Annals of crisis management: Meridian boss goes AWOL as viewers lambast local news changes
The all-new Meridian Tonight has got off to a predictable start. The show went out for the first time last…
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Sex, pizza, telly: Not everything shrinks during recession
Zenithoptimedia is suggesting that Five has seen its ad revenues collapse by 27% YOY during January. At first glance, this…
ByDo the regionals stand a chance of getting £50m to produce local news bulletins for ITV?
So Ofcom has proposed that consortia of “established UK-wide and regional news providers” could bid for contracts to supply ITV…
ByReturn from Happyclappland: TV ad revenues take a big hit in January
Have the UK’s media agencies embarked on the long march back from Happyclappyland? In recent months, I’ve lambasted optimistic ad…
ByFreefall Friday: Richard Littlejohn might laugh at Banki Hankipanki, but the City is running scared
Another massive downward lurch on the markets today. Partly caused by technical issues relating to the liquidation of Lehman Brothers.…
ByShares slump at Thomson Reuters and Reed Elsevier
It’s been another disappointing morning for some of the UK’s biggest publicly listed media companies. Shares in Reed Elsevier have…
ByOfcom: ‘We must safeguard public service broadcasting, let’s dismantle ITV News’
ITV’s dramatic cuts to editorial jobs outlined yesterday expose a paradox in media regulator Ofcom’s proposals for the future of…
ByWhat lies ahead for the media?
Here are a few possibilities for the next few weeks and months. On reflection, most seem fairly obvious. If so,…
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