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Wednesday 18 May 2022, PM

Wagatha Christie and celebrity journalism

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Tuesday 17 May 2022, PM

Thank you, Malmö: Radiodays Europe 2022

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Friday 13 May 2022, PM

13/05/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello when you think of the BBC Proms what sort of music do you expect to be plane that probably not this is not Sir Henry turning now in his grave with a prom entirely filled with video music. Gaming music at the Proms I'll be asking it's director Alan Davie why an…

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The rise of Disney+, BAFTA gossip Multitrack Audio Fellowship

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Wednesday 11 May 2022, PM

Zero-rated? The rise and rise of TV that absolutely no one is watching

The UK analysis firm Digital TV Research this year predicted that 1.4m British households will bail on their pay TV subscriptions by 2027, possibly because we will have figured out that we're paying through the nose to not watch 99 of what is on our TVs.Just dig through your EPG and you'll see. If people aren't watching talkTV, they also aren't watching hundreds of other shows. - www.theguardian.com

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What next for Channel 4?

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 hello welcome to the show welcome to the headquarters of Channel 4 in central London near here because as Channel 4 approaches its 40th birthday at Faces one of the most pivotal moments in its History Channel 4 is funded…

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Friday 06 May 2022, PM

Goodbye to Horseferry Rd? Plus ARIAs newsroom shakeups

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06/05/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, he is undoubtedly one of the greatest songwriters of our times indeed. He's won the Nobel Prize The Times They Are a-Changin one of his vs. Has just been censored by the BBC I was intrigued to this evening when Radio 6 Music broadcast a modified version of hur…

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Thursday 05 May 2022, PM

Channel 4 offers to sell London HQ under alternative plan to privatisation

Channel 4 research estimates that government plans to scrap its unique publisher/broadcaster model, in which programme rights revert to makers allowing them to commercially exploit them after they air, could cost 4,000 jobs and hundreds of millions annually for production companies. On Thursday Mahon ruled herself out of any potential involvement, stating that the future of Channel 4 would lie with the government and UK Government Investments, which oversees the state's ownership of the broadcaster. - www.theguardian.com

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Wednesday 04 May 2022, PM

Reporting on the abuse of power

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Tuesday 03 May 2022, AM

EPG Accessibility Annual report on improvements to the accessibility of Electronic Programme Guides

Electronic Programme Guides Ofcom's powers in relation to EPGs 2.4 The EPG Code sets out the practices to be followed by EPG providers to secure that people with visual impairments can use EPGs in the same way that people without such disabilities use them. 11 More needs to be done to make people aware of where EPGs are accessible and where they are not 3.12 Paragraph 24 of the EPG Code states that EPG providers should offer information for people with disabilities on how to use the EPG and the access services accompanying the programmes. - www.ofcom.org.uk

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Friday 29 April 2022, PM

29/04/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

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The Mail on Sunday s Basic Instinct A Twitter Takeover

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Wednesday 27 April 2022, PM

Elon Musk’s Twitter takeover

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 this week about 3 grand plans first of all does Elon Musk so that people have the bus the the reality and the perception that they are able to speak freely within the bounds of the law he said that he asked that is offer…

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Tory MPs attack plans to privatise Channel 4

Conservative MPs have queued up to criticise plans to privatise Channel 4, raising doubts over whether the government has the parliamentary support required to sell the channel. Many MPs said the government was misguided in its belief that Channel 4 needed to compete with the likes of Netflix, especially given the streaming service has recently seen a fall in its subscriber numbers and was heavily indebted. - www.theguardian.com

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BBC to cut number of programmes it makes, says director general

The BBC will cut the number of programmes it makes and consider turning more television and radio stations into archive services, according to the corporation's director general. Tim Davie is preparing to announce deep cuts to BBC output in the coming weeks, with staff nervously wondering whether their programmes or channels will be axed. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 22 April 2022, PM

22/04/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

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Channel 4: Born Risky - but will it stay that way?

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Wednesday 20 April 2022, PM

Piers Morgan Returns

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 Piers Morgan is the signing of Rupert Murdoch's Talk TV which launches on the 25th of April that's not all his new show is also being streamed on BoxNation in the US and broadcast on Sky News Australia plus there's a col…

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Friday 15 April 2022, PM

15/04/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts the media coverage of the war in Ukraine is intensive Some Might Say unrelenting extra does the BBC latest podcast have to offer one way is keeping it real face with no idea about being caught up in a wall and I'm sure it's factual but very one-sided in feedback this…

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Wednesday 13 April 2022, PM

Translating the French election

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 play somewhere you can't fail to notice the real that's blown up over the government's proposed privatisation of Channel 4 we're going to get the latest on where we are up to with any change of ownership and we're looking across the the French electi…

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Wednesday 06 April 2022, PM

Ira Glass, Godfather of Sound

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 hello, have you listen to a podcast series recently or tuned into a Radio 4 Series like intrigue tunnel 29 or this coming storm in so many ways they owe a huge debt to our guests today. I'm a glass is the behind this American Life the first journalis…

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Tuesday 05 April 2022, AM

Is Talent In Control? – Matt Deegan Writes

The BBC's inflexibility to create easily manageable ways for talent to profit from their shows makes it hard for them to stick around. The more competitive nature of today's audio sector makes what was a somewhat staid world into more of a replica of television, where format-owners, be they talent or production companies, move shows network to network. - www.mattdeegan.com

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Friday 01 April 2022, PM

01/04/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

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Streaming Wars: Spring Roundup!

