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BT Vision Roll out a Major Update | geeks.co.uk

The requested URL /6013-bt-vision-rolls-out-a-major-update was not found on this server. Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request. - geeks.co.uk

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Beware touts trading on Sky TVs name | This is Money

Touts Sky fears its customers are being targeted by firms purporting to be linked to the company Broadcaster Sky fears its customers are being targeted by firms purporting to be linked to the TV company and offering insurance for satellite dishes and set-top boxes. These firms are charging around 10 for insurance, but don't say they are not linked to Sky at all. Last month, Sky took one firm to the High Court. - thisismoney.co.uk

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Hulu nears deal with ITV to lead its UK online push |Media |guardian.co.uk

It is understood that Hulu has offered ITV an equity stake thought to be significant and possibly more than 25 in the UK venture. It is not thought to have made an equity offer to other UK players such as Channel 4. A sticking point, as it was with Project Kangaroo, has been the question of ad sales. - guardian.co.uk

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Sky satellite subscribers watch out - scammers about - Derry Today

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Loophole over selling banned DVDs

Dozens of prosecutions under a 1984 Act have been dropped because the government of the day failed to notify the European Commission about the law. It made it illegal to sell violent video games to children and the most explicit adult films could be sold only in licensed sex shops. The loophole means no-one can be prosecuted until the law is passed again and that will take three months. - news.bbc.co.uk

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Your ECHO guide to the digital TV switchover

Basically, in both cases, were talking about nothing more complicated than boxes. A great many people in Merseyside wont even need to give it more than a second thought because theyve already got a digital box or a sleek and shiny digital TV. If theyve got Freeview, all theyll need to do is retune their equipment at both stages of switchover. - liverpoolecho.co.uk

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Digital TV - News - Canvas eyes 2010 launch date - Digital Spy

Halton said that this was to clarify that Canvas will be an open platform which is available to everyone. The feedback we have had from indies, studios and content retailers of all description has been really positive. Halton explained that the important thing to bear in mind is that Canvas will never be directly involved, or draw a revenue stream, from those models. - digitalspy.co.uk

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Mobile TV very slow to take off

They predict that the number of people watching free-to-air analogue TV on their phone will be 54 million in 2009. By 2013 they say those numbers will increase to around 300 million with the biggest growth in emerging markets. Everyone has a TV and everyone has a mobile phone. - news.bbc.co.uk

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The internet TV revolution: Free movies could be just around the corner | Mail Online

This year sees the arrival of a new generation of web-based TV services that build on the massive success of the BBC's iPlayer, allowing you to catch up with programmes you missed - or to revisit old classics. It promises to revolutionise the way we watch TV. Verdict The best under-the-TV computer you can buy. - dailymail.co.uk

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Apple to offer own-brand HDTV, claims analyst Register Hardware

In the run-up to the launch of its branded TV in 2011, Apple will unveil a range of TV-focused gadgets, Munster predicted. An iTunes TV Pass offering unlimited pay monthly access to the librarys content archives could also launch within 12 months, Munster said, effectively replacing a consumers monthly cable bill. - reghardware.co.uk

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BBC plunged into new deception row - TV Radio, Media - The Independent

The BBC was plunged into a new deception row today after a cameraman posed as a member of the public on one of its daytime shows. The corporation - which was fined last year after a phone-in scandal - has suspended the production company behind the auction programme Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting, hosted by Angela Rippon. The series - a key part of the BBC2 daytime schedule - has been pulled off the air and from the iPlayer web service. - independent.co.uk

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James Cridland quits as audio head of BBC future media |Media |guardian.co.uk

He joined the BBC after serving as digital media director at Virgin Radio. He sets out his plans for his immediate future My last day will be Wednesday 2 September. I'll be working on www.mediauk.com for a while out of trendy Shoreditch then exploring a bit of the world's radio industries, before popping up somewhere new and exciting in the spring in radio, naturally. - guardian.co.uk

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Sky3 to show pay TV content for free - Digital Spy

Sky has announced that it will make selected pay TV programmes and content free-to-air on Sky3 for one weekend in September. - digitalspy.co.uk

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BBC - Press Office - First look at new animated Doctor Who

The BBC today releases the first image of the animated Doctor as he will appear in the new animation, Dreamland, which is due for broadcast later this year. In the run-up to the animation, fans will be able to visit the Doctor Who website bbc.co.uk/doctorwho to follow a behind-the-scenes production blog on the making of Dreamland, giving the opportunity to follow the progress of the animation as it develops. It presents an amazing opportunity to expand the multiplatform storytelling potential of Doctor Who. - bbc.co.uk

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What range of television channels will be available through a TV aerial in different regions of the UK after digital swi

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Media Talk: Demise of the London Paper

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Lower rates promised as Teletext Holidays retains analogue for fu...

