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Friday 07 October 2011, AM

  Cuts will leave BBC2 screening mostly repeats - TV Radio, Media - The Independent
Radio 3 will broadcast far fewer live and orchestral concerts, while Radio 5 Live will be told to drop comedy shows and deploy fewer staff at sporting events. Factual programmes will no longer be made in Birmingham, which only a generation ago was home to a major BBC production centre at Pebble Mill. However, Radio 4's long-running serial The Archers will continue to be recorded in the city. - independent.co.uk

Thursday 06 October 2011, PM

  BBC cuts will have little impact on viewers - this time - Media - The Guardian
If the BBC director general Mark Thompson is right that there is not much fat left to cut, then the next time he will face stark choices. He has found a hefty 700m in annual savings by 2016/17 to ensure that the licence fee is held flat, but he has done it in such a way that there will be little impact on viewers. All the channels and radio stations are intact, and if there are only arts and archive programmes on BBC4 or there are a few more repeats on BBC1, so be it. - guardian.co.uk
  BBC cuts: where the axe will fall, visualised and listed - News - guardian.co.uk
Photograph Leila Cutler/Alamy BBC stations and channels face big cuts announced today - a total of 700m in savings per annum by 2016/7. Radio 3 will see a cut in original drama, live music and concerts and there will be a review of the BBC's orchestras and singers. Data summary BBC cuts by station, October 2011 Click heading to sort table. - guardian.co.uk
  BBC memo on newsroom cuts - full text - Media - guardian.co.uk
There are savings relating to the scope of what we do, which affect particular services and teams. There are savings because of decisions in Audio and Music and Future Media. Finally there are changes across the BBC as a whole which will affect us. - guardian.co.uk

Thursday 06 October 2011, AM

  BBC s DQF proposals how they affect radio : Radio Today
In addition the BBC is to end some medium wave and long wave transmissions, while digital station Asian Network sees its budget cut by 34. Across the BBC as a whole, around 2,000 jobs will go by 2017 as part of the plans to save 670m a year. Network radio stations will see more repeated programmes, although Radio 4s budget remains largely unchanged and even a commitment to produce more landmark programmes such as A History of the World in 100 Objects. - radiotoday.co.uk
  BBC cuts: nearly 2,000 jobs to go - Media - guardian.co.uk
The BBC will axe nearly 2,000 jobs as it looks to save 670m a year in long-awaited cost-cutting plans announced on Thursday morning. There will also be wide-ranging cuts to the BBC's radio output, with the exception of Radio 4. As anticipated, BBC director general Mark Thompson has avoided the wholesale axing of one of its digital channels or services. - guardian.co.uk
  Ariel - DQF - the details
One thousand more posts will go to Salford. The Sports rights budget will be cut by 15. BBC One's spend on films and bought-in programmes will reduce. - bbc.co.uk
  BBC confirms 2,000 job cuts - 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

Wednesday 05 October 2011, PM

  BBC - BBC Internet Blog: Putting BBC Content on the Xbox LIVE
This is part of our broad strategy to ensure that audiences have access to our online service, whenever and wherever they want and across all four screens TV, mobile, tablet and desktop. Within the BBC, our job is to deliver opportunities to work with lots of different platforms and technologies and as part of this work, we have today announced a deal with Microsoft. I look forward to letting you know in the future about other partnerships that we have been working on. - bbc.co.uk
  Barb planning ratings update - News - Broadcast
5 October, 2011 By Jake Kanter Barb plans to launch a cross industry forum that will aim to establish a more coherent way of measuring total TV consumption. 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
  Ariel - NUJ settles dispute with BBC
The issue led to a one day strike by NUJ members in August, followed by a work-to-rule. NUJ general secretary Michelle Stanistreet told Ariel 'It's a big relief to have this resolved. Whilst we are not able to guarantee there will be no compulsory redundancies, we are pleased that following agreement on these redeployment commitments, the NUJ has agreed to end the current national dispute.' - bbc.co.uk

