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Should Jeremy Hunt give up his powers to intervene?

If youve read this far, you are probably scratching your head I had better translate. The competition watchdog was advising Jeremy Hunt that the conditions he is imposing on News Corporation - which are designed to maintain the independence and distinctiveness of Sky News - are unlikely to be effective for more than seven-to-ten years. So as and when Mr Hunt comes to a final view on all this, having reviewed the submissions he has received during last months consultation, what could he do to protect himself from judicial review - bbc.co.uk

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Freeview reviews 10m ad account after split with 18 Feet Rising - advertising news - Campaign

Freeview has called 10m ad review Freeview, which spent 10 million on advertising in 2010 according to Nielsen, is currently contacting agencies to invite them to pitch for the business, in a process being handled by the AAR. 18 Feet Rising is not repitching for the account. Freeview appointed 18 Feet Rising to the account when the shop first opened its doors at the end of 2009. - campaignlive.co.uk

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Danny Rogers on PR: BBC bosses wield the axe on comms team - Advertising, Media - The Independent

The BBCs communications team is the latest part of the corporation to feel the scythe of cost-cutting. Director of comms Ed Williams has abolished several senior roles, including digital comms chief Paul Almond, who is being made redundant. The BBCs comms board is reduced to seven people. - independent.co.uk

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Telcos want UHF signals for broadband - Telecoms - IOL - Breaking News - South Africa News - World News - Sport - Busine

AFP Wellington - Vodafone and Telecom are pressing for the government to set aside analogue radio frequencies used by television channels to allow ultra-fast broadband for mobile phones. The Ministry of Economic Development has unveiled a scoping plan for its review of the broadcasting frequencies before it considers advice to the Government at the end of this year on life after analogue TV. Some frequencies will be retained for the shift to digital and they do have other uses but with well-resourced companies such as Telecom and Vodafone ready to compete for frequencies, the Government review will focus on mobile communications. - iol.co.za

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James Murdoch's move hints at next chapter for News Corp - Media - The Guardian

James Murdoch ... moving where the real power lies at News Corp. Of course, the essential interpretation of James Murdoch's impending move to the Big Apple is simple. Previously you were pretty sure Murdoch Jr would end up as the chief executive of News Corporation. - guardian.co.uk

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The BBC fears political interference by the back door - Media - The Guardian

Lord Patten, the new chairman of the BBC Trust, will have his resilience tested. However, behind the scenes and in spite of the minister's profuse and no doubt genuinely meant reassurances, a furious disagreement about just that remains worryingly unresolved. At first sight the idea of independent scrutiny of the BBC's affairs in the cause of transparency in the public interest might appear to be a no-brainer. - guardian.co.uk

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Media buying: a flawed system? - Media - The Guardian

Today the real power in advertising is with those who control the money. Call them the media buyers - and they control billions, buying and selling advertising space for clients. A total of 43bn a year washes through the books of the world's largest advertising firm, WPP. - guardian.co.uk

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Humax TV Portal review from TechRadar UK's expert reviews of Operating systems

If you're recording using either box, you can still use TV Portal regardless. BBC iPlayer offers both radio and TV streaming. The interface apparently grabbed from the BBC's 'big screen' online version and tweaked to better suit the receivers presents a slideshow of highlights and thumbnails allowing you browse TV or radio, shows by channel or day shown, or use an onscreen keyboard to keyword search. - techradar.com

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First analogue channel to be switched off in Bromsgrove From Bromsgrove Advertiser)

The first stage will begin in the early hours of the morning when BBC Two is switched off from the Bromsgrove transmitter. After retuning, viewers may find they have more than one regional service available. Large warning messages are to be broadcast on analogue channels, reminding viewers to get ready for switchover. - bromsgroveadvertiser.co.uk

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Felixstowe: Resort prepares for digital switchover - News - East Anglian Daily Times

