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Prague 1968 - Truth Shall Prevail - from the Media Network audio archive
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 20 2008, 5.24pm
Jonathan Marks writes in the Critical Distance Weblog: I’m thinking of Prague at the moment, partly because there are all kinds of archive programmes on BBC Radio 4 looking back at the night of 20th August 1968 when the Russians invaded what was then Czechoslovakia. Radio Prague has a nice page up at the moment [...] (more)

RadioFrame Networks MC-Series Basestations Result in Substantial Operational Savings for IDEN Network Operators Globally
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted August 20 2008, 10.11am
London, United Kingdom (August 20, 2008) -- RadioFrame Networks (RFN), the leader in small footprint, low-cost wireless base stations today announced it would intensify its sales and marketing efforts surrounding its innovative MC-Series product portfolio for iDEN operators world-wide. The MC-Series base stations, which have already been implemented in a number of iDEN networks globally, are demonstrating enormous operating expense savings; providing justification for the replacement of legacy iDEN sites as well as further network... (more)

CNET relaunches GameSpot website
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 19 2008, 4.20pm
CNET UK has relaunched gaming website GameSpot to include an embedded video player and a wider page layout. Navigation on the site has also been improved with the introduction of links to relevant content elsewhere on the site on the right-hand side of the page. To increase user interaction a new community section has been introduced. The [...] (more)

Internet TV consumption continues to grow
From UTalk Marketing. Posted August 19 2008, 11.19am
Latest findings from Ofcom (more)

Judge warns of increasing internet risk to fair trials
From Press Gazette. Posted August 19 2008, 12.00am
An Old Bailey judge has protested over increasing difficulties in ensuring that criminals trials are conducted without the risk of jurors being prejudiced by material from the internet after having to discharge a jury in a child cruelty trial. (more)

MGEITF site expands into social networking
From Media Guardian. Posted August 18 2008, 2.29pm
The website for the MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival has been revamped to include social networking functionality. By Mark Sweney (more)

CNET: IOC withdraws video takedown request to YouTube
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 18 2008, 12.09pm
The International Olympic Committee has withdrawn a takedown noticed issued to YouTube under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, which ordered the removal of a video footage posted by a pro-Tibetan group. (more)

Planet Rock hits The Wall
From Radio Today. Posted August 18 2008, 11.14am
Planet Rock has produced an hour long special on one of music's most epic albums. "Building the Wall" will broadcast on Bank Holiday Monday at 7pm. (more)

Bauer networks Scottish stations
From Radio Today. Posted August 17 2008, 10.30am
Bauer Radio is axing local evening programming across its Scottish FM stations from 15th September.Radio Forth, West Sound, Radio Borders, Moray Firth, Radio Clyde, Radio Tay and Northsound will all be networked between 7pm and 1am. (more)

US publisher Gannett to axe 1,000 staff posts
From Media Guardian. Posted August 15 2008, 4.30pm
Gannett, the largest US newspaper publisher and owner of UK subsidiary Newsquest, is to cut 1,000 job roles in its American operation due to declining ad revenue and circulation. By Mark Sweney (more)

Lost star Matthew Fox nets 50% pay rise
From Media Guardian. Posted August 15 2008, 11.00am
Lost star Matthew Fox has reportedly negotiated a 50% pay rise to around $225,000 per episode. By Mark Sweney (more)

The Internet Makes Old Time Radio New Again
From radio.about.com. Posted August 15 2008, 1.00am
The Internet and its ability to put almost any kind of content on any user's desktop or broadband-equipped TV has effectively created the world's largest multimedia archive. At OTRCAT.com thousands... (more)

Netimperative: Mirror Group selects SEO firm for shopping site
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 14 2008, 8.48am
Mirror Group Newspapers has appointed search engine optimisation firm Mediarun to improve the search rankings of its shopping website. (more)

Internet TV 'Channel' for Borders Rugby
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted August 14 2008, 8.20am
An internet TV is about to launch on Monday, dedicated to rugby in the Borders. Weekly, Borders Rugby Television will broadcast a ten-minute video round-up from matches, plus comprise news from around local clubs. www.BordersRugby.net is reported in local newspaper, The Border Telegraph, to... (more)

Hello? I'm on the internet - and watching the television
From The Times. Posted August 14 2008, 12.00am
The days when families huddled in silence round the TV are a thing of the past. A typical scene today would be children shouting excitedly over their games consoles while mothers look for bargains on the internet and fathers struggle to catch a few words on the radio - with a TV contributing in the background. (more)

Newassignment.net: Live stream your news meetings
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 13 2008, 12.14pm
Newassignment.net argues that newsroom meetings should be broadcast live on publishers' websites to help raise audiences' trust in the newspaper. (more)

Planet Rock marketing "a priority"
From Radio Today. Posted August 12 2008, 9.01am
Planet Rock’s new owner has vowed to increase the station’s low public profile by making an increased awareness of the station a top priority. (more)

Wide net cast for next Arena ed six months after Hattersley exit
From Press Gazette. Posted August 12 2008, 12.00am
Bauer Consumer Media owned men’s monthly Arena has been casting a wide net to attract a new editor since Giles Hattersley returned to his job as Sunday Times chief interviewer in March after just a year at the helm. (more)

Wide net cast for next Arena editor six months after Giles Hattersley exit
From Press Gazette. Posted August 12 2008, 12.00am
Bauer Consumer Media owned men's monthly Arena has been casting a wide net to attract a new editor since Giles Hattersley returned to his job as Sunday Times chief interviewer in March after just a year at the helm. (more)

Letter: Replace ITV with a US-style network
From Media Guardian. Posted August 11 2008, 11.10pm
Letter: ITV consistently retreats from its local programming obligations (more)

UK Light Radio begins 24h test broadcasts on the Internet
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 11 2008, 2.24pm
A new Internet radio service called UK Light Radio has started test broadcasts 24h a day. UK Light Radio is an associate station of Scottish-based Radio Six International. It describes its format as “a menu of mainly light music from dawn to dusk and throughout the night for “all ages across the ages”. UKLR aims [...] (more)

Board of Korean Broadcasting System votes to fire network?s president
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 9 2008, 3.30pm
The board of directors of Korean Broadcasting System yesterday voted to fire the state-run network’s embattled president Jung Yun-joo. An extraordinary board meeting was convened at the request of the Board of Audit and Inspection, a government internal watchdog. With KBS approval for Jung’s dismissal, the only thing left is final approval from President Lee [...] (more)

