Monday round-up…
Hello from Miami Beach, folks. Here is what’s kicking about:
You may have read about this (John Birt’s interactions with Tessa Jowell during the BBC Charter Review) — click here for the .pdf document: lord-birt-bbc-charter-review
Terrible idea alert! Peter Preston writes — ‘Here’s an essentially simple equation. If you have a broadband link – the fundamental enabler – you pay for it with a licence fee.’
The discussion concerning Ofcom CEO Ed Richard’s generous pay package won’t go away. It appears to be an issue that both major parties agree on. I think it would be reasonable — and a smart political move — for the Ofcom board to proactively examine senior pay levels at Ofcom.
Ross mocks Ofcom during on-air apology… Well, he is a comedian — what do people expect?
Nick Piggott on commercial radio: ‘without urgent change, there is a real risk of sectoral failure…’