A new televisual age dawns

As the Island gears up for the digital revolution straight-line signals replacing the waves that emanate from Rowridge at the moment it is a pertinent time to reflect on the changes in broadcasting and its technology that have taken place in the last 58 years. Rowridge went live on November 12, 1954, and the next day the County Press heralded the great event. Mainstones in Union Street, Ryde, offered the new Pye 17ins screen model for 79 guineas 82.95 in new money. - iwcp.co.uk

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Ariel - Celebrate a decade of growth

For others it remains, as its opening slogan said, 'a place to think'. Audiences then rarely exceeded 100,000 and the top-rated show was a documentary about the death of singer Kirsty MacColl which drew 190,000. More than 69,000 people signed a petition against cuts to content. - bbc.co.uk

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80 years of the BBC World Service - TV Radio - Media - The Independent

Celebrating its 80th birthday yesterday, the BBC World Service announced that seven million Iranians now tune in to its broadcasts, a rise of 85 per cent over three years. That's an index both of popular hostility to the Ahmadinejad regime and of the vital role of the World Service in keeping people on both sides informed. Yesterday, the Service threw open its doors to let its public see and hear its inner workings. - independent.co.uk

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http://www.thedrum.co.uk/news/2012/02/29/4music-re-launch-new-look-new-logo-and-new-identity

4Music, the UKs most-watched television music channel, is set to re-launch in March with an identity overhaul. 4Musics logo, branding and onscreen design is evolving to signify a fresh start for the music channel. The colour pink has remained a central part of 4Musics identity but is now brought forward with the addition of blue and yellow into the colour scheme. - thedrum.co.uk

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DTG updates Freeview EPG - News - Broadcast

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West Sussex digital switch-over starts today - Community - Midhurst and Petworth Observer

The switch means some analogue channels will no longer work from today and digital blackspots like Haslemere and Steyning will be able to get BBC Freeview channels for the first time. Residents already watching Freeview will need to re-tune their televisions and boxes to regain BBC services missing this morning. The switch began in the early hours of today when analogue BBC Two was permanently turned off at the Midhurst transmitter group. - midhurstandpetworth.co.uk

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ITV delays catch-up player micropayments - News - New Media Age

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James Murdoch quits News Int'l; remains at Sky - News - Broadcast

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BSkyB, RTL, SAT.1 Face EU Antitrust Complaint on TV Music Rights - Bloomberg

The European Composer and Songwriter Alliance accused broadcasters of coercing composers to cede publishing rights as a precondition for contracts to write music for television, the group told reporters in Brussels today. It said the complaint was filed last month. Composers can lose as much as 80 percent of potential royalties for music used in television programs when they are told to assign copyright to a publishing company owned by or selected by a television company, said Dutch composer Johan van der Voet. - bloomberg.com

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DTG takes Freeview further down connected road

More interactivity is to be introduced into the Freeview platform as part of the next generation of features put forward by the DTG. Included is an enhanced electronic programme guide, with the ability to go backwards as well as forwards, already found in TiVo and a part of YouViews plans. Remote booking will allow viewers to set reminders or set recordings remotely. - broadbandtvnews.com

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Scoop: Less than 1M Google TV devices in use Online Video News

How many Google TV devices are actually being used by consumers Google and its partners have never released any sales figures, but publicly available Android Market data offers some interesting insights. Market data also suggests that price may be key to Google TVs future success. - gigaom.com

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Press releases - Programme press releases - Preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2011 - ITV Press Centre

The increase in non-advertising revenues of 93m, driven by our studios and online businesses, is clear evidence of progress in rebalancing the Company and our ability to grow new revenue streams. Our financial position was further strengthened during the year through our ongoing focus on cash generation and cost reduction. We have our first positive net cash position since ITV was created in 2004 and more than delivered our targeted cost savings. - itv.com

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How would the BBC be divided if Scotland became independent? - Politics - guardian.co.uk

It insists that, after independence, Scottish audiences would continue to see Strictly Come Dancing and EastEnders as they do now. It wants to put the BBC on a similar footing to the issues of keeping the Queen as head of state, sterling and the Bank of England. But it wouldn't operate in a vacuum far from it, in fact. - guardian.co.uk

