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Media Talk podcast: live(ish) and on location in Glasgow at the Radio Academy Festival
From Media Guardian. Posted July 4 2008, 7.22am
Matt Wells presents a special edition of the podcast from Scotland's second city, rounding up all the news and issues from the Radio Academy Festival (more)

News International close to choosing HQ location
From Media Guardian. Posted July 3 2008, 6.08am
News International is in the final throes of decision making on its new London headquarters. By Stephen Brook (more)

ITU to allot an orbital slot for Azerbaijan by late 2008
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 1 2008, 1.44pm
The Ministry of Communications & Information Technologies (MCIT) in Azerbaijan is continuing the coordination process for its satellite licensing by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). “We constantly answer the ITU inquiries relating to data on our satellite and send regularly to it the requested documents. The ITU intends to allot an orbital slot by the end [...] (more)

Journalist Paul Harris reminisces about Radio North Sea International
From Media Network Weblog. Posted July 1 2008, 1.04pm
Over the next few weeks, allmediascotland.com is to publish, each weekday, extracts from the memoirs of Scottish war correspondent, Paul Harris. ‘More Thrills than Skills: A Half-life in Journalism’, is being scheduled for publication next year. In his younger days, Paul Harris wrote several books on offshore radio. In today’s extract, he reminisces about Radio [...] (more)

More Thrills than Skills - A Half-life in Journalism, Part Nine
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted July 1 2008, 7.37am
Over the next few weeks, allmediascotland.com is to publish, each weekday, extracts from the memoirs of Scottish war correspondent, Paul Harris. ‘More Thrills than Skills: A Half-life in Journalism’, is being scheduled for publication next year. Radio North Sea... (more)

Twitter at the Radio Festival
From Radio Today. Posted June 29 2008, 5.46pm
Users of the SMS-based micro blogging service Twitter attending the Radio Festival are being urged to include a special tag in their tweets to communicate with fellow delegates. (more)

Scotland?s First Minister backs Scottish digital channel
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 29 2008, 12.01pm
The creation of a publicly funded digital channel dedicated to Scottish coverage is to be championed by Scotland’s First Minister, Alex Salmond. The channel, which would cost £40m a year, is expected to be recommended by the Scottish government-backed broadcasting commission and could be operational by next year. It would show a mixture of new programmes [...] (more)

UK regulator to undertake first ever UK-wide radio spectrum monitoring
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 28 2008, 4.16pm
CRFS (Cambridge Radio Frequency Services), a developer and manufacturer of innovative real-time spectral analysis tools, has been selected by Ofcom, the UK communications regulator, to undertake one of the most detailed spectrum mapping projects ever conducted in the UK. The project will enable Ofcom to begin to build a detailed picture of radio spectrum use [...] (more)

Tim Davie to replace Abramsky
From Radio Today. Posted June 27 2008, 1.51pm
Tim Davie has been appointed Director of BBC Audio & Music, replacing Jenny Abramsky, who is leaving the BBC after 39 years. Tim is currently director of the BBC's Marketing, Communications and Audiences division and sits on the BBC executive board. (more)

New FM licence for Wales
From Radio Today. Posted June 27 2008, 10.33am
Ofcom has advertised the last FM licence for the UK. The licence is for a large regional service to broadcast across North and Mid Wales,Front of the application queue is likely to be Town and Country Broadcasting, who last month purchased XFM from South Wales and rebranded it Nation Radio. (more)

BBC hires Tim Davie to replace Jenny Abramsky as audio and music director
From Media Guardian. Posted June 27 2008, 9.25am
The BBC communications and marketing director, Tim Davie, is to take over from Jenny Abramsky as director of audio and music. By Tara Conlan (more)

GCap hit with record £1.1m Ofcom fine over Secret Sound competition
From Media Guardian. Posted June 26 2008, 3.58pm
GCap Media has been fined a record £1.11m by communications regulator Ofcom for running a radio competition that listeners had no chance of winning. By John Plunkett (more)

Uk regulator fines radio broadcasters over £1 million over conduct in listener competition
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 26 2008, 2.11pm
UK communications regulator Ofcom has today fined 30 local radio stations, which form part of GCap Media’s One Network, a total of £1,110,000 for the unfair conduct in a listener competition; Secret Sound. Taken together, the fines amount to the highest total financial penalty to be imposed for the broadcast of radio content which has [...] (more)

Research Shows That Mobile Phone Is The Hub Of SMB Communications ? But Still Suffers Coverage Issues
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted June 26 2008, 9.30am
London, UK 26th June, 2008 -- RadioFrame Networks (RFN), the leader in small footprint, low cost wireless base stations today launched new, independent market research into how the SMB (small medium business) is using mobile communications and further strengthens the business case for indoor base stations, namely picocells and femtocells.� The research was conducted by Quocirca, one of Europe?s leading business and technology analyst firms, across 240 SMBs in the UK, France, Germany and Sweden.��... (more)

Teaching Ken Livingstone a lesson when it comes to kids' education
From Press Gazette. Posted June 26 2008, 12.00am
?Kevin Quinn, editor of the Southwark News, recounts the origins of a newspaper campaign that helped secure a new secondary school for fed-up youngsters living in east London (more)

BBC revamps catch-up service to help it overtake rivals in the digital race
From Media Guardian. Posted June 25 2008, 11.03pm
Media Corporation capitalises on success of iPlayer with a new version that will offer personalised TV schedules (more)

Location, Location, Location
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted June 25 2008, 7.06am
You have to admire the BBC. Stung by recent criticism that its network news was too London-centric, it has made a real effort, these last few days, to incorporate more Scottish news stories into its UK bulletins. On TV, there's been Scottish correspondent, Andrew Cassell, reporting from... (more)

McKenzie Joins Up with Army Radio
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted June 25 2008, 6.49am
A former senior producer on the all-speech, Edinburgh-based radio station, talk107, is to become breakfast show host on a radio station dedicated to the local army regiments. Mark McKenzie is joining 98.5 Garrison FM, the British Army’s own radio station. This is his second spell... (more)

Turksat readies to launch two new satellites in five years
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 24 2008, 12.09pm
Having successfully launched Turksat 3A, a new-generation communications satellite, earlier this month, Turksat is preparing to launch two others, Turksat 4A and 5A. Turksat 3A was launched from French Guiana on 12 June and was put into orbit shortly after its launch on board the Ariane-5, a European expendable launch system. The satellite will enable satellite and [...] (more)

Cable girl: Lucy Mangan on Denise Richards: It's Complicated
From Media Guardian. Posted June 23 2008, 11.57pm
Lucy Mangan on Denise Richards: It's Complicated (more)

