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DAS Technology Ltd has officially gained its registration to BS OHSAS 18001:2007 by receiving it certificate and manual today. The registration is an internationally recognized assessment specification for occupational health and safety management systems that promotes a safe and healthy working environment. DAS Technology have also been assessed by an external assessor, for registration to

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DAS Technology become an official dealer of Control 4 the renowned industry leader of Home Automation Equipment.  Utah-based Control 4 manufacture home theatre and automation controller, and by becoming an official Control 4 dealer, DAS Technology can utilise their industry leading equipment in our custom-made theatre rooms, as well as becoming a recognised reseller of Control 4 projectors

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DAS Technology have been awarded ISO 14001 and ISO18001.  ISO 14000 is a series of international standards on environmental management. It provides a framework for the development of an environmental management system and the supporting audit programme. The main thrust for its development came as a result of the Rio Summit on the Environment held in 1992.  ISO 14001 is the corner stone

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Mansfield town centre played host to the DAS Satellite Broadband roadshow on Friday. Here are a few shots of Lindsey and Heather, plus a couple of interlopers, as they braved the elements, chatted with customers, and even did their bit on Mansfield 103.2!!

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Coming to you live from outside the Town Hall in Mansfield, from 9am, come and meet Heather and Lindsey, to find out more about satellite broadband, and the benefits it can bring to you.. The first customer to sign up for domestic satellite broadband gets a free installation worth £149!! And the first business to sign up for satellite broadband gets £200 off the price of their installation!!

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Sky television customers who own iPhones and iPads will soon be able to use their Apple devices as a remote control. The satellite broadcaster has struck a deal with Zeebox – a company which produces an app combining live programme information, real-time viewing figures and social networking – taking a 10 per cent share. Zeebox’s functionality will be integrated into Sky’s own

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-87450914670038219212011-08-30T10:34:00.001+01:002011-08-30T10:34:58.818+01:00

With continuing current funding pressure the BBC has decided to implement some changes to the services it provides via the Red Button.  On the 7th October the BBC’s contracts for the uplink & capacity for the transponder known as DSat3 come up for renewal and they have decided not to carry this platform forward.  They will be able to retain all linear services but will need to reduce the number

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-44755999442924668832011-08-19T13:49:00.000+01:002011-08-19T13:49:12.902+01:00

Dogs in the UK watch almost an hour of TV every day, according to new research. Experts say the number of canines addicted to television is set to rise as the nation continues to make the switch from analogue to digital - because the clearer picture is easier for dogs to watch. But man's best friend's taste is not what you would expect as most shun football in favour of soaps like Coronation

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Arqiva have issued a statement confirming that digital switchover is complete. From Arqiva (the transmission provider for all terrestrial TV and most radio services in the UK): Digital Switch Over completed for Belmont and Oliver's Mount transmitter groups The Digital Switch Over process for the Belmont transmitter group, serving Lincolnshire and East Yorkshire, and Olivers Mount serving

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-62574422946905586502011-08-18T14:47:00.001+01:002011-08-18T14:47:30.143+01:00

Sony's PlayStation 3D TV will go on sale in the UK this Autumn with a £499 price tag. The 24 inch set will be bundled with two pairs of PlayStation-branded 3D specs, said to be a cheaper version of its current Active Shutter models, and claimed to work with other manufacturers' sets. It has been confirmed that US buyers will also get a 3D game thrown in, but it's still not known whether

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-82295162328147339972011-08-15T10:34:00.000+01:002011-08-15T10:34:42.670+01:00

As many of you have found owning the Humax FOXSAT-HDR, a recent software update has caused a significant delay in accessing the TV Guide (EPG), confronted by a “please wait” message usually for around 40 seconds, but in some cases minutes.There has been some talk about whether this is a Humax or Freesat fault, and Humax have kindly responded to us today with the following:The reason for the

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-50427562817068519852011-08-15T09:45:00.000+01:002011-08-15T09:45:30.054+01:00

Hundreds of homeowners could see a reduction in the number of television channels they receive after the big Digital switchover.The nationwide process of switching from analogue to digital, described as the biggest change in broadcasting for a generation, is just months away from starting in Sussex.But for those living in areas between main receivers, the number of channels could decrease from

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-19322186521214455292011-08-08T17:52:00.000+01:002011-08-08T17:52:00.880+01:00

One in every four views of a TV channel on Virgin Media's TiVo service did not originate from the traditional Electronic Programme Guide (EPG), according to Virgin Media's latest entertainment trends report, providing a first look at the impact of its TiVo Service.One way of getting to programmes on the TiVo service is through the search feature. The top ten search terms by Virgin Media TiVo

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-86436815641413691352011-08-08T15:02:00.000+01:002011-08-08T15:02:00.712+01:00

