Thursday 14 July 2011, AM
Online TV service SeeSaw saved - Media - guardian.co.uk
SeeSaw Criterion Capital Partners has taken a controlling stake. Criterion Capital Partners has taken a controlling stake in SeeSaw, which is owned by transmission business Arqiva, in a deal estimated to be worth well over 10m. Criterion, which will hold a majority stake in SeeSaw, has appointed Jackson as chairman. - guardian.co.uk
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BBC HD/3D boss quits; BBC2 HD planned - 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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Licence fee deal should be re-examined, says NUJ - 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.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukStatement regarding News Corporation proposal
The Board believes BSkyB has a compelling investment case and significant growth opportunities, as demonstrated by its excellent operational and financial performance and strong balance sheet which provides both strategic and financial flexibility. We remain very confident in the broadly based growth opportunity for BSkyB as we continue to add new customers, sell more products, develop our leading position in content and innovation, and expand the contribution from our other businesses. - corporate.sky.com
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Ariel - Danielle Nagler to leave BBC
She also led a team looking at 3D content development, which led to this year's Wimbledon finals being shown in 3D for the first time. Potts will leave the BBC at the end of year. - bbc.co.uk
www.bbc.co.ukA global standard for digital radio - James Cridland
Its often given as a criticism that radio has failed to achieve a worldwide digital standard. I review it here. This is in the US for now, but I fully expect Canada to also use it in the years ahead. So, radio has no global digital standard instead, we have continental standards. - james.cridland.net
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Evening Standard eyes local TV channel contract - Marketing news - Marketing magazine
It is likely that funding of 40m for an initial network of 10 to 20 stations will be provided by licence-fee payers, to cover the set-up and three-year running costs. However, Hunt scrapped plans to create a national spine channel on the Freeview platform last month. He will instead allow contractors to operate individually licensed stations as opposed to the top-down approach of a centralised local TV channel. - marketingmagazine.co.ukwww.marketingmagazine.co.uk
Ofcom approves Devon Multiplex extension - Radio Today
The approval comes despite the majority of the 234 consultation responses being against the proposals. Most objections were on the grounds that it would enable the holder of the existing FM licence for Barnstaple to secure its renewal. Now that approval has been given, Global Radios FM licence for the area has been automatically extended by 12 years. - radiotoday.co.uk
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BBC spending: where does the licence fee go? Visualised - News - guardian.co.uk
What does the BBC spend on its key channels The report shows that total BBC turnover topped 5bn for the first time last year, with revenues reaching 5.09bn in the year to 31 March 2012, up from 4.99bn. Of this 3.6bn came from the licence fee, with 25.7m households due to pay the 145.50 compulsory annual levy. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
BBC iPlayer - The Media Show: Special Edition
A special edition of The Media Show investigates the lasting impact of the end of the News of the World. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukTuesday 12 July 2011, PM
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C21Media.net is Everything about content in the 21st Century, from television to web, mobile, tablet and beyond. - c21media.net
www.c21media.netRecord profits for BBC Worldwide - TV Radio, Media - The Independent
The BBC's commercial wing has reported record revenue and profits, leading to a rise of more than 8 in the amount being ploughed back into BBC programmes in the past year. Figures published today in the BBC Worldwide annual review also show that the company's chief executive John Smith had a remuneration package totalling almost 900,000 for the last financial year. Sales rose by 7.8 to 1.16 billion in the past financial year, the report showed. - independent.co.uk
www.independent.co.ukBBC Trust - BBC Annual Report and Accounts 2010/11
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.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
Ariel - Pay bill cut, even before Patten pledge
Heavily trailed in the press, the figures show that spend on BBC presenters, artists, actors and journalists is down by almost 9m to 212.5m, with more than 8000 fewer individuals and organisations hired than in the previous year. As expected, the number of individuals, as well as companies or organisations earning more than 500k and up to 5m have been aggregated to protect individuals' confidentiality in such a small pool of top stars. In 2010/11 there were 19 in this category, two fewer than in 2009/10. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
BBC - Annual Report and Accounts 2010/11 - home page
If you have feedback, please use our Contact Us form. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukMonday 11 July 2011, PM
BBC - Research and Development: Prototyping weeknotes #67
