Tuesday 22 March 2011, PM
Humax Licenses Intertrust Marlin Technology for YouView Set Top Boxes - Business Wire
About Humax Humax is one of the worlds largest manufacturers of digital set-top boxes, exporting its products to over 90 countries across the globe. The company has built a solid reputation as a leading supplier of high quality, feature-rich digital TV products, including digital TV recorders and high definition HD set-top boxes. The company holds over 150 patents and has over 300 patent applications pending worldwide. - businesswire.com
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Student questions on the DAB switchover - James Cridland
An email arrives, asking for help with a student project on the DAB switchover. Im a radio guy having worked in radio since 1989. Ive been a radio presenter, and worked in the commercial department of radio writing radio ads and helping sell them. - james.cridland.net
james.cridland.netBBC spent £700,000 on EastEnders episode - TV Radio, Media - The Independent
The BBC spent almost 700,000 on its anniversary half-hour live episode of EastEnders last year, a new report has revealed. Corporation bosses earmarked an extra half a million pounds - over and above normal costs - to fund the 25th anniversary programme. It found the cost of six key dramas, including EastEnders and Casualty, has reduced by a fifth in real terms over the past eight years. - independent.co.uk
www.independent.co.ukBBC - Press Office - Tim Davie announces plan for BBC Radio independent commissioning process
The criteria will be based on four areas of expertise Editorial Capability, Technical, Editorial Standards, and Business. The requirements for meeting the criteria include programme making experience knowledge of BBC Guidelines and compliance procedure talent management budgetary expertise and compliance with network specific requirements. The criteria will ensure consistency and transparency across the production and commissioning process for in-house and external BBC productions. - bbc.co.uk
www.bbc.co.ukBBC 'could axe overnight programming' - Media - guardian.co.uk
Thompson suggested that slots used by overnight programming could be taken up by HD shows. 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
www.guardian.co.ukUTV upbeat after 2010 profit rise - Media - guardian.co.uk
UTV's television revenue is expected to be up 8 year on year in the same period, broadly in line with the market, while Irish radio turnover is forecast to be at the same level as the previous year, compared with the overall market being down at least 5. The company reported adjusted pre-tax profits of 21.1m for 2010, up 17 year-on-year, on total revenue up 7 to 120.2m. Profit from continuing operations after tax was 16.4m, up 16 year-on-year. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC Trust - BBC Trust publishes NAO report on the BBC's management of the costs of producing continuing drama
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.ukDTG :: News :: Ofcom to hold 4G mobile auction
Ofcom is to hold the largest ever single auction of additional spectrum for mobile services in the UK, equivalent to three quarters of the mobile spectrum in use today. The new spectrum will provide capacity for the fourth generation 4G of mobile technology, set to deliver significantly faster mobile broadband services approaching todays ADSL home broadband speeds, according to Ofcom. The auction will be for two spectrum bands800 MHz and 2.6 GHz. - dtg.org.ukwww.dtg.org.ukMark Thompson's BBC cuts splurge - Media - guardian.co.uk
There wasn't one of course just a splurge of ideas as Thompson tries to regain something resembling initiative by confirming most of what has leaked into the papers over the past fortnight. Stop overnight programming possibly from as soon as 10.30pm. Add it up and there's more than enough for reporters to cook up a story, but in the easily soiled currency of Fleet Street, this is largely old news. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
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What is missing from Ofcom's 4G plans - Comment - Broadcast
22 March, 2011 As Ofcom announces that it plans to auction off 4G licences in 2012, Tony Ballard addresses what the proposals fail to consider. 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
www.broadcastnow.co.ukBBC spends 20% less on soaps - Media - guardian.co.uk
In the end the episode cost 696,000, with the difference being made up by economies on subsequent episodes of EastEnders. However, it found that the average audience appreciation scores for the soaps rose, despite the economies, by 6.5. The NAO is concerned the BBC does not have a method of systematic cost benchmarking, to measure the comparative effectiveness of its soap and drama spending. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC may cut overnight programming - TV Radio, Media - The Independent