Internet: Watchdog continues to sniff around ITV's Project Kangaroo
From Media Guardian. Posted August 8 2008, 11.08pm
ITV suffered a further blow yesterday when the Competition Commission yesterday extended the deadline for its investigation into its broadband video joint venture, Project Kangaroo (more)

Tammy Bruce Adds Affiliates, Tops Internet Streams
From radio.about.com. Posted August 8 2008, 1.00am
If you think talk radio is just right-wing white guys, think again. According to her bio from syndicator, Talk Radio Network: "Tammy Bruce is an openly gay, pro-choice, gun owning,... (more)

Dutch cable TV operators must open networks - regulator
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 6 2008, 1.18pm
Dutch Cable television operators will be forced to open their networks to rivals who want to sell analogue cable TV to their customers, under a draft decision from the telecoms regulator OPTA released yesterday. The new rules would mostly affect cable television companies such as Ziggo and Liberty Global’s UPC, which the regulator says control about [...] (more)

Australian network banned from Olympics for a week
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 6 2008, 10.04am
Australia’s Channel Nine television network was today banned from the Beijing Olympics for a week after breaching rights regulations. The broadcaster was banished for illegally filiming inside Olympic venues, Australian Associated Press reported. In a letter to Nine’s Olympic director, Gary Fenton, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) said the network would not be allowed back inside the Olympic [...] (more)

KMFM Thanet licence available
From Radio Today. Posted August 5 2008, 11.09pm
Ofcom is inviting anyone interested in applying for the licence currently held by KMFM Thanet to submit a declaration of intent before 3pm on September 2nd 2008. (more)

BBC to launch Lonely Planet magazine
From Media Guardian. Posted August 5 2008, 3.39pm
Top Gear magazine deputy editor Peter Grunert is to take charge of the BBC's new Lonely Planet monthly title. By Stephen Brook (more)

ERTU to launch three new FM networks
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 4 2008, 9.30am
Tarek Zeidan reports from Cairo:  According to Al Akhbar newspaper dated 2 August 2008, 3 new FM stations will be launched soon by the ERTU. The Minister of Media Mr Anas El Feqi has given the green light. The first one will be launched on the first day of Ramadan (around 1 September 2008) called Radio Drama. The schedule [...] (more)

Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - build your own social network
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted August 4 2008, 8.25am
Social media: Want to use social networks for niche subjects but bored with MyFace? Build your own using the 'social network in a box' development tool from Ning. A good example of a niche network in action is Wired Journalists. Tipster: Oliver Luft To submit a tip to Journalism.co.uk, use this link - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. (more)

Who Will Win the Battle of the Cell Phone: AM/FM or Internet?
From radio.about.com. Posted August 4 2008, 1.00am
A fascinating story caught my eye at indystar.com penned by Erika D. Smith. She writes in part: "Jeff Smulyan, chief executive of Indianapolis-based radio broadcaster Emmis Communications Corp., is trying... (more)

Radio Netherlands joins hands with Radio Misty
From Biz Asia. Posted August 3 2008, 9.05pm
Radio Netherlands Worldwide (RNW), the international public broadcaster from the Netherlands, has established a partnership with first and foremost North Bengal and Sikkim FM station, Radio Misty 94.3FM. In the near future Radio Misty will air a variety of RNW music programmes ranging from European pop charts to classical, jazz and world music but also RNW radio books. After a long-term presence in India with short wave and satellite radio broadcasts, RNW now expands its activities in India. Considering the rapid growth of the number of FM-stations and multimedia platforms in India, RNW is glad to establish a mutually beneficial partnership with Radio Misty 94.3FM and provide them with music and spoken-word programmes. Radio Misty is the first North Bengal and Sikkim FM station for the local people and has a reach of 80 km. The aim of Radio Misty is to connect the local people with more interactive and innovative shows. "This meets the goals of RNW as well, because we aim at multicultural interaction between different (local) peoples and cultures in the world. One way of doing this is through programmes that interest listeners internationally," says Jan Hoek, RNW’s Director General. Jan Hoek states that the new partnership marks the start of reaching a new public via radio stations in India. "We are very pleased with the partnership with Radio Misty FM. The swift and decisive way in which we came to this arrangement promises a bright future for our cooperation with this dynamic station." Amitabh Srivastava, RNW Country Manager for India says: "This partnership is our entry into Indian airspace through radio affiliation and getting the clear message that ‘RNW has arrived in India’. After getting more then 3000 partners globally, we hope more dynamic Indian stations like Misty will be benefiting with informative and entertaining programming through us." Radio Misty 94.3FM chief executive officer Mr Nishant Mittal says: "It’s great that we are the first FM station in India to partner with Radio Netherlands Worldwide. We hope this new venture between Radio Misty and RNW will open a new chapter. It will bring a lot of innovative programmes to people of North Bengal and Sikkim. We look forward to share new ideas in programming." (more)

Horribly good internet plot to kill off TV
From Media Guardian. Posted August 2 2008, 11.05pm
The creator of Buffy has broken Hollywood's grip by launching a superhero show on a blog (more)

GIFC offers China-based reporters software to break through Internet blockade
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 2 2008, 6.55pm
The Global Internet Freedom Consortium (GIFC) announced today that their anti-censorship software tools are ready to help journalists and tourists during the Olympics, to circumvent China’s Internet blockade. The software, which is available free of charge, can be downloaded onto a hard drive or USB drive to safely and effectively overcome the Internet censorship in China. In [...] (more)

China eases Internet censorship
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 1 2008, 2.45pm
China has eased its restrictions on Internet access during the Olympic Games. The websites of Amnesty International and a number of other organisations are now accessible to foreign journalists. However, web pages on the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement and Tibet’s government in exile remain out of bounds. The International Olympic Committee previously prompted a wave [...] (more)

China to ease Internet censorship
From Media Network Weblog. Posted August 1 2008, 10.28am
China will ease its restrictions on Internet access during the Olympic Games. The websites of Amnesty International and a number of other organisations will be accessible to foreign journalists. However, web pages on the banned Falun Gong spiritual movement and Tibet’s government in exile will remain out of bounds. The International Olympic Committee previously prompted [...] (more)

IOC admits Internet censorship deal with China
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 30 2008, 12.28pm
Some International Olympic Committee officials cut a deal to let China block sensitive websites despite promises of unrestricted access, a senior IOC official admitted today. China had committed to providing media with the same freedom to report on the Games as they enjoyed at previous Olympics, but journalists have this week complained of finding access to [...] (more)

