STV to launch Scottish Newsnight - News - Broadcast

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Ariel - DG points to irony of Sky chairmans Edinburgh speech

We do however sometimes break the rules in what we take to be the public interest the Bristol care home investigation for example.' If regulation could be simplified, then it should be, Thompson believes. Further, the BBC's new licence fee settlement means that there will be significant outright reductions to its scope. David Cameron's claim 'The case against the BBC for narrowing news plurality is, if anything, even less promising. - bbc.co.uk

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BBC - Press Office - BBC Research Development demonstrates DVB-T2-Lite

The profile can be mixed with conventional T2 signals in a single multiplex, to allow separate optimisation of the individual components and also to reuse the existing broadcast transmitter infrastructure. Using this new profile live broadcasts can be delivered to multiple audience members without major investment in the already existing infrastructure. For these transmissions BBC RD have developed their own T2-lite modulator and demodulator. - bbc.co.uk

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STV to reinstate dividend payments after solid results - Media - guardian.co.uk

Taggart STV expects Scottish TV revenues to be down 18 year on year in the third quarter. STV has reported an underlying pre-tax profit up 8 year on year to 6.5m in the first half of the year. Total revenues dipped slightly to 47.2m, in part due to tough comparisons with the World Cup advertising bonanza last year. - guardian.co.uk

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YouView broadband TV service 'expected to fail' - uSwitch.com

The YouView IPTV service may struggle to attract customers when it finally launches, a new study has suggested. Simon Murray, the report's author, noted that digital TV penetration has almost reached saturation point as it exceeds 95 per cent. Services are scheduled to launch during the first half of next year, but according to Digital TV Research, this could prove to be too little, too late. - uswitch.com

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UK evolves into HD hothouse - News - Rapid TV News

The outcome should be that nearly a quarter 23 of the world's primary TV sets will be HD-ready by the end of 2011. Thomas attributes the UK lag to the popularity of Freeview which is forecast to have only around half of its users watching HD programming by 2016. According to the data, by the end of 2016 TV services in several countries will be approaching the point where most, if not all, of their users are watching HD content. - rapidtvnews.com

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Hunt could drop N+R quotas - News - Broadcast

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Time to retune for TV switchover - Community - Derbyshire Times

ALL analogue TV channels in Chesterfield were switched off for good today, signalling the dawn of an all-digital era for more than 153,000 households. The services have moved to new frequencies and can be restored by retuning Freeview TVs and boxes.1 Viewers in some areas may also find their digital TVs or boxes load more than one regional service. Homes watching the main Sheffield transmitter will need to retune again on 27 September to continue receiving all available channels. - derbyshiretimes.co.uk

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Why James Murdoch is wrong about the BBC - Mark Thompson - Comment is free - The Guardian

This is the week of the MacTaggart lecture that ancient religious ritual which each August summons British television's scattered faithful to Edinburgh to talk shop, drink responsibly, and hear an assortment of fatwahs, imprecations and misty-eyed visions from that year's chosen prophet. It's a phrase which sums up his entire case that all forms of public intervention in and regulation of media are both morally reprehensible and practically useless, and that it is the market alone which can deliver brave, worthwhile, independent journalism. There is no good reason why privately owned and run papers should be held to the same content requirements or accountability as broadcasters who reach very large proportions of the public and who, in the case of the BBC, are paid for by everyone. - guardian.co.uk

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Mark Thompson attacks James Murdoch over BBC - Media - guardian.co.uk

The only reliable, durable and perpetual guarantor of independence is not profit. 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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BBC to show off next-gen television streaming for mobiles - News - TechRadar UK

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IPTV not a cashcow, analyst says - BroadbandWatcher

It seems that according to a recent report IPTV is not a cashcow at all. - broadbandwatcher.co.uk

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BBC to phase out 'red button' video

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BBC iPlayer launches on TVonics HD DTRs

BBC iPlayer can be accessed through the red button, provided a network connection is established. Once upgraded, future software and feature updates can be automatically downloaded via the viewers internet connection. DTG Staff 23.08.2011 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.uk

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Report: 94% of UK households HDTV-ready by 2016

This compares favourably to the worldwide average of 48 and puts the UK third globally, behind Canada and New Zealand each with 95. Owning an HD-ready set does not, of course, automatically mean reception of HD programming. Again, the UK is ahead of the game, with 72 of HD-ready homes expected to watch HD programming by 2016. - dtg.org.uk

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3G mobile data network crowd-sourcing survey by BBC

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UK mobile coverage survey

During three weeks over the summer, 44,600 people allowed their mobile coverage to be tracked for our 3G survey. Continue reading the main story Our Android app collected 1.7 million hours of data from 44,600 people across the UK. Enter your postcode to see the results where you live Please enter a valid postcode About the data The data displayed on the map was collected by people who chose to participate in our survey by downloading the app to their phone. - bbc.co.uk

