by barry | Jan 8, 2023 | Campaigns, media ownership, Public Service Broadcasting
Campaigners including media unions have welcomed the Culture Secretary Michelle Donelan announcement that the government has scrapped plans to privatise Channel 4. Instead it proposes to introduce measures to allow for its “long-term sustainability” and help it...
by barry | Nov 7, 2022 | Campaigns, Government, media ownership, Public Service Broadcasting
It’s reasonable to say that there have been a number of twists and turns since the Johnson government first announced it was considering privatising the commercially-funded public service broadcaster. Last July the broadcaster published its delayed Annual Report with...
by barry | Apr 27, 2022 | Campaigns, Government, media ownership, Public Service Broadcasting
A letter from an Ilkley resident to the Yorkshire Post (23 April 2022) raised concerns about the recent government decision to privatise Channel 4. It highlighted the fact that despite a public consultation on the proposal, that opinion was ignored in that the...
by barry | Jan 22, 2022 | BBC, Campaigns, Government, nuj, Public Service Broadcasting
One of the casualties of Operation Red Meat, a desperate media operation launched by Johnson loyalists to deflect attention from Partygate allegations is the BBC’s future. It was one in a series of policy initiatives aimed to please back bench Tory MPs and grab...
by admin | Mar 18, 2021 | BBC, Campaigns, media ownership, nuj, Public Service Broadcasting
The Media Reform Coalition (MRC) marked the launch of its Media Democracy Festival this week (see: https://www.mediareform.org.uk/blog/media-democracy-festival-2021) by publishing a new report on media ownership in the UK. It makes depressing, although predictable,...
by admin | Oct 26, 2020 | BBC, Europe, Government, Public Service Broadcasting
While the government is still deciding on whether to decriminalise non-payment of the television licence fee, following a public consultation earlier this year, the very future of the TV licence fee hangs in the balance. Although safe until the next BBC Charter Review...