TeletextHolidays has promised reducedratesfor travel advertisers as it announcesthe retention of its analogue TV service for a further 12 months. The deal - a result of discussions with Ofcom- follows Teletexts decision to bring forward the shutdown of its news and information services on analogue from January 2010 and removing all its services, including travel, news and information, from Sky in December. Managing director Victoria Sanders said the service will be retained until at least September 2011.Teletext Holidaysis also available onFreeview channel 101 and teletextholidays.co.uk, thisistravel.co.uk and villarenters.com. - travolution.co.uk

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South west Wales switchover underway

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Agents seek better Teletext deal - Travel Trade Gazette

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BBC - Today - John and Evans review

Today is A-level results day in England and Wales and, as it's announced that the pass rate has risen for the 27th year in a row, the perennial debate about whether the exams are becoming too easy comes around once more. Just how best does government tailor its education and examination system to the needs of students, parents, education providers, employers ands society as a whole Today produced a 'mash-up' to imagine what it might sound like if Test Match Special commentator Henry Blofeld had to describe the 100m sprint. - news.bbc.co.uk

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BBC - BBC Internet Blog: Improvements to BBC Local Radio online

It was a proud day last November when we finally integrated all our local radio stations into the BBC iPlayer. However, as the more observant will have noticed, the audio remained in the same format, Realmedia. Although our UK wide national stations have been using Flash-based streams for some time it has taken a significant amount of re-engineering behind the scenes to expand use of this technology to all of our nations and local radio stations. - bbc.co.uk

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The Media Show: 19/08/2009

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Sony Follows Loewe With Cunning TV Scrappage Scheme - ITProPortal.com

Sony is introducing a new scrappage scheme which will hand out up to a maximum of 150 to those who purchase a new television set from the consumer electronics giant. American rock singer, Alice Cooper, will be the face of the new campaign which emulates the popular government car scrappage scheme which gies up to 2000 for sending an old banger to the trash. The message that the advertising campaign will convey will be that users need to update their TV sets before the digital switchover is completed. - itproportal.com

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Viewpoint: Canvas Is In Danger Of Looking Like A Monopoly| paidContent:UK

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Second transmitter switches over

Wales will be the first nation in the UK to go completely digital A second analogue transmitter has halted part of its service as the switch to digital television continues. Digital switchover began in Wales last week at the Kilvey Hill transmitter, which serves Swansea and Neath. Any viewers who do not have digital will not be able to see BBC Two from Wednesday, or the other four channels in four weeks. - news.bbc.co.uk

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ESPN channel could make BSkyB 80m a year

Analysts at Citigroup calculate that BSkyB will make as much as 80 million a year providing it targets 2 million subscribers. - sportbusiness.com

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TVonics next gen Freeview box launched

The digital switchover is a worrying time for some older viewers, as the set top boxes appear to be complex, even though they are not too difficult to install. The set top box will tune into all of the channels automatically, so there is no need to search and save channels. The MDR-240 will also retune every night, which means there will be no chance of the viewer missing any new channels. - techwatch.co.uk

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The Digital Britain broadband tax was a curveball from Carter |Media |guardian.co.uk

So the boldest idea in the Digital Britain white paper, a 6-a-year fixed phone line charge to fund universal fast broadband, is now being kicked into the long grass, less than a month after its author, Lord Carter, quit the government. Although the proposal makes some sense, especially for frustrated households in rural areas, the politics behind this have been ropey, going on non-existent, from the start. Specifically, no attempt was made to build a broad alliance to support what amounts to a new, if minor, tax which could in future be raised, and could also have the unplanned effect of driving more people to mobile only, from fixed-line phones. - guardian.co.uk

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Television Access Services: Second Quarter Report for 2009 | Ofcom

This is the second quarterly report for 2009 on the provision of access services subtitling, signing and audio description by broadcasters under the Code on Television Access Services during the first six months of 2009. An explanation of the obligations applying to broadcasters is given in the first quarterly report for 2005. The second report for 2009 shows that the majority of broadcasters are exceeding their quotas for subtitling, audio description and signing. - ofcom.org.uk

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Channel Five wheeze goes above viewers heads |Media |guardian.co.uk

When Channel Five showed Groundhog Day, the broadcaster thought it might be a cunning wheeze to show the same ads, in the same order, during each commercial break. 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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Sky and Virgin complain about Canvas timeline

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UK broadband: lost in translation

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TV goes online under Canvas - Business Analysis Features, Business - The Independent

Crunch time is approaching for Project Canvas, the service designed to bring catch-up television from the internet into the nation's living rooms. The next crucial date for the project is 1 September, when the BBC Trust closes its second consultation period and prepares to pass initial judgement on the viability of the scheme shortly afterwards. The trust will be the first regulatory hurdle, but if it passes, it is unlikely to be the last. - independent.co.uk

