Posts from
March 2005
Tuesday 29 March 2005
Ofcom to vet programming promotion ban Having paid 'commercials' for programmes (as opposed to channels) might in theory benefit some of the smaller digital channels, but the smallest channels won't be able to afford as much cross promotional activity by...
Read all of 'Cross promotion'.
Saturday 26 March 2005
BBC News - Local TV takes off in Austria For reasons which have always escaped me, the "holy grail" of television has always been to get as local as possible. TV enthusiasts are guarenteed to start hyperventilating at the idea...
Read all of 'Local television success?'.
Friday 25 March 2005
Pete Clifton on cuts at BBC News One of the things that eight years of Labour government has brought us (besides war, lies and broken promises) is a long break from the word "cuts". For those of us who lived...
Read all of 'My News Now and other stories'.
Thursday 24 March 2005
A few weeks ago I was flicking through channels on my Sky ?freesat? (the quotes are because ?Freesat? is actually, believe it or not, a BBC trademark) system upstairs to see what I could actually receive, and I stumbled across...
Read all of '?Fox News is not fair and balanced?, says Ofcom'.
BBC News: ITV staff to strike over pay deal When ITV converted from being a broadcaster to being a FTSE100 'profit centre' company last year, the management were delighted. After all, becoming the country's second-largest private broadcaster meant cash cash...
Read all of 'Everybody out!'.
Fincham outlines populist agenda The BBC has appointed Peter Fincham as the new controller for BBC One; a slightly controversal move in that it's an appointment made from the independent sector (ex-Talkback Thames) as opposed to a candidate with previous...
Read all of 'Business as usual'.
Wednesday 23 March 2005
Logofreetv.org is a worthwhile cause: few if any of us like those on-screen logos that destroy the picture and burn a pattern into our TV screens. It's a shame, therefore, that such a good campaign should be ruined by the...
Read all of 'A series of unfortunate occurances'.
Monday 21 March 2005
Over 2000 more jobs to go at BBC - this time from production The news that 2050 additional jobs, this time primarily from the production side, are to go, is a shock. If the BBC is to live up to...
Read all of 'Enough is enough'.
Capital + GWR = GCap Media GCap? You have to wonder, don't you......
Read all of 'Worlds Worst Radio Group Name?'.
New research backs up old TV favourites Just because something doesn't last very long or is briefly watched doesn't mean that it isn't important or well-loved, with news bulletins being a prime example of this. (Analogy: Your doctor may be...
Read all of 'Our survey said...'.
Friday 18 March 2005
ITV plans to revive quiz classics for 50th anniversary ITV might surprise us all and revive World In Action and Armchair Theatre one day, but whilst we're waiting for hell to freeze over we're being treated to revivals of some...
Read all of 'Take your pick'.
Tuesday 15 March 2005
BBC attacked for pushing Freeview The consumer electronics industry both likes and dislikes the BBC's Freeview promotional push for various reasons. It likes the fact that the BBC's big Freeview push is forcing many people to at least think about...
Read all of 'Profit agenda'.
Friday 11 March 2005
Media Guardian: After FilmFour, it's film flops Maybe the advocates of deregulating television are right - if there is a demand in the market, someone will fill it. After all, if there wasn't demand for the worst movies in the...
Read all of 'I Really Feel Like Watching Something Utterly Dire!'.
Thursday 10 March 2005
Is satellite TV fixed in Sky's orbit or heading for freedom? Despite it being essentially a BBC creation, Freeview has turned out to be (unsurprisingly) ITV's best friend; there are fewer channels compared to SkyDigital or cable so inevitably the...
Read all of 'Twin dilemma'.
Wednesday 9 March 2005
Well, after a couple of weeks where the freely available ratings didn't show anything special, this week has proved rather different. First of all, Sky One has had a breakout week. After being stuck around 1.9 for ages, this week...
Read all of 'Ratings Review: W/e 27 February 2005'.
ITV ratings slump 'nonsense', says ITV boss Well he would say that, wouldn't he? But what Charles Allen fails to mention is that the last "I'm a Celebrity..." didn't do quite as well as the previous one, and that ITV1's...
Read all of 'Head in the sand, Pt. 39652871'.
Carry on Doctor Firstly, a warning: this MediaGuardian review of the forthcoming first new Doctor Who episode contains plot revelations that are to be avoided if you want the episode to be a complete surprise when it airs later this...
Read all of 'Time flies'.
Tuesday 8 March 2005
BBC Complaints - Eurovision: Making Your Mind Up Saturday's Making Your Mind Up was a live show and despite all our efforts we did have one small "wardrobe malfunction" which, needless to say, was completely unintentional. Javine's nipple appeared for...
Read all of 'A Tale of Two Countries'.
Monday 7 March 2005
Media Guardian: C4 radio 'will not be using Brother format' The news that Channel 4 is to buy a controlling stake in struggling digital radio station OneWord isn't a huge surprise - it's been rumoured for long enough. But it...
Read all of 'Radio Four'.
Ulster TV profits up by half It may be the case that Irish viewers appreciate "local character" more than English viewers, but even that alone doesn't properly explain why UTV is doing so well in an even more competitive media...
Read all of 'The local touch'.
The Green Paper on the future of the BBC largely leaves well enough alone, thank goodness. At least it doesn?t appear to propose causing any lasting damage. I suppose I should congratulate Tessa Jowell, and perhaps the Prime Minister, for...
Read all of 'Nothing is better than something'.
Sunday 6 March 2005
BBC News report on Jowell's opinions on burglar payment The Rt Hon Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport has become quite famous for knowing little about any of the three things in her title. As someone who doesn't...
Read all of 'The Godmother speaks out'.
BBC News report See you around, Tommy....
Read all of 'Tommy Vance has died'.
Wednesday 2 March 2005
BBC governors axed, license fee to stay (Media Guardian) BBC governors set to be scrapped (Note: BBC) Bore yourself silly with the whole thing (DCMS) Well, the governors are to go, and are to be replaced by an Executive Board,...
Read all of 'Governors Gone'.
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