Wednesday 17 October 2012, PM
SES STATEMENT ON ADDITIONAL SATELLITE SPECTRUM AT THE 28.5 DEGREES EAST ORBITAL POSITION
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Ofcom - The Communications Market: Digital Radio Report 2012
Ofcom was asked in the Action Plan to publish an annual report on the availability and take-up of digital radio services. The Action Plan emphasises that digital radio switchover should begin only when the market is ready and that it should be predominantly consumer-led. An aspirational target date of 2015 was supported by the Action Plan. - stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk
stakeholders.ofcom.org.ukTuesday 16 October 2012, PM
SES and Eutelsat go to war over UK frequency rights - Satellite content from Broadcast Engineering
The launch of SES Astra 2F rekindled a simmering battle with Eutelsat. In total, the spectrum under dispute equates to 15 transponders capable of carrying 140 to 180 HD channels. SES argues that there is no dispute because it had negotiated the rights to the claimed spectrum back in 2005, and that Eutelsat had been operating over those frequencies only on a temporary basis. - broadcastengineering.com
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Local TV network plan could be hit by signal black spots - Media - guardian.co.uk
Media regulator Ofcom has so far awarded eight of the 21 local television licences in cities and towns across the UK. It has emerged there could be significant holes in broadcast coverage in places where households would expect to be able to tune in, according to a document provided to bidders. The document, providing coverage maps for all the local TV licence areas, shows issues with a number of areas including south London and areas close to Oxford. - guardian.co.uk
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BBC - Research and Development: Digital HD Radio Camera: Taking halfRF to IBC
At this stage our project had advanced to the stage where ourtransmitter comprised of what we call the wedding cake, which is a rather large unit about 300mm x 300mm x 200mm plus an antenna pole. This large transmitter was based on a DSP board that we had built with at least four purposes in mind. These four purposes were to be the main board in our receiver, a platform to test advanced RF algorithms, a channel emulator and a channel sounder, so it had a lot more functionality than would be required for a transmitter back. - bbc.co.uk
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Heart and Capital TV start broadcasting : Radio Today
As announced in July, Global Radio has launched two television channels to mirror their biggest radio brands, Heart and Capital. We want our brands to lead the way in delivering great content to people wherever and however they enjoy music, and the launch of Heart TV and Capital TV is the next step in deepening and extending the relationship weve already built with our audiences. These channels are absolutely stunning, they look gorgeous, are incredibly slick and represent the next generation of music TV channels. - radiotoday.co.uk
radiotoday.co.ukHeart TV and Capital TV - what it should be?
The Italian radio stations RTL102.5s Radiovisione is something a little different. Have you watched Heart TV or Capital TV yet - mediauk.comwww.mediauk.comBBC - BBC Internet Blog: BBC Future Media Ambassadors
The Olympics was a huge success for our division. However what we achieved this summer is now the baseline of what we expect from our teams. To do this we need to keep on attracting and recruiting top talent. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukBBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 13th - 20th October
We are doing this because these services rely entirely on linear broadcast technologies, which are not cost-effective for an interactive service like the red button. This change in no way signals the demise of BBC Red Button. The BBC is committed to maintaining a vibrant and popular red button service. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukThursday 11 October 2012, PM
DTG :: News :: Report: HD channel growth increases in Europe
The figure represents growth of 54 in the number of HD channels over nine months and highlights three strong years of HD growth. The UK, followed by Germany and France, is home to the highest number of HD channels. Sport channels are the most popular HD genre, closely followed by film channels. - dtg.org.ukwww.dtg.org.ukThursday 11 October 2012, AM
BBC's coverage of religion, immigration and Europe to be scrutinised in review - Media - guardian.co.uk
It will compare BBC news coverage from five years ago with today. The report is to be published in early 2013. The inquiry will examine whether editorial decisions to include or omit certain perspectives from news coverage have been carefully reached and with consistent judgment across the corporation. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC iPlayer - Help - Frequent questions about the Android BBC Media Player App
This means that we need to move to another way of playing back our video and audio files. No. The current BBC iPlayer app will continue to exist. Currently, we have only integrated it with the BBC iPlayer mobile website. - iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.ukiplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.ukWednesday 10 October 2012, PM
Ariel - BBC wants your old radio recordings
People are being asked to turn in their recorded audio clips, especially pre-1990, to participating BBC buildings tomorrow as part of an open day. 'Chimney sweep' The project has sparked interest with collectors and radio enthusiasts, who might now be able to share their old recordings with a wider audience. The best audio clips will be aired on a special show for Radio 2 hosted by Simon Mayo on November 14. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukWednesday 10 October 2012, AM