A new pay-TV satellite service for the UK will launch on September 1 as Real Digital aims for the middle-ground between Sky and Freesat. Real Digital will be free-to-air at launch, but plans to launch pay-TV channels including a pay-as-you-go Sky Sports package. The service will operate from the same satellites as Sky and Freesat, so will be accessible through the same dish. Users will have a

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-49815730973522453142011-08-08T13:48:00.001+01:002011-08-08T13:48:00.532+01:00

BANNING satellite dishes on listed buildings and private homes could be a breach of human rights, an equality watchdog was warned. Thousands of historic buildings and rental properties have made desperate attempts to prevent the dishes being installed on their brick work. But an EU ruling suggests that banning satellite dishes will infringe the right to freedom of information, the Equality and

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-33272179945420297962011-08-08T09:47:00.001+01:002011-08-08T09:47:43.270+01:00

Cutting through the sales patter when buying a TV is difficult at the best of times. But now it seems that the cables can trip us up, too. High Street chains have been accused of ripping off customers by encouraging them to spend up to £100 on high-definition leads which are no more effective than ones costing as little as £2. Next year sees the completion of the digital switchover for

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-60253424478768728872011-08-05T12:45:00.004+01:002011-08-05T12:45:02.592+01:00

UKTV, has signed a content deal with BSkyB to launch its first video on demand (VoD) service on Sky Anytime+ and a further three high definition (HD) channels. UKTV channels Watch HD and Dave HD are scheduled to launch in October, with Alibi HD going live in 2012. UKTV content is scheduled to launch on Sky Anytime+ this September. Titles to be made available include Fawlty Towers, Doctor

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-65975437901103398052011-08-04T15:24:00.000+01:002011-08-04T15:24:00.277+01:00

The BBC might want to align most of its digital radio channels closer to the bigger networks, but latest listening figures show that the sister stations are most definitely doing it for themselves. As this week's Rajars reveal yet another set of record figures for Radio 4 - which has added almost half a million listeners over the year, with a new high of 7.2m for the Today programme - sister

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-20347358638385071292011-08-04T12:42:00.002+01:002011-08-04T12:42:27.291+01:00

BBC TV and Sky Sports have been awarded the live rights to Formula 1 between 2012 and 2018. The two broadcasters will show every race in high definition. All races, qualifying and practice sessions will be broadcast live on Sky Sports across TV, online and mobile and tablet devices while half the races and qualifying sessions remain live on BBC TV, online and mobile including races such at the

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Viewers in East Yorkshire and Licolnshire have completed the first stage of the digital switchover. Analogue BBC Two was permanently turned off at the Belmont transmitter group, which serves 712,000 homes, and digital TV boosted to reach all areas. The Scarborough TV region also completed stage one of switchover this morning (3 August) when BBC Two was turned off at the Oliver's Mount

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Which shows did people watch and listen to most often on TV iPlayer? Find out in the June performance pack for BBC iPlayer (PDF). http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/bbcinternet/2011/08/03/BBC_iPlayer_performance_monthly_1106_FINAL.pdf

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ITV has revealed it is to offer bespoke content through its ITV Player online TV service that web users will have to pay for. The broadcaster said it will begin a trial of paid-for internet-only shows or 'webisodes' of its popular shows such as Coronation Street and The Only Way is Essex at the start of next year. However, shows that have already been broadcast on TV will remain free to watch

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-58845222370155426342011-07-27T10:11:00.000+01:002011-07-27T10:11:30.608+01:00

ITV is making its online video-on-demand service available to view on Freesat. ITV Player was launched in 2008, allowing viewers to watch programmes from across ITV1, ITV2, ITV3 and ITV4 online. The service was added to BT Vision’s TV Replay service in late 2008, and the deal was the broadcaster’s first foray into partnering with VOD operators. And we reported back in December that ITV Player was

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-20564716266297267412011-07-26T09:37:00.000+01:002011-07-26T09:37:28.141+01:00

HOUSING applicants in Gloucester can now bid for available homes via digital TV.The new system has been brought in thanks to a new link between Gloucester City Homes's very own digital television channel GCHTV and the Gloucestershire Homeseeker organisation.GCHTV is an interactive information service, which residents can access on the Sky Community Channel, Virgin Media, Nintendo Wii and mobile

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-9089862268512308352011-07-21T10:53:00.000+01:002011-07-21T10:53:17.255+01:00

ALMOST one in five Isle of Wight TV sets will be unusable if they have not been modified when the digital switchover begins on March 7 next year. Digital UK, which is masterminding the digital switchover, said around 26,000 Island sets still receive only analogue channels. Each one will need to be converted with a digital box in time for switchover or else it will go blank. Digital UK and

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-41043923305433439712011-07-20T13:29:00.003+01:002011-07-20T13:29:33.655+01:00

