@Briantist: BBC - Research and Development Prototyping Weeknotes 94 30 Jan 3 Feb 2012  http://t.co/306vyvbe

@Briantist: Feedback 3 Feb 12 BBC Trusts 5Live review  http://t.co/mh7puziI

@Briantist: DTG News EBU to offer white label HbbTV apps  http://t.co/0Wi3LCn9

@Briantist: BBC - Research and Development Private Peaceful  http://t.co/SAhzQhJW

@Briantist: Football bosses claim victory in satellite TV row - TV amp Radio - Media - The Independent  http://t.co/fZlvpZXb

@Briantist: Media Talk Lord Hunt Ben Cooper and a record for 6 Music  http://t.co/1BhMfAEz

@Briantist: It8217s time to get serious about the radio user experience - James Cridland  http://t.co/Gki63PJs

@Briantist: Read this! You know you want to... is out!  http://t.co/twx858hM

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Podcasts

First, here are some podcasts to listen to - click the link for direct play.

 Feedback: 3 Feb 12: BBC Trust\'s 5Live review
 Media Talk: Lord Hunt, Ben Cooper and a record for 6 Music
 Media: How to be Director General of the BBC 1 Feb 12

Recommended reading

And here are the daily recommendations for developments with Freeview, Freesat, Freesat from Sky, Digital radio, free HD and online viewing.

Friday 03 February 2012, PM

  BBC - Research and Development: Prototyping Weeknotes #94 (30 Jan ~ 3 Feb 2012)
  DTG :: News :: EBU to offer white label HbbTV apps
  BBC - Research and Development: Private Peaceful
  Football bosses claim victory in satellite TV row - TV & Radio - Media - The Independe…
  It’s time to get serious about the radio user experience - James Cridland

Friday 03 February 2012, AM

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

Thursday 02 February 2012, PM

  DAB radios break 200m hours of radio - News - Broadcast
  Ariel - Local radio attracts 7.3m listeners
  myTV 2GO – Hauppauge’s Compact Mobile TV Streaming Solution delivers Freeview TV on yo…
  BBC News - First Minister Carwyn Jones meets Lord Patten for talks on BBC Wales and S4C

Thursday 02 February 2012, AM

  Ariel - Radio 4 goes “from strength to strength”
  Time for C4 to do the Shuffle - Comment - Broadcast

Wednesday 01 February 2012, AM

  ITV2 and 3 coming to the islands - Guernsey News from ITV Channel Television - channelonli…
  Is the BSkyB Falling on Netflix? (NFLX)

Tuesday 31 January 2012, PM

  Tech Weekly podcast: Connected TV - Technology - guardian.co.uk
  Sky launches fibre broadband and internet TV - January - 2012 - Which? News
  BBC - Research and Development: Implementing startOffsetTime for HTML5
  Question Time, QI and Mock the Week criticised by BBC diversity report - Media - guardian.…

Tuesday 31 January 2012, AM

  Television misrepresents young people and older women - Media - guardian.co.uk
  BBC - Research and Development: Prototyping weeknotes #93
  Sky to launch new internet TV service
  DAB coverage to improve for London 2 mux : Radio Today
  BSkyB to take on Netflix and YouView with internet TV service - Media - guardian.co.uk
  BT Vision and Miramax Sign On Demand Movie Deal - MarketWatch

Monday 30 January 2012, PM

  Service Review BBC Radio 5 live and BBC Radio 5 live Sports Extra
  Sky Anytime+ goes from strength to strength with more content and increased reach
  Ariel - 5live to make fresh commitment to news
  ITV Picks Its ‘Oyster Card’ For Online Programme Payments …
  BBC - Media Centre - BBC enters new partnership to bring BBC iPlayer to Sky

Monday 30 January 2012, AM

  Challenges ahead for BSkyB - Advanced Television
  Stephen Glover: Patten paves the way for a return to Reithian values at the BBC - Stephen …

Sunday 29 January 2012, PM

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

Sunday 29 January 2012, AM

  Storm clouds gather on Sky's horizon - Business Analysis & Features - Business - …

Saturday 28 January 2012, PM

  Doctor Who writer Russell T Davies laments decline of children's TV - Media - The Observer…
  BBC News - ITV 2 and 3 added to Channel Islands Freeview
  BBC could hire first female director general - Media - guardian.co.uk
  Netflix hails successful UK launch - Media - guardian.co.uk
  Channel 4 pencils in June launch for catchup service Project Shuffle - Media - guardian.co…
  BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 28th January - 5th February
  ITV moves back micropayment launch date - News - Broadcast
  BBC boss may step down after London Olympics - TV & Radio - Media - The Independent
  DTG :: News :: BBC News app launches on large Android tablets

