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Monday 22 November 2021, PM

TBI Tech Analysis: Why Netflix chose its new viewing metric – TBI Vision

Netflix recently revealed a swathe of new data reflecting its most-watched shows using a new metric of total hours viewed. As a result, there is more likely to be viewing of new series happening outside of the 28-day period covered by Netflix's metrics, than of viewing of returning series. - tbivision.com

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Saturday 20 November 2021, AM

Paul Dacre pulls out of running to be next Ofcom chair

Paul Dacre has pulled out of the running to be the next chair of the media regulator, Ofcom, after concerns were raised about the transparency of the recruitment process. Following the suspicion that senior politicians had interfered in an attempt to install Dacre despite his apparent unsuitability for the role, Boris Johnson was urged to rule him out of the running. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 19 November 2021, PM

19/11/2021 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello after cop26 the future appears, bleak for beef producers, but a recent the Radio 4 The Food programme looks at how meat and dairy can play a positive role for the future of people and the planet some listeners however reacted negatively presented a very biased …

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Friday 19 November 2021, AM

Radio Academy 30 Under 30 2021

This podcast will talk about the real world Radio Academy 30 under 30 2020 11 speak to the charity judges and Sam Bailey from the Radio Academy first and then we'll hear from some of the 30 sells Scarlett O'Malley knelt, Hilton rozena, Bernard and Katie Johnston all on the west of the bionic studio…

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Wednesday 17 November 2021, PM

The Ethics of Reporting Terrorism

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hi, I'm Katie razzall, and this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 hello Sundays attacking liverpool-leeds our conversation today, how do you report responsibly on that kind of incident? When is the right moment to use the word terrorism and is the doorstep morally w…

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Tuesday 16 November 2021, AM

Brighton beach and pier feature in new Freesat TV advert

New Freesat advert filmed on Brighton Palace Pier using CGI crabs. The 30-second video shows attractions on Brighton Palace Pier including the carousel, helter skelter and a number of rides and rollercoasters. - www.theargus.co.uk

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Friday 12 November 2021, PM

12/11/2021 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello has cop26 comes to a climax in Glasgow this weekend should the copper be in campaigning mode is the BBC able to wake up it's listeners as the platitudes and green Washington politicians and corporations become ever more remote from the refutable energy reality …

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Friday 12 November 2021, AM

Dacre s OFCOM, ITV s bounceback BBC vs Stonewall

Love This podcast support this show through the a car support a feature. It's up to you. How much you give and there's no regular commitment just hit the link in the description to support now hello welcome to media podcast find Matt Deegan what's on the programme ITV bounce back with revenues up o…

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Thursday 11 November 2021, PM

Paul Rowley on leaving the BBC after five decades in radio

The radiator day program with broadcast bionics discover the world leading brands at radio this time are the radio Today programme we have a very special guest now. If you've been on BBC local radio or listen to it for the last three decades you recognise this guy's name and his voice as well befor…

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Wednesday 10 November 2021, PM

How 'British' is British TV?

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 hello and well this week. We're going to talk about British TV and britishness as you may well know this is boom time for TV production in the UK not least because of Netflix and Amazon but as the arrival streaming Giant…

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Friday 05 November 2021, PM

05/11/2021 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, what makes the BBC Special in the view of this listener, it's the willingness to bite the hand that feeds it which is what the BBC podcast Nolan investigates has just done a price for this much-needed investigation in their name which is absolutely record with…

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Friday 05 November 2021, AM

Sophie K: breaking the mould

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Sophie K: breaking the mould

Love This podcast support this show through the a car support a feature. It's up to you. How much you give and there's no regular commitment just hit the link in the show description to support now hello welcome to this bonus edition of the media podcast Ironman Tegan the Radio Academy festival whi…

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Thursday 04 November 2021, PM

Radio Festival 2021

The radiator day programme with broadcast bionics creators of The Bionic studio the smarter way to make radio this is a special radio Today programme and this week about the radio festival 2021 last year was all done online for a person to guess this year and I'm here with the cherries. How to make…

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Thursday 04 November 2021, AM

Who's been listening?