The online TV websiteTVCatchup have won a major court case, brought against them by ITV and others and are free to carry on streaming free-to-air channels without being bludgeoned by burly TV giants. On their site, TVCatchup say that the High Court has announced that the site is “perfectly lawful, and that users of the website can continue to enjoy access to streamed content without the need

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-24218070340065963672011-07-20T11:43:00.001+01:002011-07-20T11:43:40.565+01:00

Digital UK has announced the completion of its switchover at the Sudbury transmitter. More than half a million households in Essex and Suffolk are now receiving digital TV after analogue signals were switched off in the two counties last night (July 19th 2011).Extra digital channels can now be broadcast from eight local masts following the deactivation of the analogue versions of BBC One,

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www.dastv.co.uk/shop/docs/Waltham_1MO_18_07_11FINAL.pdf

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www.dastv.co.uk/shop/docs/Special_edition-installers_Nottingham_retune_events_August2011_Amended150711_Final.pdf

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-16105786718771992382011-07-15T08:40:00.000+01:002011-07-15T08:40:59.567+01:00

Dream Multimedia manufactures a range of Dreambox satellite and cable television set-top receivers for the United Kingdom and European markets. With a Dreambox receiver hooked up to your satellite dish, you can watch a variety of high-definition and standard-definition free-to-air satellite channels. You can also tune into paid channels if you have a valid subscription card, which slots into the

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-43965742150314835032011-07-15T08:22:00.000+01:002011-07-15T08:22:32.629+01:00

A big issue in setting up satellite communications networks is the antennas – it takes time to set them up. In the wake of a big disaster cell networks can be damaged when the towers fall and take months to repair. For television crews and military units carrying a rigid satellite antenna can be a serious logistical problem, as even a metre-sized dish is quite heavy and difficult to transport.

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-25650914398328355672011-07-11T09:10:00.000+01:002011-07-11T09:10:13.315+01:00

Sky Go Launches as Customers Get Even Better Value from SkySubscription prices frozen for 10 million customers for at least 12 monthsSky has today unveiled two new ways for customers to get more value and enjoyment from their subscription. First, and at no extra charge, customers can now watch live TV on the move with the launch of Sky Go, a new service which has launched for laptops, PCs and

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Subscription prices for all Sky services will not go up from September 2011 to September 2012. The price of Sky's flagship 1TB Sky+HD recorder has also been dropped to as little as £49 for some upgrading customers. The price freeze applies to TV, broadband and phone subs from September 1, 2011, for 'at least' 12 months, and will include all new susbcribers who join before August 31.

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The Broadcaster's Audience Research Board (BARB) is to commence measuring viewership of TV programmes on PCs, laptops and tablet devices this year. A web TV viewing meter will be introduced in 100 homes on the BARB panel by the end of 2011 extending in a staged rollout process to 1,100 homes in 2012 covering an estimated sample of around 2,500 viewers. The introduction of the software follows

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-90519477161787872822011-06-21T08:08:00.000+01:002011-06-21T08:08:07.974+01:00

Sky TV Remote Codes: When you change your TV you might notice that your Sky Remote has decided to stop working for the volume etc. This is because either you or the technician who installed Sky in your home has programmed the code for your TV into the Sky Remote. Each TV set has a different code that allows the Sky Remote to control certain features of your TV set.To get a new code simply go here

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From July, all Sky TV customers will have the opportunity to watch Sky channels and programmes on PCs, laptops, mobiles and tablets at no extra charge. Available free to all Sky TV customers, Sky Go will provide flexible access to Sky content across multiple devices including the iPhone, iPad, PC and Mac. Launching on July 6 th , it brings together two existing services: Sky Player, Sky's online

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-27683172440058249882011-05-23T09:44:00.000+01:002011-05-23T09:44:55.285+01:00

Gaelic television channel BBC ALBA has launched on Virgin Media's cable channel 188, making it available to all of its digital TV customers for the very first time in Scotland. To date, BBC ALBA has only been available to those viewers with access to Sky and Freesat, with selected programmes made available on the BBC iPlayer and the Virgin Media on-demand service. BBC ALBA will also soon be

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-76353936070159235822011-05-16T11:36:00.000+01:002011-05-16T11:36:44.976+01:00

Dates have now been announced for much of Southern England’s digital TV switchover. Key dates for those in the Meridian TV region have been announced as follows: Hampshire, Berkshire and Surrey – 8 Feb 2012Parts of West Sussex – 29 Feb 2012Hampshire, the Isle of Wight, parts of Dorset and West Sussex – 7 March 2012Brighton area – 7 March 2012East Sussex – 30 May 2012Tunbridge Wells area – 30 May

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-78137267704384774052011-04-19T08:59:00.000+01:002011-04-19T08:59:58.197+01:00