ASC Receives 2007 Product of the Year Award from Communications Solutions
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted June 23 2008, 12.24pm
INSPIRATIONpro 8.0 Honored for Outstanding Innovation � Hoesbach/Germany, June 23, 2008 ? ASC (www.asctelecom.com), a leading global provider of innovative solutions to record, analyze and evaluate communications, announced today that Technology Marketing Corporation?s (TMC) Magazine Communications Solutions (www.tmcnet.com/comsol) has named INSPIRATIONpro 8.0 as a recipient of a 2007 Product of the Year Award. INSPIRATIONpro 8.0 improves ASC?s already sophisticated quality monitoring solution with several new capabilities such as the use of speech technology for automated... (more)

Canadian government orders CRTC report on linguistic duality in broadcasting
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 22 2008, 12.02pm
The Government of Canada has asked the Canadian Radio-Television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) to report on the accessibility and quality of broadcasting services offered to minority French-and English-language communities. The announcement forms part of the Roadmap for Canada’s Linguistic Duality 2008-2013, an unprecedented government-wide initiative. The goal of the Roadmap is to strengthen the vitality [...] (more)

New categories for AOP Awards
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 19 2008, 11.00pm
Three new categories for awards (more)

Thai journalists and media advocates oppose controversial frequency allocation bill
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 18 2008, 4.35pm
Journalists and media advocates in Thailand today petitioned House Speaker Chai Chidchob to withdraw the controversial frequency allocation bill. The petitioners, 18 media groups, are upset by an amendment to the bill which allows the cabinet to appoint the 10-member National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission (NBTC). The appointed commissioners would be empowered to design a master [...] (more)

ABU launches new award for HIV/AIDS programming
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 18 2008, 10.37am
The Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU) has announced the launch of a new award to honour outstanding reporting on HIV/AIDS in the Asia-Pacific region. “The inaugural ABU Prize for HIV/AIDS Programmes recognises the efforts of broadcasters in creating programmes of a high-standard that educate the public about HIV/AIDS, while at the same time help reduce the [...] (more)

Radio head: Zoe Williams on sound effects
From Media Guardian. Posted June 17 2008, 11.48pm
Zoe Williams: I was talking to a producer on World Tonight (Radio 4, 10pm) about sound effects and on-location sounds (more)

Kazakhstan’s only communications satellite may be lost
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 16 2008, 4.52pm
Kazakhstan’s first and only communications satellite, KazSat-1, may be lost, the National Space Agency of Kazakhstan has announced. It stated that there is a “high likelihood” of its loss and opined that the root of the problem lies in the experimental platform for the satellite. “It was chosen without the participation of local specialists. The [...] (more)

FCC chief to back satellite radio merger: report
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 16 2008, 12.19pm
The head of the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) will support Sirius Satellite Radio’s proposed purchase of rival XM Satellite Radio, The Washington Post reported today. FCC Chairman Kevin Martin’s decision could remove the last regulatory hurdle in a lengthy and heavily criticized move to combine the companies, the Post said. Aides to Martin said the [...] (more)

Bernard Bot new chair of RNW?s Board of Governors
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 13 2008, 2.26pm
Former Dutch foreign minister Bernard Bot has been appointed chairman of Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s Board of Governors by Education Culture and Science Minister Ronald Plasterk. He succeeds Hans van den Broek, who has spent eight years as chairman. Mr Bot will take up his new position immediately. RNW’s Director-General Jan Hoek expressed his satisfaction with the [...] (more)

ZEE Radio signs up film critic Taran Adarsh
From Biz Asia. Posted June 13 2008, 11.30am
Leading film critic and journalist Taran Adarsh has exclusively been signed by London’s only Bollywood centric radio station ZEE Radio. The deal means, Adarsh will give listeners exclusive box office news, filmi gossip and trade information straight from the tinsel town to listeners here in the capital. The slot titled 'Box Office Bulletin', starting later this month, will air daily in 2-3 minute capsules on ZEE Radio..Dil Se Bollywood. As well as movie and music reviews, Taran will also look at the box office status from a year ago in a special called “This Time Last Year”. Listeners can also catch Taran’s star interviews featured on his ZEE TV show ‘B Biz’ played back on ZEE Radio’s ‘Bollywood Beatz’ (weekday mornings 09:00) and on ‘Star Struck’ (weekends 13:00). " Station Manager of ZEE Radio, Raj Baddhan said, "Getting such a prominent personality from Mumbai like Taran Adarsh on ZEE Radio reinforces our policy of bringing the best of Bollywood direct from the film capital to our listeners here." ZEE Radio is touted as London’s only all-Bollywood music radio station broadcasting in London on 558AM between 07:00 – 13:00 and 24 hours a day on DAB digital radio. Online streaming starts soon. (more)

AOL Radio to launch on iPhone
From Radio Today. Posted June 13 2008, 12.26am
Over 200 radio stations streamed by AOL are to become available on the iPhone and iPod Touch next month with the launch of a new application. (more)

ANTENNE BAYERN goes on air with help from phion
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted June 12 2008, 10.53am
Leading radio station relies on high-availability netfence gateways phion AG, one of the leading business communication protection solution mouse providers in Europe, ensures the smooth operation of ANTENNE BAYERN?s security infrastructure with its netfence product range. Germany?s most successful private radio station was particularly impressed by phion?s integrated high availability functions and the unique management concept. ANTENNE BAYERN has an audience of over three million every day and this committed band of listeners not only... (more)

Daily Telegraph appoints dedicated Twenty20 cricket correspondent
From Media Guardian. Posted June 12 2008, 8.17am
The Daily Telegraph has expanded its cricket coverage by appointing a dedicated correspondent to cover Twenty20 matches. By Ben Dowell (more)

NORTHSOUND 1 SHORTLISTED FOR COMMERCIAL RADIO STATION OF THE YEAR
From allmediascotland. Posted June 12 2008, 12.00am
Northsound 1 has been short-listed in the prestigious Commercial Radio Station of the Year category in the national Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards. This is one of only three Scottish nominations in the awards, which have once again seen a record number of entries from stations across... (more)