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 hello there be crossed fingers in the media world after a long 18 months we finally found out who is listening to what on the radio. So what did we learn from the first audience data the pandemic began with many of us working from home have breakfast…

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Wednesday 03 November 2021, AM

BBC, C4, ITV Sky commit to COP26 climate content pledge – TBI Vision

A total of 12 broadcasters and streamers have signed up to The Climate Change Content Pledge, in which they commit to using their content to educate audiences about the need to tackle climate change, as well as inspire and inform sustainable choices. Together, these companies represent more than 70 of time spent by UK audiences watching TV and film, and also include BBC Studios, Britbox International, Channel 5/ViacomCBS, Discovery UK Eire, RT, S4C and UKTV. In a panel being held at BBC Scotland HQ later this morning, BBC director general Tim Davie, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon, ITV CEO Carolyn McCall, STV CEO Simon Pitts and Sky UK Europe CEO Stephen van Rooyen are expected to tell industry executives that content must reflect the realities of climate change to remain relevant and to continue to appeal to audiences. - tbivision.com

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Friday 29 October 2021, PM

29/10/2021 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, have you seen this winter least does the BBC's health editor have the answers or is it just as confused as the rest of us. Yes we are scratching my head sometimes. It's a difficult that's an understatement feedback this week. I'll be talking to Hugh pym. The B…

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Friday 29 October 2021, AM

DTG releases latest D-Book updates

The DTG has released D-Book 12.6 - the latest update to the universally-deployed standard in UK Digital Television. Building on its effort to continually evolve and deploy universal standards, DTG Testing has developed a DVB-I test suite that will provide a robust interoperability test regime and metadata, to support the future of TV and transition to IP in the UK. Each iteration of the D-Book standard and DTG Testing test regime ensures a level of reliability and quality of experience unmatched by any other horizontal TV platform in the world. - dtg.org.uk

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DTG's D-Book makes HbbTV mandatory for first time – Digital TV Europe

The Digital Television Group has released D-Book 12.6 - the latest update that sets out the technical interoperability requirements for digital terrestrial and hybrid delivery television in the UK, underpinning Freeview, YouView, Freesat, EE TV, BT TV and TalkTalk TV. The latest edition of the D-Book mandates support for the HbbTV hybrid broadcast-broadband standard for the first time. D-Book 9 introduced the optional support of HbbTV, but the ongoing transition from the older UK-centric MHEG standard means that the latter now becomes optional, while HbbTV is mandatory. - www.digitaltveurope.com

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Thursday 28 October 2021, AM

Times Radio, Greatest Hits more in ratings shock - the RAJARs are in!

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Times Radio, Greatest Hits more in ratings shock - the RAJARs are in!

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Wednesday 27 October 2021, PM

What is the Metaverse?

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 week for Facebook on Monday the world's biggest newsbrands published a coordinated series of stories all based on Whistleblower Francis haugen and her Trove of leaked documents, so how did Elgin a former Facebook product manager come to have such str…

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Tuesday 26 October 2021, AM

Work on mobile network could affect TV signals in Berwick

Restore TV exists to ensure we all can continue to access free to view TV as mobile services are improved across the country. Any viewers who experience new interference to free to view TV should contact Restore TV on 0808 13 13 800 or go to https//restoretv. - www.berwick-advertiser.co.uk

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Sunday 24 October 2021, AM

Channel 4 subtitles returning after fire disruption - BBC News

Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom said it had received around 500 complaints about Channel 4's outage, which cut off subtitles, audio description and sign language services. Viewers of its website and on demand service All 4 should now begin to see subtitles on flagship programmes after a switch to a back-up system, the channel said. - www.bbc.co.uk