Wednesday 05 October 2011, AM

  Win for pub landlady but Premier League may take second leg - Media, …
The ECJ ruled that pubs should not be able to show copyrighted material such as the Premier League graphics and opening sequences without the authorisation of the league, which may now insist on its logo being shown on broadcasts throughout matches. She will now return to the High Court with the 48-page court ruling in her favour. The finding creates a headache for the Premier League, which next year will start tendering for new broadcast contracts which come into effect in 2013. - independent.co.uk
  Analysis: pub landlady v Premier League - Media - The Guardian
The first loser, according to the court, was the Premier League. Many, including Nova from Greece, the broadcaster once optimistically used by Murphy, before all this court case started, have the rights to show all 380 Premier League games a year, 3pm kick-offs and all, with English commentary. Suddenly, the Premier League has just lost the basis upon which it, and every other sports body, has generated income for years. - guardian.co.uk
  Premier League TV ruling is victory for lawyers not hard-pressed fans - David Conn - Footb…
The EU views the issue of football on TV through the prism of free competition throughout Europe. When the EU becomes involved in sport, the organisation which speaks for all Europe seems too often wrapped up in a language all of its own. Although the cause at stake the right to watch football on TV in a pub on a Saturday afternoon may not appear quite to justify accession to the battlefields of Europe, the decision was keenly awaited because Karen Murphy's fight did seem to encapsulate an important public gut-concern. - guardian.co.uk
  Premier League avoids TV rights meltdown but questions go unanswered - Football - The Guar…
Premier League insiders said they were quietly satisifed at the outcome of the European court of justice ruling on TV rights. Within minutes of the European court of justice delivering its ruling in a case that had threatened fundamentally to destabilise the rights model that had allowed the Premier League to grow its revenues from 304m to 3.5bn in the space of 20 years, Karen Murphy's pub was filled with reporters seeking her views. Some experts claimed that the ruling, which said enforcing territorial exclusivity was at odds with European free trade laws but that the Premier League might be able to enforce limited copyright restrictions in pubs, would lead to cataclysmic and fundamental changes. - guardian.co.uk

Tuesday 04 October 2011, PM

  Premier League Soccer TV Agreements Breach EU Antitrust Rules, Court Says - Bloomberg
The court ruling still gives the League the right to prevent the unauthorized use of its copyrights by bars and clubs, the League said in an e-mailed statement today. She spent 800 pounds a year on a Greek decoder card to show games rather than 700 pounds a month for a Sky package. Unauthorized use gives rise to both civil and criminal penalties, the League said in the statement. - bloomberg.com
  A system of licences for the broadcasting of football matches which grants broadcasters t…
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  BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 4th - 10th October
As long as they have done something truly out of the ordinary or selfless, are aged between 12 - 17 years and live in the UK they could be nominated. All of the entries were reviewed by our team at Radio 1 and a shortlist has been created. The winners will be announced and presented with their awards on Sunday 9th October at the Teen Awards. - bbc.co.uk
  Landlady hails TV football victory - TV Radio, Media - The Independent
Mrs Murphy took up her battle against the league after being told she could not use a cheap foreign provider to show games at her pub, The Red White and Blue, in Portsmouth. The landlady said she paid an annual fee of 800 for the foreign service but would have to pay 700 a month for Sky. The case against the landlords has now been settled but the League is continuing action against the suppliers of decoders. - independent.co.uk
  Premier League rights ruling - Comment - Broadcast
4 October, 2011 The EU has ruled that it is not illegal to buy set top box decoder cards from foreign broadcasters, which could have a major impact on the way Sky and others buy sport, films and foreign TV rights. 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
  Thursday is d-day for DQF
In last year's government spending review, it was agreed with BBC management that the licence fee would be frozen at 145.50 until 2016-17. In January, Thompson said he believed the BBC could find another 4 of the current spend that could be invested in new 'quality content' and digital developments. The DQF consultation was divided into nine workstreams focusing on subjects including journalism, productivity and digital as well as television and radio. - bbc.co.uk
  Landlady hails TV football victory - News Comment, Football - The Independent
Mrs Murphy took up her battle against the league after being told she could not use a cheap foreign provider to show games at her pub, The Red White and Blue, in Portsmouth. The landlady said she paid an annual fee of 800 for the foreign service but would have to pay 700 a month for Sky. The case against the landlords has now been settled but the League is continuing action against the suppliers of decoders. - independent.co.uk
  Premier League TV decision: what does it mean for you? - Money - guardian.co.uk
Premier League football fans could potentially watch games using foreign decoder cards but will need the right box to to use them. If you're an individual who wants to watch paid-for TV in the comfort of your own home, you should be over the moon. That said, for the average household Sky still may not be too bad a deal. - guardian.co.uk
  The EU's Premier League rights ruling explained - Media - guardian.co.uk
Charlie Adam of Liverpool scores during the Premier League match between Liverpool and Bolton. Tuesday's judgment marks the latest and most significant step in a long-running saga that began when the Premier League took legal action against a number of pubs that were showing live football on a Saturday afternoon by beaming it in from overseas. Murphy's lawyers argued she was entitled to show the matches because they had paid a subscription to a Greek broadcaster and that to enforce Sky's exclusivity in the UK was against European free trade laws. - guardian.co.uk
  Premier League rights judgement is a win-win for football's ruling classes - Dan Sabbagh -…
The European court ruling on Premier League football rights is unlikely to make watching cheaper for consumers. Photograph Anthony Devlin/PA So, it's a lose-lose said the European court of justice. This is not how either football matches win-lose or the business of football win-win normally turns out. - guardian.co.uk
  Open letter about a report by Ofcom to the Secretary of State under s.229 of the Communic…
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Tuesday 04 October 2011, AM