BBC releases EMI archive ahead of Coldplay launch
From The Times. Posted June 11 2008, 12.09am
The BBC will make available to EMI all its television and radio archives of the record company’s acts in a five-year agreement under which the two will also collaborate on television productions. The tie-up, to be confirmed today, comes amid a growing expectation of a strong debut for Coldplay’s album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, which is due out tomorrow. It is on track to top 300,000 UK sales in its first seven days. Highlights of the BBC archive include behind-the-scenes footage of David Bowie’s 1974 Diamond Dogs tour , which will be released for sale in CD, DVD and downloadable formats. A BBC Omnibus documentary crew filmed the tour in a period when the singer was using cocaine. The result was the film Cracked Actor. EMI paid an unspecified advance for access to the BBC catalogue. Salim Mukaddam, head of commercial affairs, music, BBC Worldwide, said that the idea behind the deal was “more of a partnership where we are able to exploit each other’s catalogues better”. Also included is a 1967 BBC radio recording of Pink Floyd performing songs from its first album The Piper At The Gates of Dawn - one of the first John Peel sessions. The one exception from the overall deal is The Beatles, whose BBC appearances are covered by an existing agreement. EMI will release a small portion of the material as part of CD and DVD sets or downloads. The entire archive will be released on a yet-unnamed “direct to consumer” website owned by the BBC’s commercial unit. “Content will be made available for sale, or will be free with adverts,” Mr Mukaddam said. The arrangement is non-exclusive and Mr Mukaddam said that the corporation was “in discussions with all the major and some independent labels” about similar partnerships. The BBC already has a more limited agreement with Universal Music, whereby Universal pays cash for access to archive material of its acts. EMI, which is heavily indebted after a takeover by Terra Firma, the private equity firm, is desperate to exploit its music catalogue as a way to boost profits. The company believes that marquee acts such as Pink Floyd and David Bowie could generate a steady, reliable income stream along the lines of the stable profits that it enjoys from its share of songwriter royalties. The BBC will also help to produce music documentaries for EMI acts, largely using its archive, for British and international audiences. Online retailers were saying that pre-orders of the Coldplay album were running at high levels. Play.com, which claims a 6 per cent share of all music sold in the UK, said that it was selling “20 per cent more than Leona Lewis’s Spirit”, which was last year’s fast-seller. It sold 375,000 in its first week and with iTunes also talking about record preorders, Viva La Vida is tipped to sell more than 300,000 at a minimum. (more)

BBC signs archive footage deal with EMI
From The Times. Posted June 11 2008, 12.00am
The BBC will make available to EMI all its television and radio archives of the record company’s acts in a five-year agreement under which the two will also collaborate on television productions. The tie-up, to be confirmed today, comes amid a growing expectation of a strong debut for Coldplay’s album Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends, which is due out tomorrow. It is on track to top 300,000 UK sales in its first seven days. Highlights of the BBC archive include behind-the-scenes footage of David Bowie’s 1974 Diamond Dogs tour , which will be released for sale in CD, DVD and downloadable formats. A BBC Omnibus documentary crew filmed the tour in a period when the singer was using cocaine. The result was the film Cracked Actor. EMI paid an unspecified advance for access to the BBC catalogue. Salim Mukaddam, head of commercial affairs, music, BBC Worldwide, said that the idea behind the deal was “more of a partnership where we are able to exploit each other’s catalogues better”. Also included is a 1967 BBC radio recording of Pink Floyd performing songs from its first album The Piper At The Gates of Dawn - one of the first John Peel sessions. The one exception from the overall deal is The Beatles, whose BBC appearances are covered by an existing agreement. EMI will release a small portion of the material as part of CD and DVD sets or downloads. The entire archive will be released on a yet-unnamed “direct to consumer” website owned by the BBC’s commercial unit. “Content will be made available for sale, or will be free with adverts,” Mr Mukaddam said. The arrangement is non-exclusive and Mr Mukaddam said that the corporation was “in discussions with all the major and some independent labels” about similar partnerships. The BBC already has a more limited agreement with Universal Music, whereby Universal pays cash for access to archive material of its acts. EMI, which is heavily indebted after a takeover by Terra Firma, the private equity firm, is desperate to exploit its music catalogue as a way to boost profits. The company believes that marquee acts such as Pink Floyd and David Bowie could generate a steady, reliable income stream along the lines of the stable profits that it enjoys from its share of songwriter royalties. The BBC will also help to produce music documentaries for EMI acts, largely using its archive, for British and international audiences. Online retailers were saying that pre-orders of the Coldplay album were running at high levels. Play.com, which claims a 6 per cent share of all music sold in the UK, said that it was selling “20 per cent more than Leona Lewis’s Spirit”, which was last year’s fast-seller. It sold 375,000 in its first week and with iTunes also talking about record preorders, Viva La Vida is tipped to sell more than 300,000 at a minimum. (more)

Association of Broadcasters of Latin America to be created
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 10 2008, 2.32pm
The creation of the Asociación de Locutores de América Latina (Association of Broadcasters of Latin America) was one of the main agreements reached at the recent Hispanic American Meeting of communication professionals. The meeting was held over two days at the Plaza America Convention Centre in the resort city of Varadero, Matanzas, and professionals from Cuba, Venezuela, [...] (more)

Media intervention in court secures identification of 'home alone' woman as child's mother
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 10 2008, 8.40am
PA and the Lincs Echo persuade judge to lift reporting restriction in neglect case (more)

Dance music for Radio 2
From Radio Today. Posted June 10 2008, 12.30am
BBC Radio 2 has hired Zoe Ball to broadcast a season of programmes dedicated to dance music and create a poll to find the greatest dance record of all time. (more)

AP launches news application for iPhone
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted June 9 2008, 11.00pm
Application will be part of agency's new Mobile News Network (more)

Hog Radio Looking for a Few Good Riders
From radio.about.com. Posted June 9 2008, 5.46am
Looking for a radio show about motorcycles? Hog Radio is a weekly, one-hour show dedicated to bikes with a special emphasis on Customs, V-Twins, and Harleys. The show airs Sunday... (more)

BBC relocation package flops as staff stay put
From Media Guardian. Posted June 7 2008, 11.02pm
Only two BBC staff members apply for relocation scheme to north of England (more)

Jamaican Broadcasting and Radio Act to be amended
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 7 2008, 3.02pm
The Jamaican Cabinet has given approval for a Bill to amend the Broadcasting and Radio Re-diffusion Act to be tabled in Parliament. It will allow for an expansion of the categories of broadcast licences which can be granted to eight. The new licenses will include island wide and limited area commercial sound broadcasting licences as well [...] (more)

Malawi: Joy Radio to be restricted to Blantyre - report
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 7 2008, 2.58pm
Malawi Communication Regulatory Authority (MACRA), on instructions from President Bingu Mutharika, is said to be planning to order private Joy Radio to stop broadcasting in the northern and central regions. Joy Radio, owned by UDF presidential candidate Dr Bakili Muluzi will be restricted to airwaves in the commercial city of Blantyre as a community radio [...] (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)

MTV's Ofcom fine: A catalogue of errors
From Media Guardian. Posted June 4 2008, 12.32pm
Why MTV Networks Europe has been fined £255,000 for broadcasting offensive language and material before the watershed. By Mark Sweney (more)

Online publication risks drawn into focus by French litigation
From Hold the Front Page. Posted June 4 2008, 7.20am
High-profile claims against British newspapers re-open debate (more)

BBC catch-up goes pay on BT Vision
From Digital Spy. Posted June 3 2008, 5.52pm
BBC video on demand content is made subscription-only on the BT Vision television service. (more)

