Following on from its announcement that it wanted its version of Linux to be a multi-screen platform, Ubuntu TV has surfaced at CES showing how the OS can make televisions smarter.
Still in an early demo phase, what was on show was a proof of concept …
Read MoreJanuary 11, 2012 Category: Local TV Proposition, Social TV No Comments
The first phase of the government’s plan for local TV envisions broadcasts via digital terrestrial television (Freeview). Sally Broughton-Micova argues that this approach is flawed, especially given that the technology may be obsolete within a few years of roll-out. Internet TV protocol should be adopted instead, as it will allow programmes to be delivered far …
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2012 Tags: DTT, dtt platform, hyper local, hyperlocal, internet tv, IPTV, Jeremy Hunt, Leeds Television, local freeview, local internet tv, local tv proposition, localtv, TV
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When Jeremy Hunt addressed the Royal Television Society last month, his “Boldness be My Friend” reference (to Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, not Pink Floyd’s Cymbaline, wouldn’t that have been awesome?) was a brave one.
In spite of the relentless cynicism, and much behind the scenes lobbying against the project, Hunt and his Department of Culture Media and Sport …
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2012 Tags: DCMS, Jeremy Hunt, local tv, TV
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This week’s “Next Steps For Local Television” Westminster Forum conference proved quite an eye-opener for the uninitiated. With as many opinions as attendees, even agreement to disagree couldn’t be established.
With the main sessions split neatly into two hot topics – Technology and Content – the panelists and the audience divided pretty neatly …
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2012 Tags: BARB, BBC, Big Society, content, DCMS, Muxco, Ofcom
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Local Content Rules in Broadcasting
Many countries have local content rules in the broadcasting sector to protect and promote local programming. It is argued that these rules are necessary because international markets favour countries with large and well-developed broadcasting and production sectors, whose programmes can easily displace local programmes in countries with smaller, less developed sectors. …
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2012 Tags: berkshire, birmingham, Broadcast, channels, get local tv, local, local tv, local tv channels, staffordshire, TV, youview
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