  Premier League fans can buy cheap foreign TV coverage, EU rules - Media - guardian.co.uk
Football fans will potentially be able to watch cut-price Premier League matches, after the European Union's highest court ruled on Tuesday that it is not illegal for individuals to buy set-top box decoder cards from foreign broadcasters. The Premier League, which sells TV rights exclusively to broadcasters across Europe on a territory-by-territory basis, has been clamping down on British pubs buying in live coverage from foreign broadcasters. Sky's share price was down by just over 3 to 635.50p at about 9.20am on Tuesday, as the City reacted to the European ruling. - guardian.co.uk
  Chris Barton: The death of public service television - Business - NZ Herald News
One dead in crash One woman is dead after a car she was a passenger in left the road and crashed into a tree this afternoon. Man safe after Sky Tower incident A man who was reportedly threatening to jump from the Auckland Sky Tower has been escorted safely from the edge. Cyclist killed in crash A cyclist has died after colliding with a car near Wellington this morning. - nzherald.co.nz

Monday 03 October 2011, PM

  Premier League braced for ruling of Europe's top court over TV rights - Football - guardia…
The Premier League has convened a team to examine all the possible implications of the European court of justice's ruling on its TV rights deal. In the short term, the decision could allow pubs to show matches on a Saturday at 3pm, which the football authorities have long argued would result in lower league attendances. In the longer term that would probably force the Premier League to sell its rights on a pan-European basis to a single media group a scenario that could impact on its revenues and throw up its own European competition issues. - guardian.co.uk
  UK HbbTV based 'Connected TV' specification formally approved for publication
Published in draft earlier this year, D-Book 7 defines the critical interoperable coexistence of broadcast and broadband services and devices. Compiled by manufacturers, service providers and the technology community, D-Book 7 is the product of two years of intense collaboration, resulting in a specification that maximises the use of international standards while maintaining proven interoperability with the UK broadcast systems. DTG Staff 03.10.2011 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.uk

Monday 03 October 2011, AM

  Scripps Networks Interactive and Virgin Media Complete UKTV Transaction - MarketWatch
To find what you're looking for, try one of these options MarketWatch Front Page A starting place for all your financial news and information needs. - marketwatch.com
  Tech Talk: David Behrens gets to grips with digital TV troubles. - The Arts - Yorkshire Po…
The first thing I noticed was that the clock on my DVD recorder was wrong. It contained all the information it needed to tune to the right channel and start and stop recording at more or less the right time. Your VideoPlus recorders inbuilt tuner will no longer work, so your first step is to connect it to a digital Freeview receiver. - yorkshirepost.co.uk

