Sky/Freesat changes leaving Freeview in the dust
Last week we discussed the urgent need to find ways of offering more HD channels on Freeview.
Time for an urgent review of the DTT system
Recently there was something of a storm over reports the BBC was planning an online only future.
Reflections on the history of BBC breakfast TV
The 40th anniversary of BBC breakfast TV was celebrated beautifully. From a design fan’s point of …
Are we slowly drifting from News at Ten to News at When again?
The reputation of any public service broadcaster centres on its commitment to high quality news …
Linear TV still packing a punch
Those who think linear TV is dead might want to take a look at the past week on BBC One. A …
Revisited: Time to rethink the Christmas curtailing of BBC One news?
Last week I pondered over whether BBC One news programmes should still be curtailed between …
Time to rethink the Christmas curtailing of BBC One news?
They say Christmas comes earlier every year. But when it comes to the BBC News on BBC One, there’s …
Striving to be all things to all people not possible with current BBC funding
The final editions of Look East from Cambridge and South Today from Oxford were emotional affairs.
An internet-only BBC and ITV ditching its PSB status: how likely?
This week we were confronted with two visions of the future. One was the possibility that BBC …
What the World Cup means for the prioritisation of news on BBC One v ITV 1
The World Cup is playing havoc with the schedules of the two main channels. So what’s new? Doesn’t …
Does UTV have a future as an ITV 1 sub-brand?
What do viewers in Northern Ireland call the third channel? ITV? ITV 1? UTV? The UTV? Ulster …
No sign of UTV-branded local trails
Twelve hours into ITV’s rebrand, there’s a mystery in UTV Land. No promos for local programmes …