Saturday 29 August 2015, PM
Chris Bryant says passing cost of free licences to BBC is 'spiteful' attack
Labour's Chris Bryant has challenged the culture secretary's claim that passing the cost of TV licences for over-75s to the BBC was purely driven by the need to reduce the national deficit, arguing that the government has pledged to clear it before the corporation even takes on the full 750m burden. Osborne said Whittingdale's letter stating the terms of the deal shows the government will support the BBC with 468m toward the 750m cost in 2018/19, then 247m in 2019/2020, before the corporation takes on the full burden in 2020/2021. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comBBC3 should follow Radio 1 in focusing on social media, says Google boss
BBC 3 is scheduled to go online only at the start of 2016, but the decision to take the youth-oriented channel off the airwaves has been criticised at a time when the BBC is trying to work out how to engage younger audiences. The strategy has involved creating a dedicated space on iPlayer for visual content from Radio 1, and posting to YouTube and other social media. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comTony Hall a 'coward' for not challenging John Whittingdale, says Chris Bryant
- www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comLord Burns said to be examining options for Channel 4 sale
Lord Burns, the chair of Channel 4, is understood to be looking at options for a partial or full sell-off of the broadcaster as the government considers the sale of state assets to help reduce its budget deficit. Rumours about the possible privatisation of Channel 4 have re-emerged since the Shareholder Executive, which manages the government's ownership of the broadcaster as well as the Royal Mint, nuclear fuel company Urenco and other assets, was moved from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills to the Treasury. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.com
Tycoon takeover puts Euronews funding in focus – POLITICO
Euronews is the European Union's biggest media commitment, having received 240 million from Brussels since it launched in 1992 - with 25.5 million pouring into its coffers in 2014, a third of the network's budget. In recent years, Euronews suffered funding constraints as the public broadcasters scaled back their commitment, making it more reliant on European taxpayers. - www.politico.euwww.politico.euUTV reports pre-tax profits of 1m: Results down from 10m a year earlier
UTV Ireland had revenue of 4.9m - more than wiped out by an operating loss of 7.5m - while revenue for the Northern Ireland TV operation was 4.2m. And the company's chairman said the budget deadlock in Northern Ireland was likely to have an impact on TV advertising revenues in its Belfast-based channel over the next few months. Overall revenue at the plc - one of just three listed companies in Northern Ireland - was 58.3m. Operating profit was 2.5m, down from 11.1m a year earlier. - www.belfasttelegraph.co.ukwww.belfasttelegraph.co.ukCaribbean TV for Freeview |
Arqiva has announced the launch of a new hybrid IPTV channel on the Freeview platform. ABN TV, the African-Caribbean family entertainment channel, will provide content 24 hours a day to audiences with internet-enabled Freeview devices. - advanced-television.comadvanced-television.comFriday 28 August 2015, PM
#35 - Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival 2015 - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
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BBC boss: Whittingdale has 'laid to rest' charter renewal concerns
BBC head of strategy and digital James Purnell has stood by the corporationâs defensive response to the governmentâs green paper - but admitted that the culture secretaryâs latest remarks had âchanged the mood of the debateâ. In July, the corporation said the governmentâs document on charter renewal would herald a âmuch diminished, less popularâ BBC, which Purnell said was an appropriate response to what appeared to be a threat to its future. During a panel debate on the future of the BBC at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, Purnell said: âIf you look at all the context of the green paper there was a legitimate question around the intentions of the government, John has now laid that to restâ. - www.broadcastnow.co.ukwww.broadcastnow.co.ukEpisode 30 – Phone hacking payouts, RAJARs, falling ITV audience – The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#29 - Election 2015 SPECIAL - The Media Podcast with OIly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#28 - BBC3 move postponed, Adblock Plus - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#27 - Seiken’s legacy, Periscope up... Snapchat down - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#26 - What is Top Gear’s future? - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#25B - Radio Days Europe 2015 - The Media Podcast with Paul Robinson
feedproxy.google.com#25 - Clarkson’s third strike, British Press Awards - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#24B - John Waite on presenting - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#24 - Oborne vs The Telegraph, Radio Academy changes and Guardian hustings - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#23B - BBC World Service's Owain Rich on Drones - Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#23 - Premier League rights, ITV ratings, radio listening figures - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#22B - Do We Get The Press We Deserve? Matt Kelly - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#22 - The Future of News, Radio Academy woes, Page 3 - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#21 - Charlie Hebdo coverage, TV Debates, UTV sales - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#20 - Predictions 2015 - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#19 - Sony’s PR Disaster, Serial breaks records - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#18 EXTRA - Women in Film and Television Awards 2014 - The Media Podcast with Helen Zaltzman
feedproxy.google.com#18 - Kids TV tax breaks, Times profit shocker - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#17 - Dapper Laughs, Fake Sheik, Julia Davis at Breakfast - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#16 - Radio 1 to launch iPlayer channel, BT wins access to Sky Sports and the TV ads going viral for Christmas - The Med
feedproxy.google.com#15 - RAJARS, Vice Media plans, Whisper scoop - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#14 - Radio Festival 2014 SPECIAL - The Media Podcast with John Plunkett
feedproxy.google.com#13 - Viacom invests in C5 / MIPCOM preview - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#12 - Trinity Mirror payouts, Emma Watson hoax - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#11 - Save Our Sources, Next Radio Conference - The Media Podcast
feedproxy.google.com#10 - SPECIAL: Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival 2014
feedproxy.google.com#9 - Scotland debate update, Company magazine closes, Edinburgh preview
feedproxy.google.com#8 RAJARs, Sky Europe NYT app confusion
feedproxy.google.com#7 BBC News Cuts, Murdoch bids for Time Warner
feedproxy.google.comThe Media Podcast #6 - BBC levels the playing field, George Clooney apology
feedproxy.google.comThe Media Podcast #5 - Radio 5 Live reshuffle and kids' TV tax breaks
feedproxy.google.comThe Media Podcast #4 - hacking trial verdicts, Rising Star US
feedproxy.google.comThe Media Podcast #3 - John Oliver and World Cup take over the US
feedproxy.google.comThe Media Podcast #2 - Robert Peston Michael Woolf go off-message
feedproxy.google.comThe Media Podcast #1: BBC News Cuts, Freeview Connect
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www.acast.com#34 - BBC debate begins, Quirker launch Moyles on XFM - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#33 - BBC Three cut gets Trust approval – The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#32 - Chris Evans gets BBC out of a tight corner - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.com#31 - Broadcast Backs the Beeb, Lineker’s BT Transfer and Creative Week 2015
feedproxy.google.comThursday 27 August 2015, AM
Sinclair Fight With Dish Could Spur Action on TV Blackouts
Sinclair blocked Dish customers' access to 129 stations in 79 markets on Tuesday, Dish said in a statement. Dish in a filing with the FCC said Sinclair unfairly coordinated negotiations for stations the broadcaster doesn't own. - www.bloomberg.comwww.bloomberg.compick a page