Director-general admits BBC has too few older women on TV - TV Radio - Media - The Independent

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BBC Trust - Trust's service review of BBC Parliament and the BBC News Channel

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 News channel must maintain quality, says trust - Media - guardian.co.uk

The BBC News channel could be required to drop its second presenter outside of major breaking stories. The BBC News channel's audience had gone up in the last five years, according to the trust it was watched at least once a week by nearly 20 of the population in 2010-11 and people were watching for longer. The channel's weekly reach, although growing, was just 1.4 in 2010/11. - guardian.co.uk

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Revealed: How parents control children’s access to adult media - ParentPort

A new online survey conducted by the website ParentPort reveals that, of those parents surveyed whose children watch films at home, 40 had allowed their children to watch a film classified above their age. The survey of 1,800 respondents from the UKs two largest online parenting communities Mumsnet and Netmums - reveals the challenges and pressures parents face when it comes to keeping the media their children see age-appropriate. Of those parents surveyed whose children play video games, a quarter 25 had allowed their children to play games classified above their age. - parentport.org.uk

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Thomson encoders and the BBC

Following its own technical assessment, Ofcom published a report on Sept. 5, 2011, supporting the launch of a fifth service. The Ofcom document also notes Thomson Video Networks' timely delivery of past and present developments, and the company's track record of meeting schedule commitments. The EM3000 combines compression efficiency and advanced preprocessing to deliver clearer pictures with increased depth and clarity, broadcasting high-quality HD content at bit rates as low as 4 Mb/s. - screenafrica.com

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Radio s industrial revolution - James Cridland

I took part in a session hosted by Tim Davie, no less about radios future available online here and instead of an ambitious slideshow, I told two stories. This is what I said In 1989, I did a week of work experience at my local commercial radio station called Pennine Radio. They read one news bulletin an hour edited tape recorded audio from London on 8-track cartridges typed on old clunky noisy typewriters watched Oracle and Ceefax and smoked like chimneys. - james.cridland.net

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LG, Unity Technologies team up to bring video games to Smart TVs - VentureBeat

Unity Technologies and electronics manufacturing giant LG are teaming up to bring video games to Smart TVs in 2012. The deal is similar to one LG recently made with cloud gaming service Gaikai and is all part of the companys plan to market its line of products as all-in-one multimedia systems. Unity Technologies is the creator of the Unity development platform, which allows users to create and distribute interactive 3D and 2D content to mobile phones, app stores, tablets, set-top boxes, connected TVs and more. - venturebeat.com

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YouView will launch this Spring, says TalkTalk • reghardware

YouView was to have gone live in the Summer of 2011, but arguments over the service's technical specs and the location of content providers within its electronic programme guide forced the launch to be put back to 2012. - reghardware.com

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DTG :: News :: Lords agree Local Digital Television Programme Services Order 2012

The motion, moved by government spokeswoman for culture, media and sport Baroness Rawlings, would ensure there was greater emphasis and plurality placed on the importance of local television channels. An impact assessment based on Ofcom research identified that 80 of people rate local news as important, she added. Baroness Rawlings explained that the two instruments before the committee were to be considered collectively with a third instrument to secure electronic programme guide prominence for local TV to be considered at a later date. - dtg.org.uk

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TalkTalk loses another 50,000 customers - Technology - guardian.co.uk

TalkTalk has reported a fifth consecutive quarter of customer defections. The broadband and TV provider has lost 170,000 customers since November 2010, bringing its total down to 4.079 million, as BT and Sky continued to attract the lion's share of new broadband customers and poach business from rivals. However, TalkTalk's share price raced up 9 to 130p in morning trading on Tuesday, as investors cheered a raised profit forecast from chief executive Dido Harding. - guardian.co.uk

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Catch-up won t be the sole TV source - Metro.co.uk

A TV revolution is about to take place Theres nothing on telly these days. As on-demand shows become more popular and the devices on which we watch shows evolve, will the humble television be playing catch-up Will there be a time when there actually is nothing on TV - metro.co.uk

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What is Ultraviolet? - TV DVD - Which? Technology

Ultraviolet is a new system for organising movies and TV content purchased either digitally or physically. Media supported by this service is hosted on the cloud, and provides its owners with a central library than can be accessed from most devices that can access the internet. The site itself doesn't offer any film content, but pulls together the viewers media purchased from retailers. - which.co.uk

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informitv - 4K resolution displays bring really high definition

After high-definition, the next step in television displays will be 4K resolution. Some manufacturers are already showing screens around four times the resolution of high definition, with around four thousand pixels across, generally referred to as 4K. Some might suggest such high resolution is unnecessary in the home, but it may be technologically inevitable, whether the broadcast industry is ready or not. - informitv.com

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informitv - BT Vision plans to leave Mediaroom

BT Vision is apparently preparing to drop the Microsoft Mediaroom platform and put in place a browser-based replacement running on Linux. The migration away from Mediaroom would be an embarrassment for Microsoft, which developed a special variant to cater for the BT Vision hybrid broadcast and broadband service. BT is a partner in the planned YouView platform, which also specifies a Linux operating system. - informitv.com

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Accenture advertises on BBC Sport - how?

