In one notable case, when the industry agreed on a standard some years ago for the interoperation of digital consumer devices (the Digital Living Network Alliance or DLNA), the standards body, which included every company but Apple, agreed on specifications for six layers: connectivity, IP networking, discovery and control, media transport, media formats, and link protection.

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The Hinduja Group does not lack resources, spanning a huge range of businesses, from media to transport and banking to chemicals.

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This is the universal portal that will transport them well into the media revolution of the next few years.

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Most important, transport and telecoms networks, and social media, are spawning new data as a free by-product.

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They have accelerated progress in fields as diverse as agriculture, citizen media, healthcare, and public transport.

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Up until the 1950s, before the age of mass media, posters were the best way for resorts and tourist and transport agencies to attract customers.

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Agencies such as Transport for London, the Olympic Park Legacy Company and the Department for Culture Media and Sport all have a role to play in keeping the promise during, and also after, the games.

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New technology for London 2012 includes myInfo, an internet application that allows media, sports officials and athletes to access competition schedules, sports records and transport news.

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Shadow culture, media and sport minister Lord Stevenson of Balmacara raised questions about whether traffic and public transport infrastructures would be able to cope with the volume of visitors.

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