BBC News - Northern Ireland digital switchover now under way
10 October 2012 Last updated at 0136 ET The switch from analogue to digital television is under way in Northern Ireland. Analogue BBC Two was permanently switched off in the early hours of Wednesday 10 October. Freeview digital channels, including BBC Two, are available for the first time to thousands of viewers served by local relay transmitters. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
Alliance raises RTE Digital switchover concerns - Newry Times - Newry Times
Anyone with any further questions concerning the Digital Switchover should visithttp//www.digitaluk.co.uk/ Both comments and pings are currently closed. - newrytimes.com
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Polish channels come to Vision TV Network
Vision247 is launching up to 18 Polish channels on its Polska service on the Vision TV Network. Polska is available on Freeview Channel 225, Roku streaming players and on the Polska online portal. TVN24 is Polands first 24-hour news and current affairs television channel covering both Polish and global news. - broadbandtvnews.com
www.broadbandtvnews.cominformitv - BBC offers solution for fragmented market
The BBC has developed an abstraction layer to decouple its own applications from these underlying device complexities. The corporation is planning to make its TV Application Layer available to third parties to help stimulate the market for connected television applications. The BBC iPlayer, News and Sport apps are available on around 650 different connected television devices, from smart televisions and set-top boxes to media players and games consoles. - informitv.com
informitv.cominformitv - 4K TV demand
Consumer demand for 4K ultra-high-definition televisions, with a resolution four times that of high-definition screens, will exceed 2 million units by 2017, forecasts research company IHS iSuppli. That still represents less than 1 of the global market for LCD screens. However, the trend towards ever-higher resolutions seems clear. - informitv.cominformitv.comTuesday 09 October 2012, PM
BBC - BBC Internet Blog: Connected Studio: the first pilots
As we enter the autumn and Connected Studio starts its next wave of Studio events, I'd like to bring you up to date with the first 10 concepts that have been selected to be developed into functional pilots. The concepts are not necessarily going to become future products and their pilots will be testing certain key unknowns - some of which will be going through user testing. - Red Badger 'BBC Now' offers a dynamic updating element to the homepage to encourage the audience to discover new and latest content in real time. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
The Space (and John Peels record collection) to remain online for another six months - News - TV Radio - The
A free digital art service set up to give everyone access to the Cultural Olympiad from their living rooms is to be extended for another six months. The Space thespace.org is a 2m website and integration with digital television channels providing on demand and livestream access to theatre, dance, music and poetry performances, visual art exhibitions, film and literature. The portal has also given the nation access to John Peels record collection. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.uk
BBC News - 5G research centre gets major funding grant
The money would be used to create a 5G Innovation Centre, said the university. Prof Rahim Tafozolli said work had already begun. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukTuesday 09 October 2012, AM
Ariel - Biggest move ever gathers pace
9 October 2012 Last updated at 0900 Moving is up there with divorce, debt and Saturdays in Ikea as the most stressful things life can throw at us. The shift of another 2800 staff around the W12 campus - 500 of them moving within the same building - is now also gathering pace. Red Bee has moved many of its people from the Broadcast Centre to its own base, freeing up space. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukMonday 08 October 2012, PM
Dixons website closing: what you need to know - October - 2012 - Which? News
08 October 2012 The owner of Currys and PC World is closing Dixons.co.uk tomorrow, but existing orders will be honoured. Dixons high street stores were closed six years ago and now its owner is closing down the website in a bid to harmonise its high street stores and websites. The Dixons group said that as Dixons uses the same network as its other companies, it will be able to service returns, repairs, and other agreements through its existing channels. - which.co.uk
www.which.co.ukReview: BBC iPlayer Radio websites and smartphone apps
In a context-setting introduction, Mark said that more than half 52 of people who listen to radio are listening on a digital platform. These are good, healthy statistics for radio, and it's nice to see them stated. Mark then pointed out the differences of radio vs TV. - mediauk.comwww.mediauk.comBBC iPlayer - Help - Using BBC iPlayer Radio on mobiles
You can listen live to any BBC radio station, view programme and track information, access the schedule, see photos and download podcasts. Why is the app only available on iPhone and iPod Touch The Android version of the app was developed alongside the iPhone version. - iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.ukiplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.ukBBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 6th October - 13th October
