Tagged: BBC
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BBC places DRM on Freeview HD content News
15.06.2010 UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has agreed to allow the BBC to limit full availability of its high-definition Freeview content to certain kinds of HD receivers when the service is...Categories: Open Source, Digital Media -
BBC postpones rollout of iPhone apps News
30.03.2010 Plans by the BBC to launch iPhone apps for news and sport have been put on hold by its governing body. The BBC Trust is revaluating the business case for the apps.Categories: -
RTÉ invests in fibre connectivity to US and Europe News
24.05.2010 State broadcaster RTÉ has signed a deal with Hibernia Media to enable programme makers in the US and Europe to send content and collaborate real-time via state-of-the-art fibre... -
Digital Hub offers students a taste of their dream jobs News
18.03.2010 Final-year college students could get a taste of their dream job – and be in with a chance to win €1,000 – through a competition launched by the Digital Hub Development Agency.Categories: New Media -
Fibre tax likely to be opposed in the UK News
01.03.2010 The majority of people living in the UK do not support the Labour Government’s plan to introduce a 50pc + VAT tax on all fixed lines to fund the rollout of super fast, next...Categories: Comms, Government -
BBC to close half of its website in cutbacks proposal News
26.02.2010 UK broadcasting giant BBC is to shut down half of its website, close two radio stations and cut spending on imported programming, it emerged. -
Irish and UK Governments sign digital TV switchover pact News
01.02.2010 The Irish Government and the British Government have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at ensuring a smooth transition to digital switchover and the switch-off of...Categories: New Media -
BBC revs into top gear with science programming News
19.01.2010 Science buffs, enthusiasts and school kids alike have an exciting TV year ahead of them as the BBC revealed its schedule to celebrate the 350th year of the Royal Society as well...Categories: Digital Life -
The perfect internet storm breaks – TV will never be the same again News
04.11.2009 Once TV had a captive audience but those days are over as the big screen will have to compete with digital natives’ laptops and mobile devices simultaneously. -
Digital Britain: UK to make broadband universal by 2012 News
16.06.2009 The digital economy will be vital to the UK’s economic future, and as part of the country’s Digital Britain report published today, universal access to broadband will be made a... -
YouTube adds ‘Twitter’ button to boost video sharing News
27.03.2009 The infectious spread of Twitter continues with video-sharing giant YouTube adding a Twitter tab alongside Facebook, MySpace, Bebo and Digg.Categories: Digital Life, New Media -
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Blu-ray disc sales to hit 100 million in 2009 News
24.02.2009 It seems as though the high-definition format battle between HD DVD and the eventual winner Blu-ray hasn't damaged sales of Blu-ray titles any, as US research firm Futuresource...Categories: Digital Life -
Babelgum in major ‘free TV’ deal with Vodafone News
12.01.2009 Dublin-headquartered internet television service Babelgum has launched a new internet mobile TV service with Vodafone in the UK, allowing contract customers to watch movies,... -
Eircom hires digital-media guru to drive its TV strategy News
21.10.2008 Eircom has hired one of the UK’s leading digital-media strategists and the former director of technology strategy for BT Vision to head up an ambitious plan to roll out digital...Categories: New Media -
RTÉ is planning its own version of iPlayer for catch-up TV revolution News
01.10.2008 Ireland’s state broadcaster RTÉ is planning to release its own catch-up TV media player product similar to the BBC iPlayer by the first quarter of 2009, RTÉ’s director general...Categories: -
BBC website ‘a black hole for cash’ News
30.05.2008 The BBC’s web services were almost £36m sterling over budget in the past financial year, it has emerged. -
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BBC arrives at iTunes News
19.02.2008 We may be getting nearer the time when TV programmes are available for download from Apple’s iTunes store within Ireland, as today the BBC released a selection of television...Categories: New Media -
Pirates favour TV shows over movies News
02.01.2008 The number of illegal downloads of TV shows in 2007 reflected a much higher demand for programmes such as Heroes and Top Gear over box office movies, according to popular...Categories: CIO