Cable operator Virgin Media's broadband and video-on-demand services crashed last night, leaving an unspecified number of its 3.6 million customers temporarily without facilities including internet access.
The problem, which Virgin Media said accidentally occurred during "routine maintenance", primarily affected customers in the north-west, Yorkshire and the Midlands.
Virgin Media's broadband and VOD services went down not long after 9pm last night.
"At 9.20pm last night, customers in a number of regions temporarily lost connectivity to their broadband and video-on-demand services," said Virgin Media.
"This occurred as a result of an error during a routine maintenance process which affected some customers' modems and set-top boxes."
Virgin added that the "majority" of affected customers regained their service "shortly after midnight".
However, as the restoration process was handled in waves, the problem was not completely fixed in all areas until after 10am today.
VOD services were the simplest to restore, while some broadband customers in formerTelewest regions had the longest wait, said a Virgin Media spokeswoman.
"Our engineers are currently working to restore the few remaining connections as quickly as possible," said the company. "We apologise for any inconvenience this may have caused. Broadcast television and telephone services were unaffected."
Virgin added that it was not yet possible to state exactly how many customers had been affected.
"As the loss was temporary and not a network outage, it is difficult to establish the exact scale of the affected customers," the company said. "Some customers may have noticed a loss of service as short as a few minutes, many may not have seen any loss of service at all, depending on when they were online."
Wednesday 19 December 2007
NEWS
news on the BBC
1) firstly they talked about Northern Rock - this may be becuase so many people werew effected by it thus would be interested on teh news about it
2) Rape claims- they also mentioned a women getting raped whils the man u football teams christmas party was goin on in the same hotel, this would appeal to peopel who are concerned about things like this
3) about the lib dem leader and how he has promised new begginings, this is important to the audience interested in politics
4) a man who saved someone during the bombs in glasgow airport gets rewarded, this is to encourage others to do similar things
another bbc news on another dayy...
1) northern rock yet again
2) how flooding in britain should be taken as seroiusly as terrerrism
3) Great britain visiters can not stay longer than 3 months
the stories appear diffeerntly...perhaps becuase of the timings, the bbc may expect diiferent audiences. ``````````````````
1) firstly they talked about Northern Rock - this may be becuase so many people werew effected by it thus would be interested on teh news about it
2) Rape claims- they also mentioned a women getting raped whils the man u football teams christmas party was goin on in the same hotel, this would appeal to peopel who are concerned about things like this
3) about the lib dem leader and how he has promised new begginings, this is important to the audience interested in politics
4) a man who saved someone during the bombs in glasgow airport gets rewarded, this is to encourage others to do similar things
another bbc news on another dayy...
1) northern rock yet again
2) how flooding in britain should be taken as seroiusly as terrerrism
3) Great britain visiters can not stay longer than 3 months
the stories appear diffeerntly...perhaps becuase of the timings, the bbc may expect diiferent audiences. ``````````````````
Friday 14 December 2007
representation of asians
I looked at the representation of Asians in goodness gracious me -
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vFL0w1ruiCM
it obvous to notice their very strong accents which are used for extra comedy.
they seem to care alot about what others think of them and are very competitative
they always want something better, the results are not good enough for the father
the mum is more supportive and sympathetic towards her son.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vFL0w1ruiCM
it obvous to notice their very strong accents which are used for extra comedy.
they seem to care alot about what others think of them and are very competitative
they always want something better, the results are not good enough for the father
the mum is more supportive and sympathetic towards her son.
Tuesday 11 December 2007
One in three Brits back BBC accuracy
Less than a third of UK citizens think the BBC has a good performance record in accurate news reporting, according to a survey carried out on behalf of the BBC World Service.
Just 29% of 1,003 Britons polled in the survey - part of a global report into perceptions of media freedom - said they rated publicly-funded news organisations, meaning the BBC in Britain, positively.
A further 43% said the BBC's performance was "average" in reporting news, while 26% said it was poor.
British respondents thought less of their publicly funded news organisation than those in countries such as Venezuela, Russia, Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria.
In fact, Britain came a lowly 11th out of 14 countries polled for the BBC World Service survey.
The survey will come as an embarrassment to the BBC, particularly as it was carried out by the World Service.
A BBC spokeswoman said: "It is always interesting to hear people's views on the BBC. However, BBC News has an 80% reach in the UK.
"We are also seen as the most trusted news provider, especially in times of crisis and for big breaking news stories. This clearly shows the value audiences place in us."
The performance of commercial news organisations in the UK was equally negative, with just 28% of respondents giving a "good" performance rating compared with 43% globally.
This put Britain in 12th place out of the 14 countries surveyed for commercial news organisations.
