24·11·09 Week 47 explore.gateway.bbc.co.uk/ariel THE BBC NEWSPAPER WatCHing WHat we eat, 30 Years OF a THE FooD programme Page 7 P H otograp H: mark bassett Pictured front: Timuchin Dindjer and Bindu Chander, with Karen Gregory, Amey Lee, Natalie Hewit and Sarah Pickard KEW UP FOR WORLD RECORD: BBC a tree in one hour on December 5 to earn a will also be giving away six native ◆Breathing Places gives its Tree O’Clock spot in the Guinness Book of Records and tree species via garden centres and scheme a final push at Kew Gardens. It send oxygen levels rocketing. the Forestry Commission. For more wants as many people as possible to plant Marking National Tree Week, the scheme information: bbc.co.uk/treeoclock ◆ Radioplayer partners ◆ Huge staff effort to ◆ Grin and bear it: plan one-stop shop for cover the Cumbrian staff fundraising for UK stations Page 2 floodsPage 3 Children In Need Page 16 > NEWS 2-4 WEEK AT WORK 8-9 OPINION 10 MAIL 11 JOBS 14 GREEN ROOM 16 < 162 News aa 00·00·08 24·11·09 Industry-wide Radioplayer NEWS BITES a VIctoRIA DERBYSHIRE will broadcast live from Harare on would deliver 400 stations December 2 in the first full BBC programme from Zimbabwe since Room 2316, White City by Cathy Loughran But internet-only stations need not apply the ban on the corporation was 201 Wood Lane, London W12 7TS in phase one – a restriction slammed as ‘pro- lifted earlier this year. She will 020 8008 4228 u THE PRoposed new UK RADIO PLAYER tectionism’ by Sun Radio presenter Jon Gaunt, also present two programmes from Editor would be a shot in the arm for the industry and speaking on a different Media Festival platform. Cape Town on December 4: her Candida Watson 02-84222 a boost for all online listening, says Tim Davie. ‘The reasons for going with licensed serv- regular morning show on 5 live, ices in the first stage is so that we can work with Deputy editor Developed through a partnership between the and a live broadcast of the World BBC, RadioCentre, Global Radio and Guardian a manageable number of stations and have the Cup draw between 1730-1900. Cathy Loughran 02-27360 Media Group, the single player is a one-stop reassurance that content is editorially within the Chief writer shop for 400 Ofcom-licenced services, includ- Ofcom code,’ Davie explained. SecURITY coRRespondent Frank Sally Hillier 02-26877 ing local, community and student radio stations. What about separation of the BBC from ad- Gardner has received an AMI (Ability Features editor By next summer, users could be listening live vertising? ‘Within the BBC space, there is no Media International) Award. The Clare Bolt 02-27445 and searching for content by subject, genre, danger of commercialisation. Pop up the Radio 1 awards are for individuals ‘who Broadcast Journalists musical style, even individual song titles. Tap in console and there is clearly no advertising. Click have demonstrated, or fostered, Laura Scarrott 02-84224 a postcode and get the local services covering outstanding and sustained Claire Barrett 02-27368 your area, then store favourite stations. artistic excellence which is Art editor The plan is for all BBC services to be on UK inclusive [and] inspirational’. Ken Sinyard 02-84229 Radioplayer. Commercial stations that sign up Business co-ordinator are free to run adverts, on-demand audio, click- JOURNALIsts AT World Service news to-buy music services and other revenue-rais- and current affairs department Silvana Romana 02-84228 ing material with their live streams. It’s a com- are being asked to vote on Mark Ariel mail mon technical standard, not a website, and the Thompson’s salary and whether [email protected] pop-up console is launched via stations’ own it should be reduced. The NUJ Ariel online explore.gateway.bbc.uk/ariel sites – looking the same, with the same func- poll runs until December 1. tionality, regardless of which station is playing. Unveiling the project at last week’s Media THE entIRE collection of Blackadder Guest contributors this week Festival in Manchester, the director of audio and is now available to download music said the player was the result of ‘collabo- from the iTunes Store, marking GARY BUTCHER is an Essex man rative thinking across the industry’. Its aim is to 20 years since the series last finding a fresh challenge in the grow online listening, currently at two percent. on a new station, and it’s like clicking through appeared on screen. In addition Midlands. Page 14 The BBC’s involvement will need go ahead links to a different news site.’ BBC Audiobooks has launched The from the BBC Trust, but even that approvals Might such a user-friendly development hit Complete Collected cd series. process has still to be decided, Davie admits: take up of DAB? ‘The impact on DAB adoption EMILY KASRIEL takes the multi- ‘We’re having detailed discussions with the trust should be minimal as the Radioplayer primarily CHARlotte Elston has partner approach on a whistle-stop to see what approvals will be needed,’ he said. targets people sitting at computers who are lis- been appointed director of tour of Australasia. Page 15 Davie stopped short of making comparison tening to very little live radio at the moment.’ communications, BBC Worldwide. with the Open iPlayer plan, recently refused by With a planned launch in the first half of 2010, She succeeds Ali Jeremy, who has the trust because the proposal was too com- UK Radioplayer would be on desktops, and on joined BT Retail. Until last month plex, with insufficient separation between its sites like Facebook, before moving to mobile: Elston was group communications BBC Jobs 0370 333 1330 commercial and public service aspects. ‘We are looking to move beyond the desktop director for Aegis Group plc. Jobs textphone 028 9032 8478 ‘What makes the Radioplayer so exciting is within 12 months of launch but there will be a lot that it is genuinely open to every player in the of work to do to get there,’ Davie says. NICK Betts, head of commercial BBC Jobs John Clarke 02-27143 market. We’ll demand minimum standards for and business development at the Room 2120, White City, London W12 7TS audio and quality of the console, but beyond l Digital radio switchover date – Page 4 BBC Commercial Agency, will Advertise in Ariel that, barriers to entry are low,’ Davie said. l Partnership ambitions – Page 10 explain the role of the agency Ten Alps Media 020 7878 2313 in securing pre-production www.bbcarielads.com investment and exploiting the BBC’s rights on December 9 in Printing EXPECT PEOPLE TO CHANGE CHANNELS Room G418, White City. For more Garnett Dickinson Group TIM DAVIE’S AnnoUncement tening habits radically. has of reaching out to commer- details, visit: http://sites.gateway. Rotherham 01709 768000 of the Radioplayer is one that However, there are some cial radio. The player may serve bbc.co.uk/productionuncovered/ Subscribe to Ariel has been quite rightly applaud- questions that the player to introduce loyal and hard- linkto/meet-the-expert . Six months: £26, £36, £40 ed within the radio industry. prompts. At the moment only ened commercial radio listen- Twelve months: £50, £60, £68 Davie’s appointment as the di- Ofcom stations will be able ers to the wider variety of BBC EntRY to W12 car parks is being (prices for UK, Europe, rest of world rector of BBC audio and music to be featured. This may have programmes they were una- changed to an automated barrier respectively) has seen a new era of glasnost been satisfactory in the old ware of, such as Radio 2’s rich system (from November 24 at Centre Cheques to: Garnett Dickinson Print, with commercial radio and this world of frequency regula- seam of documentaries or Ra- House and from December 2 at initiative is the latest manifes- tion but radio is now changing dio 1’s specialist music shows. Wood Lane multi storey). People Brookfields Way, Manvers, tation of that. For the BBC to quickly. Major radio entrants Were this to happen, then the will need their BBC ID cards to Wath Upon Dearne, Rotherham S63 5DL use its technical expertise as a such as the Guardian and the goodwill behind the player access the car parks and also will Tel 01709 768199 means of furthering online lis- Sun are producing online-only, may unravel rather faster than have to display a daily ticket or a INFORMATION IN AN EMERGENCY tening for all of UK radio is to be stimulating and well made the speed with which the BBC disabled/gold/newsgathering pass Telephone 0800 0688 159 welcomed. Commercial radio radio content outside of - commercial radio deal has prominently. Bicycle access does not Ceefax Page 159 www.bbc.co.uk/159 is suffering, and will continue Ofcom’s grasp. Is there a been agreed. change. Cyclists need to dismount Ariel is produced by Internal to do so financially, for the missed opportunity not to in- and use the pedestrian gate. Communications for people at the BBC foreseeable future. The BBC’s clude their content along with audience figures are at a record much of the podcast-only ma- INNOVATORS FROM around the BBC high, so the political sense in terial gaining attention, such as will get together in London and reaching out to commercial ra- the Sony award-winning Manchester on Friday to talk about dio is an obvious, but still brave Answer Me This podcast. their work at the latest BeeBCamp.