Kylie Minogue is to be given the 3D treatment, with Sky 3D to broadcast the Aussie singer's latest tour in June. Kylie has been an enduring figure in the pop world, and her latest tour, Aphrodite-Les Folies, has already sold out. However, fans of Kylie who get Sky 3D (and who have the right equipment) need only to don the glasses to see her spinning around (sorry) in three dimensions. "'

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TV presenter Christine Bleakley was in the pink as she marks the countdown to London's  digital TV switchover at the birthplace of television - Alexandra Palace. The historic landmark was turned bright pink for three days last week to celebrate a year until the analogue TV signal is officially turned off, leaving digital as the only option from April 4, 2012 onwards. The Palace’s bright

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YouView will today publish the core device specifications that will enable any receiver manufacturer to bring product to market that shares the same underlying technology as YouView itself. Speaking to the Royal Television Society in London last night (Wednesday) YouView CEO Richard Halton said the specification would give manufacturers all the information they needed. The disclosures will

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-64766656249842438852011-04-14T09:30:00.001+01:002011-04-14T09:30:33.831+01:00

If you can't afford to trek to a festival this year, Sky Arts is on hand to bring you the full three dimensional experience, set as it is to broadcast the Isle of Wight Festival and sister-gala Bestival in 3D this summer.  Taking place in June, the Isle of Wight festival gets the dubious honour of being the first festival to be broadcast in 3D.  Bestival, meanwhile, will enter the third

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-80550730842816663602011-04-11T09:13:00.000+01:002011-04-11T09:13:22.761+01:00

Germany's Sky Deutschland has launched a service which sounds suspiciously like the Sky Anywhere service planned for the UK later this year. Sky Go lets customers extend their susbcriptions to PC, multiroom and mobile devices. The PC option lets them watch Sky sports live and films online, much as with the UK Sky Player, and multi-room adds a second viewing card like BSkyB's Multiroom

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London's analogue TV signal is to be switched off on April 4 next year, it was revealed today. The move is expected to affect 12 million people, who will have to retune their television or spend money on new equipment. In the biggest digital switchover in Britain, about four million viewers who own an analogue television will be forced to buy a digital box or TV. Those who already have a

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-57913905313451364112011-04-06T12:55:00.000+01:002011-04-06T12:55:54.399+01:00

An oldie, but no less terrifying for that! YouTube - Maniac climbs up into a huge high mast without a lifeline!

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EchoStar Europe, a leading developer of added value, connected device solutions to the digital television industry, announce their SlingLoaded(R) HDS-600RS, the world's first HD digital video recorder (DVR) to combine Freesat+ features with Sling Media's unique place-shifting ability, enabling TV anywhere, on all popular smartphones and tablets. The SlingLoaded feature enables users to

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A Radio Shack owner in Montana has upped foot traffic at his store by offering free guns for new satellite television subscribers, according to a local paper. Fear not, those opposed to gun ownership and those who might fail background checks. You can have free pizza instead. The sign says it all: “Protect yourself with Dish Network. Sign up now. Get free gun.” (The real marquee has no

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Argos is preparing to launch a new home shopping channel on digital TV this Summer. According to Argos, the new TV channel will enable customers to explore the benefits of products in more depth than traditional print or online channels allow. Argos intends to launch its TV shopping channel initially on Sky, and will be responsible for all the production and the content of the channel. Argos

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Sky+ owners will soon experience advertisements targeted to suit their interests. Sky's AdSmart system will download a selection of ads to your hard disc, much like the existing Sky Anytime service. It will use your postcode, age, viewing packages and other data to create a profile for advertisers, said Sky chief operating officer Mike Darcey. Darcey revealed that Sky already knows when viewers

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Freesat is preparing to launch a new series of receivers that will run on the HbbTV (hybrid broadcast broadband) platform popularised in Germany and France. The plans codenamed G2, and already presented by the free-to-air satellite platform to some receiver manufacturers, run counter to the thinking by shareholders the BBC and ITV, which are also involved in YouView.YouView is expected to

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Star Wars in 3D will be coming to US cinemas on 10 February 2012, with The Phantom Menace the first film to be given an extra dimension.  The announcement that the six Star Wars films would be converted into 3D was made in September last year, but the first of the films has now been given a firm theatrical release date.  Admittedly excitement is a little tempered by the (inevitable) revelation

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And we are watching more than we think. People are filling their homes with more televisions than ever and on average are watching TV over an hour a day more than they think, a report from TV Licensing reveals today An ICM poll conducted for TV Licensing's TeleScope report reveals adults in Britain think they watch an average of less than 20 hours of TV a week, or around three hours a day,