NYTimes.com: Internet sites blocked for reporters in Beijing
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 30 2008, 10.30am
China is failing to uphold its promises to open up internet access for the media during the Beijing Olympics with sites relating to human rights issues and Tibet blocked. (more)

Tracker partner One Network
From Radio Today. Posted July 29 2008, 2.42pm
The One Network have signed their first mid-morning promotion since networking programming across stations.The promotion, called Where Am I? is to promote the Tracker energy bar and will air across all One Network stations. (more)

Pitney Bowes MapInfo announces advanced routing capability for OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network?
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted July 29 2008, 2.34pm
Conversion of ITN delivers centralised Route Planning and Drivetimes for Crime Analysis, Command & Control, Risk and Contingency Management Planning Windsor, 29 July 2008 ? Pitney Bowes MapInfo, the leading global provider of location intelligence solutions, today announces the official release of its unique new routing capabilities. The new capabilities deliver unparalleled benefits by converting the OS MasterMap Integrated Transport Network (ITN) layer to server-based and desktop routing solutions. Having been selected to deliver a... (more)

Meru Networks 'RF Barrier', pioneering first in securing wireless perimeter
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted July 28 2008, 11.00am
Introduces New Approach to Defending Enterprises Against 'Parking Lot Attacks' SUNNYVALE, Calif., July 28, 2008 ? Meru Networks has introduced RF Barrier?, the first IEEE 802.11-based technology for proactively defending wireless networks against eavesdroppers and "parking lot" attackers, who attempt to record and observe network traffic from outside a building's perimeter in order to steal sensitive and valuable information. RF Barrier uses wireless LAN technology to block the radio-frequency (RF) signals from the corporate network... (more)

Advertising slowdown spreads from local press to TV networks
From Financial Times. Posted July 28 2008, 3.00am
Advertising weakness in the US is spreading from newspaper and radio groups to the rest of the media industry, casting a shadow over a year that was supposed to... (more)

Katz Online Network Launches, Claims to be Largest Digital Network
From radio.about.com. Posted July 28 2008, 1.00am
Today, the Katz Online Network was announced and its creators say it is by far the largest digital network to date. The Katz Online Network, or KON, combines the resources... (more)

Beale's Best In Show: McDonald's (Leo Burnett)
From The Independent. Posted July 28 2008, 12.00am
Is there any connection between the pressure that's been brought to bear on fast-food advertisers and the ever-improving work being done for McDonald's? (more)

Asjad Nazir starts Asian Network music petition
From Biz Asia. Posted July 25 2008, 10.47pm
Asjad Nazir, showbiz editor for Eastern Eye, has scripted an online petition calling for more Pakistani music on BBC Asian Network. (more)

Bigger is best for One Network
From Radio Today. Posted July 24 2008, 9.17am
With the One Network looking likely to carved up into new networks and brands under the imminent rule of Global, GCap's local stations haven't fared too badly in the latest RAJAR figures.Total reach across the network has increased by nearly 140,000 although half a million hours of listening have been lost. (more)

Internet television service Joost enters China
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 23 2008, 9.43am
Internet television service provider Joost says it has launched a Chinese service with local portal TOM Online to tap the world’s largest online market. The company has also set up a joint venture with Hong Kong-listed TOM Group, parent of TOM Online, to bring a full Joost offering to China, Joost said in a statement posted [...] (more)

New social network for journalists
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 23 2008, 9.10am
MeejaHub aims to bring together reporters and media professionals (more)

New York Times in social network site tie-up
From Financial Times. Posted July 22 2008, 9.01pm
A new alliance between the New York Times and LinkedIn, the social network for professionals, could allow LinkedIn users' data to shape the media and advertising they see elsewhere across the internet (more)

CBS Wins Appeal of Janet Jackson Fine, Radio & TV Sighs a Relief
From radio.about.com. Posted July 22 2008, 5.05am
The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled on Monday that the Federal Communications Commission "acted arbitrarily and capriciously" when it levied a fine against CBS television for the now... (more)

Raising the quality of online debates - Norway's Origo network
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 21 2008, 11.00pm
Kristine Lowe, Journalism.co.uk blogger (more)

Asian Network investigated for 'anti-Muslim bias'
From Biz Asia. Posted July 20 2008, 2.04am
The BBC is investigating its own Asian Network over alleged claims of 'anti-Muslim bias', according to several reports today. (more)

Asian Network DJ steps foot into TV presenting
From Biz Asia. Posted July 19 2008, 8.08pm
BBC Asian Network presenter Sukhi Bart has joined free-to-air channel Brit Asia TV for its first studio based show based on Bhangra music. The programme called 'UK Bhangra Culture' is Bart's second stint at TV presenting after his successful one-off shows on Channel Punjab. Asked Bart, what the new show is about, he said, "Well we don’t hold back on this show, - If a question needs asking, I ask, no 'penji penji or bhaji bhaji'(beating around the bush). I want people to learn something about the artists that they didn't already know. Most importantly some shows will shy away from bringing in Punjabi speaking artists ie Labh Janjua, Malkit Singh etc. because the presenters have difficulty communicating in their spoken language, I don’t have that problem; I love Panjabi and love speaking the language. I can interact in Punjabi, Hindi, Urdu and English (of course). So this show is different where we make the guests feel comfortable in whichever language suits them." 'UK Bhangra Culture' also features live performances by artists appearing on the show, a concept followed regularly by mainstream programmes. Bart added that his association with Brit Asia TV has been a worthwhile experience. "It feels great, it’s a great channel. Most importantly it’s a professional organisation and run like a professional business. In this day and age of channels that is crucial for the success of the channel", he said. Before his work on the BBC Asian Network (Punjabi show and Silver Street), Bart was a presenter on Radio XL. He said, "At last I feel I have found a platform that suits my style of presenting. I want to tell the world and the new generations what Bhangra is all about and our culture represents and how we welcome and embrace others to this. Also to promote Panjabi the language of Bhangra music." Brit Asia TV launched on Sky Digital in March. Since then, Brit Asia has been showing Punjabi music videos continuously. The addition of 'UK Bhangra Culture' stems the way for interactive shows on the channel. Related links: Sukhi Bart to present for Brit Asia TV Punjabi World TV becomes Brit Asia TV Punjabi World TV begins EPG testing on Sky Punjabi World TV to launch on Sky next month EXCLUSIVE: Sikh Channel to launch in March Rumour: Reena Combo to join Brit-Asian channel Brit-Asian magazine editor steps down (more)