Magyar Katolikus Rádió to test DRM on 810 kHz
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 3 2008, 3.09pm
Magyar Katolikus Rádió (Hungarian Catholic Radio) will do some DRM tests on the next four Wednesdays (4, 11, 18 and 25 June) via their mediumwave tansmitter at Lakihegy on 810 kHz at 1130-1330 and 2230-0200 UTC. Magyar Katolikus Rádió (Source: DRM software radio forums) Bookmark to: (more)

RNTC celebrates its 40th anniversary with a YouTube channel
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 3 2008, 11.07am
The Radio Netherlands Training Centre (RNTC) is a centre of excellence in the field of media, development and education. RNTC aims to contribute to the professionalisation of the media in developing countries and countries in transition. Organisations as well as individuals can take part in various kind of training courses or other training activities, aimed [...] (more)

RNTC celebrates its 40th anniversary with conference and a YouTube channel
From Media Network Weblog. Posted June 3 2008, 11.07am
Radio Netherlands Training Centre (RNTC), Radio Netherlands Worldwide’s centre of expertise on media, education and development, is marking its 40th anniversary with the international conference, Media and Development. RNTC will join forces with domestic and international colleagues to discuss the future role of the media in developing countries and the contribution to be made by [...] (more)

UTV's new Central location
From Radio Today. Posted June 2 2008, 8.32am
106.5 Central Radio, the new radio station for Preston, Chorley and Leyland will be based in the headquarters of North and Western Lancashire Chamber of Commerce. (more)

New editors for Times Education titles
From Press Gazette. Posted June 2 2008, 12.00am
Times Education Supplement and Times Higher Education are to get two new editors. (more)

New editors for Times Education Supplement and Higher Education
From Press Gazette. Posted June 2 2008, 12.00am
Gerard Kelly, current editor on Times Higher Education, is to move to become editor of the Times Education Supplement, replacing Karen Dempsey. (more)

Turkish parliament passes bill to allow TRT to broadcast in minority languages
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 31 2008, 10.31am
The Turkish Parliament passed a bill on Thursday allowing the state-owned television Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT) to broadcast programs in languages other than Turkish, paving the way for broadcasts in Kurdish, Arabic and Farsi. TRT will now be able to allocate one of its channels to 24-hour broadcasts in Kurdish. TRT General Director Ibrahim [...] (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)

Scottish Catholic Observer to Relaunch
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 29 2008, 7.59am
Scotland’s only national Catholic newspaper is to relaunch next month. Says Liz Leydon, the new editor of the Scottish Catholic Observer: “We are moving with the times, continuing to set the agenda while staying fresh and relevant in our readers’ lives. We are... (more)

New Zealand media against joint broadcast-telco regulator
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 28 2008, 11.48am
Media companies in New Zealand are resisting calls for a combined telecommunications and broadcasting commissioner to regulate the converging industries, reports the New Zealand Herald. The review of broadcasting regulations by the Ministry of Culture has sparked ill feelings among broadcasters towards the formation of a regulator similar to Ofcom of the United Kingdom. This is the [...] (more)

Mail dedicates entire edition to Tigers play-off victory
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 28 2008, 8.20am
City's paper claims series of firsts and exclusives as Premier League football is secured (more)

Yemen preparing new law to allow private broadcasters
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 27 2008, 5.12pm
The Ministry of Information in Yemen is preparing a law allowing the broadcast of private television channels and radio stations, said the Minister of Information, Hassan al-Lawzi. “We are currently working with the Ministries of Legal Affairs and Communications and Information Technology to issue two laws related to communications audiovisual information,” he stated. Al-Lawzi made this announcement [...] (more)

GMG wants to Rock Dublin
From Radio Today. Posted May 27 2008, 4.05pm
GMG Radio has emerged as 45 per cent shareholder in a bid for a new classic rock service for Dublin City and County. Classic Rock Radio is just one of three bidders, along with Dublin Rock Radio and Radio Nova.Classic Rock Radio 100.3's application, if successful, would mean a forth station for GMG's rock brand, which is already operating in Scotland, Manchester and the north east of England. (more)

Gaydar claims number one spot
From Radio Today. Posted May 27 2008, 11.59am
A recent survey by hitwise, based on a custom category of commercial radio stations in the UK, has revealed that GaydarRadio.com is the most visited radio station website in the country. (more)

Who Benefits Most from the SIRIUS - XM Satellite Radio Merger?
From radio.about.com. Posted May 27 2008, 1.00am
The Federal Communications Commission is considering a proposed merger of the two Satellite Radio companies which currently serve the United States. Will such a business merger help the growth of... (more)

New York Times opening APIs to developers: will it catch on in UK?
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 26 2008, 11.00pm
Oliver Luft, Journalism.co.uk (more)

Ashbourne gets its own
From Radio Today. Posted May 26 2008, 10.02am
High Peak Radio is extending their coverage of Derbyshire with the launch of Ashbourne Radio, a dedicated service broadcasting on 96.7FM. (more)

Malawi suspends all private radio stations
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 25 2008, 5.54pm
The Malawi Communications Regulatory Authority (Macra) has suspended all broadcasts by private radio stations in Malawi as riots and protests erupted in parts of the country over the arrest of former president Dr Bakili Muluzi at Lilongwe airport after he returned from Great Britain. Mr Muluzi is accused of planning a coup d’état against incumbent President [...] (more)

DW Director General presents new educational program in West Africa
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 25 2008, 1.44pm
On a trip to Nigeria and Senegal at the end of May, Deutsche Welle’s Director General Erik Bettermann will be presenting a new bi-medial, educational program for young people in Sub-Saharan Africa. “Learning by Ear”, which was developed primarily with the participation of African journalists and authors of audio books, will be transmitted via radio [...] (more)

Catherine Johnson: Gorn ... my dream of being an EastEnder
From Media Guardian. Posted May 24 2008, 11.07pm
Catherine Johnson: Until a week ago, I believed I had what it takes to write for EastEnders (more)

Radio Maria 675 kHz to open new studio, but can?t find staff
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 23 2008, 3.38pm
Dutch Catholic station Radio Maria, which broadcasts on mediumwave 675 kHz, starts broadcasting next week from its new studio in Den Bosch. Since the station started operating on 1 February, broadcasts have consisted of continuous German and Italian music played from a computer disk supplied by Radio Maria in Austria. From next week, the Dutch Radio [...] (more)

Brunei revamps broadcasting authority
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 23 2008, 2.44pm
Brunei has transferred all broadcasting regulatory and monitoring functions from the Prime Minister’s Office to the Ministry of Communications in an effort to improve its services to the public, reports BruneiDirect.com. The transfer of authority means that all regulatory functions relating to broadcasting matters - such as issuing broadcasting licences and collecting licensing revenues, as well [...] (more)