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Analogue TV signal in parts of Yorkshire and Derbyshire switched off

The digital switchover entered the second stage of the process on Wednesday and digital channels replaced the analogue channels. Sky TV, Freesat and Virgin Media viewers will not need to retune their equipment. Viewers receiving their signal from the Emley Moor transmitter will switch over later. - bbc.co.uk

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Channel 4 seeks sharper picture of viewers - FT.com

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Online TV dwarfed by porn - News - Broadcast

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New Humax PVR That Removes TV Commercials Set To Upset TV Stations - Smarthouse

The Ice TV electronic program guide application allows Humax to avoid the controls that Freeview place on consumers who want to skip advertising. ChannelNews has been told by retailers that Humax executives are set to announce the product in September. The 500 GB version will sell for 449 and the 1TB version for 549. - smarthouse.com.au

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The Official Google TV Blog: Preview of Google TV add-on for the Android SDK

Google TV emulation is currently supported on Linux with KVM only, and we are working on support for other operating systems. Were very happy that through KVM weve been able to create a fast Android emulator for TV. Depending on the design and use case, an existing Android app may work well on Google TV as is, or it may require fixes. - googletv.blogspot.com

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Believe TV channel exploited viewers says Ofcom - TV Radio, Media - The Independent

A report published today found Believe TV was in breach of the broadcasting code. It cited the example of two programmes featuring televangelist Paul Lewis which were shown in December 2010. - independent.co.uk

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Ofcom unimpressed by 'miracle' cures - Media Monkey - Media - guardian.co.uk

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BBC July 2011 BBC iPlayer Performance Pack

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Helping put the stabilisers on economy as austerity Britain gets back on its bike

The report quantifies for the first time the full economic success story of the UKs cycling sector which generates 2.9 billion for the British economy, equating to a value of 230 for every biking Briton in the country. Increasing levels of participation A growth in the amount of cycling events and initiatives such as Sky Ride - are boosting the number of Britons getting back on their bikes. 208 million cycle journeys were made in 2010 meaning that there were 1.3 million more cyclists bringing the total UK cycle population to 13 million. - corporate.sky.com

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'Google needs television industry' will be message at Edinburgh - Media - The Guardian

Despite its status as an internet giant with annual revenues of just under 30bn 18bn and an 85 share of the search market, Google needs content creators in order to thrive. Good content drives search, and search drives advertising. The more compelling the content there is online, the more money Google makes. - guardian.co.uk

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Google TV gains credibility with Motorola Mobility

The planned purchase of Motorola Mobility for 12.5 billion is the largest acquisition to date by Google. It will serve to defend and promote the Android ecosystem, not only for mobile handsets and tablets but also for set-top boxes. Google will also own the leading provider of set-top boxes by revenue worldwide. - informitv.com

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BBC News - Local TV: Will it be worth watching?

TV stations broadcasting news and entertainment to specific towns and cities are nothing new in many countries. In the UK, though, attempts to set up local TV stations have largely fallen flat. Now Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt is making a concerted attempt to establish dozens of stations. - bbc.co.uk

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Replacement cycle an issue in UK connected TV adoption - News - Rapid TV News

TV manufacturers are now hoping that internet connected TVs will generate another spurt in growth. Yet the analyst cautions that despite a lot of optimism generated for connected TV, there will be a challenge with regards to replacement cycles. The analyst calculates an installed base of TV in the UK in the region of 60 million units and assumes that all of the 9.5 million TVs sold in 2010 are replacements and not simply increasing the number of sets per household. - rapidtvnews.com

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Google TVs? They re selling really well

Google TV products should be selling, because Sony has priced them to move as part of a clever back-to-school promotion. The marketing pitch is simple They're perfect for the dorm room. The Blu-ray player, which sold for 399.99 a few months ago, is 199.99. - betanews.com

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BBC's news grip, lauded but also absolute - MarketWatch

As one of the largest public broadcasters in the world, with over 23,000 employees, the BBC is venerated at home and away for the exacting and disciplined way it explains Britain to itself, and to the world. Certainly there are few media companies that can boast such enviable market share, even if the BBC does not wholly orbit in the same mercantile sphere as its commercial brethren, and the market-share algorithm can for the most part, some media experts say, be argued away in the face of the corporations very transparent, and very public, public-interest commitment. - marketwatch.com

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New media gains offer mutual benefits for television - Media - The Guardian

Across the television industry, an argument was then getting started that is only now running out of steam. Its cardinal principles were stark scheduled linear television over on demand will replace it in a couple of years all television will be delivered via the internet and the capacity to interact with it will trigger an ineluctable change in the character of television programmes themselves. In fact, since 2006 the amount of television viewed by an average UK citizen has risen every year. - guardian.co.uk