The News linking team Olivier, Chris L, Duncan and Joanne are in data analysis mode. Nina from the News design team is spending a couple of days a week sitting with us. They've been diving into the relevant user research and are looking at personalisation, bubbles, dual screens, saving for later, serendipity and the completability of news. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
News Corp's BSkyB bid referred to Competition Commission - 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.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukNews Corp's BSkyB bid referred by Hunt to Competition Commission - Media - guardian.co.uk
That will take 24 weeks, although the Competition Commission has the option of a further eight weeks to evaluate the deal. News Corporation said it would work with the Competition Commission if necessary. By opting to have the bid examined by the Competition Commission, News Corp loses control of determining its potential concessions previously the company had, in effect, offered to spin off Sky News on a take-it-or-leave-it basis. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukShares in BSkyB fall sharply after takeover doubt - TV Radio, Media - The Independent
Shares in BSkyB closed nearly 5 lower after a day in which News Corp defied City expectations that it would dump its proposed bid for the satellite broadcaster. Rupert Murdoch's company withdrew its offer to hive off Sky News as a separate company and said it was now ready to engage with the regulator instead. Shares fell by as much as 7 at one stage in today's session amid speculation that the bid would be scrapped. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukinformitv - Google and Kantar develop measurement panel
Google is working with research company Kantar to create a panel of households to measure online and television viewing activity to develop improved understanding of cross-platform usage in the United Kingdom. Google is now consulting with the media and advertising industry about how to make the data available. BARB is meanwhile developing its own approach, also in conjunction with Kantar, while Nielsen and comScore are also competing to measure online viewing. - informitv.com
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Ofcom wants "fit and proper" updates from police - News - Broadcast
8 July, 2011 By Balihar Khalsa Ofcom is asking the police to update it with information that may impact whether News Corp passes the fit and proper broadcast licence test, as the phone hacking fall out continues. 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.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukBBC - Research and Development: BBC R
We will be working with five world-leading university partners, selected for their relevance to BBC RDs current audio ambitions. Our primary partners will be Surrey University for audio-visual research and Salford University for acoustics research. We will also be working closely with Southampton, Queen Mary, University of London, and York. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukBBC - Press Office - BBC 'Quality' measures at highest levels in recent years
The BBC has published the results of a range of measures for the first time today that show public perceptions of quality on the BBC are at their highest for many years. The panel has been running for five years but the results have not been published until now. The results indicate that for radio, television and online, scores are at an all-time high, with all television channels scoring more than 80 and all major radio networks scoring 77 or above. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukMonday 11 July 2011, AM
Lord Patten: the right BBC chairman at the right time? - Media - guardian.co.uk
As it turns out, the four years for which the Tory peer has signed up to preside over the BBC Trust seem certain to mark a politically fallow period. Months before Patten took up the role, in May, a licence fee freeze lasting six years was stitched together. The corporation's royal charter is also off-limits, not up for renewal until 2017. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukFriday 08 July 2011, AM
Cameron faces storm over BSkyB ruling and the company he keeps - Press, Media - The Independent
A toxic combination of problems is building up for David Cameron in the wake of the phone hacking scandal and the closure of the News of the World. The Government is braced for a storm over News Corporation's bid to assume control of BSkyB, admitting it has limited options to do anything other than delay the takeover. Ms Brooks' continuing presence at the helm of News International is a problem for Mr Cameron. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukOfcom - Ofcom considers future of FM radio band
Ofcom today proposed an innovative new use for the airwaves that will be freed up following the UKs switch from analogue to digital radio. These devices could use these frequencies to deliver innovative applications such as mobile broadband in very sparsely populated areas. The technology works by identifying unoccupied radio waves called white spaces to transmit and receive wireless signals. - media.ofcom.org.ukmedia.ofcom.org.ukThursday 07 July 2011, PM
Another Setback For VOD Service YouView As Sony Says No View
The inability of YouView to strike deals with electronics manufacturers and Sonys lack of support is a major blow. The VOD service was supposed to launch this summer, but now that start date has been held to sometime next year, notes Hardware. Sonys rejection comes after Technicolor, a subsidiary of French set-top box maker Thomson, broke away from YouView last month. - paidcontent.co.uk
paidcontent.co.ukBSkyB bid final clearance unlikely to be given before September - Media - guardian.co.uk