LOUD3R adds to network, sees 200,000 unique users
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 18 2008, 1.01pm
Niche online publisher LOUD3R is to launch a series of new sites, as part of its plans to create 10 new websites a month on its network. The new additions include: PREGG3R, for pregnancy; SHUTT3R, for photography; and SUMM3R, for the Olympics. The semantic engine automatically aggregates and filters multimedia content from a 'source list' of websites [...] (more)

Egyptian government tightens grip on satellite and Internet
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 17 2008, 11.41am
Media sources have revealed that the Egyptian Ministry of Information plans to introduce a media law to control all variations of broadcasting. This move follows criticism of the Arab Media Charter that was presented to Arab foreign ministers by Saudi Arabia and Cairo last February. Critics of the Charter have said it is an attempt [...] (more)

Stuart Jeffries on asking children to save the planet through TV and film
From Media Guardian. Posted July 16 2008, 11.25pm
Our children are being urged to save the planet by TV and film characters but, asks Stuart Jeffries, won't this turn them into consumerist couch potatoes instead? (more)

Gannett downbeat about prospects
From Financial Times. Posted July 16 2008, 5.47pm
The largest US newspaper publisher reported a 36 per cent drop in second-quarter earnings as its executives predicted gloomy times, including further economic weakness in the US and UK and rising prices for newsprint (more)

BT's "super-fast" net meets cynicism
From Digital Spy. Posted July 16 2008, 8.52am
DS readers react BT's 1.5bn "super-fast broadband" plans with some cynicism - as does rival Virgin Media. (more)

BT welcomes the future of fast internet TV
From The Times. Posted July 15 2008, 11.50pm
BT unveiled plans yesterday aimed at revolutionising television viewing in Britain, with a £1.5 billion investment intended to connect ten million homes to high-speed fibre-optic broadband by 2012. (more)

Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk - Employees: take care on social networks
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 15 2008, 9.34am
Jobseeking: If you are seeking a serious career, be very careful about your use of social networking sites. Employers can and do check sites like Facebook and MySpace to find out more information about you. Tipster: John Thompson Got a tip? Submit it here - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. (more)

BBC Worldwide and Televisa Networks sign partnership deal
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 14 2008, 1.27pm
BBC Worldwide and Televisa Networks today announced the signing of a landmark partnership deal in Spanish-speaking Latin America that will see the launch of two BBC-branded entertainment channels later this year in Mexico.  BBC Worldwide is the commercial arm of the BBC.  Televisa Networks is the pay TV arm of Grupo Televisa, the largest media company in the [...] (more)

SwissQual Cuts Network Quality Analysis Down To Size
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted July 14 2008, 12.00pm
SwissQual, the independent Swiss network quality measurement company, has announced the release of a new technology to make drive test data collection processes shorter and more cost effective. This innovation delivers data for analysis through a combination of radically new data compression techniques. When a drive test car is in operation it can easily generate over 100 Mbytes of data per measurement channel, per hour. If 8 channels are being supported, this means that each... (more)

Asian Network reveal plans for London Mela
From Biz Asia. Posted July 11 2008, 11.38pm
The BBC Asian Network will be joining hands with the London Mela again this year, for the second consecutive time. Singer Raghav, Bhangra artist Jassi Sidhu, Taz and Bollywood vocalist Labh Janjua will all grace the main stage as BBC Asian Network brings listeners the action from the London Mela on Sunday 10th August. The station announced that its 'Mix Tent' will consist of Asian Network DJ’s like Kayper, Panjabi Hit Squad, Sonny Ji, Ameet Chana and Nerm will mix up the freshest Desi beats, Hip-hop, Bhangra and Drum 'n' Bass showcasing the stations commitment to new music. In a statement, the BBC Asian Network said, "the station is proud to be the principal media partner for this huge event which last year attracted 75,000 people, on Sunday 10th August and has supplied the acts on the main stage in Gunnersbury Park as well as hosting the Mix Tent. The station will provide live coverage from 14:00 of all the action from Gunnersbury Park and feature interviews from the key players who organise this huge event on Sonia Deol’s show (weekdays from 09:00) in the run up to the Mela." Asian Network Head of Music Mark Strippel said: "This year sees Asian Network turning up the volume at London Mela, delivering some of the biggest British-Asian and Bollywood music stars and a bigger online and visual platform around our activity. We are proud to be the principal media supporter for the third year running." (more)

Farsi-speaking states mull joint TV network
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 11 2008, 2.11pm
Persian language heartlands are considering a joint venture to launch a Farsi television broadcasting network, a top Afghan diplomat has said in Tehran. “The issue of airing the TV network has been underlined at the final foreign ministerial meeting of Iran, Afghanistan and Tajikistan, with the aim of consolidating cultural ties,” Mohammad-Yahya Ma’roufi, the Afghan ambassador to Tehran said. Foreign [...] (more)

The Guardian profile: Jana Bennett
From Media Guardian. Posted July 10 2008, 11.15pm
Profile: Commissioning chief, Jana Bennett, has recovered from royal row to earn £100,000 pay rise (more)

MyCBBC social networking site for children breaks 100,000 user mark
From Media Guardian. Posted July 10 2008, 2.01pm
The BBC has said its social networking site for young children, MyCBBC, has reached 100,000 registered users in four months. By Jemima Kiss (more)

More Network Commissions Identified as Key Priority for BBC Scotland
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted July 9 2008, 8.12am
The BBC has been told by its own 'audience focus group', the Audience Council for Scotland, that two key priorities for next year should be increasing network commissions from Scotland and improving coverage of Scottish affairs on the BBC networks. It follows the publication... (more)

Nubia TV: 24-hour global black news network to launch in 2009
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 7 2008, 3.05pm
Nubia TV Corp is planning a twenty-four hour news network for worldwide audiences with black perspectives. The channel, Nubia TV, will be available via cable and satellite. The channel will air mainstream news and news magazines that are not typically carried by major news networks such as CNN, FOX, MSN, and BBC. Nubia TV will carry [...] (more)

NetDoctor to launch online TV service
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted July 2 2008, 11.00pm
Partnership with the Dept of Health will bring in 150 wellbeing videos (more)

Internet provides boost to radio listening
From UTalk Marketing. Posted July 2 2008, 3.28pm
Good news for industry (more)