Engineers working on the Felixstowe TV relay transmitter in readines for the digital switchover. To send a link to this page to a friend, you must be logged in. Work was being carried out on the Felixstowe relay transmitter in Ranelagh Road this week to upgrade the site in readiness for the changes. - eadt.co.uk

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D-Book 7 published

D-Book 7 is the product of 18 months of industry collaboration between manufacturers, service providers and technology companies. D-Book 7 is divided into two parts Part A, the broadcast specification, enhances the current D-Book 6.2.1 in a number of ways. This release is yet to include a device profile and some sections are under review, mainly due to awaiting the completion of international standardisation work. - dtg.org.uk

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BBC Welcome to Radio 4 Extra

Whether you're a newbie or one of our loyal band of followers - I can promise you plenty to enjoy in our new schedule, which kicks off tomorrow at 6am. Since the same team are now scheduling Extra, I have every hope that it too will be something Extra good There's a gold-mine to be mined of nuggets from the BBC's speech archive, and all programmes in the archive are there because of excellence or because they are of exceptional interest. - bbc.co.uk

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TELEVISION viewers in Sutton and Erdington have been promised their signals will get better but perhaps not unti

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Media Talk podcast: James Murdoch heads to New York

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Dirk Gently to return to BBC Four

Dirk Gently will return to BBC Four for a 3x60 minute series in 2012. The series commission comes on the back of the hugely popular one-hour instalment in December last year, which attracted 1.1m viewers 3.9 share on BBC Four, over three times the channel's slot average. This will be the first drama series commission for BBC Four. - bbc.co.uk

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Dirk Gently to return to BBC4 - Media - guardian.co.uk

The digital channel has ordered another three hour-long episodes of the comedy drama, following the pilot broadcast in late 2010, for later this year. 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 launches online archive of the Listener magazine - Media - guardian.co.uk

Nonetheless, the title was published for 62 years until, after a period of declining interest and suffering from competition from weekend newspapers and their supplements, it finally closed in 1991. The first decades of the Listener are particularly significant because live shows were not usually recorded, and tapes of radio shows were usually wiped. Time is less kind to other pieces in the Listener's collection. - guardian.co.uk

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FAQ - Radioplayer

To add the station youre listening to, click on My Stations towards the top of your Radioplayer console, roll your mouse over the word Add, and click Current Station. A tick will appear, with the word Added, and the logo of the station will appear below it. You can also add a station youve searched for in the Radioplayer console. - radioplayer.co.uk

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Which? reveals best TV brands - March - 2011 - Which? News

TV brands pros and cons All four brands produce TVs with good pictures - images that look good not just in HD but normal standard-definition too. They're all generally easier to use than other brands and mostly energy efficient. This level of controlled comparative testing puts Which in a unique position to pick out the best on the market. - which.co.uk

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BSkyB takeover would boost diversity, says Hunt - UK Politics, UK - The Independent

Mr Hunt confirmed he met James Murdoch, non-executive chairman of BSkyB, twice in the run-up to approving the moves and said he would not publish further details of the meetings until the deal was finished. He said that News Corp's plan to fund Sky News for 10 years as part of the deal would guarantee the channel's security. - independent.co.uk

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The UK Radio Player - the launch of a new era - Media UK

It's been designed to be really simple to use, but more importantly, consistent whether you're listening to Juice 107.2 from Brighton, or the national BBC Radio 1. The streams all work the same way the play button and the volume control all works the same way, and everything is in the same place. Sounds simple, but until now, listening to radio online has been a pretty unpleasant experience of inconsistent interfaces. - mediauk.com

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Jeremy Hunt to give final verdict on News Corp's BSkyB bid on 26 April - Media - guardian.co.uk

Jeremy Hunt wants a strengthening of grounds for which a plurality test can move to a full investigation. Hunt, who earlier this month recommended regulatory approval as long as News Corp spins off Sky News, said that he expects to announce the final decision as soon after parliament returns from the Easter break on 26 April. To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email editormediaguardian.co.uk or phone 020 3353 3857. - guardian.co.uk