Jeremy Hunt continues to insist phone-hacking issue is not relevant to his decision on takeover. The minister's aides insisted that a final decision, which was expected next week, had not been delayed, but the long period of consultation gives Hunt breathing space as the storm over News of the World phone-hacking scandal remains intense. BSkyB shares continued to fall, dropping 11p by 3pm on Thursday to reach 811.5p as investors began to sell off their stock in the belief that a final News Corp bid could now be some months in coming. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC - About the BBC: Measuring quality and reach at the BBC
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100,000 comment on BSkyB takeover - TV Radio, Media - The Independent
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt should be summoned to the Commons to explain his decision to delay a ruling on the proposed takeover, he said. He added that he not been told any minister intended to make a statement but if the situation changed MPs would be told immediately. Last year it offered 700p a share, valuing the company at 12.3 billion, but the board told Mr Murdoch to come back with a higher offer. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukTerrestrial TV loss at 2.40pm today - Guernsey News from ITV Channel Television - channelonline.tv
Islanders are being warned that they will lose their terrestrial channels for a maximum of five minutes today at 2.40pm. Other services like Sky and cable television will not be affected. - channelonline.tvwww.channelonline.tv
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Murdoch Gets Dangerous for Cameron - Bloomberg
For three decades, Britains powerful have sought close relations with Rupert Murdoch and his newspapers. Senior policemen who dined editors of the paper now have 45 detectives investigating it. Prime Minister David Cameron is under pressure for hiring a former editor of the News of The World who had already resigned over phone-hacking. - bloomberg.com
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Hacking Scandal May Delay Ruling on News Corp. Bid for BSkyB - WSJ.com
The proposed deal, which has already been 13 months in the making because of complicated regulatory hurdles, may now face further delays in the wake of allegations that News of the World hacked into the mobile-phone voice mails of people ranging from celebrities and politicians to murder victims. One regulator that had already approved the deal said it had other powers that could possibly affect it. BSkyB shares fell 2.1 in London trading Wednesday to 827 pence 13.28 apiece, reflecting investor jitters about the deal. - online.wsj.com
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Cut more managers - Patten
6 July 2011 Last updated at 2117 The chairman of the BBC Trust has called for senior management numbers to be cut to around one percent of the total workforce by 2015, which at current staffing levels would leave the corporation with some 200 senior posts. He set out his vision for the BBC as it adjusts to a future of restricted income, and it is a leaner, simpler organisation of fewer, less well paid managers he has in mind. 'There are still too many senior managers.' he said. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukWednesday 06 July 2011, PM
Connected TV shipments to top half a billion in 2015
Over 500 million connected TVs will have shipped worldwide by the end of 2015, according to research firm DisplaySearch. Their latest report identifies that in 2011 more than 25 of all flat panel TVs shipped have some form of internet connectivity, this will increase to 47 138 million units in 2015 with the total Connected TV market comprising of over 500 million models. DTG Staff 06.07.2011 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.ukwww.dtg.org.uk
DAB championed at electronics conference - Radio Today
Minister Ed Vaizey has supported the progress on digital radio at the Intellect Consumer Electronics Conference 2011. The Minister recognised the progress made on cars with 14 of all new cars now being fitted with digital radios as standard, and looked forward to the Government taking a positive decision on digital radio switchover in 2013. GFK reported a large uplift in digital radio sales compared to last year, coinciding with the launch of Radio 4 Extra, and that cumulative digital radio sales hit 13 million at the end of June. - radiotoday.co.ukradiotoday.co.uk
BBC News - News Corp's bid for BSkyB jeopardised
First, the disclosure that the News of the World appears to have paid tens of thousands of pounds to police officers for information over a period of years is redolent of a newsroom that seems to have been out of control. There was, according to sources, a macho culture at the News of the World from 2003 to 2006 or so when almost no practice was off limits, so long as the scoop was landed. What we now need to know is which officers received the payments that were detailed in the internal News-of-the-World e-mails sanctioning the payments. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukBBC HD TV: Winding Down from Wimbledon
Wimbledon was the BBC's first ever 3D TV transmission. From your comments I know the topic of 1920transmission is something some of you feel very strongly about. In the BBC HD Channel promo for example there are only two programmes acquired and post produced in 1920 and during the time the encoders were set to 1920, the majority of programmes shown were not made in 1920. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukWednesday 06 July 2011, AM
Ofcom Maps - Broadband speeds map
