Media Analysis: My soft spot has hardened as Hunt’s shown his colours - Media - Business - Evening Standard

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: A refresh of BBC's TV channel homepages

How times have changed When the team relaunched these channel homepages nearly four years ago, how people interacted with the web and what people expected of it was quite different. Four years on, BBC iPlayer continues to grow from strength to strength with approximately 2bn requests served to audiences last year and an average of1 in 4 online users in the UK accessed it weekly last week. The approach - serendipitous discovery Showcasing the breadth of content unique to that channel in a way which would deliver simple and serendipitous discovery was a key editorial goal. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: Reimagining the BBC's TV channels in a four screen world

Rather than a static website designed for a single screen size the PC, the new channel sites are responsively designed to work across multiple screen sizes and orientations. Whilst there's still some polishing to do e.g. support for swiping on touch screen devices, it feels like an important step in the right direction. The new designs also reflect the increasingly mainstream nature of on demand viewing. - bbc.co.uk

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The Stage / TV Today / The CBBC channel dilemma

Ive been away from the world of TV news, by which I mean news about TV, for the best part of two weeks. Part of my job at The Stage, apart from burbling about the world of telly and editing the rest of our papers online content, is overseeing our web development strategy. Thats taken up a huge amount of my time recently and will continue to do so, as were looking at rewriting every single line of code that drives the various sections of our website throughout 2012. - blogs.thestage.co.uk

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Ofcom raises prospect of auctioning off ITV and Channel 5 public service licences - TV Radio - Media - The Indepen

Communications watchdog Ofcom has raised the prospect of auctioning off the public service licences currently held by ITV and Channel 5. It said Channel 5 spent 62 million on UK original programming in 2010, down from 122 million in 2007, but said that figure had increased in 2011. - independent.co.uk

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Ofcom - Summary

Proposals for access services on non-domestic channels Summary Introduction 1.1 Within the UK, many people with hearing or visual impairments are nonetheless able to understand and enjoy television because of the access services subtitling, signing and audio description that Ofcom requires the more popular channels to provide. It is clear from the feedback that Ofcom has received that these access services are particularly valued by viewers with sensory impairments. 1.2 This document a seeks views on how Ofcom proposes to require certain television licensees which serve other European countries non-domestic channels to provide access services for the benefit of viewers in those countries with sensory impairments and b explains the proposed arrangements and when these would come into force, and invites views from interested parties by 5pm on 11 July 2012. - stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk

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4seven launching July 4th - imediamonkey

Announced in March by Channel 4s chiefexecutive David Abraham, the new channel is said to reinvent catch up television. It has been announced that the station will launch on all major TV platforms on 4th July 04/07. Freeview it will launch on channel 47, and on Sky it will replace More 4 2 at number 269. - imediamonkey.com

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Tokyo Skytree: the world's tallest broadcasting tower - in pictures - World news - guardian.co.uk

The Tokyo Skytree, the world's tallest broadcasting tower at 634 metres 2080 feet, has opened to the public on a grey, cloudy morning in Tokyo. Despite the weather, 8,000 visitors turned out to see the limited 360-degree views of the Japanese capital from two observation decks - guardian.co.uk

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BBC iPlayer - Help - Why are BBC iPlayer downloads no longer working on my mobile phone?

Over the last year, we have seen demand for full programme downloads decrease by over 87 on these phones. The BBC will continue to offer users of these devices the ability to stream programmes. - iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk

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Leveson inquiry: Tessa Jowell quizzed Tony Blair over Murdoch deal - Media - guardian.co.uk

The former Labour cabinet minister had the task of reviewing cross-media ownership law as part of the Communications Act that was due to go before parliament at that time and wanted to be assured she had a free hand in rewriting the rules. She asked the prime minister about whether his relationship with the media mogul would colour her thinking. She told Lord Justice Leveson that Blair was content with this approach. - guardian.co.uk

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informitv - TalkTalk suggests YouView is still on track for launch

TalkTalk says that YouView is still on track for a gradual ramp up from July to a marketing launch from September. Far from being an open platform, YouView appears to be increasingly driven by commercial interests. The company said YouView is on track for launch during Q2 FY13 that is in the second quarter of the the financial year beginning April 2012. - informitv.com

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Does Blue Peter's CBBC move mean kids' television is being ghettoised? - Media - The Guardian