Mexico authorizes transition to HD Radio™ for stations within 320 km of US
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 23 2008, 1.43pm
Mexico’s Federal Telecommunications Commission (CoFeTel) announced last week that it is authorizing radio stations within 320 kilometers (200 miles) from its border with the United States to begin transmitting with digital HD Radio technology. In an official statement, the CoFeTel said: ”Considering the extent of the development and implementation of the IBOC system in the United States [...] (more)

Bangladesh to issue community radio licenses
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 23 2008, 1.30pm
For 15 years the Bangladesh NGOs Network for Radio and Communication (BNNRC) campaigned for the introduction of community radio in the country, only to be turned down by successive, democratically-elected governments. Ironically, in March, it was a military-installed government that announced readiness to issue community radio licenses under a two-year pilot scheme. After releasing the guidelines [...] (more)

Five new stations for Midlands
From Radio Today. Posted May 23 2008, 11.13am
Ofcom has awarded five new community radio licences for Staffordshire and the Midlands.The regulators also considered three further applications from across Staffordshire and Walsall, but decided not to award licences. (more)

ASC to Introduce Communications Recording Solutions for TETRA at TETRA World Congress 2008
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted May 23 2008, 9.09am
MARATHON EVOLUTION Suite to be Demonstrated at Show Hoesbach/Germany, May 23, 2008 ? ASC (www.asctelecom.com), a leading global provider of innovative solutions to record, analyze and evaluate communications, today announced it will exhibit its new communications recording Suite, MARATHON EVOLUTION 8.0 for TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio), at the TETRA World Congress 2008, Hong Kong Exhibition Center, Hong Kong, China, on May 25-26, 2008, at booth #H4. The event unites TETRA users, manufacturers, network operators, application... (more)

MuxCo applies for North Wales
From Radio Today. Posted May 22 2008, 11.22am
Ofcom has received just one application for the North Wales local digital radio multiplex licence. It comes from MuxCo North Wales Limited, owned mostly by Town and Country Broadcasting. (more)

Ofcom reject UTV
From Radio Today. Posted May 22 2008, 10.18am
Ofcom have turned down a request by UTV to relocate Imagine 104.9 FM. UTV wanted to move the Stockport station to their hub at Warrington, where it already houses three other stations.The regulars cited a "failure to provide sufficient evidence" for the required format change necessary to co-locate the station. (more)

Imagine co-location rejected
From Radio Today. Posted May 22 2008, 10.13am
Ofcom has rejected a co-location request from UTV Radio to move Stockport station, Imagine 104.9 FM out of its TSA to Warrington. The decision comes ofter the regulators launched a public consultation, saying the request would "substantially alter the character of the service". 22 people or organisations responded, with a 50/50 split for and against the proposal. (more)

CBBC food show to encourage kids to stew worms, catch farts in jars and bake toenail cakes
From Media Guardian. Posted May 22 2008, 9.02am
CBBC is to make a 13-part food series called Gastronuts that will encourage children to stew worms, catch farts in jars, and bake toenail cakes. By Ben Dowell (more)

Culture Show to Relocate Partly to Glasgow
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 22 2008, 7.01am
One of the most popular programmes on BBC Two is soon to be partly presented from Scotland. The Culture Show is to be half-presented from BBC Scotland’s Pacific Quay headquarters in Glasgow, and half in London - its current full-time home. BBC Scotland has provided production... (more)

Brown defends cat electrocution stunt
From Digital Spy. Posted May 21 2008, 10.32am
Derren Brown hits back at reports calling him a "cat killer". (more)

Radio Nacional de Venezuela plans to open own shortwave station within 18 months
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 21 2008, 9.42am
The Hiring commission of Venezuela’s Ministry of Communication and Information (Minci) and the commission of Radio Nacional de Venezuela (RNV), yesterday met representatives of companies bidding for work in the construction of the new shortwave station for RNV, located in Calabozo, Guarico state. Engineer Luis Alfredo Palacios, an adviser to RNV, said the station will propagate programming of RNV throughout the American [...] (more)

Education journalist awards scheme now open for entries
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 21 2008, 5.50am
The CIPR's fourth annual awards to celebrate the best in education and skills reporting in both local and national media (more)

MISA-Zimbabwe complains to the ACHPR over delays in Capital Radio case
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 20 2008, 4.52pm
The Media Institute of Southern Africa (MISA-Zimbabwe) has complained to the African Commission for Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR) over delays in finalising the admissibility of the Capital Radio communication which is currently before the Commission. The Communication which was filed jointly by MISA-Zimbabwe, Article 19, and Institute for Human Rights and Development in Africa together [...] (more)

Turkish smoking ban places requirement on broadcasters
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 19 2008, 2.59pm
Turkey has banned smoking in most public places starting today. The ban also includes a requirement for all national and regional TV and radio stations, including the state-owned Turkish Radio and Television Corporation (TRT), to broadcast educational shows about the harmful effects of smoking for 90 minutes monthly, with 30 minutes of this programming between [...] (more)

Rock FM presenters arrested
From Radio Today. Posted May 17 2008, 5.05pm
Bauer's Lancashire breakfast show presenter Adam Caterall and sidekick Gemma Dee have been arrested by local police and taken to local shop windows in a bid to raise £20,000 for charity. (more)

CRTC launches consultation on broadcasting in new media for future hearing
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 16 2008, 11.10am
The Canadian Radio-television and Telecommunications Commission (CRTC) has launched a consultation on broadcasting in the new media environment for a public hearing to be held in early 2009. The Commission is asking for public input on the scope of such a proceeding. “The Commission has a responsibility to ensure that the broadcasting system is in a [...] (more)

Myanmar cyclone Nargis victims re-connected via telecommunication
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 16 2008, 11.01am
The International Telecommunication Union has deployed 100 satellite terminals to help restore vital communication links in the aftermath of Cyclone Nargis that hit Myanmar on 2 May with devastating effect in Yangon and the low-lying Irrawaddy delta region. Thousands were killed, and thousands more are injured and missing. High winds cut electricity, destroyed roads and [...] (more)

AIB launches quest for global media excellence
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 15 2008, 4.46pm
The Association for International Broadcasting, a leading industry body and global networking organisation, has today launched its annual search for the world’s best programme makers. The fourth AIB Media Excellence Awards will, as always, be unique as they focus on cross-border communications. They have been designed by and for the international media industry, offering peer recognition [...] (more)

Video: The Kooks backstage at Big Weekend
From Digital Spy. Posted May 15 2008, 2.42pm
DS catches up with The Kooks backstage at the Radio 1 Big Weekend music festival. (more)