Consider each of the objects featured in the programme, select an option before our experts give their valuation and see how many you get right. Play along with the BBC One programme by pressing red and using the colour buttons on your remote control to select a value. Here on the Red Button we get to peek behind the scenes and get the inside story on the investments made in the Den each week. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukFriday 05 October 2012, PM
BT Vision YouView review – hands on - Expert Reviews
Posted on 3 Oct 2012 at 1651 One of the benefits of YouView is that it was designed for companies to take the base platform and add custom apps to give people new TV services. BT is one of the first customers to launch with its own products and we were there to find out how YouView fits into its Vision platform. The first thing to note is that switching to YouView alters how much involvement the company has in the development of the box and its software. - expertreviews.co.uk
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The DTG will also propose such requirements for inclusion in the next version of the HbbTV standard. The specification builds on the specification for Freeview HD, extending this into the connected television world. It uses the latest version of the HbbTV specification as the minimum requirement, with additional features to meet the requirements of service providers in the United Kingdom. - informitv.cominformitv.cominformitv - YouView has lots of catching up to do
More than three quarters of YouView boxes sold so far in the United Kingdom have been used to view on-demand programming for more than three minutes per session. Sky is responding with a box with a two terrabyte hard drive that can store over 350 hours of high-definition programming and its own On Demand offering. Sef Tuma form Accenture, who is the technical delivery lead for YouView, said that more than 75 of an unstated number of boxes sold so far have been used to view on-demand content for at least three minutes a session, a figure that the industry magazine Broadcast originally incorrectly quoted as three minutes a week. - informitv.cominformitv.com
Ariel - James Stephenson to be newsrooms deputy head
Stephenson joined the BBC in 1988 as a researcher on Panorama. He went on to be duputy editor of Newsnight, editor of 2005's general election night programming, executive editor of Question Time and Middle East Bureau editor. He became editor of the Six and Ten in 2009. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukhttp://www.mediauk.com/article/34319/review-the-new-uk-radioplayer-mobile-app
As previewed at last week's http//nextrad.io conference, the UK Radioplayer's iPhone app has just gone live in the Apple iTunes store. They've launched a number of apps based on this a Chrome app, a downloadable desktop player, and a Facebook service, but this is the first time Radioplayer has moved away from desktop to mobile. So, at first glance, this is a mobile app which is not too dissimilar from TuneIn. - mediauk.comwww.mediauk.comFriday 05 October 2012, AM
RadioPlayer Launches Native iOS App for UK Radio Fans
Shortly after, RadioPlayer announced it was drawing in almost 6m unique listeners a month, a figure now sitting at around the 7m mark. Then back in January this year, RadioPlayer teamed up with Stephen Frys favorite social sound platform Audioboo to roll out a new instant listen-again service. When you first launch the app, youre presented with a perennially shifting and scrolling screen with all the stations listed seemingly in a random order, which I cant say Im particularly keen on. - thenextweb.com
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BBC News - Ceatec: Home environment 'not right' for 3D TV
The Ceatec electronics show in Japan is underway, featuring new technology like an entire home controlled by a smart phone, robots and all the innovations of the industry. Click editor Richard Taylor talks to presenter Gareth Mitchell about the lowering of interest in 3D technology in the home. - news.bbc.co.uknews.bbc.co.ukWednesday 03 October 2012, PM
Ariel - Red Button streams to be cut this month
3 October 2012 Last updated at 1254 The BBC is to cut its red button service on satellite and cable. From October 15 it will reduce the number of video streams on red button from five to one. This will bring it in line with the Freeview offering. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukWednesday 03 October 2012, AM
Ofcom - Television Broadcast Licensing Update September 2012
Television services that have ceased to be licensed handed back or revoked in this period The following services are no longer licensed. The relevant licence is either no longer required by the licensee so has been handed back, or the service has been removed from a licence covering multiple services, or revoked as a matter of routine usually for non-payment of the annual licence fee. Licence transfers The following licence has been transferred to a new company who is now the legal licensee. - licensing.ofcom.org.uklicensing.ofcom.org.uk
MW switch-off remains at BBC Local Radio : Radio Today
A trial to turn-off medium-wave transmitters at some BBC local radio stations is to continue after hardly any listeners complained. As Radio Today revealed in August, the BBC is testing the switch-off of medium wave transmission for certain stations. The BBC is also committed to a full roll out of local radio stations across the DAB network. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.ukBBC - Blogs - About the BBC - Satellite Shuffling: reducing BBC Red Button and expanding BBC One HD
This will mean we close our DSat7 transponder Astra 2A tp 13. They will each be available on terrestrial, satellite and cable platforms. In order to carry these services on satellite well be opening a new transponder Astra 1N tp 61 which we will be referring to as DSat8. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukBBC - BBC Internet Blog: Changes to BBC Red Button
