BBC AUDIO NARATION EXCELLENCE. OFCOM EXECUTIVE SUMMARY; 25th July 2008. Audio description has enabled many people with severe or profound visual impairments to get the full story without relying on other members of the household. This has been particularly good for new programmes to help imagine characters and situations and to understand ‘silent endings’ of films or dramas.It also appears to have been socially beneficial as respondents said they were able to engage in conversations about... Read Full Story
BEIJING OLYMPICS 14 DAYS TO GO. BEIJING OLYMPICS 14 DAYS TO GO before the big kick off for the 2008 world friendship get together in the shape of the Beijing Olympics. BBC HD is set to introduce the FIRST EVER HD OLYMPIC GAMES and those viewers who are lucky enough to own an HD freesat set top box made by Humax, Bush, Goodmans or Grundig are in for an HD overload starting on the 8th of August 2008. We have been overloaded with information requests on the Beijing Olympics and we have advised... Read Full Story
BBC SEEK SYNDICATION PERMISSION. The BBC Executive is seeking permission to syndicate BBC television channels and radio networks for delivery to mobile devices over a 3G data connection. The service would be available from managed service providers (at the time of writing, predominantly mobile network operators – MNOs – and their partners). The Trust is inviting comments on the proposals prior to reaching a decision on whether...READ FULL STORY... If it's News to you, then you read it here... Read Full Story
NEW ADVERTISING CODE FROM OFCOM. 24|07|08 Ofcom publishes a new Advertising Code Ofcom today published a shorter and simpler Code on the scheduling of television advertisements. Following changes to the European framework of advertising regulation as set out in the Audio Visual Media Services (AVMS) Directive, Ofcom decided to carry out a comprehensive review of advertising regulation in two parts. The new Code is a result of the first stage consultation held earlier this year... Read Full Story
EXCLUSIVE FREESAT SPORTS CHANNEL. EXCLUSIVE FREESAT CHANNEL. EXCLUSIVE FREESAT CHANNEL is correct from the BBC/ITV venture freesat. Freesat will soon have a dedicated freesat channel which will be dedicated to sporting events both live and archived. It should be pointed out that the BBC have unlimited access to sporting events live and archive. We can see a channel which could easily be named "BBC Sporting Moments", or perhaps a different name before it goes live. Does this sound funny... Read Full Story
ITV Local and ITVcom team up with FA to show early rounds of FA. ITV Local and ITV.com team up with FA to show early rounds of FA Cup 24/07/2008For the first time in history FA Cup matches involving non-League clubs will be filmed and available to a large audience thanks to a partnership between ITV Local, ITV.com and The Football Association. ITV and FA camera crews will capture early round FA Cup action on camera from the first weekend of the E.ON sponsored competition when over 400... Read Full Story
METRONIC FREESAT BOX EXCLUSIVE. METRONIC FREESAT BOX EXCLUSIVE EXPECTED RELEASE DATE IS MID-OCTOBER. Metronic join the freesat arena set top box family with an HD freesat set top box which has an expected release date in mid-October and reading between the lines it looks very much as if this will be an official box. Differences we noticed on the specifications are things like RGB enabled and also optical SPDIF out and the addition of twin scart which has both Composite and RGB enabled... Read Full Story
OFCOM FINES PORTLAND ENTERPRISES LTD £25,000. 23|07|08 Ofcom fines Portland Enterprises Ltd for Broadcasting Code breaches Ofcom has fined Portland Enterprises Ltd £25,000 for breaches of Ofcom's Broadcasting Code in respect of its service Television X - The Fantasy Channel. Portland Enterprises was fined for transmitting - under encryption - material that Ofcom judged to be the equivalent of...read full story...If it's News to you, then you read it here first! Read Full Story
INSIGHT RADIO ON FREESAT TV. Insight Radio – Freesat Channel 777. As W3C Validation web publishers an subject close to Aberdeen Website Design / Domain Holdings hearts. The new radio station from the RNIB communicating the needs, interests and aspirations of blind and partially sighted people throughout the UK. Broadcasting 24 hours a day, the Sony Award winning station offers an innovative and informed service tailored to the needs of the visually impaired listener. Programmes offer... Read Full Story
BFBS Radio – Channel 786 - Going live on 1 August 2008. BRITISH FORCES BROADCASTING SERVICE ON FREESAT TV. BFBS Radio has been broadcasting to the British Forces overseas since 1943. The Forces’ station currently has bases in eleven countries, including Iraq, Germany, Cyprus, Gibraltar and the Falkland Islands, and reaches another dozen countries, including Afghanistan and Kosovo, via satellite. It plays a wide variety of music, has its own news service and specializes in ‘blueys... Read Full Story
