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This Week on the Mediabistro Job Board: Fox News, BBC, Current TV - Posted November 4, 2011
This week, Fox News is hiring a producer for its documentary unit; a ... [TVNewser]

This Week on the Mediabistro Job Board: C-SPAN, Current TV, BBC - Posted October 26, 2011
This week, C-SPAN is hiring a master control operator, while Current TV is on the hunt for an ... [FishbowlNY]

The Digital Public Space and a Temple of Information - Posted October 17, 2011
Jake Berger recently compared the developing Digital Public Space project to an ancient temple called the Metroo... [semanticweb.com]

Report from SemTechBiz UK - Posted September 27, 2011
The first Semantic Technology and Business Conference in the United Kingdom (#semtechbiz) wrapped up in London this week, and there are some themes that emerged from the presentations and networki... [AllTwitter]

BBC Redesign Attempts To Make Website More "Swipable" - Posted September 21, 2011
With the rise of new media platforms like tablets and smart phones, the ways in which we interact with content have shifted dramatically. In a nod to the ever-growing amount of readers using tablet and mobile devices to read the news, the BBC launched a ... [10,000 Words]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: BBC, Syfy, Discovery - Posted September 1, 2011
This week, BBC has several open positions, including a senior manager of publicity gig in its digital and home entertainment departm... [FishbowlNY]

New Media Index: Formula 1 TV Deal Starts Twitter's Engines - Posted August 4, 2011
Twitter users rushed to express their displeasure with the deal by the British Broadcasting Corp. and Sky Sports to air Formula 1 auto races, as only one-half of the events will now be on f... [SocialTimes.com]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: BBC, Disney/ABC, Discovery - Posted July 29, 2011
This week, BBC is on the hunt for a network operations supervisor in Silver Spring, Md., while Disney/ABC is searching for a ... [TVNewser]

BBC iPlayer Brings Streaming BBC Programs to 11 Western European Countries (but not the U.S.) - Posted July 28, 2011
The BBC has provided streaming video of their programming for a while now. However, the streamed content has only been available within the UK itself. Those of us int he US will have to keep on waiting. However, people in 11 countries in Western Europe can get the video stream for... [SocialTimes.com]

BBC Posts Online Planner for Watching 2012 Olympics on Website - Posted July 26, 2011
In a bid to help fans plan their viewing schedules for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, the BBC has posted an online planner, while also announcing that fans watching online will... [SportsNewser]

This Week on the mediabistro.com Job Board: Oxygen, BBC, C-SPAN - Posted July 13, 2011
This week, Oxygen is on the hunt for a vice president of digital media, who knows how to live out loud. BBC needs a ... [FishbowlNY]

Roll Call: Edelman Scoops Williams from the BBC, M Booth, and More - Posted July 6, 2011
BBC's director of communications, Ed Williams, will be leaving the news organization to join Edelman as CEO of the firm's U.K. busine... [PRNewser]

The Semantic Link - Episode 7, June 2011 - Posted June 20, 2011
On Monday, June 20, a group of Semantic thought leaders from around the globe met with their host and colleague, Paul Miller, for the se... [semanticweb.com]

Native XML Databases and RDF - Posted June 14, 2011
There are three trends that I observed at SemTech 2011 in San Francisco last week. First was the increased role of native XML databases used in combination with RDF data stores. Second was the many natural-language processing tools and... [semanticweb.com]

Innovative Move? BBC Develops iPhone App for Field Reporters - Posted June 14, 2011
The BBC is in the process of creating a new app that would allow its reporters in the field to file photos, audio and video from an iPhone or iPad directly into the news organization's system. The app would also allow reporters to br... [TVSpy]

Semantic Technology: It's All About The Business - Posted June 10, 2011
The opening keynote sessions at SemTech this week made one thing abundantly clear: Semantic technology is for business, and it's time to start putting it in practice there. "Semantics is a game changer in the B-to-C model," said Bill Guinn, CTO Product Enablers, Amdocs Product Business Unit... [semanticweb.com]

Wimbledon Finals To Be First 3D BBC Broadcast - Posted June 8, 2011
The BBC will broadcast the men's and women's singles finals at the 2011 Wimbledon Championships live in 3D. It will mark the first 3D broadcast in BBC history. The free-to-air broadcast will be available to anyone who has... [SportsNewser]