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Friday 22 October 2021, PM

22/10/2021 Radio 4 Feedback

Hello now. Who do you think this listing is talking about just took patronising Jimmy's of course they present through the Life Scientific professor Jim al-khalili. How does he described himself? He certainly religious the cuddly a PS I still respect people they were very smart and very brights For…

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Thursday 21 October 2021, AM

No FM switch off in the UK until at least 2030 says DCMS - RadioToday

FM should continue until at least 2030 in the UK according to a Digital Radio and Audio Review by the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. Previously, the Digital Radio Action Plan proposed that the earliest date that the government could consider setting a switch-off timetable for FM and AM networks was when digital accounted for at least 50 percent of all UK radio listening. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Wednesday 20 October 2021, PM

Climate change and the challenge for media

BBC music Radio podcasts Hi Katie razzall, and this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 hello heat pumps net-zero the Paris agreement with less than 2 weeks to go and till cop26 with being deluged with detail and jargon, how much do you actually understand about climate change? Do you even know what…

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Rolling out BBC One in high definition across England

The BBC already broadcasts BBC One in HD in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and we're now extending this to regional versions of BBC One HD in England too. BBC One HD versions from regions in England will first become available to viewers on internet-connected TV platforms first, including Sky Glass from today - and in the following months, BBC iPlayer will also switch from standard definition to high definition for the regional versions of BBC One in England. - www.bbc.co.uk

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Tuesday 19 October 2021, PM

Channel 4 subtitles to remain unavailable until mid-November

Subtitles, audio descriptions and signed broadcasts are likely to remain unavailable to viewers of Channel 4 until mid-November, after an incident in September severely affected the broadcaster's output. In the incident on 25 September, channels including Channel 4, More4, Channel 5 and S4C were taken off air. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 15 October 2021, PM

New BBC Studios Boss At Last Where Are Channel 4 s Subtitles?

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New BBC Studios Boss At Last Where Are Channel 4 s Subtitles?

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15/10/2021 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts between politicians and their interviewers is sometimes first, but when the customer today's Nick Robinson at the Conservative Party Conference the atmosphere became rather warm not to say heated stop talking that was part of the first today interview for 2 years did…

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Thursday 14 October 2021, AM

New radio campaign launched for Digital Radio UK – RadioToday

A new digital radio campaign has launched on commercial radio as part of a Digital Radio UK initiative to help educate older radio audiences about platforms and content. This new 'digital radio conundrums' campaign will hopefully help raise awareness and understanding about how to access all the great digital radio content available across the range of digital platforms. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Wednesday 13 October 2021, PM

Saudi Arabia's media ambition

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hi, I'm Katie razzall, and this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 hello the back pages have been dominated the front pages this past week with the sale of Newcastle United Football Club but the Premier League isn't the only area of British Public life that Saudi Ara…

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Tuesday 12 October 2021, AM

Restoration of C4 access services "will take some time"

When Channel 4 transferred to its back-up services, the system that was meant to provide access services, also failed. Catch-up service All 4 has also experienced problems with viewers unable to access their favourite shows on some platforms. - www.broadbandtvnews.com

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Monday 11 October 2021, PM

ITV down: broadcaster apologises after Freeview viewers unable to access channel

ITV has been forced to apologise after its Freeview channel suddenly stopped working for thousands of viewers today. Viewers in Essex, Bristol, Sheffield and West Yorkshire have so far been affected and a live report chart appeared to suggest the issue began at about 3pm. Freeview told customers it was aware of issue with ITV but advised them from retuning their televisions. - inews.co.uk

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Friday 08 October 2021, AM

Sky launches the Sky Glass TV with a Sky Q box built in

How much more expensive is a Sky Glass TV compared to a conventional TV Most people buy TVs outright and are then free to choose whatever TV package they want, if any. If we take the cost of the Sky subscription away, how much more expensive is a Sky Glass TV compared to a Samsung model of a similar size and spec - www.which.co.uk

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Wednesday 06 October 2021, PM

Bilsdale transmitter: Fire-damaged TV mast demolished - BBC News

Work to replace the mast was halted last week as wind and rain made it too dangerous for Arqiva's 100-strong team to fly helicopters or climb heights. Once the new tower goes live, it will serve 95 of homes with 70 Freeview channels, with 100 coverage only resumed when a new permanent mast is installed on the site of the Bilsdale transmitter. - www.bbc.co.uk

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Are the public interested in public interest news?