Click on a region on the map to see more broadband information Rank Overall performance Each area has been ranked on how they score on four broadband metrics, on a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 the highest or fastest, and 5 the lowest or slowest. The individual scores have been combined to provide an overall view of broadband in each area. Average broadband take up Each area has been ranked from 1 to 5 on the number of broadband connections as a percentage of the total postal addresses in the area. - maps.ofcom.org.ukmaps.ofcom.org.uk
Channel 5 to embrace product placement - TV Radio, Media - The Independent
Richard Desmond's Northern Shell media empire has unveiled plans for greater use of product placement on Channel 5 and closer ties between the broadcaster and the company's stable of newspapers and magazines. Nick Bampton, NS's commercial sales director, said he expected product placement to play a key role in a strategy of helping commercial clients promote themselves across all of NS's media platforms. NS told media agencies yesterday that the combined audience of its various outlets was 39 million people a month and that it was the third largest media owner by revenue in the UK. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukTuesday 05 July 2011, PM
Ofcom - Digital Television Update - 2011 Q1
Q1 2011 Overview 1.1 Consumer survey results for the first quarter of 2011 show that take-up of digital television in UK households stood at 93.1, up by 1 percentage point year on year. 1.2 Consumers are continuing to convert additional sets in the home. 75.7 of all secondary TV sets had been converted to digital by the end of March 2011, up by 5.2 percentage points in a year. - stakeholders.ofcom.org.ukstakeholders.ofcom.org.ukFood Network UK joins Freeview channel 49
The channel features an irresistible combination of credible cooking, new ideas and high-energy lifestyle entertainment to inspire both foodies and non-foodies alike. With its exciting mix of programming, Freeview viewers will now have access to primetime culinary favourites such as Barefoot Contessa, Ace of Cakes, and Chopped. - freeview.co.uk
www.freeview.co.ukWhat's On BBC Red Button 4th - 18th July
Primal Scream's 20th anniversary homecoming performance of Screamadelica should set the party alight on Saturday. Red Button viewers will be treated to coverage across the weekend with performances from the Main, Radio 1, King Tut's and Introducing stages. Also on Red Button, the very best from T in the Park in the form of daily highlights from Monday 11th July. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukUnion officials say don't be too sure BBC Look East Cambs service is safe - News - Cambs Times
To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in. If this idea comes to fruition then a significant portion of BBC Cambridge TVs audience would be disenfranchised overnight. The viewing figures would be drastically reduced overnight. Mr Murray said the BBC judges service on a cost per listener/viewer basis and if the viewing figures are drastically reduced because the service is no longer available on digital, then the cost per viewer would go through the roof. - cambstimes.co.uk
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BBC's 3D Wimbledon sparks mixed reviews - 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.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukThis is Scunthorpe - Twenty-five Scunthorpe households still have a black white TV licence
Figures show that 25 households in Scunthorpe still have a black and white TV licence, despite massive advances in modern technology. Most of the owners are likely to be elderly residents, some of whom may be keeping their boxes for a whiff of nostalgia. If people use Freeview boxes equipped with an RF modulator, they will be able to watch digital television on their black and white TV. - thisisscunthorpe.co.ukwww.thisisscunthorpe.co.ukMonday 04 July 2011, PM
Olympic dilemma for BBC 3D - Broadband TV News
In 2D we get feeds from absolutely everything going on around the Olympics and we can configure that into whatever the UK audience is interested in. Were lucky that we can accommodate these broadcasters, because BBC One is showing it in HD, so were not taking it away from the audience. The risk for 2012 is that we will have 28 streams in HD available to the UK audience, so thats quite a lot of HD. - broadbandtvnews.com
www.broadbandtvnews.comBBC - Roger Mosey: 3D or not 3D
You can read an account of how it was done by my colleague Andy Quested here and an overview by our head of 3D Danielle Nagler here. So the current resurgence of 3D, with its spread to television, poses the question of whether this time it's here to stay Some of the major industry players believe it is, and Panasonic - one of the IOC sponsors - made a play last week for 3D coverage of the 2012 Games. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukBBC - Press Office - The Hour: introduction
Romola Garai plays Bel Rowley, spirited and ambitious, and facing the most exciting and daunting challenge of her life running The Hour. Dominic West plays Hector Madden, charming, charismatic a man whose upbringing and education have instilled in him a sense of entitlement, and whose glamorous young wife has the family connections to get him the job as front man on The Hour. The Hour further demonstrates BBC Two's commitment to re-establish its reputation as the home of intelligent and ambitious drama reflecting the new strategy and investment for drama on the channel. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukpick a page