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This year's Wimbledon finals will be filmed in 3D and screened live in High Definition 3D to 3D capable cinemas around the world. New Balls Please (sorry) Sony will produce the men's semi-finals, finals and women's finals in High Definition 3D as the official supplier of the Wimbledon Lawn Tennis Championships. The live 3D production, in partnership with the Wimbledon host broadcaster the

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ITV is paying its newly installed chief executive Adam Crozier more than £1.6m for his first eight months in the job after the beleaguered broadcaster saw its profits treble. According to the broadcaster's annual report, the former head of the Royal Mail was paid a basic salary of £532,000, plus another £334,000 "golden hello" on joining the company. He also received a £252,000 short-term

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-16858563063883467172011-03-09T08:38:00.000Z2011-03-09T08:38:32.988Z

YouView, the IPTV venture which aims to upgrade the Freeview and Freesat platforms to support video on-demand and web services, has today appointed Lord Alan Sugar as its new non-executive chairman, replacing former Ofcom regulator Kip Meek. Lord Sugar takes up his new role at YouView, the joint venture between the BBC, ITV, BT, Channel 4, TalkTalk, Arqiva and Channel 5, with immediate

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-62540127211178310642011-03-08T10:30:00.000Z2011-03-08T10:30:19.414Z

Sky News will be spun off as an independent news organisation if Rupert Murdoch's bid to take full control of Sky is accepted. The spin-off plan has been agreed by culture secretary Jeremy Hunt to satisfy worries that Murdoch's News Corp will own too many UK news outlets. News Corp is hoping that it can convince Sky's board to accept an offer to buy the remaining 61 per cent of Sky shares it

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-51228783045207869342011-03-01T15:56:00.000Z2011-03-01T15:56:27.223Z

SES Astra has announced that Penthouse 3D will start broadcasting via Astra at 23.5 degrees East on March 1, 2011.The new channel will broadcast3D porn daily from 11 PM until 5 AM CET for delivering its encrypted signal to TV platform operators around Europe. Penthouse 3D is the first worldwide 3D adult channel, broadcasting 100% native 3D content. With the start of Penthouse 3D, the number

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-81169852227313975712011-02-28T16:24:00.002Z2011-02-28T16:25:44.143Z

Sky will close its free sports and film magazines this summer and cut back its main customer magazine. July will see the axing of Sky Movies and Sky Sports magazines, while Sky Magazine will be published only four times a year. Sky also plans to send subscribers a weekly email with programme listing and links to relevant content. Sky Magazine and Sky Sports magazine are currently produced

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-7804071835940386072011-02-22T10:52:00.000Z2011-02-22T10:52:45.238Z

John Zalewski learns the hard way how to fit Freesat in France. I’m American, my wife is British; we’ve lived in France for the past 31 years, mostly in a suburb to the south of Paris. Aside from a few years when we received BBC Prime and BBC World on cable TV, I was a pretty anti-TV person. We’d dose up on UK TV when visiting my parents-in-law or when on holiday in England, but six years ago

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-84139178048233644352011-02-15T11:01:00.001Z2011-02-15T11:01:55.731Z

Sony has announced a double helping of PVR goodness this week, with the launch of the SVR-HDT1000 and SVR-HDT500 personal video recorders. The PVRs have twin Freeview HD tuners built-in so you can record two programmes at once and watch another at either 576p, 720p, 1080i or 1080p picture quality. When it comes to hard-drive size, the clue is in the name. The Sony HDT1000 has a massive

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-60097691779823404712011-02-10T10:41:00.000Z2011-02-10T10:41:30.211Z

HDMI, the High Definition Multimedia Interface, was planned as the solution to all our hi-def interconnection problems; a single cable to carry high-definition video, high quality multichannel audio, and control codes.  The whole AV industry agreed on the standard, and manufacturers adopted it with enthusiasm. So what could possibly go wrong? Lots of customers could answer that, as connection

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-92077135107861208932011-02-07T10:48:00.000Z2011-02-07T10:48:13.171Z

Football fans and pub owners have warmly greeted the news that landlady Karen Murphy has won her High Court battle with Sky TV over her right to legally show Premier League football matches to her punters without a Sky TV subscription.  While on one hand it means that Sky Sports packages may become drastically cheaper in order to stay competitive, it also means that using foreign satellite

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-43316697263419207282011-02-04T10:14:00.000Z2011-02-04T10:14:40.953Z

Apparently something is kicking-off in Egypt and there are floods somewhere else and something else happened at that other place. But none of it matters anymore, because we can now go to the pub and watch football streamed from foreign countries guilt free! You know those slightly shady pubs where you’d go to watch a Saturday 3pm kick-off with commentary courtesy of Greece or Abu Dhabi? Well

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-25127532145392219702011-02-01T13:50:00.000Z2011-02-01T13:50:34.092Z