The largest group of UK respondents - 44% - said commercial news organisations had an average performance in terms of honest and accurate news reporting, while 25% said they were poor.
"While Britons believe strongly in media freedom, they are critical of the accuracy of news reporting by both publicly and privately-funded organisations," the report said.
The survey also found that a large majority of Britons thought the concentration of media ownership in fewer hands was a concern, with 71% saying it was a "major issue", above the global average of 59%.
Along with the US and Germany, Britons are strong advocates of press freedom, with 67% agreeing that it is more important than stability, compared with 56% who share the view globally. Britons are fairly neutral on the freedom that the media has "to report the news accurately, truthfully and without undue bias", with 30% - versus 22% globally - opting for a rating midway between free and not free. The majority of Britons also agree with having a say in news reporting decisions, with 63% - compared with 56% globally - thinking it is important "that people like me have a say in what gets reported in the news", while 35% - 39% globally - prefer to leave such decisions to news organisations.
Just 29% of 1,003 Britons polled in the survey - part of a global report into perceptions of media freedom - said they rated publicly-funded news organisations, meaning the BBC in Britain, positively.
A further 43% said the BBC's performance was "average" in reporting news, while 26% said it was poor.
British respondents thought less of their publicly funded news organisation than those in countries such as Venezuela, Russia, Egypt, Kenya and Nigeria.
In fact, Britain came a lowly 11th out of 14 countries polled for the BBC World Service survey.
The survey will come as an embarrassment to the BBC, particularly as it was carried out by the World Service.
A BBC spokeswoman said: "It is always interesting to hear people's views on the BBC. However, BBC News has an 80% reach in the UK.
"We are also seen as the most trusted news provider, especially in times of crisis and for big breaking news stories. This clearly shows the value audiences place in us."
The performance of commercial news organisations in the UK was equally negative, with just 28% of respondents giving a "good" performance rating compared with 43% globally.
This put Britain in 12th place out of the 14 countries surveyed for commercial news organisations.
The largest group of UK respondents - 44% - said commercial news organisations had an average performance in terms of honest and accurate news reporting, while 25% said they were poor.
"While Britons believe strongly in media freedom, they are critical of the accuracy of news reporting by both publicly and privately-funded organisations," the report said.
The survey also found that a large majority of Britons thought the concentration of media ownership in fewer hands was a concern, with 71% saying it was a "major issue", above the global average of 59%.
Along with the US and Germany, Britons are strong advocates of press freedom, with 67% agreeing that it is more important than stability, compared with 56% who share the view globally. Britons are fairly neutral on the freedom that the media has "to report the news accurately, truthfully and without undue bias", with 30% - versus 22% globally - opting for a rating midway between free and not free. The majority of Britons also agree with having a say in news reporting decisions, with 63% - compared with 56% globally - thinking it is important "that people like me have a say in what gets reported in the news", while 35% - 39% globally - prefer to leave such decisions to news organisations.
Tuesday 4 December 2007
USES OF GRATIFICATIONS & ME
Blumler & Katz: possible reasons why audience members might consume a media text...
Diversion- i watch comedies and dramas such as friends, ugly betty ...
Personal relationships- i don't usually use the media for emotional interaction
Personal identity- sometimes in soaps such as Eastenders and Home and away i understand the charcters perspective. Also when i read articles i can relate to the writer.
Surveillance- i watch the news and weather.
Denis McQuail: a more detailed breakdown of audience motivation...
Inforamtion- i read magazines about fashion and celebrities for geneeral interest, also i may watch the news or read a newspaper to find out about something in particular.
Learning- this would usually be through the news and newspapers.
Personal identity- i dont particularly ideaolise others, thougfh i appreiciate successful peopel such as Richard Branson.
Integration and social interaction- ?
Entertainment- i watch films of many genres and watch sitcoms etc...
Diversion- i watch comedies and dramas such as friends, ugly betty ...
Personal relationships- i don't usually use the media for emotional interaction
Personal identity- sometimes in soaps such as Eastenders and Home and away i understand the charcters perspective. Also when i read articles i can relate to the writer.
Surveillance- i watch the news and weather.
Denis McQuail: a more detailed breakdown of audience motivation...
Inforamtion- i read magazines about fashion and celebrities for geneeral interest, also i may watch the news or read a newspaper to find out about something in particular.
Learning- this would usually be through the news and newspapers.
Personal identity- i dont particularly ideaolise others, thougfh i appreiciate successful peopel such as Richard Branson.
Integration and social interaction- ?
Entertainment- i watch films of many genres and watch sitcoms etc...