So it could be that this always happens, and Ive simply missed it. I do know that the BBC has to credit the Barclays Premiership, and similar naming deals. To me, that looks like an ad for Accenture on the BBCs own captions. - mediauk.com

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TV credits should be bigger and slower - TV Radio - Media - The Independent

End credits on TV shows need to be more prominent, says a report from the actors' union, Equity. More than 10,000 people took part in a survey after viewers' complaints over fast-rolling and shrunken credits. - independent.co.uk

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BBC News - BT to offer 300 Mbps fibre optic broadband on demand in 2013

According to Ofcom the current UK broadband average is 7.6 Mbps. The company made the announcement following successful trials of so-called fibre to the premise FTTP in St Agnes. Costly connections Optical fibre links to street cabinets are widespread, but the connection from cabinet to premises is in most cases copper cable, limiting the speed of the connection. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 4th - 12th February

Music producers, promoters, publishers, record label execs, managers, agents, musicians, remixers, DJs, and BBC talent worked together with two hundred bands and musicians. Watch funny clips, out-takes, star interviews, pop music, backstage previews and episodes from Children's BBC. 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. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Research and Development: Prototyping Weeknotes #94 (30 Jan ~ 3 Feb 2012)

94, of course, is the atomic number of Plutonium, but also the identifier of U.S. Customs and Border Protection's form for which first question has had me pondering the meaning of moral turpitude for the past ten years or so. Recent user testing suggested some user experience changes, and they have also been integrating some LIMO annotation-based functionality. This week Vicky has been finalising some user testing plans and working on a longer blogpost for this site, and Libby has been getting the N-Screen code in good order for Open Source release. - bbc.co.uk

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DTG :: News :: EBU to offer white label HbbTV apps

Participating EBU members will receive three 'white label' interactive applications to customise generic content for entertainment, news or sport. The EBU said that the event would see members agreeing on common approaches to issues relating to the deployment of successful hybrid TV services, such as colour-coded buttons and a common market for hybrid television applications. DTG Staff 03.02.2012 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.uk

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BBC - Research and Development: Private Peaceful

The video below provides a brief introduction to what binaural is and how it works, there are also some FAQs about binaural and surround sound here. What follows is a brief overview of the results of the binaural experiment we conducted over Christmas. We used measurements of three peoples' heads in our listening room using the process described in the video above. Each person was measured with two different sets of headphones, hence the creation of 6 different versions of the service. - bbc.co.uk

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Football bosses claim victory in satellite TV row - TV Radio - Media - The Independent

Football industry bosses today said they would tackle publicans using foreign satellite systems to broadcast Premier League action without permission after a new court ruling in a long-running row over the screening of live games in bars. The judge said a lower court should assess what profits some pubs had made and what losses the Premier League and broadcasters, including British Sky Broadcasting, had suffered. - independent.co.uk

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It s time to get serious about the radio user experience - James Cridland

It's time to get serious about the radio user experience Posted on Friday, February 3rd, 2012 at 902 am. Its great that DAB Digital Radio is now installed in more new cars than ever before. Thats a whole lot of additional choice for drivers who consume 20 of Britains radio while on the road. - james.cridland.net

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BT Vision throws Microsoft Mediaroom under a bus for Linux • The Register

We can see the BT offering becoming far lighter in terms of software licence costs here almost none, in what looks like a preparation for a much broader installation for an OTT war. Raking through what you've watched, when you've watched it The answer is to introduce a brand new recommendation system which will offer different VoD options to each subscriber based on past viewing habits. This will be based on software from The Filter, another UK company that has music legend, Peter Gabriel, among others, as an investor and adviser. - theregister.co.uk

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DAB radios break 200m hours of radio - 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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Ariel - Local radio attracts 7.3m listeners

The figure represents a drop of 133,000 over the year - but an increase of 45,000 listeners from Q3 2011 - and average listening hours grew to 9.65 from 9.22 last year and 9.49 last quarter. Radio Manchester also had the biggest quarterly rise, adding 70,000 since Q3 - a 39 increase. Radio Merseyside editor Mick Ord said the boost to his station's performance was partly due to collaborations with charities, including the Alzheimer's Society and a local cancer hospital. - bbc.co.uk