NYT Social Media Editor Liz Heron on Guidelines: 'Don't Be Stupid' - Posted May 24, 2011
The New York Times social media editor Liz Heron discussed her newspaper's social media guidelines, or lack thereof, at the BBC's ... [SocialTimes.com]

Twitter, Television Sit Together for Royal Wedding - Posted May 5, 2011
Media outlets including ABC News, CNN, BBC, ITV, and Sky incorporated Twitter into their coverage of the Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton ... [SocialTimes.com]

The Royal Wedding Almost Broke the Internet - Posted April 29, 2011
[caption id="attachment_20157" align="alignleft" width="290" caption="Photo: George Pimentel, WireImage.com"][/caption] Congratulations to the new Duke and Duchess of Cambridge! We all enjoyed the grandeur, the history, the... [PRNewser]

Making Use of the BBC's Archives through the Digital Public Space Project - Posted April 20, 2011
A new article from the BBC Blog discusses the future of the BBC, its archives, and the Digital Public Space project. The Digital Public Space project "is a partnership between the BBC and other cultural institutions in the UK, including museums, archives,... [semanticweb.com]

Rupert Murdoch looking to take over Formula One? - Posted April 20, 2011
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp., which has its fingers in just about every sports pie on planet Earth, is looking to expand its reach into new territory: Formula One racing. Murdoch is reportedly in talks with Carlos Slim, the world's richest man, to make ... [SportsNewser]

BBC Marches to U.S. Traffic Records in March - Posted April 14, 2011
BBC drew more than 19.3 million unique U.S. users in March, an all-time high, according to data from comScore, marking a 35 percent gain from its February unique user total. Page views of 273 million for... [FishbowlNY]

BBC Marches to U.S. Traffic Records in March - Posted April 14, 2011
BBC drew more than 19.3 million unique U.S. users in March, an all-time high, according to data from comScore, marking a 35 percent gain from its February unique user total. Page views of 273 million for... [TVNewser]

RIM Exec Loses It, Shuts Down BBC Interview - Posted April 13, 2011
[caption id="attachment_19043" align="alignright" width="304" caption="Lazaridis holding a Blackberry Playbook tablet. Photo: REUTERS/Robert Galbraith"][/caption] Faced with a question from BBC reporter ... [PRNewser]

How to Make Your Own Virtual Newspaper with Twitter - Posted February 22, 2011
Who needs a newspaper when you have Twitter? This post may sound redundant to those in the know; but for those new to Twitter, here are some ways you can use the site as a one stop spot for your news - including links to get you started.... [AllTwitter]

BBC News Creates Live Events Page for Egypt Coverage - Posted February 10, 2011
BBC News set up a live events page to highlight the political unrest in Egypt. ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Google Chrome Web Store Shoppers Can Now Taste BBC Good Food - Posted February 7, 2011
The British Broadcasting Corp. hopes to whet the appetite of browsers in the Google Chr... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

Ax Swings at BBC Online: 25 Percent Budget Reduction, 360 Job Losses by 2013-14 - Posted January 24, 2011
The British Broadcasting Corp. announced a massive cutback in its online operations, which will reduce the budget at BBC Online by 25 percent by 2013, and result in the loss of up to 360 jobs. BBC Online will ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

BBC iPlayer for BlackBerry Now Available - Posted November 5, 2010
The British Broadcasting Corp. officially released ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

BBC America Seeks 'Irreverent' Editorial Director - Posted November 4, 2010
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More Chilean Miner Stats for News Sites, Social Media, Search Engines - Posted October 19, 2010
The rescue of the formerly trapped miners from the northern Atacama desert in Chile generated strong numbers for ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

BBC.com Flies British Airways for New Commercial Director - Posted September 29, 2010
British Airways digital marketing head Chris Davies confirmed his reservation to become commercial director at ... [WebNewser - SocialTimes.com]

IBM's European Extreme Blue Expo - Siliconrepublic.com - Posted September 21, 2010
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IBM Dublin Lab working on semantic web project for BBC - Siliconrepublic.com - Posted September 20, 2010
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Have Semantic Technologies Crossed the Chasm Yet? - Posted September 17, 2010
  This article kicks off a series of interviews on Semantic Technologies in the MIT Entrepreneurship Review with industry thought leaders including Thomas Tague (Thomson Reuters), Chris Messina (Google), David Recordon (Facebook), Will Hunsinger (Evri) and Jamie Taylor (Metaweb). At first sight, the answer is yes. I recently attended the Semantic Technology Conference... [semanticweb.com]