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Digital switchover starts - Local - Mid Sussex Times

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channelonline.tv - News, Weather Information for the Channel Islands - ITV2 3 available to terrestrial viewers f

Islanders will need to re-tune their televisions and digi boxes after midday to receive the new channels. Terrestrial television Freeview viewers in Alderney and parts of Jersey will also need to re-tune their sets today because of changes at the transmitters. For detailed re-tuning instructions of popular makes models visit www.digitaluk.co.uk/channelislands or phone 08456 50 50 50. - channelonline.tv

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There's nothing wrong with competition in the VOD market - Insight - New Media Age

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What ITV's tax battle means for television - Comment - Broadcast

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SES AND GLOBECAST SIGN CAPACITY DEAL FOR THE UK MARKET

The detailed reach figures will be published by SES on 27 March. The company provides satellite communications services to broadcasters, content and internet service providers, mobile and fixed network operators and business and governmental organisations worldwide. The culturally diverse regional teams of SES are located around the globe and work closely with customers to meet their specific satellite bandwidth and service requirements. - ses.com

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: BBC iPlayer Android App Update

The BBC iPlayer Android app has achieved 1.3 million installs since it was launched in February 2011. This new version includes streaming over 3G networks and an updated Adobe Flash player, for improved playback. The BBC iPlayer apps are a free service. - bbc.co.uk

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Idea of splitting DG role mooted again - News - Broadcast

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Ariel - BBC in top five superbrands in the UK

The corporation was the highest-scoring UK organisation in the annual poll, with an index of 79.27 out of 100. Watch-maker Rolex topped the survey, followed by multi-national firms Coca-Cola, Google and Mercedes-Benz. This is the sixth year that the BBC appears in the top five in the poll of the UK's strongest brands, which has been running since 1995. - bbc.co.uk

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Online rivals kick off battle in pay-TV movie market - Markets Analysis

Net Flix costs just 5.99 a month and LoveFilm from 4.99. Sky hasn't disclosed its internet-only price but it will be cheaper than Sky Movies on pay-TV, which costs upwards of 16 a month. This exclusive period is known as the first pay-TV window. - thisislondon.co.uk

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informitv - Connect TV brings broadband channels to Freeview

Bringing together broadcast and broadband it aims to offer viewers more choice and a traditional television experience with increased interactivity, without the need to buy new devices or change their viewing habits. Transactional services and subscription channels are an obvious application. Racing UK, currently available on cable and satellite, is about to launch on Freeview through the Connect TV platform, providing live coverage of horse racing for 20 a month. - informitv.com

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Ariel - Reduce local radio DQF targets - Myers

Myers, in a report commissioned by the BBC, warns that to try to find the 15m savings proposed under DQF risks damaging the quality of output and losing audiences. MPs and audiences have also lobbied hard for a reprieve for the service and the Trust specifically asked the BBC to revisit its plans to share afternoon programming between neighbouring stations. You also save the roles of staff at the shop floor level.' He believes that every local radio station could save at least 50,000 in staff costs, with the larger ones saving three times that. - bbc.co.uk

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Review of BBC Local Radio, Report prepared for BBC Management by John Myers February, 2012

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Drama under threat at BBC4 as cuts bite - Media - The Observer

Many of the high-profile names who protested last year after rumours that the channel would be axed including writer Armando Iannucci and the science presenter Jim Al-Khalili are getting ready to man the barricades again. Disco at the BBC will also showcase the best archive performances from the genre. Online, however, the 10th anniversary will be acknowledged with growing activity on Twitter and a renewed petition, run by many of those involved in the successful BBC Radio 6 Music campaign, to protect its schedules from attack. - guardian.co.uk

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Sky Enters Online Television Market -

The announcement means that Sky content will be offered to UK households that currently do not subscribe to Sky TV packages, a figure close to 12.5 million. Customers that sign up to the new service will have a range of price plans to choose from. This will be the first time that Sky has offered its television content without a contract. - press-release-service.co.uk

