Posts from
October 2005
Monday 31 October 2005
BBC News: Newsreader Ford retiring from BBC BBC News: Kaplinsky fronts BBC evening news Following on from the departure of Michael Buerk and Peter Sissons, another long time legend of the news announces her departure - Anna Ford is leaving...
Read all of 'The News Shuffle'.
Friday 28 October 2005
I must admit to finding myself slightly bemused, bothered and bewildered at the appearance of the two Tory party leadership contenders at the National Television Awards earlier this week. Coming on stage to present the Most Popular Drama Award to...
Read all of 'What are THEY doing here?'.
Thursday 27 October 2005
Well, there are no real surprises in the big headline stories from these figures, publically available from the RAJAR website. BBC Radio 2 continues to hold the status of Most Popular National Radio Station, with over 12.8 million listeners. BBC...
Read all of 'Ratings Review: RAJAR Quarter 3 2005'.
Friday 21 October 2005
BBC News: BSkyB swoops on internet provider It wasn't exactly a well kept secret, but Sky have pounced on internet service provider, Easynet. It's a move which will make it easier for the company to provide video-on-demand services, seen as...
Read all of 'Sky Goes Broadband'.
Wednesday 12 October 2005
Media Guardian: 'I'm a poacher and a gamekeeper' It's always good to get in the mind of TV critic, producer and TV anorak extraordinaire Victor Lewis-Smith, one of the people behind Associated Rediffusion. And if you take this article with...
Read all of 'The Widespread World of Rediffusion'.
Tuesday 11 October 2005
Chefs urge safeguards for ads on children's TV The Guardian today carries a story about television chefs who have signed a letter to Tony Blair urging the banning of junk food advertisements during children's television. I was pleasantly surprised to...
Read all of 'Setting the Patten for Delia'.
Thursday 6 October 2005
Thompson brands New Statesman claims 'nonsense' (Media Guardian) I read that BBC Director General Mark Thompson has sent news staff an email denying today's New Statesman report that chairman Michael Grade tried to sack Radio 4's Today presenter John Humphrys...
Read all of 'Humphrys on the ropes - or not'.
Tuesday 4 October 2005
ITV50 Album Well, this is a conundrum and no mistake. Whether it's a genuine mistake by the record company or the worst example yet of dumbing down for profit, I cannot say. I bought the ITV 50 Album this afternoon...
Read all of 'False advertising from ITV'.
BBC News: Comedy legend Ronnie Barker dies For the very last time, it's goodnight from him....
Read all of 'Ronnie Barker'.
Monday 3 October 2005
Media Guardian: BBC 'needs more independently-produced news' So how long before Sky News are pitching to produce the BBC's News at Ten then?...
Read all of 'Indie News'.
Media Guardian: Product placement is no panacea, says Channel 4 sales chief When it comes to product placement, I always think of two moments. The first is the James Bond film, Goldeneye, where Perrier logoed lorries are crashed into, and...
Read all of 'Extra Pocket Money'.
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