The BBC could cut back on its overnight programming in a bid to save money. The move, which would affect the schedule between 10.35pm and 6am, is one of the ideas suggested by the corporation's staff in an internal review. The BBC currently spends 150 million a year on overnight programming. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukMark Thompson's 21 cuts that could be made - Media - guardian.co.uk
Photograph Richard Saker Mark Thompson's presentation to the media featured 21 areas for possible cutbacks. They are listed below Delivering quality first common emerging themes Investing in peak time TV overnight output could we reduce the spend on our overnight programming Daytime on BBC2 could we focus on a richer originated daytime schedule on BBC1 - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukTuesday 22 March 2011, AM
Ofcom - Assessment of future mobile competition and proposals for the award of 800 MHz and 2.6 GHz spectrum and related
-stakeholders.ofcom.org.ukOfcom - Ofcom prepares for 4G mobile auction
Ofcom has today announced plans for the largest ever single auction of additional spectrum for mobile services in the UK, equivalent to three quarters of the mobile spectrum in use today and 80 more than the 3G auction which took place in 2000. This spectrum is essential to meet the UKs rapid increase in mobile traffic, fuelled by the growth of smartphones and mobile broadband data services such as video streaming, email, messenger services, mapping services and social networking sites. All of these services depend on spectrum the airwaves that carry information between customers mobile handsets and the internet. - media.ofcom.org.ukmedia.ofcom.org.uk
Spin-off of Sky News 'bolsters News Corp' - Telegraph
Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, added that News Corp should fund Sky News under a 10-year carriage agreement. The alliance said the government's proposed merger remedy has done nothing to tackle issues of media plurality in the UK. The opponents believe that Sky News' financial dependence on News Corp will not enable the news broadcaster to have an independent editorial voice. - telegraph.co.uk
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BBC News - Ofcom to launch next-generation 4G consultations
22 March 2011 Last updated at 1151 ET The telecoms regulator has launched a consultation on how best to sell off the rights to the next generation of mobile wireless networks. The auction of the fourth generation, or 4G, spectrum will be the largest ever, equivalent to three quarters of the mobile spectrum in use today. The last time an auction was held, for 3G in 2000, it raised a record 22.5bn for the Treasury. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukSpun-off Sky News would not be independent, say rivals - Media - The Guardian
Sky News would rely on Rupert Murdoch's NewsCorp for 85 of its revenues, the papers say. NewsCorp's holding in Sky News would be capped at 39.1 equivalent to its current ownership of BSkyB for at least 10 years. The newspaper owners and BT had long been unhappy about the bid which, they argue, would lead to the creation of a powerful integrated media group combining more than one in three of every newspapers sold in the UK with the largest broadcaster as measured by turnover. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukMonday 21 March 2011, PM
FT.com / UK / Business - Hunt hints rules could curb media owners
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Majority 'opposed to Murdoch takeover' - 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.ukMonday 21 March 2011, AM
Who will be the next director general of the BBC? - Media - The Guardian
It has also alerted the BBC Trust, which appoints the director general, and is considering who might succeed Thompson whenever the time comes. The headhunters in charge of the Vision appointment, insiders say, have been tasked with two objectives to find someone who can follow in Jana Bennett's footsteps and be a credible internal future candidate for director general. Political jousting His reign began in May 2004 after his predecessor Greg Dyke left following the Hutton report. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukJeremy Hunt: Why I did not block News Corporation buyout of BSkyB - Media - The Guardian
The secretary of state for culture, media and sport has just started to train to be a football referee. Immediately his press adviser says she won't be telling newspapers which games he'll be doing this spring later on I'm told that the cabinet minister isn't exactly the sporty type. Hunt is here, giving his first print interview after his preliminary ruling on the News Corp/Sky bid. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukRadio Today.. with RCS: New shows planned for 4 Extra
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-radiotoday.co.ukBBC World Service to sign funding deal with US state department - Media - The Guardian
The US government's investment is intended to help people circumnavigate state censorship. The funding is also expected to be used to educate people in countries with state censorship in how to circumnavigate the blocking of internet and TV services. It is understood the US government has decided the reach of the World Service is such that it makes investment worthwhile. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukSunday 20 March 2011, PM