Friday 30 September 2011, PM

  BBC - Research and Development: Prototyping Weeknotes #79
Our new room is a tad warm on the best of days, so this week's heatwave has had us throwing open the windows and fanning ourselves. The offices there are fantastic - a real open-plan office meets Mad Men vibe - and we all got a bit jealous of the brand spanking new equipment and furniture. Vicky had arranged demos with various teams, and we got to see kinaesthetic interfaces, IPTV prototypes, a connected and synced toy Dalek, the latest second screen trial and, best of all, a demo of technology that allows sound editors to mix 3D audio with a wave of their hand. - bbc.co.uk
  DTG approves UK HbbTV spec - Broadband TV News
Published in draft earlier this year, D-Book 7 defines the critical interoperable coexistence of broadcast and broadband services and devices. Already Freesat is planning to use HbbTV as part of its G2 range of receivers, slated to appear early in 2012. - broadbandtvnews.com
  Sports Tonight Live claims Freeview OTT first Digital TV Europe
The channel is using VisionIPTVs studio production and internet broadcast playout services. The channels format encourages live debate from viewers who contact the show via Skype video-call or Twitter. Producers can also poll the audience live for instant reaction to sporting events. - digitaltveurope.net

Friday 30 September 2011, AM

  The Jewellery Channel Goes Live 24 Hours a Day on Freeview Channel 60
Keen to showcase their coveted collection of high quality, affordable jewellery to an even larger audience The Jewellery Channel is increasing their airtime to all-the-time. Previously airing daily on Freeview Channel 31 from 6am till 12pm The Jewellery Channel listened to consumer demand to increase airtime from those that were unable to view the programme after midday. Passionate about exceptional customer service, The Jewellery Channel sought to redress this issue for customers that were busy during the day or did not own cable and satellite television. - prleap.com
  Ofcom -
We all want our children to get the most from the wealth of technology available today. The internet, digital TV, mobile phones and other technology are transforming everything from how they learn and play to how they keep in touch. Protecting children Have you got a concern about something other than TV or radio programmes - consumers.ofcom.org.uk

Thursday 29 September 2011, PM

  Broadcasters must be ready for connected TV explosion - 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.uk

Wednesday 28 September 2011, PM

  Freeview retune required as The Wrekin increases transmission power - shropshirelive.com
The retune is required following the completion of digital switchover for viewers in other parts of the West Midlands. Todays retune will see channels broadcasting from The Wrekin moving frequencies along with a power increase on some channels. - shropshirelive.com
  WTF is... HbbTV? • reghardware
It's a costly business, and while a vendor will be eager to work with popular services, such as the BBC's iPlayer or Google's Picasa, it may be less keen to enable other, less well-known online content sources. In the UK, the YouView project is set to launch early in 2012. It will bring a common interface for catch-up and online video services, though theres also some competition in the form of the new streaming services being launched on some of the data channels. - reghardware.com
  BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 26th September - 3rd October
Sir Bruce Forsyth and Tess Daly are your hosts for a 2 night Strictly spectacular weekend. This show was filmed in Bradford in September 11th, 2011. The BBC Two series will focus on a different aspect of British life, highlighting the hardships and simple pleasures, as well as the enormous social changes that took place from the 1900s onwards. - bbc.co.uk

Tuesday 27 September 2011, PM

  ITV Exposure doc featured video game footage - 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
  BBC - Research and Development: Orchestrated media-based TV - gazing into the future
How does it work Orchestration employs synchronisation between the TV radio and companion devices typically mobile, such as smartphones, tablets, laptops. We are keen to work with the industry to make common standards a reality and so are keen for the big players to suport us and collaborate in this initiative. We're still working in understanding where our technologies fit in the future standards landscape. This is discussed a bit more below. A brief history of OM About three years ago I started thinking about how to use mobile to differentiate future TV services. - bbc.co.uk
  Real Digital to start testing this week - What Satellite Digital TV
TechRadaris part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. - wotsat.techradar.com
  Channel 6 unveils fresh local TV plans - 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

