Forget Murdoch in Edinburgh: Let’s have a real fight about TV’s “dinosaur bosses”
Obviously, it’s a pity that Robert Peston and James Murdoch didn’t come to blows at the Edinburgh TV festival last week.…
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Rival broadcasters accuse Sky News of jeopardising possible election debate
ITV and the BBC are crying foul over Sky News’ offer/threat to host Britain’s first US-style general election debate. Writing…
ByReaction to James Murdoch’s MacTaggart lecture
James Murdoch, News Corp chief executive in Europe and Asia, took a well-aimed swipe at the BBC as he delivered…
ByAnnals 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…
BySex, 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.…
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