In-car DAB works. (Shock!) - James Cridland
Shock Posted on Sunday, March 20th, 2011 at 1133 am. In it, they claim high satisfaction levels with in-car DAB radio, following some research. Naturally, Digital Radio UK will cherry-pick the best bits out of the research, so Ive asked them for the complete research to look at it. - james.cridland.netjames.cridland.netSaturday 19 March 2011, PM
Interest grows in Blighty's new local TV network - Entertainment News, TV News, Media - Variety
To reduce risks for the startup, in October, Hunt forced the BBC to subsidize the plan to the tune of 25 million 40.2 million a year, plus provide coin to help build infrastructure. Adding the BBC subsidy to the plan, optimists calculate that Channel 6 could become financially solvent. Channel 5 has struggled to survive and become profitable, with RTL selling the loss-making station to newspaper and magazine magnate Richard Desmond last year. - variety.com
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BBC - Radio 4 Blog: Controller Andy Parfitt on Radio 1 and Asian Network
Of course, as with the condemned, then reprieved, 6 Music, the audiences went up considerably as soon as sentence was passed. Nothing concentrates the mind of BBC radio listeners as the prospective death of their favourite network. So is the Asian network also to be reprieved in another BBC u-turn - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukBBC - Research and Development: Prototyping Weeknotes #54
This week was our bi-annual review by the management much talk of KPIs and deliverables and slide-wrangling. Kat's grabbed some rambling discussions by the scruff of the neck and is now organising and documenting some work on the BBC's strategy for user-owned data. User-generated content has really come of age now it has ethical, technical and business considerations that need straightening out before it can be used to its full potential. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukBBC - The Editors: Comments and making our coverage more social
Following on from our website editor Steve Herrmann, I wanted to share with you more details about how we plan to integrate your comments into our stories, as one element within our overall aim to make our website feel more social. We have also for many years run our Have Your Say debates, but within a specific section on the site, often in something of a silo away from the rest of the content. So having changed the underlying technology last year - to bring it into line with the pan-BBC system, we are now in a position to surface that interactivity more within the stories - themselves. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.uk
Cheeky guide on how to jump paywalls - Media - guardian.co.uk
To find out more information about driving traffic to your content or to place this widget on your site, visit outbrain.com. We welcome your feedback at userhelpguardian.co.uk or feedbackoutbrain.com. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
BBC News - What makes TV difficult to hear?
This page is best viewed in an up-to-date web browser with style sheets CSS enabled. Please consider upgrading your browser software or enabling style sheets CSS if you are able to do so. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukFriday 18 March 2011, AM
BBC paying out unearned allowances - TV Radio, Media - The Independent
The BBC is wasting millions of pounds a year paying allowances to staff who do not qualify for them, it was reported today. It is only right that BBC staff have an opportunity to input ideas about shaping the BBC's future. The BBC has committed to reducing the pay bill of senior managers by 25 and the number of senior managers by 20. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukOfcom to investigate UK s 3.5bn TV advertising market - Business News, Business - The Indepen
The media watchdog has launched an inquiry into how television advertising is bought and sold in the UK, following concerns that the current system may distort competition. Ofcom announced yesterday that it was to review the trading mechanism governing the 3.5bn television advertising market and warned it will call in the competition authorities if any issues emerge. The results could create a significant change to operations at some of the UK's largest broadcasters including ITV and Channel 4. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.uk
Murdoch sued for nepotism over 400m deal for daughter s firm - TV Radio, Media - The Indepe
The action surprised the company, which had considered the matter a done deal. ABNY's shares amount to only 0.003 per cent of News Corp stock. The deal which still has to go before News Corp's audit committee is expected to pave the way for Elisabeth, 42, to take a seat on the board. - independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukThursday 17 March 2011, PM
Lord Sugar gives a timely boost to YouView’s public profile - Opinion - New Media Age