Monday 26 September 2011, PM

  YouView outlines how user interface will work - News - TechRadar UK
YouView has published its draft user interface and search policy for consultation with the industry including which content gets placed where and how it will be presented to viewers. The IPTV solution, which includes seven major broadcast and telecommunications partners, is apparently still 'on track' for an early 2012 launch, and it is now beginning to get to the nitty gritty of UI and how content will be surfaced. It's clear that, as you would expect in an IPTV solution, Search will play a key role in the discovery of content, and this will be a primary tab. - techradar.com
  PSBs gain in YouView EPG proposals - Broadband TV News
However, it adds that no undue prominence will be given, regardless of whether the broadcaster concerned is a member of the YouView consortium. Prominence in listings and UI positions to those services with the greatest audience reach. Post launch positions will be given on a first come, first served basis. - broadbandtvnews.com

Monday 26 September 2011, AM

  BBC chief: investigative journalism must not die - TV Radio, Media - The Independent
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Sunday 25 September 2011, PM

  BBC3 and BBC4 need to be sorted out if the BBC is to save itself - Media - The Guardian
All perfectly understandable concerns genuinely held very strongly by a certain Radio 4 type of BBC loyalist not to mention plenty in the Westminster village and the chattering classes beyond. Both channels were born as a result of a licence fee deal negotiated by John Birt in which essentially the BBC got a major financial leg-up in return for helping the government achieve digital switchover. The government was keen because of the expected cash windfall it expected from the future sale of the old analogue spectrum, and the BBC because it would get the licence fee cash to fund a major digital expansion. - guardian.co.uk

Sunday 25 September 2011, AM

  BBC News - What comes after HD for TV viewers?
The world of TV is fast moving and technology firms are always looking forward to the next big thing. - news.bbc.co.uk

Friday 23 September 2011, PM

  BBC - Press Office - BBC iPlayer Monthly Performance Pack August 2011
Live radio listening increased to 77 of all radio requests this is the highest proportion to date. - bbc.co.uk
  FT.com / UK - Box clever: The future of television
Printed from http//www.ft.com/cms/s/2/6c6ab766-e354-11e0-8f47-00144feabdc0.html Print a single copy of this article for personal use. - ft.com
  BBC - BBC Internet Blog: Changes to BBC services on satellite and cable: An Update
A month later, some BBC channels are now moving between satellite transponders. I thought you would appreciate an update on the progress we have been making on this change. There are two areas that I think will be of particular interest to you Further details of the technical changes A summary of the communications we have been putting in place 1. - bbc.co.uk

Thursday 22 September 2011, PM

  Creation of Layers 7 and 8 in released Spectrum [pdf]
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  BBC iPlayer - Help - Why are subtitles on BBC iPlayer not always in sync or delayed?
Pre-recorded and live or close to live programmes may contain subtitles. Generally subtitles are transmitted problem free but occasionally a viewer may notice that subtitles for a particular programme are out of sync with the picture. The majority of programmes have subtitles created in advance of when a programme broadcasted. - iplayerhelp.external.bbc.co.uk
  S4C lines up new CEO
C21Media.net is Everything about content in the 21st Century, from television to web, mobile, tablet and beyond. - c21media.net
  Ofcom invites plan for extra Freeview from Arqiva - What Satellite Digital TV
TechRadaris part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. - wotsat.techradar.com
  World Service will not wither - Comment - Broadcast
22 September, 2011 Change will strengthen the BBCs global lifeline, says Lord Patten. 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
  YouView still on for 2012 launch, snaps up Sky Go exec - News - TechRadar UK
YouView has revealed that it is still on track for its delayed 2012 launch and that it has finally found a successor to Anthony Rose. Right expertise YouView highlighted in the blog that bringing in Bramley who worked on Sky Go and the rest of Sky's on-demand services will ensure the venture is technically astute. Sky has been cautious of YouView in the past, believing the service will be a niche one, so it is interesting the venture has managed to snap up one of the company's leading tech heads. - techradar.com
  How Quickly We Forget: Google's Competitors Falsely Claim Google Dominates Because It Was …
from the history-lesson dept Well, the second part of the Senate's anti-Google hearings have wrapped up, and like the first part, they seemed pretty misguided. It was a lot of repeating things about how Google is big. There were some reasonable points that do bear more scrutiny, concerning some of Google's business dealings with partners, but, on the whole, people seemed to be making a big deal out of nothing. - techdirt.com
  DAB not for local stations say operators : Radio Today
A number of commercial radio groups who own small-scale local radio licences have told Ofcom they do not want to be forced to move from FM to DAB. The companies who represent more than 50 local stations between them have responded to the regulators consultation on coverage planning for DAB. Things are tough enough as it is without the Government heaping more costs, uncertainty and damage on the local commercial radio sector. - radiotoday.co.uk
  NHK World goes HD-only - What Satellite Digital TV
TechRadaris part of Future plc, an international media group and leading digital publisher. - wotsat.techradar.com
  Ariel - S4C bosses urged to wake up to dangers of BBC funding
The protestors are members of the Welsh Language Society which has been vociferous in its opposition to the change in funding arrangements, due to be implemented in 2013. The decision to hand over part of the funding to the corporation was made last autumn during the six year licence fee settlement that was suddenly agreed by the Government as part of its Comprehensive Spending Review. Yesterday's protest follows a range of activity by Welsh language campaigners, including, earlier this year, a sit-in that blocked the entrance to BBC Wales's headquarters in Cardiff. - bbc.co.uk

