January 28th 2004
By: Luke
Hutton Heaps Blame On BBC
Reuters reports:
Lord Hutton's inquiry into the death of Iraq weapons expert David Kelly has lambasted the BBC.
The report by Hutton singled out journalist Andrew Gilligan, the BBC's management and its supervisory board of governors, saying a radio report that the government "sexed up" intelligence in a ...
January 28th 2004
By: Luke
C4 Chair: Johnson Gets It Not Hughes
Ofcomwatch - like others - reported at the weekend that Penny Hughes would be the new Channel 4 chair. So it was a surprise when Luke Johnson was named the channel's new chairman this morning.
The choice was all the more surprising since Johnson's ...
January 27th 2004
By: Russ
Pop Quiz: which entity?...
* Is now (as of January 21st) the largest shareholder in Murdoch's News Corporation (based on a transaction that was widely viewed as hostile to Murdoch's interests);
* Owns 50% of Discovery Communications (Discovery Channel, Animal Planet, etc., and the distributor of BBC America);
* Owns ...
January 26th 2004
By: Luke
PSB Seminar Timetable Announced
Ofcom today announced a series of six public research seminars in locations around the UK as part of its comprehensive 12 month review of public service broadcasting.
The events will take place in:
Leeds - 29 January
Norwich - 5 February
Belfast - 11 February
Plymouth - 17 ...
January 26th 2004
By: Luke
CQT Accuse Ofcom Over ITV News
Guardian reports:
Ofcom has been accused of "fiddling while Rome burns" over its refusal to take action over proposed changes to ITV's national and regional news, amid fears that the broadcaster's newly merged owner will seek a further �100m in cuts next year.
The new communications ...
January 26th 2004
By: Luke
Ofcom Review ITV Licence Terms
Ofcom, which decides how much broadcasters pay for their ITV licences, said today it wanted to streamline the process for reviewing the financial terms of licences and proposed that all 16 ITV licences come up for review at the same time.
The licences expire at different dates ...
January 25th 2004
By: Luke
New Channel 4 Chair
Sunday Times reports:
Tessa Jowell will announce tomorrow that Penny Hughes, a former Coca-Cola executive, is the new chairwoman of Channel 4. The decision was taken on Friday after Jowell received the recommendation from the communications watchdog Ofcom.
Hughes, who will replace Vanni Treves, has seen off Hans ...
January 24th 2004
By: Luke
Ofcom Scalps Its First Pirate
Ofcom has sent a shot across the bows of pirate radio operators by successfully bringing its first prosecution.
Cecil Morris, seemingly dubbed by the mainstream media - "the prime mover" - behind Birmingham-based People's Community Radio Link (PCRL), recieved a three year suspended jail sentence, was fined ...
January 23rd 2004
By: Russ
Geoff Stafford's Comments on the BBC Charter Review
Geoff Stafford says:
A modern �300 PC is capable of editing video and audio to 'broadcast standard' (though who really cares about that anyway?). With software such as Adobe Premiere. There are digital camcorders for about the same price, even Hi8 (which the BBC ...
January 23rd 2004
By: Patrick
WiMax is Coming Soon!
WiMax is the acronym for IEEE Standard 802.16. It is a wireless product designed to use the 10-to-66-GHz frequency bands. For this reason, its antenas require line-of-sight with other antennas. So it is a product used to interconnect buildings and towers rather than for ...
