All News articles – Page 2692
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NewsTax plan to boost broadband condemned
Plans for a household tax to fund super-fast broadband across the country have been condemned by influential MPs who said the less well off would pay for a service only wealthier people used.
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NewsAnger at BBC over assisted dying
A Liberal Democrat peer and lawyer wants talks with BBC chiefs after complaining that the corporation’s coverage of the assisted dying issue is biased in favour of allowing the killing of badly ill relatives.
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NewsRadioDNS boosts online advertising
A breakthrough in internet radio technology has been launched allowing listeners to access online information about a song, station or advert, even on terrestrial broadcasts.
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NewsDigit Al firm to front radio campaign
The firm which came up with a character to ease people through the switchover to digital TV has been signed-up to repeat the process for radio.
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NewsExtension granted for C4 icon
Channel 4 has pledged to use the ‘Big 4’ structure outside its Horseferry Road HQ for art installations for at least another five years.
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NewsBBCW to take Glastonbury on tour
BBC Worldwide is taking Glastonbury around the world after signing an exclusive deal to distribute footage from the music festival across television and radio.
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NewsNFTS student wins Altered Images post award
Dillan Nicholls from the National Film and Television School (NFTS) was named as the winner of the inaugural Altered Images Student Post Production Award at Broadcast Video Expo last week.
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NewsLight Illusion to promote Mistika
SGO UK is to use Light Illusion’s Steve Shaw as a consultant as it looks to further develop the market for its stereo 3D capable Mistika finishing system.
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NewsJCA and OTV join forces
Media management facilities company JCA has teamed up with Otv to provide TV distributors with combined services for supporting programme sales.
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NewsEBU approves 3DTV study group
The EBU Technical Committee has approved the formation of a Study Group dedicated to 3DTV development.
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NewsThe Foundry bolsters sales and engineering teams
Soho visual effects software developer The Foundry has appointed a new global head of sales and brought on board an Emmy Award-winning lead engineer.
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NewsiPlayer figures snowball
Snowbound Britain helped BBC iPlayer record 24m views in the first week of January - the best figures to date for the catch-up service.
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NewsFrank Skinner gets Opinionated for BBC2
Frank Skinner is set to return to BBC2 as the host of a new topical chat show, debating the country’s big issues with members of the public.
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NewsBBC facing £59m overspend claims
The BBC is bracing itself for this week’s report from the National Audit Office (NAO) which is expected to accuse it of going £59m over budget on its Broadcasting House redevelopment.
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NewsBectu urges BBC's IT crowd to strike
Bectu is urging Siemens staff working at the BBC to strike over pay.
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NewsFour channels rapped over f-word in daytime
Ofcom has taken MTV, ITV2, ITV4 and Dave to task over instances of pre-watershed swearing in pre-recorded programmes.
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NewsEurosport launches live iPhone stream
Eurosport has brought its live sports coverage to the iPhone for the first time, kicking off with the Winter Olympics.
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NewsOfcom clears Dancing on Ice over 'faecal' jibe
Dancing on Ice has been cleared of using offensive language inappropriately, following hundreds of complaints over judge Jason Gardiner describing a contestant’s performance like “watching faecal matter that won’t flush”.
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NewsSky censured over Simpsons sponsorship
Ofcom has rapped Sky for “encouraging purchases” during Curry’s sponsorship of its flagship show The Simpsons.
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News£3.2m spent on new BBC Trust HQ
The watchdog entrusted with getting the best out of the BBC for licence payers has spent £3.2 million on new premises, it has emerged.