Are we getting a taste of potential new ad rules for commercial PSBs?
Last week we noted the temporary increase in advertising on the three main commercial channels.
Commercial channels play catch-up with adverts
TV schedules are now back to normal following the period of mourning which followed the death of HM …
The role of big Royal occasions in the development of television
It is no exaggeration to say that HM Queen Elizabeth II was the first monarch of the television age.
Well-rehearsed procedures invoked for Royal news coverage
The death of HM The Queen is an event all the major broadcasters have prepared for. As the national …
Channel 4’s first foray into breakfast television
It is 30 years this month since Channel 4’s first attempt to break the mould of breakfast television …
Energy price crisis: time to review transmitter usage?
Rising energy bills are forcing businesses as well as consumers to think about their electricity …
BBC News Channel replacement: British viewers will not want an endless diet of international material
Pres fans can all be guilty to some extent of judging news programmes by appearance.
Viewers have less than a month to persuade Ofcom not to remove all regulatory conditions relating to the BBC News Channel
The broadcast regulator is consulting on changes to the BBC’s operating licence. It wants to give …
BBC News Channel/BBC World News merger plans: more information required
We have argued before that proposed BBC cuts can sometimes seem like negotiating positions.
Would more live programming revive the fortunes of linear TV?
Yet again the “TV is dead” brigade have been left confounded. Incredible audiences of up to 17m …
Neighbours: the unlikely BBC daytime hit
The end of Neighbours has unleashed lashings of nostalgia amongst people of a certain age. Most of …
Where are Channel 4 privatisation and BBC funding likely to sit in new Tory agenda?
The next Prime Minister will have no shortage of things to deal with.