Saturday 29 August 2015, PM
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.eu
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UTV 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.uk
www.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.com
advanced-television.comFriday 28 August 2015, PM
#35 - Guardian Edinburgh International TV Festival 2015 - The Media Podcast with Olly Mann
feedproxy.google.comThursday 27 August 2015, PM
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.uk
www.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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The Media Podcast
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.com
www.bloomberg.comWednesday 26 August 2015, PM
John Whittingdale claims he is not 'dismantling the BBC' and that it's future is not under threat
BBC sympathiser Dame Judi Dench The decision to make the BBC cover the cost of providing free licences to the over-75s and the consultation on the broadcaster's future role has prompted high-profile sympathisers, from Dame Judi Dench and Stephen Fry to former Tory minister Lord Fowler, to warn of the consequences of damaging the BBC. Similar sentiments were voiced last night by Armando Iannucci, in a lecture at the festival. Read more BBC wanted to make royal epic but 'could not compete' with Netflix financiallyBBC experiment finds licence fee completely justified and 'incredibly good value'. - www.independent.co.ukwww.independent.co.ukWhittingdale: Channel 4 privatisation 'not under discussion' but not ruled out
Whittingdale said a sale of Channel 4 was not currently being discussed, but said whatever its future, its remit to cater for minority audiences and take risks must not change. The question comes in the wake of several reports in July that the government is considering proposals to privatise Channel 4, which is state-owned but supported by advertising, in a move that could raise more than 1bn to aid deficit reduction. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comUnless you want TV by diktat, defend the BBC
Here's the thing that's exactly how the BBC worked some 15, maybe 10 years ago. Let's stop playing games, let's talk properly, and honestly, about what we value and want to preserve in the BBC. The question shouldn't be how do we cut it down to size, but why should we. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.comBBC considers replacing news channel with mobile streaming service
The BBC is thought to be considering whether to close the channel as it looks for ways to cut costs, and the corporation's head of news, James Harding, on Wednesday refused to say whether it would still exist in 10 years. Speaking on the same panel as Harding, Channel 4 News editor Ben De Pear said the prospect of the channel being privatised was worrying because news was not profitable for Channel 4. - www.theguardian.comwww.theguardian.compick a page