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What's n BBC Red Button 25th February - 3rd March

Here on the Red Button we'll show you how the sometimes relatively fearless cast and crew coped with steam cameras, on-set urchins and the occasional cholera outbreak behind the scenes. On weekends the tone becomes more conversational when Red Button viewers can watch a topical interview in 'Five Minutes with...' or a round-up of the week's weird and wonderful videos in OddBox. CBeebies Red Button is available now on the CBeebies channel, and via page 5900 on other channels. - bbc.co.uk

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Pub 1, Sky 0: court rules landlady can show live football from foreign decoder - TV Radio - Media - The Independen

A pub landlady has won a legal battle to overturn her conviction for using foreign decoders to show Premier League football matches for customers. The High Court yesterday ruled that Ms Murphy's appeal over using a cheaper Greek decoder in her pub to bypass controls over match screening must be allowed. Although the ECJ found that live matches were not protected by copyright, the Premier League maintained copyright over the branding seen on-screen, including graphics, music and film sequences. - independent.co.uk

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New venture brings RTE and TG4 to NI homes

The authority consulted with broadcasting regulators in the UK and Ireland. It found that the creation of Multiplex Broadcasting Services N.I. Both the UK and Ireland are working towards the switch off of analogue signals at the end of 2012. - bbc.co.uk

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Pub landlady Karen Murphy wins Premier League TV battle - Media - guardian.co.uk

Great result Karen Murphy hails her victory over the Premier League. On Friday the high court quashed her conviction because the Premier League had won its original case on the basis that Murphy was illegally airing the body's games copyrighted for use solely in Greece. The European court of justice ruled last October that it was not possible to enforce copyright on a territory by territory basis. - guardian.co.uk

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Pub landlady Karen Murphy wins High Court case - TV Radio - Media - The Independent

It was conceded in the High Court today that Karen Murphy's appeal over using a cheaper Greek decoder in her Portsmouth pub to bypass controls over match screening must be allowed. The concession follows a European Court of Justice ECJ ruling that found partly in her favour on various issues of law. The ruling was enough for all sides to concede today at London's High Court that Ms Murphy's conviction could not stand, - though many issues over screening games remain outstanding. - independent.co.uk

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BBC Trust - Local digital television funding contribution arrangements

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Ofcom - Licensing Local Television - How Ofcom would exercise its new powers and duties being proposed by Government

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Melting pot or goldfish bowl? BBC exposes engine room to the public gaze - TV Radio - Media - The Independent

Staff from the BBC World Service will begin moving into the new offices at the end of this month. The historic Bush House building will be refurbished by its Japanese owners when the BBC's lease runs out at the end of the year, and may re-open as a hotel. The Today programme will have language service colleagues from the World Service in the same building. - independent.co.uk

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Brighton homes not ready for digital switchover From The Argus)

Unprepared owners of tens of thousands of TV sets could be left staring at blank screens when analogue is switched off next month. Many of those still not ready are elderly residents who have not yet got to grips with digital technology. Television owners, with the exception of cable and satellite viewers, will have to retune their sets on the two switchover days to update their channels. - theargus.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: Government launches 4G interference help scheme

A 180 million help scheme will fund solutions to TV signal interference resulting from new mobile services, Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has announced. Mobile phone operators are expected to begin introducing the next generation of mobile services4G next year once Ofcom has auctioned spectrum. According to Mr Vaizey, affected homes will be provided with solutions to this interference through a help scheme that will be funded and run by the mobile operators that buy the spectrum. - dtg.org.uk

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STV reports loss of almost £1m - Media - guardian.co.uk

No entry the failure to produce a new series of Taggart has hit STV's bottom line. The loss was due to several factors including the settlement a legal battle with ITV and the failure to produce a new series of hit show Taggart. National TV ad revenues are expected to fall 8 in the first quarter, while regional TV revenues are on track to grow by 14. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC News - Third of UK postcodes have slow broadband speeds