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myTV 2GO – Hauppauge’s Compact Mobile TV Streaming Solution delivers Freeview TV on your mobile device - Audio Visua

Completely Wireless myTV 2GOis designed for mobile use. By following the quick and simple instructions, you are ready to enjoy live TV and follow all your favourite TV show, news or sports at all times. Hauppauge'smyTV 2GOfeatures up to 3.5 hours battery life and comes equipped with the latest state-of-the-art chip technology to offer quick channel changes, crystal-clear images and high reception quality even in remote locations. - hexus.net

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BBC News - First Minister Carwyn Jones meets Lord Patten for talks on BBC Wales and S4C

Cuts to BBC Wales are disproportionate, he said ahead of a meeting with Lord Patten. BBC Wales has outlined plans to save 10.7m over five years. Meanwhile, the responsibility for the bulk of S4C's funding is being transferred from the UK government to the TV licence fee. - bbc.co.uk

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Ariel - Radio 4 goes “from strength to strength”

2 February 2012 Last updated at 0904 BBC Radio picked up an extra 435,000 listeners over the last year, according to the latest Rajar figures. Statistics for the last quarter Q4 2011 show that 46.7 million people tuned into radio overall, with BBC Radio drawing a weekly audience of 34.9m, while commercial radio's reach dropped by 0.7 year-on-year to 32.8m. In terms of share and reach, the total audience for BBC network radio has increased slightly over the last 12 months, with Radio 4 boasting a 5 audience growth to achieve 10.83m weekly listeners, just under its record high of 10.85m. - bbc.co.uk

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Time for C4 to do the Shuffle - Comment - Broadcast

2 February, 2012 By Kate Bulkley Service should benefit viewers and boost revenue, says Kate Bulkley. 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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ITV2 and 3 coming to the islands - Guernsey News from ITV Channel Television - channelonline.tv

ITV 2 and 3 will be available on Freeview to Channel Islanders from the end of next month. As part of the transition some channels will be moved to new frequencies, which means digital tvs and boxes may have to be retuned. For extra advice on retuning, Digital UK can be contacted via their website digitaluk.co.uk/retuning or their advice line 08456 50 50 50. - channelonline.tv

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Is the BSkyB Falling on Netflix? (NFLX)

BSkyB -- the U.K. satellite television giant controlled by News Corp. Nasdaq NWS -- revealed that it will be throwing its hat into the premium streaming ring. A group of leading broadcasters and Internet service providers are hoping to launch YouView later this year. - fool.com

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Tech Weekly podcast: Connected TV - Technology - guardian.co.uk

Just how ready is Facebook to float on the US public stock market, and what implications will this have for the site's longevity Gareth Klose is a former YouView developer and digital technologist who works on apps for our TVs. What's the difference between the TV in the corner and the computer screen, now that the former is increasingly incorporating the interactive features of the latter - guardian.co.uk

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Sky launches fibre broadband and internet TV - January - 2012 - Which? News

31 January 2012 Sky will launch a up to 40Mbps fibre broadband service later this year Sky has announced it will launch a fibre broadband service in April 2012 as well as a new online TV service allowing customers to watch its content online. Sky adds superfast broadband Sky will be adding to the increasing number of superfast fibre broadband options available to customers in the UK this April. Its Broadband Unlimited Fibre package will cost customers 20 a month but you'll also need to take Sky line rental which costs an additional 12.25 a month. - which.co.uk

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BBC - Research and Development: Implementing startOffsetTime for HTML5

Current implementations of HTML5 media elements on browsers like Firefox and Chrome expose the media timer via the timeupdate event so you can attach an event handler and use that to synchronise external timed metadata. The origin of this timeline, in all existing implementations, is time zero. This is fine for discrete fixed size or on-demand media as such media have a definite origin and duration, i.e. they start at zero time and all subsequent times are relative to that start time. - bbc.co.uk

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Question Time, QI and Mock the Week criticised by BBC diversity report - Media - guardian.co.uk

The panel shows were singled out, along with BBC2's QI, for failing to put enough female faces on screen. It was part of a trend in the media identified by viewers of mocking older people and characters in comedy and drama. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.uk

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Television misrepresents young people and older women - Media - guardian.co.uk

Photograph Rex Features Broadcasters have been accused of negatively stereotyping young people and failing to put enough older women on screen, according to a BBC-commissioned report. The survey of viewers and industry experts found that more than 40 of young people were dissatisfied with the way they were portrayed on screen. Older viewers also thought they tended to be stereotyped on television, but of more concern was the lack of middle-aged and older women on the small screen. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - Research and Development: Prototyping weeknotes #93