SUMERY OF EFFECTS THEORY & USES AND GRATIFICATIONS
Effects theory:
Claims the audience is passive and practically believe everything they read, hear and see from the media. This relates to the hyperdemic needle model which is about dominant ideologies being fed into the audienece by the media or ruling classes. The effects theory therefore reinforces hegemony. This theory was first introduced at the Frankfurt School who were concerned about the impact media industries have on society. Adorno is also a theorist who talked about the culture industry and how media is dumbing down society.
Uses of Gratifications:
Is concerned with active audiences who consume the media for fifferent purposes. It considers audience choice and why thety use it. Blulmer and Katz suggested possible readons to why the audience may consume media text: diversion, personal relatiuonships,personal identity and surveillance. Denis McQuail further breaksdown this down according to the audieneces motivation, what they are hoping to gain from it.
Claims the audience is passive and practically believe everything they read, hear and see from the media. This relates to the hyperdemic needle model which is about dominant ideologies being fed into the audienece by the media or ruling classes. The effects theory therefore reinforces hegemony. This theory was first introduced at the Frankfurt School who were concerned about the impact media industries have on society. Adorno is also a theorist who talked about the culture industry and how media is dumbing down society.
Uses of Gratifications:
Is concerned with active audiences who consume the media for fifferent purposes. It considers audience choice and why thety use it. Blulmer and Katz suggested possible readons to why the audience may consume media text: diversion, personal relatiuonships,personal identity and surveillance. Denis McQuail further breaksdown this down according to the audieneces motivation, what they are hoping to gain from it.
Net to become third biggest ad medium
The internet is set to overtake magazines to become the world's third largest advertising medium in 2010, according to a new report.
Media planning and buying agency ZenithOptimedia's global advertising report estimates that in 2010 the internet ad market will be worth almost $61bn (29.5bn), compared with the magazine market at around $60.5bn (29.3bn).
By 2010 the internet will account for 11.5% of global ad spend, trailing just TV, at a 37.5% share, and newspapers with 25.4% of an estimated $530bn (£257bn) total spend, according to Zenith.
Internet ad spend is currently ranked behind radio globally but will surpass the medium's share next year. In the more developed UK market digital ad spend passed radio last year.
The largest single internet ad market in money terms is the US, although the overall media spend share held by digital advertising in America is relatively low.
Digital ad spend growth will come from markets such as western Europe, says Jonathan Barnard, head of publications at ZenithOptimedia, a region which will go from £10bn this year to almost £20bn by 2010.
Other rapidly growing markets, while currently small, include China, which is predicted to grow from about £1.3bn now to £3.7bn in 2010.
In the more developed digital ad market in the UK, online already accounts for more than 15% of total advertising spend across all media.
However, ZenithOptimedia's report predicts that globally the medium will only break into a double-digit share of media spend - 10.4% - by the end of 2009.
Regions such as Latin America, for example, have been slow to shift spend online, accounting for around 2% of all media spend in the continent.
By 2010, however, internet ad spend as a share of all media will break the 15% mark in 10 regional markets around the world, according to ZenithOptimedia.
Currently just four markets have reached this milestone - Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK.
In these four markets the internet is predicted to top 20% of all media spend by 2010.
Media planning and buying agency ZenithOptimedia's global advertising report estimates that in 2010 the internet ad market will be worth almost $61bn (29.5bn), compared with the magazine market at around $60.5bn (29.3bn).
By 2010 the internet will account for 11.5% of global ad spend, trailing just TV, at a 37.5% share, and newspapers with 25.4% of an estimated $530bn (£257bn) total spend, according to Zenith.
Internet ad spend is currently ranked behind radio globally but will surpass the medium's share next year. In the more developed UK market digital ad spend passed radio last year.
The largest single internet ad market in money terms is the US, although the overall media spend share held by digital advertising in America is relatively low.
Digital ad spend growth will come from markets such as western Europe, says Jonathan Barnard, head of publications at ZenithOptimedia, a region which will go from £10bn this year to almost £20bn by 2010.
Other rapidly growing markets, while currently small, include China, which is predicted to grow from about £1.3bn now to £3.7bn in 2010.
In the more developed digital ad market in the UK, online already accounts for more than 15% of total advertising spend across all media.
However, ZenithOptimedia's report predicts that globally the medium will only break into a double-digit share of media spend - 10.4% - by the end of 2009.
Regions such as Latin America, for example, have been slow to shift spend online, accounting for around 2% of all media spend in the continent.
By 2010, however, internet ad spend as a share of all media will break the 15% mark in 10 regional markets around the world, according to ZenithOptimedia.
Currently just four markets have reached this milestone - Denmark, Norway, Sweden and the UK.
In these four markets the internet is predicted to top 20% of all media spend by 2010.
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