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The soundbite has become a nibble - Peter Preston - Comment is free - The Guardian

The omnipresent peril is the danger of boredom. Don't stop don't pause don't let them reach for the remote.' Photograph Felix Clay Six hours of television a day shortens your life, say superior Aussie researchers. For time on the air defines almost everything what can be discussed, what can be explained, what whatever it is means for the future of civilisation. - guardian.co.uk

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Viewers will benefit from HD after digital switchover - News - Rutland Times

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Norwich is set for the digital switchover - News - Eastern Daily Press

Turning off the analogue TV signals will allow the digital terrestrial TV coverage, known as Freeview, to be boosted and this should mean that thousands of people previously in digital blackspots will be able to receive Freeview channels for the first time. Although many people already have Freeview, they will still need to retune their television sets to receive all the channels. Sky and Virgin Media viewers will not need to retune their televisions. - edp24.co.uk

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Let s channel our energies into saving BBC4 - Columnists - News - WalesOnline

Death by BBC4 wouldnt be a bad way to go though. This week Ive been telling everyone who will listen that the Tudor school day was 12 hours long. Any other channel attempting to explore such an esoteric subject would have tacked a celebrity on to it believing only Natasha Kaplinsky in a ruff could make Tudor history accessible. - walesonline.co.uk

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Hunt remains optimistic on local TV stations - FT.com

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Sky Movies control over pay-TV 'limits competiton' - August - 2011 - Which? News

As a result, the Competition Commission believes that this has led to higher prices and reduced options for consumers. Sky has exclusive rights to films from the six major Hollywood studios, enabling the broadcaster to be the first to show the latest films on its Sky Movies channels. This premiere film access has broad appeal to consumers and has helped drive Sky subscriptions to double that of all other traditional pay-TV retailers combined, thus strengthening Sky's bidding capabilities and perpetuating Sky's advantage. - which.co.uk

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UKTV saga ends, but questions remain

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BBC3 v BBC4 - which station is best equipped to avoid cuts? - Media - guardian.co.uk

Small Teen, Big World has been one of BBC3's most sucessful shows. In the BBC's ideal world, both would exist as they currently are, offering something entertaining and informative for the difficult-to-reach 18- to 35-year-olds, and those who want more arts and highbrow viewing. Along with cutting BBC2 daytime shows and late-night programming, executives are looking at the impact of scaling back some of what BBC4 does. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC News - Local TV news could be sponsored

Mr Hunt wants around 50 new local TV stations to open by 2015. Speaking in Birmingham, he said the sponsorship of bulletins could provide crucial funds for the fledgling stations. Mr Hunt added that rules on political impartiality and taste and decency would not be relaxed for the local stations. - bbc.co.uk

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BSkyB rapped over movies

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Sky overcharging rivals for film channels, says competition watchdog - What Satellite Digital TV

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Coming up next: continuity announcers - Television radio - guardian.co.uk

Oh to be a continuity announcer getting paid for sitting and watching TV all day while making a couple of pithy or factual announcements an hour to an audience you never have to interact with really doesn't seem that much of a chore it sounds more like a walk in the park, without the effort of actually walking. However, like most of the shows they so gleefully promote, the reality's nowhere near as entertaining as the trailer. Sure, there are a few legal and compliance responsibilities around strong language, flashing images and the like, but it still sounds pretty cushy. - guardian.co.uk

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BSkyB told to weaken stranglehold on Hollywood movies - Media - guardian.co.uk

The industry watchdog ruled that the prices charged by Sky to Virgin are too high, meaning Virgin cannot make a business selling films to its customers. Under the present system, a number of Hollywood blockbusters are available only on Sky on pay-TV in the UK. The satellite broadcaster spends about 280m a year on buying films, more than its budget for Sky News and other entertainment channels. - guardian.co.uk

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Dogs are becoming addicted to digital TV: 4-legged friends with square eyes - Mail Online

Experts say the number of canines addicted to television is set to rise as the nation continues to make the switch from analogue to digital - because the clearer picture is easier for dogs to watch. The average British dog is happy to sit for 50 minutes each day in front of their favourite shows and many get excited by theme tunes, the survey reveals. With London next on the list for the big switchover, canines in the capital are sure to be delighted. Labradors are 'top dog' when it comes to viewing hours per day, with some clocking up to two hours in front of the telly every day. - dailymail.co.uk

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Mystery Freeview channel could be on air in October - What Satellite Digital TV

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Jeremy Hunt kicks off local TV summits - News - Broadcast

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Get set to re-tune - Eastwood Kimberley news - Eastwood Advertiser

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