Bridging the gap: How Semantic Web can move into the mainstream through SXSW - Posted August 17, 2010
Personally, I believe that the Semantic Web will become mainstream in the next few years (I actually have a bet on this with some college friends). I know that this is a strong statement, but I am confident that it will happen. Mainstream is defined in Wikipedia as “the common current of... [semanticweb.com]

Linked Data API introduced at London Meetup - Posted February 28, 2010
Last week, the Second Linked Data Meetup London was held at the University of London Union. There were several compelling presentations discussed on Twitter  including the BBC's use of Linked Data for their ... [semanticweb.com]

'What is the value of Linked Data to the news industry?' - The Guardian - Posted January 25, 2010
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BBC's Katty Kay Weighs Writing, Blogging With Paying The Bills - Posted December 15, 2009
If you ever wonder how authors and bloggers do it -- that relentless, 24-hour-a-day publicity driving social media quest -- you're not alone. Katty Kay, a BBC journalist and author, is right there with you. During an interview at mediabis... [FishbowlNY]

Twitter Calls Out CNN, But Kurtz Misses The Boat - Posted June 15, 2009
Over the weekend, tempers flared over CNN's coverage -- or lack thereof -- of the Iranian election and subsequent protests. Frustrated viewers took to Twitter to voice their concern over CNN's oversight or lack of interest in the foreign controversy, creating the hashtag #cnnfail, which was a tr... [FishbowlNY]

Times Columnist Carr Talks About Future Of Newspapers - Posted May 19, 2009
After writing about future of his own paper in his column yesterday, New York Times media columnist David Carr... [FishbowlNY]

BBC Taps Web 3.0 for New Music Site - BusinessWeek - Posted April 7, 2009
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BBC Web developer Simon Cross on Personalisation and the Semantic Web - guardian.co.uk - Posted February 27, 2009
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American Idol: WGA Still Trying to "Represent" - Posted July 18, 2008
As the American Idol production team winds through the country for audition season, the Writers Guild of America is in hot pursuit. Having chartered a "Truth Tour" bus to shadow AI auditions, the WGA h... [FishbowlLA]

BBC, aka The Beeb: It's All About the Boobs - Posted October 25, 2007
The BBC is so classy, doncha know? Tonight and no doubt soon to be every night: My Big Breasts and Me Documentary about three large-breasted women who feel that having enormous bosoms is not such a blessing. Jodie i... [FishbowlLA]

Watch the Box: Above and Below - Posted October 23, 2007
CBS canceled Viva Laughlin after two episodes. Just because it's on British TV doesn't mean it good. The BBC just bought Dragons' Den a reality series with aspiring entrepreneurs pitching their ideas to various millionaires. See above. Donald Trump is in talks with Revill... [FishbowlLA]

BBC Lied About The Queen--Will Heads Roll? - Posted July 12, 2007
The BBC fibbed about Elizabeth II which must be an act of treason. Seems Her Majesty didn't storm off in a fit of pique after a session with celebrity photographer Ann... [FishbowlLA]

Kureshi Accuses BBC of Censorship - Posted April 17, 2007
Hanif Kureshi's National Short Story Prize-nominated story was supposed to be read on the BBC, but that didn't happen after concluding that the broadcast timing of "Weddings and Beheadings" "would not be right" following unconfirmed reports that kidnapped BBC Gaza correspondent Alan Johnston had been killed by a jihadist group, ... [GalleyCat]

Sundown on Sunset - Posted March 2, 2007
Post-Oscar let down--it's like Lent, only with more fasting. The BBC will embrace YouTube. Top Gear addicts will be so pleased. Belinda Carlisle lives in France and sings in F... [FishbowlLA]

NBC Wants A MySpace All It's Own - Posted January 16, 2007
NBC is supposed to be creating social networking communities for its major TV shows, according to Techcrunch, which linked to a cache file of a now-deleted post by Sab Kanaujia, vice presiden... [FishbowlLA]