - UK news - guardian.co.uk

The BBC estimates that 80,000 homes in the area around Bath have been affected. Photograph Matt Cardy/Getty Images Police are investigating whether a fire at a transmitter site that affected television and radio broadcasts to thousands of homes was started deliberately. The fire service were called to the blaze at the site in Bathampton, near Bath in north Somerset, just before 6am on Thursday. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC Radio Cymru cuts hours and introduces English songs in row over royalties

BBC Radio Cymru, the Welsh-language network,is ending its 25th anniversary year with the solemn announcement that it is going to pad out its schedule with English pop and rock songs. Classical and instrumental tracks will also be used to fill air time because the station claims that it will not be able to afford to play from a catalogue of more than 30,000 popular Welsh-language tracks. BBC Cymru is also threatening to reduce the length of its daily schedule because it doesnt have enough Welsh music to play. - independent.co.uk

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No One Uses Smart TV Internet Because It Sucks - Gadget Lab - Wired.com

People arent using their internet-connected smart TVs for anything beyond, well, watching TV. It turns out, nobody wants to tweet from their TV. Worse, more than 40 percent of the people who buy a connected TV arent even using it for its ostensible primary purpose getting online video onto the biggest screen in your home. - wired.com

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Kiss FM appears on national Digital One : Radio Today with RCS

Kiss, which is already available via a number of local digital multiplexes across the country in stereo, is transmitting in mono nationwide at 80 kbps. Smooth Xmas, which was at the same quality, was only on-air for two months in the run-up to Christmas for the second time. Last year it morphed into Smooth 70s which is still transmitting. - radiotoday.co.uk

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