Thursday 22 September 2011, AM

  West Dunbartonshire MP takes TV fight further - Lennox Herald
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  YouView Picks Sky s Architect As CTO Ahead Of February Launch …
The system is now in testing and we understand YouView is shooting to launch around Valentines Day a date delayed from summer 2011. - paidcontent.co.uk
  Axe hangs over ‘soft’ current affairs at BBC - 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
  New book lays down law for radio presenters : Radio Today
A new book aimed at radio presenters has been published to help them not get into trouble with the law. Smooth Radio breakfast presenter Simon Bates has written the foreword for the guide and says Even if youve been in the business for years, you still need to be reminded of the horrors that could await you and of the quicksand that could open and swallow you after an unguarded word or five. - radiotoday.co.uk
  Government set to drop kids TV reform - 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
  Television: what does the next decade hold? - Telegraph
Targeted advertising will be a huge part of TVs getting smarter. We are working on it now so that people will be served adverts based on their needs and interests and no two people will be served the same selection of adverts. That will be a huge advantage to people and brands as TVs get savvier to consumers needs. - telegraph.co.uk

Wednesday 21 September 2011, PM

  On The Hour s 20th marked on Radio 4 Extra : Radio Today
On The Hour featured the first ever appearance of Steve Coogans character Alan Partridge, who was the sports news presenter on the spoof show. Tags bbc, eddie mair, on the hour, radio 4 extra Category Digital Radio, Radio - radiotoday.co.uk
  Patten pledges to protect World Service - 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

Wednesday 21 September 2011, AM

  Video: View from Emley Moor as Ian McMillan talks up D (for digital) Day - Local stories -…
THE enormous concrete and steel structure that is the Emley Moor transmitter may look the same but its all change for the Yorkshire landmark. The mast, at 1,084ft 330m the tallest free-standing structure in the UK, is waving goodbye to old analogue technology that has been beaming out TV and radio signals for decades. Bard of Barnsley Ian McMillan, official switchover poet for Yorkshire, went up the mast yesterday to mark the occasion. - yorkshirepost.co.uk

Tuesday 20 September 2011, PM

  Comic Relief co-creator urges BBC to split news and entertainment - Media - guardian.co.uk…
Peter Bennett-Jones railed against the BBC managements 'twisted tyranny of data'. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. To get the latest media news to your desktop or mobile, follow MediaGuardian on Twitter at and Facebook. - guardian.co.uk
  Ariel - Listeners praise BBC radio programming for the nations
The review also finds that people think the stations offer good value for money. Action plans However, the Trust believes there is still room for improvement in terms of efficiency and performance and has set out various action plans. The Trust began its review of the radio stations in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in October 2010 and included a 12 week consultation with licence fee payers. - bbc.co.uk
  DTG :: News :: Denmark to trial digital radio with DVB-T2
When our 1.7 MHz trials start, we will use parameters from the common subset of the T2 Base and T2 Lite profiles. Digital handheld devices using DVB-T2 have even been discussed, added Kenneth Wenzel. DTG Staff 19.09.2011 Links open in a new window. - dtg.org.uk