The East Sussex village of Winchelsea was the slowest, with an average speed of 1.1Mbps, according to uSwitch. Hereford was the slowest city, with average speeds of 3.1Mbps. The government wants to see super-fast broadband as the gold standard in most UK homes, and has pledged to make the UK the fastest broadband nation in Europe by 2015. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC News - 4G TV interference: Up to a million homes need filters

A smaller number of homes - about 10,000 - will need to switch to satellite or cable TV services in order to avoid degraded picture quality. Costs will be met by the winner of a spectrum auction later this year. Consultations are currently being held into how spectrum - part of which is used by analogue television - will be offered to mobile operators once airwaves are freed up by the switch to digital. - bbc.co.uk

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Samsung announces mobile phone with DAB : Radio Today

Samsung are to release a new device which has a built-in DAB receiver. We expect that Samsungs entry into this area will inspire new fans of digital radio and mobile TV. This unit, despite our earlier report does not include the facilities of a mobile phone. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Eliminating interference with TV signals from 4G mobile services - Bapco Journal

Mobile phone operators are expected to begin introducing the next generation of mobile services 4G next year once Ofcom has auctioned spectrum, which is the airwaves used for transmitting information like TV and mobile signals. Affected homes will be provided with solutions to this interference through a help scheme that will be funded and run by the mobile operators that buy the spectrum. Next generation mobile services are essential for economic growth. They will bring an estimated benefit of 2-3 billion to the UK economy. - bapcojournal.com

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Ariel - MPs praise BBC Childrens output

Labour's John Mann has tabled a Commons motion, praising what he says is 'the quality and range' of what are predominantly British-made programmes. The motion, also signed by the former Conservative Minister Sir Peter Bottomley, wishes both channels 'continued success for the future.' - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Research and Development: Prototyping Weeknotes #96

One particularly interesting dataset we have access to is the entire World Service audio archive. This spans several decades, and consists of about 26,000 hours three years in total of audio content. This World Service archive has traditionally been very different from other programme datasets at the BBC. - bbc.co.uk

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DAB offers faster traffic information : Radio Today

Toyota has announced a new traffic information service using DAB technology, which they say will deliver information five times faster than analogue. The service is only available in the 2012 Land Cruiser V8 and Prius T Spirit cars, but the car manufacturer says the new technology will revolutionise the way drivers plan their daily commute. ExpertReviews.co.uk suggests more car makers will announce using TPEG technology in the coming months. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Ariel - Staff urged to spread switchover message

20 February 2012 Last updated at 0909 As the London switchover deadline approaches, BBC staff are being asked to take a lead in getting the message out to elderly and disabled people about switching their tv sets to digital. April 18 is the date of the UK's biggest single switch from analogue, following a partial switchover in the London area on April 4. Liam McKay, help scheme manager for the London tv region, is hoping to recruit support from the general public, but especially from BBC colleagues in the capital, who will be invited to sign a pledge to make sure eligible friends, neighbours and relatives get the assistance on offer. - bbc.co.uk

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Promise.tv: a PVR that records EVERYTHING on TV for a whole week - Boing Boing

Working on the UK's Freeview platform, it records every programme on every TV and radio channel and stores them for a whole week. The Promise.tv folks have worked out several ingenious ways of navigating all this stored material as well. I've written about this before, and I'm awfully glad to see it finally come to market. - boingboing.net

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informitv - YouView on track but still no launch date announced

YouView, the planned connected television platform backed by leading British broadcasters and broadband providers, has yet to announce a launch date. There are now reports that it may not be ready for full launch until just before the London Olympics. Even then, only relatively small numbers may benefit. - informitv.com

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 18th - 25th February

In Series 1, Ollie reluctantly put his dreams of running a restaurant on the back burner when his ailing father, Tony, turned to him to take over the family handyman business. On Friday 24 February from 7.00pm to 9.00pm you can join Colin Murray on the Red Button as he presents an evening of music and sport. Here on the Red Button we'll show you how the sometimes relatively fearless cast and crew coped with steam cameras, on-set urchins and the occasional cholera outbreak behind the scenes. - bbc.co.uk

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Vision TV puts foreign channels on Freeview - News - Broadcast

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