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Daybreak suffers an identity crisis - Media Monkey - Media - guardian.co.uk

In the red Kate Garraway and Adrian Chiles on Daybreak. 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.uk

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BBC must not cut core services - TV Radio, Media - The Independent

Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned the BBC not to cut core services as it struggles to deal with a real terms reduction in its licence fee. Mr Hunt told MPs it was up to the BBC to make decisions about which services it invests in, but that he expected savings to come from efficiencies rather than core services. The Culture Secretary unveiled a deal in October with the BBC to freeze the licence fee for six years at 145.50, equivalent to a 16 budget cut in real terms. - independent.co.uk

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BBC - Radio 4 Extra - Guide page

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.uk

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LTE for radio? No thanks - James Cridland

3G coverage is hardly ubiquitous in the UK. I write this in Bournemouth, not exactly the ends of the earth, and I have no mobile coverage at all in the house Im in. 4G LTE seems a hugely expensive way of broadcasting radio. - james.cridland.net

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Culture Secretary defends News Corp plans - TV Radio, Media - The Independent

The Cabinet Minister told MPs he believed the proposed deal - which he announced earlier this month that he intends to accept - would strengthen media diversity. He said the News Corp plan to fund Sky News for 10 years as part of the deal would ensure financial security for the channel. - independent.co.uk

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Editor says sorry for BBC blackout - TV Radio, Media - The Independent

BBC bosses apologised today after the corporation's website went offline for almost an hour. Technical problems meant users were unable to access bbc.co.uk until just before midnight. We haven't yet had a full technical debrief, but it's clear it was a major network problem. - independent.co.uk

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BBC - The BBC Radio Blog: Radioplayer - all of UK radio in one place

Listening to the radio online has a history. BBC radio programmes have been available on the web for over fifteen years. A 1995 experiment by BBC Radio 3 also included what we've come to know as 'user-generated content' and webcams. - bbc.co.uk

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London to complete digital switchover in time for Olympics - Media - guardian.co.uk

Digital switchover London's Crystal Palace analogue transmitter is to be turned off next year. There had been fears that the biggest region to transfer from analogue to digital might not be done in time for the London Games, which start on 27 July. However it is understood that the process will begin about this time next year and be completed by June. - guardian.co.uk

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Digital switchover begins in Shropshire next week - shropshirelive.com

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BBC needs complaints ombudsman - TV Radio, Media - The Independent

The BBC needs an independent ombudsman to deal with complaints against it, the corporation's former chairman Lord Grade said today. The trust plays no part in the day-to-day production of programmes, but oversees standards and hears appeals over complaints. - independent.co.uk

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BBC News - Countdown to digital switchover

Digital UK, the organisation leading the change, says the analogue channels will be turned off in two stages. The Freeview digital service will then be boosted to reach virtually all households in the Yorkshire TV region. All the remaining analogue channels will switch to digital on September 21 2011. - bbc.co.uk

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Changing Media Summit 2011 Highlights: Richard Halton, CEO, YouView - Changing Media Summit - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 29th March - 11th April

Viewers can press red at the start of the programme for the Filthy Cities red button experience with extra filthy footage and fun facts. If you haven't got your cards already they are available for free at your local library from April 1st 2011 while stocks last - please ask at the main enquiry desk. Red button viewers can watch exclusive performances from schools in the semi-final stage. - bbc.co.uk

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The state of British TV: entertainment - Television radio - guardian.co.uk

The X Factor ... questionable content maybe but it has more engineering than the Clifton bridge. Now entertainment shows are all about size and spectacle. The X Factor is like being punched in the face by an exploding petrol tanker for three months at a time. - guardian.co.uk

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Tech talk: with David Behrens - Gadgets and Tech - Yorkshire Post