AIRCOM Signs Network Planning Tool Deal with O2
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted July 2 2008, 11.39am
July 2nd, 2008, Leatherhead, UK ? Independent network planning and optimisation consultancy, AIRCOM International, has been selected by O2 in the UK to supply ASSET, the worlds number one radio network planning and optimisation tool, from AIRCOM?s ENTERPRISE tool suite. AIRCOM was selected after winning O2?s highly competitive RFQ, which was issued to the industry?s leading radio planning tool vendors. O2 required a planning tool solution that was both scalable and flexible enough to support... (more)

New online network for journalists and the PR industry
From Hold the Front Page. Posted July 2 2008, 7.10am
Social networking website aims to boost communication and help hacks pinpoint relevant stories (more)

Gannett reorders its community publishing division
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 30 2008, 9.24am
US newspaper group Gannett is to reorganise its community publishing division. As part of the reorganisation its current five regional groups will become four groups: East, South, Interstate and West. "This reorganisation both refines our structure and puts our top people in key jobs with expanded responsibilities around the country," said Robert Dickey, president of the US [...] (more)

ZEE Network to enter London Stock Exchange
From Biz Asia. Posted June 30 2008, 12.20am
ZEE Entertainment Studios, the movie division of Subhash Chandra’s TV-to-movies empire, is reportedly looking to list on the London Alternative Investment Market (AIM). ZEE has two movie subsidiaries looking to raise $1.8bn over the next two years, partly from the London market, but also from its own E-City Ventures which looks after ZEE’s cinema, real estate and entertainment brands. ZEE Entertainment Studios (ZES) has two movie brands, ZEE Motion Pictures for its more mainstream material, and ZEE Limelight for niche and low budget projects. The appeal for potential investors is India’s booming entertainment market – at home and overseas – and projections of EBITDA growth of 30% pa. Article from Rapid TV News (more)

Beijing plans trial Wi-Fi Internet access for Olympics
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 27 2008, 11.47am
The first phase of Beijing’s wireless city programme has been put into operation enabling citizens and travelers to access the Internet in Beijing’s urban areas via a wireless network, reports the Chinatechnews.com website. So far Wi-Fi signals cover a total of 100 square kilometres of the city and extend out to its second ring road, [...] (more)

Planet Rock opens up the Doors
From Radio Today. Posted June 25 2008, 5.29pm
Planet Rock is running a series of special programmes on the Doors this July, including extensive interviews and exclusive material. (more)

Digital boss who built "Today" network bows out
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 25 2008, 7.00am
John steps down from Johnston's online role after 12 years (more)

Sonia Deol back on BBC Asian Network
From Biz Asia. Posted June 24 2008, 4.04pm
Sonia Deol has made a temporary return to presenting on BBC Asian Network. Earlier this year the well known personality left the station's breakfast show. Sonia will be covering for Nihal while he is away from his weekday morning debate show. Sonia will be hosting the show for two months until Friday 1st August. Related link: Sonia Deol quits BBC Asian Network breakfast (more)

BBC video network: Newspaper Society warns of dangers for local press
From Media Guardian. Posted June 24 2008, 3.52pm
The BBC's plan to spend £68m on local news sites has been condemned by the Newspaper Society. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

BBC plans £68m network of local video news websites
From Media Guardian. Posted June 24 2008, 1.10pm
The BBC has unveiled plans to spend £68m by 2013 on 65 websites covering the whole country that will provide local on-demand video news. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Al-Jazeera: Arab-language network buys up ITN footage
From Media Guardian. Posted June 24 2008, 12.24pm
Arab-language news network al-Jazeera has bought access to more than 800,000 hours of ITN-owned video content. By Ben Dowell (more)

BBC plans for £68m local video network go public
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 23 2008, 11.00pm
Plans to increase local video include live streaming and mobile content (more)

One Network break rules twice
From Radio Today. Posted June 23 2008, 10.51am
GWR Bristol have fallen foul of Ofcom due of the antics of a potty mouthed rabbit. The regulators found the station in breach of broadcasting code over an Easter promotion in which the Easter Bunny uses the phrase "fat motherf**kers".Meanwhile Mercia FM has also been found in breach for undue promotion of a local car dealership during programming time. (more)

Fortitude: Mark Damazer on what it takes to run the BBC's flagship radio network
From The Independent. Posted June 23 2008, 12.00am
Mark Thompson, the director-general of the BBC, ducks whenever he claps eyes on Mark Damazer. It's Thompson's black humour, a reference to the fact that since Damazer took over as controller of Radio 4 four years ago, he has rarely been out of mourning, as one much-loved presenter after another has passed away, many of them quite unexpectedly. (more)

Jaci Stephen on internet TV: A new take on classic Hammer horror
From Media Guardian. Posted June 22 2008, 11.11pm
Jaci Stephen: Will the geek get the girl? It's the big question of thousands of romantic movies, and in Beyond the Rave, it's here again, this time with a few provisos (more)

ITV net video use grows nearly 400%
From Digital Spy. Posted June 20 2008, 11.27am
The rate of videos views on ITV's main website has increased four-fold since August, says the broadcaster. (more)

Online news network VillageSoup in print expansion
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 19 2008, 1.11pm
Village NetMedia, which owns community news network VillageSoup, has purchased six weekly local newspapers from the Courier Publications series in Maine, USA. Several of the sites will be merged with the existing VillageSoup sites, which serve the Knox and Waldo areas, a release from the publisher said. In addition, new VillageSoup sites will be set up as [...] (more)

Future of Journalism podcast: Internet audio and radio
From Media Guardian. Posted June 19 2008, 1.00pm
Riazat Butt, Fi Glover, Martin Kelner, Jason Solomons, Matt Wells discuss the relationship between podcasts and traditional radio. Chaired by Jackie Ashley (more)

CNET: Conde Nast’s Reddit goes open-source
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 19 2008, 10.09am
Social news website Reddit has announced that it's code will become open source this week under a Common Public Attribution License (CPAL) allowing developers to adapt the site and build new features. The social news site was bought by publishing giant Conde Nast in 2006, this latest move is an attempt to move closer - in terms of traffic - to its bigger and more well known rivals Digg and Yahoo Buzz. (more)

First Universal Internet Radio Platform Rolls Out Next Month
From radio.about.com. Posted June 19 2008, 5.23am
As reported at thestandard.com by Andrew Hendry for Computerworld Australia: Torian Wireless, the Australian developer of the world's first universal Internet radio platform, iRoamer, has agreements with manufacturers that will... (more)