new media age gives you practical, expert knowledge on how to demystify the latest digital trends and make them work for your business. Sorry, were not currently accepting new online subscriptions to nma.co.uk. - nma.co.ukwww.nma.co.ukBBC - About the BBC: BBC North - bringing it home
-www.bbc.co.ukOfcom to review TV airtime deals - Media - guardian.co.uk
Ed Richards said the current TV airtime trading system was a source of 'perennial anxiety'. The review is the first in-depth look at the UK airtime trading system and potentially, depending on the outcome, the most important action in the market since the contract rights renewal regime was introduced in 2003 governing ITV1's deals with advertisers. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukLakes TV to broadcast on Freesat for first time - North West Media News - How-Do
Ulverstons Lakes TV is moving on to the Freesat platform to complement its current broadcasts on Sky and Freeview. Today also marks the first anniversary of the stations first broadcast of the 'Lakes TV' magazine show on Sky. www.lakestv.net Did you enjoy this article - how-do.co.ukwww.how-do.co.uk
BBC News - Re-tune reminder for East Midlands TV viewers
17 March 2011 Last updated at 0614 ET Some digital television viewers will need to re-tune equipment this month as part of the digital switchover. The Nottingham transmitter, serving a small area northwest of the city, will lose BBC2 analogue on 30 March, and the remaining channels two weeks later. Viewers in all those regions should re-tune on 30 March, said Digital UK. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukThursday 17 March 2011, AM
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp sued over 'nepotism' in buying his daughter's firm - Media - guardian.co.uk
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is paying 675m for Elisabeth's company Shine. The deal, which following regulatory approval is expected to close on 31 March, will see 42-year-old Elisabeth take a seat on the News Corp board. Amalgamated Bank, a trustee for several investment funds, holds about 1 million shares or 0.003 of News Corporation stock. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC 'wasting nearly 80m a year through poor staff management' - Media - guardian.co.uk
BBC director general Mark Thompson wants to cut 400m from budgets in the wake of the licence fee freeze. More than 1,000 job cuts have already been announced by the BBC from the World Service and its online operation and several thousand more are expected up to 25 of the total workforce of about 22,000 as part of the cost cutting in the coming years. Poorly performing staff were costing the corporation more than 50m a year, according to the report, which recommended the introduction of a new management appraisal system based on conversations rather than paperwork. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.uk
Original content at BBC2 in doubt - 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.uk
Letters: Global and local effects of BBC cuts - Media - The Guardian
Why does he need to be there at all Throughout the four and a half decades of its existence BBC local radio has repeatedly experienced cuts, with the result that the original vision of close community involvement and participation has been lost as coverage areas have increased and worthy initiatives have been abandoned. Yet might not good come of it, I wondered, when I was reminded of the scale of the overall cuts the BBC is trying to make 400m. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukWednesday 16 March 2011, PM
BBC - About the BBC: Delivering Quality First - exploring ideas
-www.bbc.co.ukBBC plans to cut up to 25% of workforce by 2016 - Media - guardian.co.uk
More than 1,000 job losses have already been announced including 650 at the World Service and 360 from the BBC's online operation and this figure is expected to grow significantly in the coming years. BBC executives are understood to accept that several thousand jobs will go as they draw up plans to meet director general Mark Thompson's target of a 20 cut to the corporation's costs in the coming years. Some insiders believe this figure could reach 25 of the existing workforce, although the BBC insists there is no specific plan to cut this number of staff. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukGavyn Davies: role of BBC chairman 'devalued' - Media - guardian.co.uk
Gavyn Davies said the BBC needed a proper full-time figurehead. The governorship of the BBC was a real honour in the UK. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.ukwww.guardian.co.ukBBC - The Editors: BBC News website developments
If you are a regular visitor to the BBC News website there are some developments heading your way which you might be interested in. It's obviously an incredibly busy time in the Newsroom and our journalists are still working flat out to cover the disaster in Japan, as well as the events in Libya and the Middle East. We've seen record traffic 15.9m unique users last Friday, for example as people have come to the site for updates, followed our Live Page coverage and watched unprecedented amounts of video. - bbc.co.ukwww.bbc.co.ukpick a page