Today, the 1st of February 2011, a lot of changes have been made to the Sky channel lineup. Here’s a run-down of what Sky customers can expect: Launch of Sky Atlantic – A new channel offering content from HBO in the US – Now on Sky channel 108Sky HD channels change numbers – Sky HD customers will now find the HD channels where the SD channels used to be (HD channel list)Channel One closes down –

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-18363866544569808192011-02-01T11:19:00.000Z2011-02-01T11:19:42.328Z

There's something very incongruous about Eric Jacqmain's video where he demonstrates a solar death-ray with the intensity of 5,000 suns (or so he claims)...backed by plip-plop music you'd normally find in a day-spa. The 19 year old hails from Indiana, where he was hiding this death ray which cost him just $90 to make—before it was destroyed in a fire. Hmm. Suicide? As you can see in the video

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-1070266428303092462011-01-31T12:14:00.000Z2011-01-31T12:14:50.436Z

Next time you slip a DVD into your player and relax in front of your new 1080p HDTV to watch a crystal clear movie, take a moment to consider the digital video manipulation that's going on. After all, your DVD is encoded in one resolution and your HDTV is another, and not an exact multiple at that. How does it display a clear video with minimal image artifacts?Television in the old

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-41275896337452282852011-01-27T16:45:00.000Z2011-01-27T16:45:16.838Z

NME TV is set to broadcast on Freesat channel 516 from Tuesday (February 1).The station, which brings you music videos, interviews, news and more from NME favourites old and new, is already available on Sky channel 382.Viewers can vote for their favourite videos at NME.COM/TV, with the most popular clips shown every day from 5pm (GMT).Freesat is the free-to-air digital satellite TV platform. NME

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-4798870835380580582011-01-27T10:39:00.000Z2011-01-27T10:39:33.964Z

BSkyB has announced a leap in its half-yearly profits. Group revenues for the period to December 31, 2010 were 15% higher year-on-year, giving the satcaster operating profits 26% higher at £520 million. The rise potentially increases the sale price of BSkyB as News Corp attempts to purchase the 61% of the company it doesn’t already own.Having already climbed the 10 million subscriber barrier

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-61055816853689167472011-01-26T10:09:00.000Z2011-01-26T10:09:41.317Z

Which? video shows shop staff knowledge

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BSkyB is to rebrand its free-to-air channel Sky 3 as part of the wider changes taking place at the broadcaster. Sky 3 and its time-shifted +1 channel will relaunch as Pick TV on 28 February across its current homes on Freeview, Sky and cable.The channel offers repeats of shows such as Are You Smarter Than A Ten Year Old?, Coach Trip and Road Wars from Sky 1, Sky Arts and soon-to-launch Sky

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-13695399019801521242011-01-25T13:37:00.000Z2011-01-25T13:37:45.460Z

News Corp's BSkyB takeover to go to Competition Commission

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Sexism in football – “Do me a favour love” By The girlsilver…

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The percentage shift to digital UK households has now reached 92.6%. That is a rise of just over 3% points year on year, according to OFCOM figures for the third quarter of 2010.There are also signs that consumers are continuing to convert additional sets in the home. Almost three-quarters (74%) of all secondary TV sets had been converted to digital by the end of June 2010, according to the

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-19062904740775370682011-01-20T09:29:00.001Z2011-01-20T09:29:46.536Z

YouView, the IPTV venture backed by the BBC and other big names, could face a delay of up to six months, due to technical hitches. This is according to the Daily Mail which notes that sources close to the matter have said the launch could well be delayed until 2012. Currently YouView is set for a Summer 2011 release, but the technical barriers getting the service to market have been

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-14847525572752464222011-01-19T10:25:00.000Z2011-01-19T10:25:01.068Z

Digital television take-up in UK households has reached 92.6%, up by 3.1 percentage points year on year, according to Ofcom figures for the third quarter of 2010. Consumers are continuing to convert additional sets in the home—almost three-quarters (74%) of all secondary TV sets had been converted to digital by the end of June 2010, according to the Digital Television Update report. This was

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-30696345216036116622011-01-18T12:24:00.000Z2011-01-18T12:24:50.377Z

New Sky EPG line up to make it even easier for customers to enjoy the best in pay TV HD ‘channel swap' results in 40 HD channels moving up the Sky Guide Leading pay TV brands to benefit from higher profile channel slots Sky confirms the launch of Sky Atlantic HD and the relocation of Sky Living HD Sky has confirmed a number of changes to its Electronic

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-19876316740250231952011-01-18T09:54:00.002Z2011-01-18T09:56:33.590Z

With a reputation for high-quality set-top boxes and digital TV recorders in the UK, Humax is moving into the connected-TV space in 2011 with the launch of its Humax Portal and a YouView device. When asked if Humax was interested in partnering with Google on a Google TV product for the UK, Graham North, Commercial Director of Humax UK, responded coyly, "Never say never." He continued, "If