NYTimes.com launches TimesPeople to connect better to social networks
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 18 2008, 11.00pm
NYT adds user profile pages as a web browser plug-in (more)

Global indigenous TV network convenes inaugural meeting
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 18 2008, 4.54pm
A global network of indigenous television broadcasters will convene its first interim council meeting in Ireland in August. The development of an international alliance was a major outcome of the World Indigenous Television Broadcasting Conference – WITBC ’08 – hosted by New Zealand’s national indigenous broadcaster, Maori Television, in Auckland in March this year. The three-day [...] (more)

CNET: Facebook and Google still not ready to connect friends
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 18 2008, 11.22am
Developers from Facebook and Google sitting on a panel at Supernova 2008 in San Francisco yesterday. CNET has them saying that its the lawyers who are keeping them from using collaboartive technology for their respective friend-connecting APIs while the developers work on ways of sharing data between social networks. Facebook blocked Google's Friend Connect service last month saying it violated the site's terms of service - the violation was redistributing user information from Facebook to other developers without the users' knowledge. What would Google have to do to not vialate the terms then? Well, that one's with the lawyers. (more)

FirePlotter improves bandwidth efficiency for Cisco and FortiNet Firewalls
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted June 18 2008, 8.00am
Organizations are frequently increasing their available Internet bandwidth to meet apparent increase in demand. However, such a decision is often taken without any analysis of existing bandwidth usage. Bandwidth saturation can be due to inappropriate user activity e.g. Internet radio, malware/virus infection, IM audio and video chat, Skype, large file downloads, online video browsing or email overload. FirePlotter provides the analysis to make informed decisions about bandwidth upgrades. GISS (UK) Limited has released FirePlotter version... (more)

Zane launches Mars Planets Radio
From Radio Today. Posted June 17 2008, 10.31pm
Social networking site MySpace has launched a new radio channel - myspace Mars Planets radio - and is hosted by Xfm presenter Alex Zane. (more)

Valleywag: Wired relaunching HotWired as a social network?
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 17 2008, 4.09pm
Valleywag reports that Wired's ed-in-chief Chris 'The Long Tail' Anderson has been dropping several rumours abou the relaunch of HotWired - a web property that Conde Nast picked up a while ago - as a news focused social network ala Digg. (more)

Network of niche websites launched with semantic publishing technology
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 17 2008, 3.37pm
Online publishing firm LOUD3R has today launched a network of 25 websites aimed at niche audiences. The sites, which include NEW3R for gadgets and technology and WOOF3R for dogs, feature a mixture of human input and content generated by semantic technology. The semantic engine automatically aggregates and filters multimedia content from a 'source list' of websites selected [...] (more)

TechCrunch: Technorati to launch ad network for blogs
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 17 2008, 10.59am
Technorati has launched an advertising network for blogs - the first time the company has opened up its ads to third party sites. The service will be available for larger blogs at first, but will be expanded in the coming months. (more)

Newsquest online network tops 5m monthly users
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 17 2008, 6.40am
Regional media group celebrates record website stats (more)

Northcliffe starts major phase of regional web news network revamp
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 16 2008, 11.00pm
The publisher has rolled out ten sites in the latest phase of its plans for 90 'thisis' websites (more)

GCap Media: shakeup at One Network local radio stations
From Media Guardian. Posted June 16 2008, 8.25am
The Capital DJ Philippa Collins is the big winner in a shakeup of GCap Media's One Network of local radio stations. By John Plunkett (more)

More networked shows for Smooth
From Radio Today. Posted June 13 2008, 11.46am
GMG Radio have introduced two new networked shows to weekends on Smooth Radio.Fiona Phillips’ Sunday afternoon show on Smooth Radio in London is now set to be broadcast on all six Smooth Radio stations from Sunday 22nd June. Andy Peebles is set to host a new Saturday night soul music show, The Soul Train. (more)

Ex-CNET boss Tom Bureau joins Magicalia as chief exec
From Press Gazette. Posted June 13 2008, 12.00am
Consumer magazine group Magicalia is looking to grow its digital activity with the appointment of former CNET UK managing director Tom Bureau as its new chief executive. (more)

CNET: Schmidt: Google must help save ad industry
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 12 2008, 7.17am
Google has a 'moral imperative' to make advertising work online, Eric Schmidt, Google chief executive, said yesterday. (more)

BBC management statement: BBC Trust report on network news and current affairs coverage of the four UK nations
From BBC Press Ofice. Posted June 11 2008, 11.15am
The BBC management today issued a press statement following publication of the BBC Trust report on network news and current affairs coverage of the four UK nations. (more)

paidContentUK: ex-CNET UK director becomes CEO of Magicalia
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 11 2008, 9.45am
Tom Bureau, who left CNET UK in June last year, is set to join the consumer magazine publisher, paidContent reports (more)

Last.fm Now Available on Logitech Squeezebox Network Music Systems
From radio.about.com. Posted June 11 2008, 3.38am
Last.fm is now available to U.S., U.K. and German users of Logitech Squeezebox network music systems. This means owners of this 802.11g wireless-driven hardware can now stream Last.fm throughout their... (more)

Ex-CNET UK director Tom Bureau joins Magicalia
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 10 2008, 11.00pm
Bureau's appointment is first in a series of digital hires for the magazine publisher (more)

ProSieben mulling non-core unit sales in Scandinavia and the Netherlands
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 10 2008, 3.56pm
German commercial broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is looking at a sale of non-core activities in Scandinavia and the Netherlands, the company said today. Revenue from the sale would be used to help reduce its 3.4 billion euros ($5.4 billion) of debt, which soared when it bought European rival SBS Broadcasting last year, outgoing Chief Financial Officer Lothar [...] (more)

BBC to build web page for every TV show, says Jana Bennett
From Media Guardian. Posted June 10 2008, 12.53pm
The BBC is to create a web page for every episode of every television programme it has ever produced as part of a huge online archive that will span nearly 80 years. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Jackie Ashley: The PM was picked apart by his cabinet on TV last night
From Media Guardian. Posted June 10 2008, 11.30am
Jackie Ashley: The PM's record was picked apart on TV last night – and cabinet members were only too happy to join in (more)

Gannett suffers from housing downturn
From Financial Times. Posted June 9 2008, 7.31pm
Newsquest, the UK regional newspaper chain, was blamed for the US publisher's downturn as it was likely to miss earnings forecasts (more)