Broadcasting Commission of Ireland welcomes Broadcasting Bill
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 14 2008, 5.15pm
The Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) has today warmly welcomed the publication of the Broadcasting Bill, 2008. The Bill provides for the establishment of a new broadcasting regulator for all broadcasters licensed in the state, to be called the Broadcasting Authority of Ireland (BAI). The BAI will perform the existing functions of the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland [...] (more)

Italian appeals court reverses acquittal of Vatican Radio officials
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 14 2008, 5.01pm
Italy’s top appeals court reversed the acquittal of two Vatican Radio officials implicated in alleged electromagnetic pollution emanating from the station’s transmitters. The Court of Cassation announced its decision late yesterday evening to put both the former director and president of the radio station back on trial, after they were acquitted in June 2007 by Rome’s court [...] (more)

Local Radio Company gets permission to relocate stations
From Media Guardian. Posted May 14 2008, 11.09am
The Local Radio Company has been given the green light to move the bases of four stations out of the areas they serve in a bid to save money. By Paul McNally (more)

Deal almost done for Clear Channel
From Radio Today. Posted May 14 2008, 8.12am
America's largest radio broadcaster Clear Channel Communications has agreed to a buyout at a much reduced offer of 36 dollars per share as a legal agreement is finally reached. (more)

Scots Triumph at Sonys
From allmediascotland - Spike. Posted May 14 2008, 8.07am
It proved to be a pretty impressive night for Scots at the ‘Oscars’ of the UK radio industry, the Sonys. In the Specialist Music Programme category, 97.3 Forth One’s ‘Friday Night Floorfillers with Krystle’, beat off contenders from both BBC... (more)

BBC World Service scoops four Sony Awards
From Press Gazette. Posted May 13 2008, 12.00am
The BBC World Service has swept the board in the journalism categories at this year's Sony Radio Academy Awards. (more)

BBC accused of wasting millions on props, costumes and catering
From Media Guardian. Posted May 12 2008, 11.07pm
Public accounts committee attacks BBC for the way it procures some £531m of equipment every year (more)

EU executive, MEPs clash over spectrum use
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 12 2008, 1.15pm
The European Commission should back off in its attempt to have more say over how to allocate spectrum that has been freed up by the switch to digital television, a top EU lawmaker said last week. EU Media Commissioner Viviane Reding has proposed a more pan-European Union approach to managing freed up radio bands so they [...] (more)

Washingtonpost.com: WaPo signs up TechCrunch for online syndication deal
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 12 2008, 10.11am
TechCrunch stories will now appear in the Washington Post website's technology section as part of a syndication deal between the publishers. "I think this is a good experiment for the Washington Post - adding new types of content to the site to retain reader interest, over and above their existing stories," said TechCrunch's Michael Arrington. Currently no comments will be allowed on TechCrunch content on the WaPo site - something Arrington hopes will change in the future. (more)

Paddy Power offers to pay out to punters who backed Catherine Tate at British Comedy Awards
From Media Guardian. Posted May 9 2008, 3.30pm
Bookmaker Paddy Power is to pay out to punters who backed Catherine Tate to win the people's choice prize at the British Comedy Awards three years ago. By Mark Sweney (more)

Crash victim photo 'too graphic for publication', press watchdog is told
From Hold the Front Page. Posted May 7 2008, 2.20pm
Reader criticises Gazette and Herald's articles and alleged intrusion into privacy (more)

Cote d?Ivoire officials lift ban on Radio France Internationale relay
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 7 2008, 1.02pm
Text of report by Ivorian TV on 6 May On 31 January 2008, the National Council of Audiovisual Communication [CNCA] suspended the broadcasts of Radio France Internationale [RFI] throughout the national territory for non-compliance with written and verbal agreements, especially concerning the basing of a correspondent in Abidjan. On 28 March 2008, the management of RFI [...] (more)

Multichoice Hellas expands Eutelsat Hot Bird™ capacity
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 7 2008, 12.11pm
MultiChoice Hellas, the operator of Nova, the leading pay-TV platform in Greece and Cyprus, has announced the renewal to 2020 of its satellite capacity at the Hot Bird™ video neighbourhood operated by Eutelsat Communications. Via Syned, the leading satellite service provider in Greece, MultiChoice Hellas has also inked a new contract with Eutelsat for a fifth transponder [...] (more)

GMG cuts 12 stations' daily news shows a month after award nominations
From Media Guardian. Posted May 6 2008, 12.52pm
GMG Radio has axed its two daily news programmes across all but one of its 13 FM stations a month after it won four nominations in news categories at the Sony Radio Academy Awards. By John Plunkett (more)

Atheros Enhances GPS User Experience with Advanced Navigation and Low Power in Handsets, PNDs and PMPs
From Press Release, via webitpr. Posted May 6 2008, 11.35am
AR1511 Chip and ORION 3.0 Software Combo Delivers State-of-the-Art AGPS Performance for Standalone and Hosted Applications London, May 06, 2008 ? Atheros Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ: ATHR), a leading developer of advanced wireless and wired network communications solutions, today announced a new member of its Radio-on-Chip for Mobile (ROCm�) family of GPS solutions ? a hardware and software GPS combination that targets mobile phones, Personal Navigation Devices (PNDs) and Personal Media Players (PMPs). Atheros? new solution... (more)

Cliq offers free music all day
From Radio Today. Posted May 4 2008, 9.11pm
Free music all day bank holiday Monday from GMG's Real and Century radio stations, by using UBC Media's Cliq application. (more)

World Press Freedom Day 2008: The rise of the Chinese ?netizens?
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 3 2008, 3.08pm
The focus of this year’s World Press Freedom Day (3 May) is China and the Internet. China’s Internet population has now reached 221 million, surpassing the United States as the world’s largest. But, as most Chinese Internet users know, the People’s Republic has a sophisticated Internet censorship system. Moreover, the ministry in charge was recently strengthened. What does the rise of Internet users, or ‘netizens’, mean [...] (more)

Two US lawmakers urge conditions on XM-Sirius deal
From Media Network Weblog. Posted May 2 2008, 11.58am
The Federal Communications Commission should impose conditions on Sirius Satellite Radio’s proposed $3.95 billion acquisition of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings to protect consumers, two senior Democratic lawmakers said yesterday. Republican John Dingell, chairman of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Republican Edward Markey, chairman of the House Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet, urged the [...] (more)

Randi Rhodes Returns to XM Satellite Radio
From radio.about.com. Posted May 2 2008, 1.00am
XM says Rhodes will return to its programming lineup beginning May 5. Now syndicated by Nova M Radio, the new "Randi Rhodes Show" will air from 3 - 6... (more)

Two submit for Plymouth licence
From Radio Today. Posted May 1 2008, 1.59pm
Ofcom have received two applications for Plymouth FM licence relinquished by Macquarie, including a submission from UKRD, owners of Pirate FM in Cornwall. (more)