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 you interested public in public interest journalism, how do you get a bigger splash that is the theme of today's programme the largest leek of offshore data in history as in newspapers around the world co-ordinate unleash the …

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Wednesday 06 October 2021, AM

Red Bee: 10 days on broadcasters still facing issues

Channel 4 has issued an official apology over the transmission failure that continues to cause problems across its suite of channels and on demand service All 4. The problems began after the fire suppression system was triggered at Red Bee Media, the company responsible for the playout for many of the UK's public broadcasters, and their digital channels. - www.broadbandtvnews.com

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Sunday 03 October 2021, AM

The BBC is going to FINALLY overcome the most vexing problem of watching its broadcasts in high definition.

The BBC is going to FINALLY overcome the most vexing problem of watching its broadcasts in high definition. Thankfully, the BBC has finally figured out how to do it. - en.brinkwire.com

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Friday 01 October 2021, PM

Bilsdale transmitter: Arqiva reveal date when temporary mast will go live

SITE boss of Bilsdale mast has confirmed that full coverage can only be restored once a new 300-metre mast has been built. In an exclusive interview with The Northern Echo yesterday, Arqiva's CEO Paul Donovan confirmed that there will still be thousands without signal once the temporary mast has finished. - www.thenorthernecho.co.uk

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Friday 01 October 2021, AM

Netflix snaps up Dahl, Neil v GB News, Doctor Who leaves BBC Studios

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#160 - Netflix snaps up Dahl, Neil v GB News, Doctor Who leaves BBC Studios

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Wednesday 29 September 2021, PM

Politicians and the press

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts high and this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 hello this morning sir Keir starmer delivered his first speech to a packed in person labour conference political hacks are now as I speak frantically pending their hot takes Saturday we explore Keir starmer's current r…

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Wednesday 29 September 2021, AM

Broadcasters facing diverse talent drain

More people are leaving the TV and radio industries than joining, Ofcom has found, with broadcasters facing a worrying loss of diverse talent. So Ofcom is today calling on broadcasters collectively to place much greater focus on retaining and progressing senior, diverse talent. - www.ofcom.org.uk

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Thursday 23 September 2021, PM

BBC East regional channel to launch in HD in October

BBC One is set to launch a HD version of its regional BBC East channel in October 2021. Loading.... Get involved with the news in your community. - www.denbighshirefreepress.co.uk

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Wednesday 22 September 2021, AM

Toby Anstis celebrates 20 years at Heart

Thanks for the loading This podcast from Radio today. My name is Stuart Clarkson back for a special one-off edition as we celebrate a big milestone in our industry clocked up 20-years at the biggest commercial radio brand in the UK It's Toby Anstis from heart today program creators of The Bionic st…

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Britons getting less tolerant of racist language on TV, Ofcom finds

Britons are increasingly concerned by the use of racist and transphobic language on television but much more tolerant of swearing, according to the media regulator's latest investigation into changing social attitudes. Ofcom found that attitudes to racist language have hardened, with Britons wanting a very strong justification for its inclusion in programmes. - www.theguardian.com

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The Guardian view on the government and the BBC: an endless war of attrition

Sir Robbie Gibb, a BBC board member and former communications director to Theresa May, reportedly warned of negative political consequences should a former BBC staffer, Jess Brammar, be appointed as executive editor of news. In an industry where the spending power of digital giants such as Netflix and Amazon is driving severe inflationary pressures, successive Conservative governments continue to run the BBC down, both reputationally and economically. - www.theguardian.com

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