Independent: Internet opens up journalists and candidates in US presidential campaign
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 9 2008, 10.13am
Blogging, online video and social networks have changed the face of reporting the latest US presidential campaign. Candidates and reporting processes are given the 360 degrees treatment, as 'citizen journalists', political websites and blogs dig deeper into the campaign trail. (more)

Media giants protest about BBC internet TV service
From Daily Telegraph. Posted June 8 2008, 12.01am
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are facing opposition to their plan to launch a joint online television service, codenamed Kangaroo, from media groups concerned about its potential to stifle competition. (more)

SGR networks afternoon show
From Radio Today. Posted June 6 2008, 8.19am
SGR Colchester is to lose its local afternoon show, and share output with SGR Ipswich, RadioToday.co.uk can reveal. It means both stations will only be obliged to offer seven hours a day of local programming. (more)

The decline of MTV: internet killed the video star
From The Independent. Posted June 6 2008, 12.00am
It was a seminal moment in the history of popular culture. On 1 August 1981, MTV launched in America with the simple words: "Ladies and Gentlemen... Rock and Roll." The phrase was followed by a montage of the Apollo 11 Moon landings. While the pictures of Neil Armstrong bounding across the lunar landscape conveyed the channel's imperialistic ambitions, its first video, played seconds later, impressed its disdain of subtlety. It was Video Killed the Radio Star, by The Buggles. (more)

MTV: how internet killed the video star
From The Independent. Posted June 6 2008, 12.00am
It was a seminal moment in the history of popular culture. On 1 August 1981, MTV launched in America with the simple words: "Ladies and Gentlemen... Rock and Roll." The phrase was followed by a montage of the Apollo 11 Moon landings. While the pictures of Neil Armstrong bounding across the lunar landscape conveyed the channel's imperialistic ambitions, its first video, played seconds later, impressed its disdain of subtlety. It was Video Killed the Radio Star, by The Buggles. (more)

Trinity Mirror mulls rollout of regional football blogs network
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 5 2008, 11.00pm
Two football blogs already successfully soft launched in Liverpool (more)

Virgin Radio's Indian owner sets his dial for the internet
From Financial Times. Posted June 5 2008, 3.00am
As the head of a booming Indian company which is spending almost £70m buying into an unremarkable business in a struggling sector of a troubled economy, A.P... (more)

Press watchdog ponders perils of social networking sites
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 5 2008, 12.20am
Forum event will discuss use of online private information by mainstream media (more)

Social networks need to do more to raise awareness about misuse of personal information, says PCC director
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 4 2008, 11.00pm
Networks had been 'shy to engage' in discussion about the use of personal information, said Tim Toulmin (more)

Rock stars and rich fan save Planet Rock
From Digital Spy. Posted June 4 2008, 9.11pm
Rock stars including Black Sabbath's Tony Iommi are part of a team buying radio station Planet Rock. (more)

Planet Rock sale confirmed
From Radio Today. Posted June 4 2008, 4.13pm
After several days of speculation, GCap has finally confirmed the sale of Planet Rock to businessman Malcolm Bluemel.The change in ownership takes place with immediate effect, although the station will continue to be broadcast from GCap's studios in Leicester Square for the time being. (more)

Planet Rock: GCap Media station sold to entrepreneur Malcolm Bluemel
From Media Guardian. Posted June 4 2008, 3.55pm
Digital radio station Planet Rock has been sold to the millionaire boss of a visa and passport applications business. By John Plunkett (more)

Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk: Get your case studies from social networks
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 4 2008, 9.05am
Case studies: Online forums and groups on social networking sites can be a goldmine. Make contact individually or send out a group message depending on the sensitivity of the request and be polite - these are like members clubs. Tipster: Laura Oliver Got a tip? Submit it here - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. (more)

PCC response to Journalism.co.uk enquiries on social networking
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 3 2008, 11.00pm
PCC will publish tomorrow results of its research on public attitudes towards information on social sites (more)

Tony Blackburn: London show extended around Smooth Radio network
From Media Guardian. Posted June 3 2008, 6.22am
Tony Blackburn's weekend breakfast show on GMG Radio's Smooth Radio London is to be networked across four other stations around the country. By John Plunkett (more)

Tony Blackburn: London show extended around Smooth network
From Media Guardian. Posted June 3 2008, 6.22am
Tony Blackburn's weekend breakfast show on GMG Radio's Smooth Radio London is to be networked across four other stations around the country. By John Plunkett (more)

Are ads on children's social networking sites harmless child's play or virtual insanity?
From The Independent. Posted June 2 2008, 12.00am
As social networking spreads to users as young as five, makers of toys and TV shows are making the most of new opportunities to reach children online. But with more than 100 youth-focused virtual worlds now either up and running or about to launch – over half of which are aimed at under-sevens, according to one estimate – regulators and parents are struggling to keep up. (more)

BBC Asian Network turns to Bollywood in June
From Biz Asia. Posted May 31 2008, 7.57pm
National digital service, the BBC Asian Network has announced it is turning to Bollywood in June to coincide with the International Indian Film Academy (IIFA) awards. The IIFAs, which are taking place in Thailand from 6th – 8th June starting with 'Breakfast with Jas Rao' on Friday, 'Love Bollywood's' Raj and Pablo will be reporting live from Bangkok. 'Love Bollywood' itself will be coming live from the stars hotel on Saturday and Sunday (09:00 - 12:00) and all the results and gossip from the Awards ceremony will be broadcast at Breakfast time on Monday with Jas Rao. Adil Ray and Gagan Grewal will present their shows from the famous Star City one of the UK’s key Bollywood venues in Birmingham talking to cinemagoers and playing Bollyokey with famous participants singing along to classic Bollywood tracks. During the week from 'Breakfast with Jas Rao' (06:00 - 09:00) through the daytime programmes through to the specialist music programmes like Bobby Friction and Kayper there will be a Bollywood theme with the music and huge personalities reflected in the sound of the station. On Monday 2nd June in the 'Asian Network Report', (19:30) 'Love Bollywood' presenters Raj and Pablo ask whether a British Asian could be the next Shahrukh Khan. The BBC Asian Network looks to be following other channels like ZEE Radio and Club Asia, both of which are now Bollywood centric stations. Related link: EXCLUSIVE: ZEE Radio launch details emerge (more)

Brian May misses out on Planet Rock
From Digital Spy. Posted May 30 2008, 6.15pm
Planet Rock is sold to an unnamed company - thwarting Brian May's plan to take over the radio station. (more)