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-85022163067269496812011-01-13T09:44:00.000Z2011-01-13T09:44:02.866Z

Formula One racing will finally be available in HD, with the BBC confirming that it will be broadcasting high-definition pictures for the 2011 season. The BBC did not broadcast HD picture last year to widespread dismay from fans of the sport, but Formula One Management (FOM) which deals with the rights (including the HD option) has now given the okay for all broadcasters worldwide to get HD

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-92152069618130986432011-01-11T11:43:00.000Z2011-01-11T11:43:28.032Z

Any Glastonbury people who are using the Mendip transmitter to receive Freeview, BT Vision or digital TVs to watch terrestrial television will need to retune their equipment after 2pm today (Tuesday 11th January) as a change to local signals is being carried out on the transmitter.  The Mendip transmitter serves an estimated 720,000 households and anyone watching

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-86670934118677121662011-01-10T13:18:00.000Z2011-01-10T13:18:05.900Z

The CAI has been alerted to what appears to be a rising market in equipment that can be installed to improve mobile phone operation in spots where signal is poor. It seems with an increase in the use of building materials that have insulation board packed with metallic foil, performance on mobile phones is dramatically reduced – as with other wireless devices used in the home. A number

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-17189995372126147242011-01-06T08:48:00.000Z2011-01-06T08:48:17.305Z

Rising VAT and costs of living are forcing one in five Brits to consider cancelling their TV subscription services in an attempt to improve their personal finances. With VAT rising to 20% and Government austerity measures starting to bite, Brits are looking for ways to reduce their monthly outgoings. Research by Freesat, the subscription-free Satellite TV service, and Psychologist Dr Brian Young

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-83350854443648655342011-01-06T08:39:00.000Z2011-01-06T08:39:37.686Z

Toshiba follows in Nintendo's footsteps in placing a warning on 3D products.  Toshiba is issuing a warning for its glasses-free 3D television about the potential harmful effects of 3D images on young children's eyes as part of an electronics industry consortium's recommendations.Toshiba's warning closely follows Nintendo's same warning, which increased concerns regarding the possible negative

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-64136031627618373962011-01-06T08:24:00.000Z2011-01-06T08:24:51.675Z

Ofcom has published updated versions of its regional Digital Switchover Transmitter Details documents. This can be downloaded from http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/broadcasting/guidance/tech-guidance/dsodetails/. The Document History provided at the end of each document contains details of the main changes since the previous version. You can receive this messages like this if your email address

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-56700408829498208672011-01-05T13:14:00.000Z2011-01-05T13:14:53.781Z

Sky today confirmed the eagerly awaited launch of Sky Atlantic HD – a brand new channel that will provide the very best in entertainment, drama and films to Sky customers across the UK and Ireland. Bringing together innovative and distinctive original productions from home and abroad, Sky Atlantic will be free and exclusive to all 10 million Sky customers from its launch on 1 st February

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-60682400586823089212011-01-04T14:46:00.000Z2011-01-04T14:46:44.370Z

As a handy document easily reproduced and more readable, the CAI summary of this year's switchovers and retunes is a useful document to pin on the wall or noticeboard. It simply lists all the transmitters that will be closing their analogue and broadcast in digital alone during this year, as well as the necessary retune events that a transmitter switchover triggers. Taken from DUK’s

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-50462280375513625882010-12-23T09:47:00.001Z2010-12-23T09:47:59.503Z

A total of 13 BBC radio services are being replaced by a single television channel in Scotland, after the BBC Trust approved the launch of BBC ALBA on Freeview. The Trust said it is the most technically and financially viable way to make the service available, initially between 5pm and midnight. The review decided losing BBC Radios 1,2, 3, 4, 5 Live, 5 Live Sports Extra, BBC 1Xtra, BBC

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-28734152334732699892010-12-23T09:14:00.000Z2010-12-23T09:14:09.535Z

Sky has today launched a Sky+ application for the iPad, enabling users to browse programming and set recordings from anywhere in the world.The free app, available to download now from the App Store, features a "visually rich" version of Sky's seven-day electronic programme guide (EPG). Users can browse listings by time, day, genre or name, and schedule recordings remotely on their set top

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-57770646108862335442010-12-21T09:50:00.000Z2010-12-21T09:50:01.077Z

THOUSANDS of homes in South Wales have been sold a “second-class deal” in the switchover to digital television, it has been claimed. Plaid MEP Jill Evans says householders in the Rhondda are only getting a third of the 60-plus channels available to the vast majority of the UK. She and her party’s Assembly candidate for the area Sera Evans-Fear have urged operators to invest in Welsh

