Digital-Lifestyles

Digital-Lifestyles pre-empted and reported thousands of articles on the then-coming impact that technology was to have on all forms of Media. Launched in 2001 as a research blog to aid its founder, Simon Perry, present at IBC 2002, it grew into a wide ranging, multi-author publication that was quoted in many publications globally including the BBC, was described by the Guardian as 'Informative' and also cited in a myriad of tech publications before closing in 2009

  • Whitehaven Switchover: Ford Ennals Interview: Digital UK CEO (Podcast)

    Whitehaven: Ford Ennals Interview: CEO Digital UK (Podcast)We caught up with Ford Ennals, Chief Exec of Digital UK, underneath the relay aerial that was going to be the first to switch off analogue and turn on digital TV – Digital switchover in Whitehaven.

    He and his team have been spending huge amounts of time in Whitehaven to ensure the transition would be a smooth as possible.

    Ford details how the process has gone to date and how, in particular, they’ve been working together with local voluntary organisations in an effort to get the message out to the public.

    We touch on Sky’s proposal for Digital TV service in the UK received through an aerial, rather than there current satellite based system; what does he see the relevance of MPEG-4 and HD services.

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  • MySpace Skype Deal Announced

    MySpace is to introduce MySpace IM with Skype, giving their considerable number of users the ability to directly IM with each other, and talk using Skype for zero cost.

    The integration between MySpace and Skype sounds like it’s been considerable, with MySpace users able to block or grant access to them through settings on their MySpace pages, including only accepting calls from MySpace ‘friends.’ In addition MySpace profiles, photos or avatars can also be linked to their accounts on Skype.
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  • Whitehaven Switchover: Official Switch Over Timings

    Whitehaven: Official Switch Over TimingsOfficial timings of the Switch Over last night for the Whitehaven relay.

    02:00 – BBC2 switched off after the snooker had finished.
    02:10 – ITV switched off
    02:17 – ITV back on previous BBC2 channel
    02:37 – First digital Mux came up delivering five channels on the old BBC2 analogue frequency.

    Each of the other two relays Eskdale Green and Gosforth followed step by step in quick succession, synchronised via mobile phone.

  • Google Launches Anti-Piracy YouTube Tool

    Google Launches Anti-Piracy YouTube ToolGoogle has rolled out a test version of an anti-piracy system for its hugely popular YouTube video sharing site.

    The beta tool, called ‘YouTube Video Identification’, will let content owners intercept copyrighted clips as they’re being uploaded to YouTube.
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  • Whitehaven Switchover: The Morning After: A Success? UPDATED

    Whitehaven Switch Over: The Morning After: A Success?We’ve dragged ourself out of bed to have a quick check that the Whitehaven Switch Over was a success.

    You’ll be aware of the considerable build up to this pivotal event for UK TV.
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  • Whitehaven:THE OFF SWITCH: Process Podcast

    Whitehaven:THE OFF SWITCH: Process PodcastTonight at 2am THIS SWITCH is going to be turned off, ending the BBC 2 transmission and marking the start of the UK turning off it’s analogue TV service.

    As you can see, the jolly wag engineers have wished it a fond goodbye, by draping bunting over it and the BBC analogue rack that is being decommissioned.

    The two shiny new racks (see below) replacing it, will, after some swapping of rather large coax cables, take over pumping five digital channels in the space that is left by the analogue channel going dark.
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  • Whitehaven Switchover: Town Crier Rings Out The Digital Changes

    Whitehaven: Town Crier Rings Out The Digital ChangesThe services of the local Town Crier were brought in today to ring out the message that Analogue is ending in Whitehaven today and Digital TV is coming.

    Standing in the beautiful grounds of St Nicholas church, dressed in his fine robes, he regaled us and those standing around with a fine demonstration.

    Just a bit of fun we thought you’d all appreciate.

    Audio after the click.

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  • Whitehaven Jericho Primary School: Goodbye Analogue Assembly (Podcasts)

    Whitehaven Jericho Primary School: Goodbye Analogue Assembly (Podcasts)The Jericho Primary School in Whitehaven today held a ‘Goodbye analogue’ assembly on the eve of tomorrow’s digital switchover, where analogue TV transmissions will be turned off for the first time in the UK.

    The headteacher and staff couldn’t have been more helpful, as members of the press from around the world converged on the school for the morning.
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  • UK Analogue Switch Off: Whitehaven Diaries 2

    I suspect that you’re not going to be surprised to hear that the local paper for Whitehaven is called the Whitehaven News.

    It may surprise you that they’ve has been knocking out news stories since 1852 – making it all the more incredible that it’s now at the leading the charge for digital Switchover in this fair town.

    I picked up the paper today and thought it would be worth having a dissection of its Digital TV coverage and advertising.
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  • BBC Hooks Up With Adobe For Flash iPlayer

    BBC Hooks Up With Adobe For Flash iPlayerVast tracts of London, UK and San Jose, California were engulfed in a buzzword blizzard as the BBC and Adobe Systems announced a strategic relationship around the delivery of Web video content.
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