Two applications, one FM licence
From Radio Today. Posted May 1 2008, 11.16am
Ofcom have received two licence applications for existing FM station Pirate FM in Plymouth. (more)

Cuba once again denounces US radio and TV ?aggression?
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 30 2008, 1.31pm
Cuba has once again used the opportunity at the United Nations to denounces what it calls ”the sustained US radio and TV aggression”. Ileana Nuñez, Cuban ambassador to the UN, said during a debate of the UN Information Committee that the World Radiocommunication Conference in Geneva last November has concluded that broadcasting to Cuba from US aircraft is [...] (more)

Hattie Ellis talks to US radio reporters the Kitchen Sisters, Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson
From Media Guardian. Posted April 30 2008, 12.17am
From Vietnamese manicurists' favourite shrimp rolls to Brazilian cabbies' midnight feasts, US radio reporters Nikki Silva and Davia Nelson are out to unearth hidden culinary treats. Hattie Ellis joins them on their dedicated trail (more)

Channel 4 plans 'Jackass' sex education coverage
From Media Guardian. Posted April 29 2008, 2.05pm
Channel 4 is refreshing its sex education coverage for teenagers with a project that combines 'Jackass with Brainiac and the Gorillaz', it has revealed. By Jemima Kiss (more)

Relocation Relocation at TLRC
From Radio Today. Posted April 28 2008, 7.22pm
The Local Radio Company has gained Ofcom approval to relocate four radio stations with close neighbours, and allow eight stations to share weekday daytime output. Stations moving out of town are Vale FM, Arrow FM, Mix 96 and 3TR FM. (more)

More co-locating and sharing for TLRC
From Radio Today. Posted April 28 2008, 4.22pm
Further to today's news that 3TR fm will co-locate with Spire fm, Ofcom have given permission to TLRC for a further three stations to co-locate.Eight stations have also been given permission to share weekday daytime output. (more)

ONA 2008 Awards: new categories reflect developments in online news
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted April 28 2008, 12.16pm
The Online News Association has made changes to the 2008 Online Journalism Awards, including the introduction of two new categories. General Excellence in Online Journalism - Non English and Online Video Presentation have been introduced as award categories in response to the many developments within online news since 2000, when the awards began. The former applies to [...] (more)

TLRC relocates another station
From Radio Today. Posted April 28 2008, 10.43am
TLRC have had a further format change approved by Ofcom, meaning Warminster's 3TR fm can be co-located within the studios of Spire FM in Salisbury.The regulators have also agreed that six hours of weekday daytime programming can be shared between the two stations. (more)

Gaydio set for comeback
From Radio Today. Posted April 28 2008, 8.11am
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and trans community radio station Gaydio is back on-air in August, whilst continuing to wait for news on their full-time licence application, submitted to Ofcom last November. (more)

Where do trainees study for professional journalism qualifications?
From Hold the Front Page. Posted April 28 2008, 6.10am
The National Council for the Training of Journalists shows us where its candidates came from... (more)

Affair of the Heart: Jamie and Harriet are still the capital's favourites
From The Independent. Posted April 28 2008, 12.00am
As the Scissor Sisters fade out, a caller comes on air to tell Harriet and Jamie about her pampered cat – the pet is so spoilt that she even cleans its bottom with baby wipes. It is 8.55am, the end of a three-hour shift for Heart 106.2FM's Jamie Theakston and Harriet Scott, who – until Thursday at least – hold the crown in the competitive 6am-9am slot in London commercial radio. (more)

Launch of Amos 3 satellite rescheduled for Monday
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 27 2008, 3.19pm
The new Amos 3 communications satellite will be launched from Kazakhstan at 8 a.m. Israel time on Monday morning, Israel radio has reported. This comes after last week’s delay of the launch due to technical difficulties. The satellite, which will join the Amos 1 and 2 in space, will provide high-quality broadcasting and communications services [...] (more)

DISH Network Corporation and Alcatel-Lucent to perform joint DVB-SH test in US
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 26 2008, 2.21pm
DISH Network Corporation and Alcatel-Lucent announced this week that DISH Network will test the DVB-SH (Digital Video Broadcasting – Satellite services to Handhelds) mobile broadcast technology in the United States, with the appropriate DVB-SH equipment, test tools and training provided by Alcatel-Lucent. This evaluation will take place in DISH Network’s laboratories in Atlanta, Georgia from May [...] (more)

Bravo buys 'A-Team' catalogue
From Digital Spy. Posted April 25 2008, 2.12pm
Bravo acquires all 98 episodes of The A-Team. (more)

RDF gets indicative offer
From Financial Times. Posted April 25 2008, 3.00am
RDF Media, the independent television producer at the heart of a controversy involving the Queen last year, could become part of Endemol, the company behind Big... (more)

Radcliffe wins personality award
From Radio Today. Posted April 25 2008, 12.22am
BBC Radio 2 evening host Mark Radcliffe made a last minute appearance at the How Do Awards Dinner in Manchester on Thursday night to be presented with the Personality Award. Also, Xfm beat four other north west stations in the Best Radio Station category. (more)

RDF Media gets indicative offer
From Financial Times. Posted April 24 2008, 10.48pm
Independent television producer receives indicative cash proposal from consortium including the executive directors of Endemol, the company behind Big Brother (more)

Just one application for Somerset
From Radio Today. Posted April 24 2008, 12.25pm
Ofcom has received just one application for the DAB digital radio multiplex in Somerset. The sole bidder is MuxCo Somerset Limited, made up of TLRC, UKRD and MuxCo Ltd. (more)