Monday 19 September 2011, PM

  ITV Player goes Downton - 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
  BBC - BBC Internet Blog: What's On BBC Red Button 19th - 25th September
The BBC Two series will focus on a different aspect of British life, highlighting the hardships and simple pleasures, as well as the enormous social changes that took place from the 1900s onwards. Press the Red Button to get more from Reel History. This film takes us back to the 1930s - a time of slum housing and great hardship for many of Britain's working classes. - bbc.co.uk
  Patten's beloved BBC could get caught in the cross-media ownership crossfire - Media - The…
He may be right too, but anyone who casts their mind back three years will know that it only takes two middle-aged comedians and a weak producer in thrall to their fame to change all that. In truth, the BBC hasn't had it this good for years. Which is not, of course, how the staff will see it as they wait for the cost-cutting results of Delivering Quality First. - guardian.co.uk
  Ariel - Halfway to digital switchover
19 September 2011 Last updated at 1255 The vast project to switch every TV viewer in the UK to digital services reaches a milestone this week as it hits the halfway mark. On September 21 the 10 million people of Yorkshire and the West Midlands will be switched making half the country digital only. On schedule Announced more than a decade ago digital switchover has required a vast amount of work, from engineering to advice lines. - bbc.co.uk
  Media Monkey's Diary - Media - The Guardian
The former Newsnight editor's handset was finally tracked down but not before he had cancelled the account lest all those voicemails about DQF what else are they going to be about Right at the end of the final session, the Cambridge audience was asked whether a new Communications Act is necessary, and a show of hands revealed that not one person in Britain's broadcasting elite believes one is. She could hardly do otherwise, as the paper promoted the movie and the novel's tie-in edition by running almost 4,000 words of two hefty appetiser pieces by its columnist Allison Pearson, the book's author, the second just three pages away from Crompton's puff on Friday. - guardian.co.uk
  Michael Crick: Cuts are hurting Newsnight. The BBC lacks can-do spirit - TV Radio, Media…
Earlier this year, Crick's then employers at the BBC joined those who preferred to keep their distance from him. Under pressure to quit his role as Newsnight's political editor, Crick jumped ship to the rival Channel 4 News, and is just starting his new job. He spent 21 years at the BBC but clearly he is not sorry to go. - independent.co.uk
  BBC scores highest audience appreciation figures ever - Media - guardian.co.uk
The royal wedding in April helped BBC One score its highest audence appreciation index figure. Figures released on Monday by the BBC show that, for the April to June quarter, audiences gave three of the corporation's four television channels their highest appreciation figures since new methodology was introduced five years ago. The BBC collects appreciation index AI figures from an online panel of 19,000 adults, who are asked to score programmes they have watched or listened to out of 10. - guardian.co.uk
  Chris Patten: 'The BBC is a moral force' - Media - The Observer
For licence fee-payers, the people whose interests he would be safeguarding for the next four years, watching this encounter was not a particularly pleasing sight. To me, his appointment began to seem like yet another instance of jobs for the boys. It was as if he had been appointed to run Asda without ever having visited a supermarket. - guardian.co.uk

Friday 16 September 2011, PM

  Sorrell: TV industry as “vulnerable” as newspapers - News - Broadcast
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  C21Media:
C21Media.net is Everything about content in the 21st Century, from television to web, mobile, tablet and beyond. - c21media.net

Friday 16 September 2011, AM

  Ariel - Dont jump the gun on Four, says Patten
A petition to save BBC Four has gathered more than 66,000 signatures. He hoped that at least half of the savings could be achieved through greater efficiency and productivity. 'We've been asked to respond to Leveson inquiry into phone hacking and media ethics and I know that Ofcom will be looking at plurality and the size of the BBC. - bbc.co.uk
  Warning over World Service - News - Broadcast
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  Beyond the couch: TV goes social, goes everywhere
Your TV operator's app thinks you might enjoy The Big Lebowski. Once there you flop on the sofa and switch on the TV, where the film is waiting for you to pick up where you left off. According to the industry experts attending IBC, the annual broadcasting industry gathering in Amsterdam, this could be the future of television. - bbc.co.uk
  Patten: BBC entertainment will suffer cuts - News - Broadcast
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Thursday 15 September 2011, PM