Earlier in the P2P-Next project we tackled synchronisation of interactive elements with on-demand video. More recently we've been focusing on the problem of synchronising timed metadata with live audio or video streams. This is already possible using proprietary technologies and we wanted to explore if it could be done using open standards and technologies, in particular HTML5. - bbc.co.uk

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Sky to launch new internet TV service

Sky today announced plans to launch a new service allowing customers to watch some of its most popular content over the internet. Taking advantage of the rapid growth in broadband-connected devices, and building on Skys experience in multi-platform TV, the new service will be an additional choice for people who dont currently subscribe to a pay TV service. Launching in the first half of 2012, the new service will provide instant and simple access to a range of Sky content, including hundreds of films from Sky Movies. - corporate.sky.com

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DAB coverage to improve for London 2 mux : Radio Today

The owners of the second digital radio multiplex for Greater London have announced plans to change transmission provider from June this year and extend coverage. Switchdigital as agreed a 12-year deal with French company VDL, which will see the service through its second licence period. The contract will mark VDLs first move into the UK digital radio transmission market. - radiotoday.co.uk

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BSkyB to take on Netflix and YouView with internet TV service - Media - guardian.co.uk

The service will launch in the first half of this year, around the time when YouView is due to hit the market, and will give customers the chance to pay for downloading films without a contract or satellite dish. Sky is facing increased competition in the home entertainment sector following the successful UK launch of Netflix, which allows consumers to pay to download films, and rental and download rival LoveFilm. The service will be aimed at the 13m UK households who do not subscribe to pay-TV. - guardian.co.uk

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BT Vision and Miramax Sign On Demand Movie Deal - MarketWatch

To find what you're looking for, try one of these options MarketWatch Front Page A starting place for all your financial news and information needs. - marketwatch.com

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Service Review BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra

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Sky Anytime+ goes from strength to strength with more content and increased reach

Sky Anytime available to more than 5 million homes at no extra cost by Easter 2012. Sky has today announced a series of enhancements to its video on demand service, Sky Anytime, which will expand the choice of programmes available for customers and make it available to millions of homes for the first time. The move follows strong growth for Sky Anytime, which is already in more than a million Sky homes and has seen weekly usage increase by 80 in the three months to 31 December 2011. - corporate.sky.com

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Ariel - 5live to make fresh commitment to news

30 January 2012 Last updated at 1118 Radio 5live's accessible mix of news and sport is appreciated by its 6.7m listeners, but the station could do more to demonstrate 'journalistic ambition and originality' in all its news programmes, says the BBC Trust. A review of the service published today amends the 5live remit to clarify its commitment to serious news. Audiences praised the 'breadth, depth, wit and intelligence of its news output', the mix of heavier and lighter news items, and the ability of presenters to make news stories accessible without trivializing, the review found. - bbc.co.uk

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ITV Picks Its Oyster Card For Online Programme Payments

Crozier was only putting a January date on the contracting of a payment provider. The broadcaster hired Robin Pembrooke as online director, has improved its website and has seen ITV Player video views, together with advertising, grow healthily. Martin Goswami is aboard as director of pay and distribution. - paidcontent.co.uk

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BBC - Media Centre - BBC enters new partnership to bring BBC iPlayer to Sky

Making BBC iPlayer available on all platforms is key to our commitment to universal access and this agreement takes us one step further towards that goal. - bbc.co.uk

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Challenges ahead for BSkyB - Advanced Television

BSkyB unveils its Q2 numbers on January 31st, and most observers see continued progress for the broadcaster, although with net TV subscriber additions being somewhat less than this same time last year. Investment banker Morgan Stanley forecasts net TV subs growing by 69,000 140,000 this time last year. Nevertheless, Morgan Stanley expects about 150,000 net HD additions, which is up on the 103,000 of Q1 to September 31st but well down on the 343,000 achieved this time last year. - advanced-television.com

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Stephen Glover: Patten paves the way for a return to Reithian values at the BBC - Stephen Glover - Opinion - The Indepen

Did last week's events indicate a change of direction at the BBC Mr Thompson had presumably discussed his departure with Lord Patten. Whether he wanted to leave the BBC as soon as this autumn may be doubted, and it seems certain he resented the manner in which the chairman publicly announced his departure. - independent.co.uk

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Next BBC director general must be an astute politician who can manage geeks - Media - The Guardian

It would not be hard for him to leave the BBC in better shape than he found it, given that both he and Michael Grade turned up in the aftermath of the Hutton crisis. Give a viewer an iPad and the iPlayer to watch television in bed, and hey presto, there will be no need to pay a licence fee. Actually come to think of it, there would be no reason to watch BBC television at all, when there are so many other computational entertainments on offer like playing Bejeweled. - guardian.co.uk

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