EXCLUSIVE: Full Sky Digital EPG listings after reshuffle
From Biz Asia. Posted April 24 2008, 11.52am
BizAsia.co.uk brings you the full Sky Digital channel listings as they will appear after the reshuffle. There are no changes planned for following EPG categories Documentaries, Sports, Adult and Radio. Sky plans to implement a marketing campaign through a number of different media prior to the changes taking place in order to inform viewers of the changes. The new channel line up is currently scheduled to be implemented on a genre by genre basis between 05:00 and 08:00 on the dates specified below. Entertainment 101 BBC1 / RTE1 102 BBC2 / RTE2 103 ITV1 / UTV / TV3 104 Channel 4 / TG4 / S4C 105 Five 106 Sky One 107 Sky Two 108 Sky Three 109 UKTV Gold 110 UKTV Gold +1 111 Dave 112 LIVING 113 LIVING +1 114 LIVING2 115 BBC THREE 116 BBC FOUR 117 Channel 4 (Wales) 118 ITV2 119 ITV3 120 ITV4 121 Virgin1 122 Virgin1+1 123 Bravo 124 Bravo+1 125 Challenge 126 ParaComedy 1 127 ParaComedy +1 128 ParaComedy 2 129 SCI FI 130 SCI FI +1 131 ITV2+1 132 UKTV Drama 133 UKTV Drama+1 134 S4C 135 Channel 4+1 / Channel 4 136 E4 / Channel 4+1 137 E4+1 / E4 EIRE 138 More4 / E4+1 (ROI) 139 More4+1 / More4 (ROI) 140 Channel 4 HD / More4+1 (ROI) 141 BBC1 NI (ROI Only) 142 BBC2 NI (ROI Only) 143 BBC HD 144 DMAX 145 DMAX+1 146 Zone Reality 147 Zone Reality +1 148 Zone Reality X 149 Zone Romantica 150 Hallmark 151 E! Entertainm 152 Challenge+1 153 Bravo2 154 DMAX+2 155 Hollywood TV 156 Biography 157 Film24 158 Dave +1 159 ParaComedy2+ 160 MTV 161 RTE1 (NI) 162 RTE2 (NI) 163 TG4 (NI) 164 FX 165 FX+ 166 Information TV 167 Info TV2 168 Passion TV 169 Raj TV 170 Sky One HD 171 My Channel 172 Trouble 173 Trouble +1 174 Five US 175 Five US +1 176 Five Life 177 Five Life +1 178 Men & Motors 179 ITV3+1 180 Red 181 fame TV 182 Channel 6 (only avail ROI) 183 Current TV 184 BEN 185 Ape TV 186 Life One 187 AIT Int'l 188 AnimeCentral 189 Open Access 2 190 Open Access 3 191 Urban TV 192 OBE 193 FX+1 194 Sumo TV 195 propeller 196 Nuts TV 197 Pulse 198 BET 199 200 201 202 203 Channel M 204 205 206 207 208 209 210 211 212 213 214 215 216 217 218 219 220 221 222 223 224 225 226 227 228 229 230 231 232 233 234 235 236 237 238 239 Lifestyle & Culture 240 Disc.RealTime 241 Disc.RT Extra 242 Disc.H&Health 243 Sky Real Lives 244 SkyRealLive+1 245 SkyRealLives2 246 UKTV Style 247 UKTV Style +1 248 UKTV Gardens 249 UKTV Food 250 UKTV Food +1 251 Travel Channel 252 Travel Ch +1 253 254 Disc.RT +1 255 Disc.H&H +1 256 Sky Arts 257 Sky Arts HD 258 UKTV Style 2 259 Performance 260 Mainstreet 261 Fashion TV 262 Real Estate TV 263 264 Wine TV 265 Disc.Travel&L 266 Wedding TV 267 Wedding TV+1 268 Africa Channel 269 Diva TV 270 SA Direct 271 Luxe TV 272 Baby Channel 273 Luxe TV HD 274 O'seasproperty 275 276 277 278 279 280 Horse&Country 281 282 283 284 285 286 287 288 289 290 291 292 293 294 295 296 297 298 299 300 Movies 301 Sky Premiere 302 Sky Prem+1 303 Sky Comedy 304 Sky Action 305 Sky Family 306 Sky Drama 307 Sky ScFi/Horror 308 Sky Classics 309 Sky Mdn Greats 310 Sky Indie 311 SkyScreen 1 312 SkyScreen 2 313 Sky PremiereHD 314 SkyScreen 1HD 315 Film4 316 Film4 +1 317 TCM 318 TCM 2 319 Zone Horror 320 Zone Thriller 321 True Movies 322 True Movies 2 323 movies4men 324 movies4men+1 325 movies4men 2 326 327 movies24 328 movies24+ 329 Nollywood 330 AIT 332 SkyScreen 2HD 333 334 335 336 337 338 339 340 341 342 343 344 345 347 348 349 Music 350 MTV ONE 351 MTV ONE+1 352 MTV BASE 353 MTV HITS 354 MTV DANCE 355 MTV TWO 356 VH1 357 VH1 Classic 358 TMF 359 The Box 360 The Hits 361 KISS 362 Smash Hits! 363 Magic 364 Q 365 Chart Show TV 366 The Vault 367 Flava 368 Kerrang! 369 oMusic TV 370 Channel U 371 Fizz 372 Bliss 373 374 Scuzz 375 376 Flaunt 377 378 ROCKWORLDTV 379 Bubble Hits 380 Musflash TV 381 Bedroom TV 382 NME TV 383 Clubland 384 385 386 387 388 389 390 391 392 393 394 395 Music Choice 396 Music Choice 397 398 399 400 Sports 401 Sky Sports 1 402 Sky Sports 2 403 Sky Sports 3 404 Sky Spts Xtra 405 Sky Spts News 406 MUTV 407 408 Sky Sports HD1 409 Sky Sports HD2 410 Eurosport UK 411 Eurosport2 UK 412 413 Motors TV 414 415 At The Races 416 417 NASN 418 Setanta Golf 419 Extreme Sports 420 421 Chelsea TV 422 423 Arsenal TV 424 Arsenal Replay 425 426 427 Fight Network 428 429 Setanta Sports1 430 Setanta Sports2 432 Racing UK 433 Racing World 434 Setanta Ireland (Not NI) 435 Setanta News 436 Celtic TV 437 438 Rangers TV 439 Setanta Sports (ROI) 440 441 442 ESPN Classic 443 444 445 RealmadridTV 446 447 448 LiverpoolFCTV 449 450 Sky Sports HD3 451 452 Rush HD 453 454 455 456 457 458 459 460 461 462 463 464 465 466 467 468 469 470 471 472 473 474 475 476 477 478 479 PPV 480 481 482 483 484 485 486 487 488 489 490 491 492 493 494 495 496 497 498 499 500 News 501 Sky News 502 Bloomberg 503 BBC NEWS 504 BBC PARL'MNT 505 CNBC 506 CNN 507 S4C2 508 EuroNews 509 FOX News 510 CCTV-9 511 NDTV 24x7 512 Russia Today 513 France 24 514 Al Jazeera Eng 515 516 517 518 519 Documentaries 520 Discovery 521 Discovery+1 522 Disc.Knowldge 523 Disc. 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Ondas Media signs framework agreement with the Netherlands
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 23 2008, 3.58pm
Ondas Media has entered into an extensive framework agreement with the Radiocommunications Agency Netherlands. The agreement provides Ondas Media with exclusive rights to construct, launch and locate up to two geostationary satellites in the region in order to operate its European networks for satellite radio (S-DAB). “The Radiocommunications Agency will now file a request for coordination [...] (more)

UK regulator denies Smooth Radio format change requests
From Media Network Weblog. Posted April 23 2008, 12.10pm
At its meeting on 22 April 2008, UK communications regulator Ofcom’s Radio Licensing Committee (RLC) rejected format change requests submitted by Guardian Media Group regarding Smooth Radio in London and Smooth Radio in the North-West (102.2 and 100.4 FM). Ofcom says it welcomes GMG’s desire t

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