Over the next few weeks, there will be some changes made to the BBC's red button service. I also want to share our exciting plans for how we are reinventing the red button for the future, bringing audiences with internet connected TVs the best BBC content, multiple video streams and interactive services by still pressing red. We are doing this because these services rely entirely on linear broadcast technologies, which are not cost-effective for an interactive service like the red button. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
4G auction to be brought forward - October - 2012 - Which? News
The 4G auction is when Ofcom will sell access to radio spectrum previously used by analogue television and air traffic control. This spectrum will then be used by the networks to provide the latest mobile phone technology, 4G. 4G allows users to access the internet up to five times faster than current 3G handsets. - which.co.ukwww.which.co.ukTuesday 02 October 2012, AM
C4 raises "serious concerns" over Barb ratings gaffe - News - Broadcast
2 October, 2012 By Jake Kanter Channel 4 has written to Barb raising serious concerns after the audience measurement body misreported its ratings last month. 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 News - 4G: UKs mobile phone networks in crunch meeting
Mobile operators, Culture Secretary Maria Miller and communications regulator Ofcom will discuss bringing forward the allocation of spectrum to allow faster mobile download speeds. Ofcom has told the government that the process could be accelerated to launch 4G networks in many places by May or June. It had been thought that it would take until the end of the year. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
Ariel - Sam Taylor is appointed controller of BBC News Channel
Taylor said 'The BBC News Channel has been part of my life since its launch 15 years ago. Over an average month, 33 of UK adults will tune in. BBC News director Helen Boaden said that Taylor's 'creative flair, digital savvy and editorial experience make him the ideal controller at a time of great change'. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukMonday 01 October 2012, PM
Young Americans switch from television to online news - Media - guardian.co.uk
The transformation of America's news landscape from old media to new is advancing at a steady pace, as the latest Pew research centre study illustrates. We have long known that print was giving way to screen, but it appears that people across the United States are gradually turning away from the TV screen to computer and mobile screens. The stand-out finding of Pew's biennial study of news consumption habits is that fewer and fewer young Americans are watching TV news. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukSES SUCCESSFULLY LAUNCHES ASTRA 2F SATELLITE
This is SES' 36th successful launch on Ariane. The new satellites in this neighbourhood will, as of October 2013, also use additional frequency spectrum for which the right of use was granted to SES by Media Broadcast pursuant to an agreement entered into in 2005. This orbital neighbourhood today serves close to 13 million DTH homes in the UK and Ireland. - ses.comwww.ses.comMonday 01 October 2012, AM
Ian Burrell: How public lost its appetite for breakfast tellys bland fare - Opinion - Media - The Independent
Breakfast television, once a morning requisite as rich and piquant as a smoked haddock kedgeree, has turned into its modern day equivalent a few mouthfuls of froth, taken on the move. Last month, ITV launched its hapless early morning show Daybreak for effectively the third time, bursting on to the schedule with all the crackle and pop of a soggy rusk. Over on early morning Channel 4, they are showing double helpings of Everybody Loves Raymond, an American family sitcom which, as it finally wrapped in 2005, will be of limited use as a daily briefing on current affairs. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukDTG :: News :: STV launches on YouView
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Shortlist drawn up for BBC News channel job - Media - guardian.co.uk
Sam Taylor, the BBC's head of editorial development, is also believed to be in the running for the role. The job became vacant with Kevin Bakhurst's departure earlier this month to become managing director of news and current affairs at Ireland public service broadcaster RTE. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 29th September - 6th October
You will be able to join in all the fun by watching the sessions live on the 6 Music homepage and see highlights on the BBC Red Button from 7pm each evening. Plus, you can discuss the exclusive sessions in our live conversation on the 6 Music homepage. Here on the Red Button we get to peek behind the scenes and get the inside story on the investments made in the Den each week. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukBBC - BBC Internet Blog: Building Connected TV Apps
It has actually been a tremendous challenge to build multiple applications, in different presentation technologies, with little or no standardisation, and across such a wide range of devices. Every device seems to have its own way of playing back video, and many devices have memory constraints we haven't seen on a PC or mobile phone for years, with some having to cope with as little as 1MB We're delighted when our audience doesn't even notice the hoops we've jumped through to deliver a graceful experience across so many devices, but the engineers among us know what a mammoth task this has been. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukpick a page