It said viewing of children's programmes on BBC1 was in long-term decline, with reach down more than 50 over the last five years. Children's shows including Blue Peter were shifted earlier in the schedule and audiences fell. We are always concerned about the marginalisation of children. - guardian.co.uk

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4G networks to disrupt TV signals for two million homes - Telegraph

The culture minister Ed Vaizey said 945,000 households that use signal amplifiers could be afftected, as well as 953,000 households that rely on communal aerials. The mobile operators are currently preparing to introduce 4G networks, which offer mobile internet access typically 10 times faster than 3G, over the next three years. An Ofcom auction of radio spectrum licences has been delayed by legal wrangling, however. - telegraph.co.uk

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BBC News - Ceefax founding editor Colin McIntyre dies at 85

Colin McIntyre, who worked for the BBC for 30 years, died in hospital on Thursday after a short illness. When Ceefax was launched in 1974, he updated all 24 news pages on his own, feeding punch tape into machines. When he retired in 1982, Ceefax had a 20-strong team. - bbc.co.uk

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Why London can’t afford low-budget TV if it’s a world city - News - East London Advertiser

To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in. Its aim is to reflect London lifebut could also promote the capital as a true world city. London is among the first 21 areas across the UK being offered franchises next year, under Government plans for a new network of city-based channels. - eastlondonadvertiser.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's on BBC Red Button 19th - 26th May

Press the Red Button for an interactive Eurovision experience allowing users to sing along to the lyrics of all the songs, in both English and the original languages. Along the way, they'll ask lots of fun questions which you can answer using the coloured buttons on your remote control. Every Saturday press the Red Button during the show to pit your wits against the studio contestants. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - About the BBC: The first Russian Service TV broadcast from New Broadcasting House

For me - someone who has spent almost 15 years of my professional life on the radio as a DJ, talk show host, reporter, and a news and current affairs presenter - it was a new chapter and a new challenge too. Our programme covers international events and reflects on how the international community, including Britain, reacts to significant news from Russia. - bbc.co.uk

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YouView 'on track for summer launch' - Telegraph

However, sources close to Lord Sugar revealed to The Telegraph last month that he did not think the box would be ready until the end of 2012. Boxes are expected to retail for around 200 and people can also acquire YouView as part of bundle offering when signing up for broadband with TalkTalk or BT. Consumers will need access to a digital TV signal and a broadband connection for the box to work. - telegraph.co.uk

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Sky News referred to CPS and attorney general after naming rape victim - Media - guardian.co.uk

Ched Evans was jailed for five years last month at Caernarfon crown court. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. - guardian.co.uk

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Volkswagen to fit DAB radio as standard : Radio Today

Vauxhall have also committed to the same timescale, with Ford saying the majority of new vehicles will include DAB by the end of 2013. People love listening to the radio in their cars and fitting digital means drivers and passengers will be able to enjoy the great range of stations on offer. VW, together with Ford and Vauxall, they represent 35 of annual new vehicles sold. The vehicle industry has been asked by Government to prepare for a transition to digital radio, and the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders has said it expects its members to include digital radio as standard in most vehicles by the end of 2013. - radiotoday.co.uk

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BBC iPlayer - Help - Why can I not download any editions of CBeebies Birthday Cards on BBC iPlayer?

CBeebies Birthday Cards are not TV programmes in the traditional sense, as they are part of the links that transmit in between programmes. This means that regrettably, for technical reasons, we are not able to publish them onto BBC iPlayer in the usual way, and currently can provide PC streaming options only, rather than the full range of viewing and download options. However we are aware of the demand for CBeebies Birthday Cards downloads to be made available. - iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk

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Amazing Radio explains DAB disappearance : Radio Today

Amazing Radio has ceased broadcasting on the national Digital One multiplex this week, and has written an open letter to the radio industry to explain why. It states transmissions ceased because they were unable to secure acceptable terms for a contract extension. This letter explains what happened, and why we think it is important for all of us who love radio and care about music. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Communications green paper delayed while Jeremy Hunt deals with Leveson - Media - guardian.co.uk

Policy thoughts go on the back burner Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt had hoped to publish the communications green paper in the spring. Those close to Hunt's Department for Culture, Media and Sport say the communications green paper, which will set out the government's initial policy thinking in areas as diverse as internet piracy, public service broadcasting and spectrum allocation, has largely been written but is now unlikely to be published until autumn at the earliest. There are also suggestions that the green paper could be shelved completely, with ministers instead moving to publish a white paper that by then would incorporate any relevant recommendations arising from the Leveson inquiry about the future of press regulation. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC shrinks Red Button: Loses 8 channels after the Olympics • The Register