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Virgin1 to air 3D episode of Chuck - Marketing news - Marketing magazine

A campaign to promote the episode will run across the Virgin channel portfolio as well as online on the Virgin and freeview websites. Monaghan plays a rock star that Chuck is sent to protect. When the episode aired in the US it attracted 8.4 million viewers. - marketingmagazine.co.uk

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TVonics launches first next-generation set-top box

With the switchover to digital television taking place across the UK until 2012 it is imperative that consumers have access to products and services they can trust. It wont get overloaded with information it cant process and will automatically re-tune after system upgrades so Aunt Peggy wont suddenly lose her favourite channels. - lifestyle.hexus.net

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Government could fix legal limit on top-slicing of licence fee |Media |guardian.co.uk

The government could introduce legislation to ringfence the part of the licence fee it wants to use for children's programmes and ITV regional news, in the hope that this would mollify the BBC's trenchant opposition to the plan. However, it could agree to ringfence the proportion of the licence fee it wants to use in the forthcoming digital economy bill, to stop future administrations siphoning off more one of the BBC's main fears about the top-slicing plan. A consultation is under way about top-slicing, and is due to close in September. - guardian.co.uk

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Sky hits at BBC Trust handling of Canvas

Printed from http//www.ft.com/cms/s/0/75a7aaae-8a9c-11de-ad08-00144feabdc0.html Print a single copy of this article for personal use. - ft.com

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LG 37LF7700 review - LCD TV reviews and video

Wire it up to a suitable satellite dish, and youll get two channels of free-to-air HD plus a high-quality standard-definition digital TV picture its notably better than the Freeview tuner, in fact. Standard specs In other respects, the LG is competitively specified, but not necessarily at the very cutting edge. However, as with many similar LG sets, the 37LF7700 does boast stealthy, Mark Levinson-tuned loudspeakers that deliver a rich, smooth and full sound. - stuff.tv

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The complete guide to 3D TV | News | TechRadar UK

3D TV, or stereoscopic TV, is an effort at mimicking reality. 3D has broadly the same aim though technically speaking it's completely different to HD. With 3D glasses on, each eye sees a slightly different image your brain does the rest in creating the illusion of both depth and 'front' effects in what is obviously a completely flat image. - techradar.com

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Media Talk: Bulks, Richard Desmond and Tim Westood

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Switchover signals the start of Wales' digital programme

Link here for full information about the digital switch WALES digital television revolution began today as the first analogue signal was taken off the airwaves. The Kilvey Hill transmitter in Swansea was due to stop emitting the old-fashioned signal to 132,000 homes at 1.30am, leaving viewers needing to re-tune their set-top boxes. Speaking yesterday as he oversaw final preparations, specialist support engineer Alan Powell said It isnt just a matter of switching one thing off and another thing on. - walesonline.co.uk

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ITV starts ITV1 HD test transmissions - Digital Spy

ITV has started test transmissions of its new high definition simulcast of ITV1. - digitalspy.co.uk

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Misleading Sky TV ad banned by watchdog |Media |The Guardian

Seven viewers said that when they enquired about the offer it was only available if they subscribed to a Sky multiroom package. BSkyB said it was running two Sky HD box and installation offers, one for new customers and one for existing customers. The ASA said the TV advert was misleading because it did not make clear that installation was not free for existing customers. - guardian.co.uk

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Freeview HD on box blunder - News - Manchester Evening News

The HD boxes are expected to be made available early next year. - manchestereveningnews.co.uk

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Big digital TV switchover starts | BBC NEWS | Wales | South East Wales

The process of turning off the analogue television signal in Wales begins More than 130,000 homes are poised to become the first in Wales to begin the permanent switch to digital television. The process of turning off traditional analogue TV signals for Swansea and Neath Port Talbot begins at midnight. It means that viewers who do not have digital will not be able to see BBC Two from Wednesday, and then they will lose all channels within a month. - news.bbc.co.uk

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Panasonic DMR-EX79: Your new right arm - Crave at CNET UK

When you've got them, and they work perfectly, you take them for granted. The cruel vagaries of review loan periods, rather than animal attack, mean we've gone without a recorder for a while, and it's actually painful. Okay, not arm-munched-off hurty, but still, a considerable ache. - crave.cnet.co.uk

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Faster broadband wont make us watch more TV online, viewers tell survey |Media |guardian.co.uk

Faster internet would make no difference to most people's online viewing habits, a survey has found. The result calls into question hopes of an online TV boom fuelled by superfast broadband. Younger respondents, aged 18 to 24, were more likely to already watch TV online, but 43 still said that a faster broadband connection would not increase their internet viewing habits. - guardian.co.uk

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ITV should stick with what it knows and does well |Media |The Guardian

ITV's results last week were bad, but only as bad as expected. What will ITV look like in five years' time, for instance What is its strategy for the digital future - guardian.co.uk

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