Saturday 28 January 2012, AM

  BBC News - BBC making sensible plans for director general's exit

Friday 27 January 2012, PM

  Avaaz - Stop Murdoch's BBC robbery
  Group test: What's the best media centre PC? - PC Advisor
  Ratings 2011: the year PVR came of age - In-depth - Broadcast
  Current sells EPG slot - News - Broadcast
  DPP creates landmark file format agreement - News - Broadcast
  Ofcom - DRAFT Local Digital Television Programme Service (L-DTPS) licence application form…

Thursday 26 January 2012, PM

  Saorsat to launch in February - Broadband TV News
  Fetch TV enters administration - Broadband TV News

Thursday 26 January 2012, AM

  Ofcom chief seeks common media standards - FT.com
  Broadcasters may win higher EPG slots for more public service content - Media - guardian.c…
  BBC News - Who will win video streaming 'war'?

Wednesday 25 January 2012, PM

  BBC News - Can Netflix compete with 'offline' TV?
  Channel 4 to report first annual loss in more than a decade - Media - guardian.co.uk
  David Holdsworth's email to BBC staff - Media - guardian.co.uk
  Mark Thompson's email to staff on the BBC's Delivering Quality First plans - Media - guard…
  BBC Trust chairman's speech to the Oxford Media Convention – full text - Media - guardia…
  BBC local radio cuts rejected - News - Broadcast

Tuesday 24 January 2012, PM

  Ofcom - BBC Proposals for coverage of the London 2012 Olympic Games
  TV viewing 'peaks at four hours a day' - Media - guardian.co.uk
  BBC - Research and Development: 2D compatible 3D broadcasts

Tuesday 24 January 2012, AM

  Ten... IPTV set-top boxes • reghardware

Monday 23 January 2012, PM

  Hugh Cudlipp lecture: Poised for journalism’s golden age - Snowblog
  Ariel - BBC steps in where market fails, Chairman tells Leveson
  Mark Thompson's witness statement to the Leveson inquiry - full text - Media - guardian.co…
  BBC - Research and Development: Prototyping weeknotes #92
  informitv - KPMG survey shows awareness of streaming television

Monday 23 January 2012, AM

  BBC director-general to give Leveson evidence - Press - Media - The Independent

Sunday 22 January 2012, AM

  The UK TV Licence Fee Must be Preserved

Saturday 21 January 2012, PM

  DTG :: News :: Report: Connected TV to 'dominate' global TV shipments
  BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 21st - 29th January

Friday 20 January 2012, AM

  TV energy running costs - LED, LCD and plasma TV reviews - TV & DVD - Which? Technolog…

Thursday 19 January 2012, PM

  Sony Acquires U.K. Channels From Dolphin   - 2012-01-19 16:40:23 - Broadcasting & Cable

Thursday 19 January 2012, AM

  BBC and Sky at odds over kids' channels EPG - News - Broadcast
  C4 eyes repeats channel launch on Freeview - News - Broadcast
  C5 set for landmark move into in-house production - News - Broadcast

Tuesday 17 January 2012, PM

  More 4 rebrand set for launch - News - Broadcast

Tuesday 17 January 2012, AM

  BBC - Research and Development: An Affective Interface for Mood-Based Navigation
  BBC names David Shukman as first science editor - Media - guardian.co.uk
  BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 14th - 22nd January
  Ariel - A record year for iPlayer
  DTG :: News :: Report: Standard Definition switch off looms in 'developed markets'
  Broker snap: Football rights a concern at BSkyB, says Nomura - ShareCast - News you can us…

Monday 16 January 2012, AM

  ITVS to close Norwich base - News - Broadcast

Sunday 15 January 2012, PM

  BT adds social media element to pay-TV - FT.com
  Mom's PC is Google TV
  Reed Hastings interview: 'Everybody would welcome a rival to Sky' - Media - The Guardian
  BBC News - CES postscript: Smart TVs get ready for prime time

Sunday 15 January 2012, AM

  Traditional TV has survived the net threat, but for how much longer? - John naughton - Co…

Friday 13 January 2012, PM

  Ariel - BBC considers archive fees for viewers
  CES 2012: the rise of smart TV - Technology - guardian.co.uk

Thursday 12 January 2012, PM

  The future of the BBC: Auntie’s big year - The Economist
  Q&A: Ed Vaizey, minister for culture, communications and creative industries - News - New …
  DTG :: News :: Ofcom revises 4G mobile coverage proposals

Wednesday 11 January 2012, PM

  C4 planning repeats channel - News - Broadcast
  DTG :: News :: Virgin Media boosts broadband speeds
  Tech Weekly podcast: Netflix arrives in the UK - Technology - guardian.co.uk
  The industry speaks: what will 2012 mean for media? - Media news - Media Week