The changes were proposed last year, but have now been confirmed by the BBC Trust as picked up by the a516 blog. - theregister.co.uk

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Buying a new TV - LED, LCD and plasma TV reviews - TV DVD - Which? Technology

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RAJAR: More listeners for BBC Locals : Radio Today

It worked for 6 Music and has the threat of cutbacks has given BBC Local Radio a boost of a quarter of a million listeners in the last quarter. BBC Local Radio in England is up 263,000 listeners on the quarter to 7.6m with market share also up to is at 9, up from 8.2 last year. The increase comes as the BBC DQF program, announced yesterday, proposed a national evening show and the removal of local early breakfast shows. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Ariel - World News has breakthrough year

The record reach for the international news channel is boosted by significant new distribution deals and by the global audience's hunger for 'unspun' news in turbulent times, according to World News Commercial Director Colin Lawrence. 'No coincidence' Homes that receive the commercially-funded channel on a 24/7 basis have also increased, from 179m to more than 200m. 'It's no coincidence we've made this progress in what has been a year of huge international news and events,' he added. - bbc.co.uk

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EPG slots concern local TV bidders - 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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DAB radio now standard on all VW models - Autoblog UK

Partly because of the issue of car radios, the proportion of people currently listening via DAB is way below the 50 target set by the government as the point at which switchover could start to happen. For those who have an analogue car radio i.e. the vast majority of us, there are some clever systems appearing that will convert them to digital use a bit like when people used a Freeview box with the old analogue TV signal. We have been using a DAB radio in our long-term-test Ford Focus and we certainly would not want to go back to analogue. - uk.autoblog.com

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Blue Peter cut from BBC1 as Childrens television programmes move to digital channels - TV Radio - Media - Th

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Ariel - Local radio to keep afternoon shows

16 May 2012 Last updated at 1111 Most local radio stations will keep their own afternoon shows, and they will lose fewer journalists and reporters than originally proposed under DQF. The trust agreed that local radio will now face cuts of 8m a year rather than the 15m that had been mooted by the BBC. Planned savings to content making of 8.5m have been reduced to just over 2.1m. - bbc.co.uk

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Ofcom - BBC Trust Significance Tests

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BBC Trust - Strategy

Please visit the BBC Trust homepage to find the information you want. you may have typed the web address incorrectly - please check the spelling, or that there are no spaces or capital letters. Alternatively, please try the other links and search box on this page. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC Trust - Trust's service review of BBC Local Radio

Please visit the BBC Trust homepage to find the information you want. you may have typed the web address incorrectly - please check the spelling, or that there are no spaces or capital letters. Alternatively, please try the other links and search box on this page. - bbc.co.uk

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Former BBC Trust chairman says search for new DG should be widened - Media - guardian.co.uk

Lyons said he does not believe there is a single standout successor to Mark Thompson within the BBC, due to a failure to institute succession planning. Panorama occasionally takes risks, but there is not enough investment in it, though it's a touchstone. Also there's a danger, of taking premature positions on international news the BBC was enamoured of the Arab spring. - guardian.co.uk

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From 6am to 1am, daily: BBC1 runs into Olympic overload - Olympics - Sport - The Independent

Then the corporation was criticised for profligacy the final took place more than 1,000 miles away in Soweto. In all there will be 2,500 hours of coverage spanning 25 channels showing every second of Olympic action. BBC 1 will show nothing but Olympics from 6am until 1am, with the occasional break for news. - independent.co.uk

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Apple TV, iTV release date, specs and rumours - PC Advisor

We know its going to be called iTV. Apple iTV rumours, release date, specs But do we It would be seamlessly synced with all of your devices and with iCloud. - pcadvisor.co.uk

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http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/news/techandgadgets/the-smart-approach-connectivity-is-playing-key-role-in-the-home-775321

Today we have hundreds of television channels at our disposal but it is still not enough. The term Smart TV like smartphone is not an indication of intelligence but of possibility. The sets have Wi-Fi built-in or they are Wi-Fi ready meaning you have to splash out a little extra on a separate dongle in order to get things working. - thisislondon.co.uk

