links for 2008-07-28

Posted on July 28, 2008
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Matt Locke on Channel4’s ‘4IP’ Investment Fund

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No Programme Left Behind

“The Impossibox is an idea for a network of PVRs acting as a giant, ever-growing Storage Area Network with enough capacity to store - and then seed via BitTorrent to each and every PVR-cum-node- all the decent TV programmes broadcast in the UK. The launch

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links for 2008-07-27

Posted on July 27, 2008
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Mail stays a City darling thanks to digital growth | Media | The Observer

Last week, DMGT disclosed that its digital business-to-business offerings, including sites such as Risk Management Solutions and Environmental Data Resources, were behind the strong results. Diversification is working with more than 30 per cent of group s

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BBC Trust consults on corporation’s mobile plans | Media | guardian.co.uk

“There is a risk that the inclusion of BBC services may shape the terms of carriage for commercial providers, or limit their ability to generate advertising revenues by reducing their viewing share,” admitted the BBC. However the corporation also argues

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Product placement: Andy Burnham issues challenge to UK television | Media | guardian.co.uk

Last month, Burnham told the government’s thinktank that he would not accept the introduction of product placement because it would “contaminate” editorial integrity of UK programmes.

However, in an interview with MediaGuardian.co.uk, he offered a glim

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Posted on July 24, 2008
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Kite surfing, the latest way to get your kicks in the wind and the waves, is literally taking off in Scotland.

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