  ITV s Mobile Rugby Strategy Falls Over On Opening Day …
Apple can be notoriously difficult at app approval stage though no publisher likes to be seen saying as much for the record, ITV hasnt suggested anything of the sort. An alternative for mobile users was to try ITVs live stream through its mobile website but geo-fencing problems scuppered this. The system could not correctly allow viewing by UK users and many were left reading Access Denied. - paidcontent.co.uk
  ITV boss lambasts advertisers for failing to connect with audiences - Media - guardian.co.…
Fru Hazlitt 'It is appalling the advertising industry has not moved on with what they do with the 30-second spot.' ITV's managing director of commercial and online has lambasted advertisers for not being more creative with the 30-second ad spot. ITV's Argos promotion, which offered the opportunity to win 10,000 of vouchers attracted 40,000 entries in the following 24-hour period, Hazlitt said. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. - guardian.co.uk
  Ariel - BBC Agreement amendments
The agreement also sets out the new arrangements for the National Audit Office to examine BBC spending. The wording of the agreement makes no specific reference to those concerns and no such information has been revealed in previous NAO reports on the BBC. In addition it will now enable the NAO to decide which areas to look at, but in an arrangement where it will continue to submit reports to the Trust. - bbc.co.uk
  RTS CAMBRIDGE: YouView boxes are in testing, says chief - Media news - Media Week
The set-top boxes had been initially been scheduled to come on the market in July 2011 but the consortium has been hit by delays. When the panel moved on to the hot topic of data, Halton said broadcasters need to have access to the data around their programming and the successful platforms will be those which give content producers more data. ' else if google_ads.length gt 1 / For text ads, append each ad to the string. - mediaweek.co.uk
  RTL boss casts doubt on IPTV - News - Marketing Week
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  Jeremy Hunt: we may need to look at BBC share of news provision - Media - guardian.co.uk
The minister also chose his words carefully when asked if he would approve a News Corp/Sky merger in the light of the phone-hacking disclosures. 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
  ITV1 and C5 cut regional spend - News - Broadcast
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  News Corp. May Be Assessed Along With BBC in U.K. Media Competition Study - Bloomberg
Ofcom regulators will examine options for measuring media plurality and will look at whether or not it is practical or advisable to set absolute limits on news market share whether they believe a framework for measuring levels of plurality could or should include websites and if so which ones and whether or how it should include the BBC, Hunt said. The BBC, the worlds oldest public-service broadcaster, offers news and entertainment via its website and runs TV and radio services. In October, the government said that the fee would be frozen for six years. - bloomberg.com
  West Dunbartonshire MP raises digital TV problems in parliament - Lennox Herald
Gemma Doyle MP has taken the battle to parliament to ensure viewers connecting to the Millburn Muir transmitter dont lose out on services. Since switching to a digital reception in May, those with Freeview TVs in this area have only been getting a handful of channels. Ms Doyle said Following the digital switchover, my constituents who receive their television signal from the Millburn Muir transmitter get an inferior TV service. - lennoxherald.co.uk

Thursday 15 September 2011, AM

  SeeSaw Crunch Time: Execs Leave Amid Restructure As Channel 5 Disappears …
Some of 15 remaining staff are in discussion with new owner Criterion, which wants to restructure and refocus the company. The company has moved out of Arqiva in to a new office. SeeSaw now has only old archive shows from BBC Worldwide and some independent producers. - paidcontent.co.uk

Wednesday 14 September 2011, PM

  Politicians could be barred from ruling on media mergers, says Jeremy Hunt - Media - The G…
Jeremy Hunt suggested measures on media mergers and plurality investigations could be included in a new communications bill. This ensures justice is seen to be done as well as actually being done. He said newspapers would not fall under the jurisdiction of broadcasting regulator Ofcom even as they produce more video content on their websites, a move that will be welcomed by the press. - guardian.co.uk