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Ofcom: Now's your chance to make Local TV for Local People • The Register

Ofcom has received 87 expressions of interest from groups interested in running Local TV channels, and three companies interested in broadcasting them, so has launched the beauty contest to see who gets to be the next Alan Partridge. Local TV should be up and running within the next two years, in the 21 locations selected for the first roll out, but those interested in running a channel need to get their application in by August 13 to be considered in a process which will let the regulator decide who will provide the best, and most sustainable, local content. The channels will be broadcast at low power in White Space spectrum not being used locally for one of the proper channels. - theregister.co.uk

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Broadband Britain mapped: your web speeds - Technology - guardian.co.uk

We asked you to test your broadband speeds for us. You can filter by actual speed - or click on a dot to see what people said about their broadband. Explore and debate this data More data journalism and data visualisaitons from the Datastore - guardian.co.uk

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ISPs must improve speed info says Ofcom - May - 2012 - Which? News

15 May 2012 Ofcom reveals results of broadband speeds mystery shopping Ofcom has released results of research that some broadband providers aren't consistently providing speed estimates to potential customers. In a mystery shopping exercise, TalkTalk and BT Total Broadband were less likely than other providers to give an estimated speed with prompting from the caller. The research, undertaken by Ofcom, has highlighted areas where it says providers need to improve. TalkTalk and BT are just two of the provider rated by their customers in Which's twice annual broadband survey. - which.co.uk

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Channel 4 chief upbeat despite main network's audience share dropping - Media - guardian.co.uk

David Abraham says Channel 4's 2011 figures have held up better than its rival terrestrial broadcasters. The flagship Channel 4 network had a 6.8 share of the audience in 2011, falling to 5.9 without its timeshifted offering, Channel 4 1. This was down from 7 in 2010 and its lowest since 1984, when it had a 6 share including Welsh-language channel, S4C. - guardian.co.uk

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Wales should seek own C3 licence, report says - News - Broadcast

11 May, 2012 By Catherine Neilan The Welsh government should seek a specific Channel 3 licence as part of a range of measures to safeguard the nations media interests, a new report has recommended. 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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Channel 4 reports £44m profit for 2011 - Media - guardian.co.uk

The company's annual report showed that the flagship public service channel ran up a 41.9m deficit, compared to 6.5m the year before, but the loss was eliminated by income generated elsewhere. Channel 4 ended the year with an increased bank balance of 292m. David Abraham, the chief executive, said that the broadcaster would start running down its cash pile to closer to 200m and indicated that the channel did not expect to break even in 2012. - guardian.co.uk

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Ofcom raises concerns over C4 News ratings - 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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BBC News - Today - 80 years of Broadcasting House

Get in touch with Today via email , Twitter or Facebook or text us on 84844. - news.bbc.co.uk

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Ariel - BBC to buy £15m of local tv content

As part of the 2010 licence fee settlement, the corporation agreed to provide 40m for the creation of a 'new generation' of local tv services - an initiative championed by the Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt. From today, media regulator Ofcom are inviting applications from local tv companies to broadcast in 21 locations across the UK. They will award the licences this autumn but the BBC will not be involved in their selection. - bbc.co.uk

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ATV Today News Ofcom may review existing EPG code

Ofcom have stated that they might review and change current code on where channels can be placed. The channel number on an electronic programme guide EPG can be vital for securing a good viewing audience. As Ofcom opens up for applications for new local television stations, Sky and Virgin Media have been asked where they intend to place the new local services. - atvtoday.co.uk

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Ballymena Times readers urged to watch out for information packs - Local - Ballymena Times

The Switchover Help Scheme is writing directly to people that are eligible for help and most eligible people in the area will receive their first letter and information pack through the post any day now. The pack, which is also available in a range of alternative formats, explains all the options available to eligible people and contains important information on how they can get help to convert one TV to digital in time for switchover which begins on October 10. Other options and equipment are also available, some at an extra cost, and these are outlined in the information pack. - ballymenatimes.com

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TV Catchup Beta Now available for Android

TV Catchup, the service that lets you stream live freeview channels direct to your handset for free is now available in beta format for Android. Changed app behaviour so that on a tablet in full screen mode, if a video error occurs then selecting cancel will cause the application to change back to preview mode. Added loading dialogue to tablets prior to Honeycomb. - coolsmartphone.com

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