MOST of us receive our TV signals digitally these days but come this September well have no choice in the matter. Theyre the ones that have carried BBC and ITV programmes since the 60s, and theyve radiated, with very few exceptions, a uniform service to town and dale alike. No History Channel, no Dave not even ITV3. - yorkshirepost.co.uk

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Radioplayer ready to launch

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Daybreak: ITV's morning has broken? - Media - The Guardian

When TV-am was launched it was obvious almost immediately that it had the wrong presenters, the wrong set, and the wrong programme. It too had the wrong set, the wrong presenters and the wrong programme. Again the audience didn't like it and within six months it was changed. - guardian.co.uk

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History suggests you shouldn't write Daybreak off - Media - The Guardian

To start with, the viewers voted with their rather bulky remotes. At its height in the 90s, GMTV was a brilliant programme. GMTV had a terrific run, but the last decade saw a period of sustained decline in audience levels a 30 loss in the show's share of viewing between 2001 and 2010. In the run-up to Daybreak, I made it clear that quite a few things would change. - guardian.co.uk

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Stephen Glover: Economies are a reality even the BBC must face - Stephen Glover, Opinion - The Inde

The BBC is fretting about having to cut its costs by some 20 per cent over five years. Last week its director-general, Mark Thompson, mentioned 21 areas where cutbacks might be made. There seem likely to be even more repeats. - independent.co.uk

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Jeremy Hunt must stand and deliver on growth - Media - The Guardian

Big Bang may not be feasible we have to abide by EU directives that, for example, require a ceiling on ad minutage, something the US networks find difficult to comprehend. In the US, TV execs do not bat an eyelid when they pay 3m for an hour of drama. In any case there will be far more to argue about than deregulation, ranging from digital multiplexes and spectrum to high-speed broadband. - guardian.co.uk

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Time running out to switch over your TV From Worcester News)

The switchover will convert the UKs terrestrial television system to digital. Analogue channels are being switched off and replaced with free-to-air digital TV and radio services, also known as Freeview. The switchover of the Bromsgrove transmitter will take place in two stages with BBC Two being switched off first on April 6. - worcesternews.co.uk

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TV's repeat prescription - Mark Lawson - Comment is free - The Guardian

Matt Smith, the new Doctor Who, slips in and out of the vision as repeats populate the BBC's schedules. It's seen at least every Christmas and every summer, and frequently in between, when broadcasting organisations announce schedules containing large numbers of programmes that have been shown before. The repetition of material has become symbolic of failure to provide proper value for the licence fee or advertising revenue. - guardian.co.uk

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BBC - Radio 4 Blog: On the way out - Sir Michael Lyons on Feedback

That was the apparently unflappable Prime Minister, Harold MacMillan, discussing what most concerned him. There was the almost peaceful revolution in Egypt, and widespread demonstrations in the Arab world, then the Japanese Tsunami which caused tens of thousands of deaths, followed by the crises at one of its nuclear power stations. BBC Chairmen have to get used to 'events', and to leaks from all over the Corporation when vested interests see what they most care about being threatened by cuts. - bbc.co.uk

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Media Talk: Arianna Huffington and Tim Armstrong

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BBC News - Design and technology classes out of date - Ofsted

24 March 2011 Last updated at 2250 ET Too many design and technology teachers in England are failing to keep pace with global technological advances, education inspectors have said. An Ofsted report on the teaching of the subject said too little use was made of modern technology in a third of the schools it surveyed. Schools in China and France emphasise the study of robotics, electronics and computer-aided design, it added. - bbc.co.uk

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YouView announces content partners

YouView has confirmed the 29 organisations it is working with to make content available via the platform. We want all types of content providers to be able to deliver their content via YouView so viewers get the best possible choice. The diversity and expertise of the organisations that are informing our development will ensure that YouView is able to support a potentially unlimited range of content in the future. - dtg.org.uk

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