Tag: Broadcasting
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BBC Three’s Closure and Move to the iPlayer Service detailed
Earlier in the year, the BBC revealed its cost cutting plans on the TV service that involved shutting down the Youth Orientated BBC Three channel on Digital services. Since the announcement much has been made of the move, but today the BBC’s director general Tony Hall (with a few other senior executives) have outlined the […]
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4K TV May be as Common as HDTV by 2015
If you’ve been waiting too long for 4K TV channels to arrive in the UK, then worry not as a new Ultra HD TV broadcast specification has just been approved for use in Europe by the DVB Steering Board. The new DVB-UHDTV Phase 1 specification means over the air transmissions of content in 3840×2160 resolution […]
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BBC and Sky Trial Virtual Reality TV
TV broadcasters are always trying to remain at the bleeding edge of technology in the TV sector. Pioneers of HD and high resolution content and programming, such as Planet Earth HD, set the bar for high quality content in the last decade, but these days it’s about bringing your audience closer to the action with […]
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Beeb set to drop full HD telly service – But keeping BBC Two HD?
BBC looks set to pull it’s HD programming from service during much-needed upcoming cutbacks, which will involve loses of thousands of jobs as well as downsizing of London location and potentially dropping the ‘red button’ feature. The Beeb is the largest broadcasting corporation in the world, but instead of pushing it’s full channel package, BBC Three and Four […]
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Apple TV set to get BBC iPlayer following European launch on iPad
Is a BBC and Apple alliance in the works? BBC Worldwide is beginning to live up to its name with iPlayer, which is now set to take over our global neighbours in Europe via iPad app – The next step is suggested to be a leap onto Apple TV. From today, a paid service costing […]
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Ford DAB integration is coming – on the road as early as 2012
Ford plan to be miles ahead of the competition when the digital radio switchover begins by integrating Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) into all of its car range beginning in 2012. The upcoming new Ford Focus will be the first equipped with the DAB feature as standard, with all new models following becoming digitally enabled. Ford […]