Queen guitarist Brian May loses bid to buy Planet Rock from GCap Media
From Media Guardian. Posted May 30 2008, 9.47am
Brian May has failed in his bid to buy GCap Media's Planet Rock - but claims a buyer for the troubled digital station has been found. By John Plunkett (more)

How to: search for information in social networking sites
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 29 2008, 11.00pm
Journalists looking for info in Facebook, Myspace and Bebo can easily access users information (more)

Journalism.co.uk exposes the ease of accessing private information on social networks - do reporters need guidelines?
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 29 2008, 11.00pm
Journalism.co.uk has written to the director of the PCC alerting him to the ease at which sensitive information can be accessed (more)

How to: search for information within social networking sites
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 29 2008, 11.00pm
Journalists looking for information stored on Facebook, Myspace and Bebo can easily access users' information (more)

Journalism.co.uk exposes the ease of accessing private information on social networks
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 29 2008, 11.00pm
We have written to the director of the Press Complaints Commission alerting him to the vulnerabilities of people who share personal information online (more)

GCap slammed in Planet Rock sale
From Radio Today. Posted May 29 2008, 8.26pm
GCap Media has finally disposed of Planet Rock to an unnamed third party, much to the annoyance of Brian May who was close to buying the station. (more)

Getting links with made-up content: clever marketing or unethical publishing?
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 29 2008, 3.59pm
A story on financial website Money.co.uk of a teenager stealing his dad's credit card to pay for prostitutes ticked all the right boxes to be a search engine success. And for those of you who haven't come across it yet, it is too good to be true. It's made up, fictitious and fabricated to generate what the [...] (more)

bbc.co.uk failing to guide users through internet, trust finds
From Media Guardian. Posted May 29 2008, 1.27pm
The BBC website is failing in its role as a 'trusted guide' to the internet, with click-through rates declining despite a boom in traffic, according to the BBC Trust. By Mark Sweney (more)

Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk: running a campaign? Go to the social networks
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 29 2008, 10.55am
Online communities: If you're starting a campaign in your publication, whether student, local, national or trade press, start a social network group, for example on Facebook. It's free and offers another way of interacting and delivering content. Tipster: Laura Oliver Got a tip? Submit it here - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. (more)

AllThingsD: Video: Rupert Murdoch on WSJ, Google and the internet
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 29 2008, 9.20am
Interviewed by Walt Mossberg and Kara Swisher, Murdoch discusses the expansion of the Wall Street Journal and offers his take on Google and Microsoft/Yahoo. (more)

Scotland Share of BBC Network to Increase
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 29 2008, 8.03am
A plan to increase the BBC Scotland share of TV programmes broadcast throughout the UK network has been formally approved by the Corporation’s ‘board’ - the BBC Trust. Long known about - especially following a visit by the BBC director-general, Mark Thompson, to... (more)

Velocix Powers Video Delivery of MiTele Internet Catch-up TV Service from Telecinco
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted May 29 2008, 8.00am
Cambridge, UK ? May 29, 2008. Velocix, provider of the world's leading Digital Asset Delivery Network, today announced that Telecinco, Spain?s number one TV station, is utilizing the company?s digital delivery services for their recently launched MiTele Internet TV offering. MiTele allows online viewers to catch up on their favorite Telecinco TV programs after they have aired. ?The whole TV industry is witnessing a massive paradigm shift in how viewers consume content and how they... (more)

Glasgow newspapers look to future with 1m internet makeover
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 29 2008, 5.20am
Joint Herald just one of several planned developments for Newsquest titles (more)

AM, FM, HD, Satellite, and Internet Radio from One In-Car Multimedia PC
From radio.about.com. Posted May 28 2008, 1.00am
The Azentek Atlas CPC-1000 is an all-in-one fully integrated in-car multimedia PC - and it just won "Best Aftermarket Device" at the 6th Annual Telematics Awards, recently held in... (more)

Actix Unveils New, Integrated Radioplan Network Optimization Solution for Mobile Broadband
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted May 27 2008, 2.21pm
Integrated approach delivers large cost savings for WiMAX, HSDPA network rollouts London, 27 May, 2008 ? Actix, the recognized leader in Automatic Optimization for mobile wireless networks has today announced significant enhancements to Radioplan, the world?s most widely used automatic cell planning and optimization solution. The latest version of Radioplan enables operators to further improve network coverage, quality of service and capacity, while also coupling the solution to enterprise capabilities of the market-leading Actix One... (more)

Viasat to sell pay-TV packages in Telia?s Swedish IPTV network
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 25 2008, 1.15pm
Modern Times Group, the international entertainment broadcasting group, today announced that Viasat Broadcasting has signed a five year agreement with number one Swedish Telecommunications operator, Telia, to enable Viasat to market and sell its pay-TV channel packages to Telia’s more than 300,000 IPTV customers and broadband subscribers, from 1 June 2008. Viasat’s free-TV channels TV3, [...] (more)

Cricket fever hits ZEE Network this summer
From Biz Asia. Posted May 23 2008, 11.55pm
ZEE Network UK has acquired two big cricket series' to beef up its sports content this summer. (more)

Review: Com One Phoenix WiFi Internet Radio
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 23 2008, 1.01pm
For those of you who don’t subscribe to our weekly Newsletter, I want to draw your attention to something we’ve just published on our main website. Some major international broadcasters have dropped shortwave to North America, but there are new ways to listen. John Figliozzi is enthusiastic about the Com One Phoenix WiFi Internet Radio. Read [...] (more)

Richard Eyre against networking
From Radio Today. Posted May 23 2008, 8.05am
The outgoing GCap Media chairman, Richard Eyre, has questioned the move away from localness towards networked programming, and has called on the BBC to hand Radios 1 and 2 over to the commercial sector. (more)

paidContent UK: Younger generation still interested in online news above social networks, says research
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 22 2008, 10.15am
A new report from JupiterResearch suggests that 42 per cent of internet users in Europe regularly visit online news sites, compared to 15 per cent who use social networks. More significantly the research says that 25 to 34 year-olds are the group most interested in visiting news sites. (more)

Net video, games get age ratings system
From Digital Spy. Posted May 21 2008, 4.12pm
An official UK age classification system is launched to cover TV, films and games on the internet. (more)

Planet Ink Hoping to go into Orbit with Partner
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 21 2008, 8.04am
An award-winning design and publishing agency is looking to strike up a partnership with a media buying company to exploit the advertising potential in digital magazines. Glasgow-based Planet Ink Ltd, set up two years ago by former newspaper journalists - Gerry Cassidy and Shaun Milne -... (more)