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-65521996849396660172010-12-15T14:16:00.000Z2010-12-15T14:16:50.087Z

ITV1+1 is now testing FTA (free-to-air), which means a launch is imminent; 11th January 2011 to be precise according to a source inside the UK broadcaster. It seems a number of frequencies are being used to test at present, which are the regional variants needed to match those available on ITV1. ITV1+1 is a time-shift version of ITV1, allowing viewers the chance to catch any missed programmes

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-19207995457881626912010-12-15T14:09:00.000Z2010-12-15T14:09:05.215Z

Sky is to implement a new EPG for Sky HD subscribers which will see the HD version of most channels swap places with their SD counterparts. In non-Sky HD subscriber homes, the channel line-up will remain unchanged. Writing on the Sky Views blog, Director of Product Management Hilary Perchard said: "When we started to launch HD channels in 2006, they had to find brand new homes in the EPG, in

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-36272765729092763782010-11-30T16:16:00.002Z2010-11-30T16:16:40.644Z

The Financial Services Authority (FSA) has obtained a High Court ruling appointing provisional liquidators over 3 firms engaged in activities without FSA authorisation.  Digital Satellite Warranty Cover Ltd and Satellite Services, a partnership, along with Nationwide Digital Satellite Warranty Services, were operated by Bernard Freeman and Michael Sullivan. They offered Sky customers

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-69441440888092026282010-11-30T11:59:00.000Z2010-11-30T11:59:49.660Z

Sky News today announced plans for its first foreign language service, through which it will broadcast in Arabic across the Middle East and north Africa. The

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-32673698566973825332010-11-30T11:40:00.000Z2010-11-30T11:40:40.575Z

According to one European analyst, 3D TV sales are healthier than HD TV sales were at the same point early on in the life cycle of the product. UK analysts at Futuresource Consulting claim that the sales performance of 3D televisions is healthy when compared with the initial sales of high def TVs at launch, despite widespread cynicism about the early adoption of 3D in the home.  "The

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-90957930618104768242010-11-25T09:58:00.000Z2010-11-25T09:58:39.935Z

Video on demand service SeeSaw is bringing in a whole new advertising system that will allow people to choose which advert they want to watch ahead of their programmes from a list.  The Ad Selector system allows targeted advertising by user choice, with SeeSaw partnering with tech company Branient. The system has been a success in the US, and the UK incarnation will offer up a choice of

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-77835465124838751602010-11-25T09:38:00.000Z2010-11-25T09:38:50.318Z

In July this year, The Welsh Assembly announced that any house or business that cannot get broadband or receives a connection which is consistently less than 512Kb per second will qualify for financial assistance of up to £1,000. The Assembly Government has recently said it has approved more than 345 applications, but this is considered by most industry experts to be a disappointing take up

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-40332014935181834692010-11-22T16:12:00.000Z2010-11-22T16:12:24.063Z

BSkyB has submitted a document to Ofcom in relation to its investigation into whether News Corporation’s proposal to acquire the shares in BSkyB that it does not already own would raise public interest considerations in respect of media plurality.  Click here to view a full copy of BSkyB's submission to Ofcom

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-87438383084487875142010-11-22T14:53:00.000Z2010-11-22T14:53:18.098Z

ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has said that the broadcaster must invest in content and technology to capitalise on the "second digital switchover" of web and TV convergence. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley TMT conference in Barcelona, Crozier said that the emergence of services such as Google TV and Apple TV was already causing problems for traditional digital TV operators in the US. In a

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-85530825691030740192010-11-22T14:46:00.000Z2010-11-22T14:46:38.005Z

ISLANDERS are missing out on receiving some digital channels because there are fewer frequencies available in the Channel Islands. On Wednesday, Jersey’s analogue signal was switched off for ever, allowing Freeview digital channels to be broadcast across the Channel Islands for the first time. But while Islanders are now receiving an additional 13 channels on top of the four that they had

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-3109893511524888412010-11-18T13:24:00.000Z2010-11-18T13:24:32.584Z

BSkyB chairman James Murdoch has said the Sky Anywhere strategy will help defend the satellite platform against the threat of cord cutting. Speaking at the Morgan Stanley media conference in Barcelona, Murdoch said it was important to keep in perspective the difference globally between the different kinds of pay-TV businesses. “Some of the impact of cord cutting, we’ve looked at some [US]

NNCnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-357966619217640291.post-2695841846583950502010-11-18T10:07:00.000Z2010-11-18T10:07:53.732Z

A broadcast trade group in Mexico has asked government regulators to impose a digital radio conversion date that corresponds to the country's DTV transition, now slated for 2015. According to a series of articles in El Universal, Rafael Borbon, president of CIRT (Mexico's counterpart to the NAB) is lobbying the nation's communication and transport ministry (SCT) to add radio to the digital

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