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Friday 01 April 2022, AM

Why is TV signal down in Hove?

Viewers with these services, who also watch free to view TV through an aerial, can receive a free Restore TV filter. Any viewers who experience new interference to free to view TV should contact Restore TV on 0808 13 13 800. - www.theargus.co.uk

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Thursday 31 March 2022, PM

Michael Grade the cultural warrior goes peacenik before MPs

Dorries might soon be shedding a few more tears because, on the basis of his performance at the pre-appointment session of the culture select committee, Grade might not be the culture warrior she had hoped. So why had Grade chosen to apply for the job, asked the committee chair, Julian Knight. - www.theguardian.com

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BBC faces $375m budget cut by 2027, as licence fee decision bites – TBI Vision

BBC Studios is increasingly being seen as one way to offset falling licence fee payments, with exports hitting 800m in 2021/22. The broadcaster, led by former BBCS CEO Tim Davie, pointed to upcoming highlights such as Frozen Planet II and Conversations With Friends, adding that it continues to play a vital role in representing the country to viewers. - tbivision.com

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Wednesday 30 March 2022, PM

Ukraine's lessons for the media

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 The maybe peace talks between Ukraine and Russia at the moment, but this war very much continues as it reaches into it's second month we want to explore how international and local coverage has differed and would evidenc…

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Monday 28 March 2022, PM

'Some of our greatest fans were pub landlords'

Newsround's success proves that children are interested in the world around them, especially if it's explained in ways they can grasp. My four-year presence on Newsround in the 1970s was important for another reason - I was the first female British Asian reporter on a nationwide news programme. - www.theguardian.com

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Friday 25 March 2022, PM

25/03/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts the first casualty of War is truth into the Russian invasion of Ukraine the truth from the lies, so blatantly told by the Russian president and his army of propaganda. I was so horrified by his words but know that this is exactly my TV on our screens in feedback this…

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Thursday 24 March 2022, PM

Michael Grade's Ofcom appointment seals long career in broadcasting

Michael Grade, the Tory peer who has been put forward as the government's choice to chair the broadcasting regulator Ofcom, is one of the most familiar behind-the-scenes figures in British TV.Lord Grade was born into a royal family of UK showbusiness. His father, Leslie, was an agent who booked stars such as Bob Hope, his uncle Lew was one of the founders of ITV and his uncle Bernard - a Delfont - was a theatre mogul and one-time boss of the record business EMI.Once known for his red braces and fat cigars, the 79-year-old's appointment as Ofcom chair follows a long stint of top broadcasting roles in a career spanning four decades. - www.theguardian.com

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Ed Vaizey on Ofcom and Channel 4, BBC boost to Ukraine output

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Wednesday 23 March 2022, PM

Netflix's Hollywood Ambition

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts from BBC Radio 4 hello this week in Los Angeles for the 94th Academy Awards which take place on Sunday I'm standing on the terrace of a Netflix office in the heart of Hollywood that iconic white painted Hollywood sign lumi out of the hills behind me or at Netflix bec…

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Monday 21 March 2022, AM

UKTV s W preps Alex Jones Rochelle Humes shows as channel goes FTA TBI Vision

BBC Studios-owned multichannel service UKTV is taking its female-skewing entertainment channel W free-to-air and making it available on its DTC VOD service UKTV Play from next week. In a move that was first reported last month, W will go FTA and will launch on 28 March in Freeview slot 25 in the UK. Viewers will gain access to a range of free shows, including the upcoming Alex Jones Making Babies, Rochelle Humes Interior Designer in the Making, Nurses on the Ward and Dating With My Mates. - tbivision.com

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Friday 18 March 2022, PM

18/03/2022 Radio 4 Feedback

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello are there some things so dreadful that Saturday is redundancy indeed offence Ukraine for example the use this trade for situation which is slaughtering innocent people and threatening world peace as part of the comedy sketch that sketch was on the Now Show and …

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Taming the Tech Giants How To Win Awards

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Wednesday 16 March 2022, PM

Why are Russian oligarchs only now in the press spotlight?

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Tuesday 15 March 2022, AM

Big Tech Always Fails at Doing Radio - Matt Deegan Writes

Every time they launch these types of services they fail to hire one of the many bright people from the radio sector who could actually explain the appeal of radio - and even perhaps suggest how it could help make these services work. What won't work is assuming how you and your colleagues consume radio, and the fact you've heard a load of radio shows over your lifetime sets you up to be able to re-invent the medium. - www.mattdeegan.com

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Monday 14 March 2022, PM

State of the Nation 2022: Industry Survey

The State of the Nation is the DTG's annual data-driven analysis of the digital TV industry. Your responses, along with those of more than 2,000 consumers across all TV viewing demographics, will set the benchmarks, set the trends and set the direction of future innovation, technologies and policy. - www.surveymonkey.co.uk

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Monday 14 March 2022, AM

proposals to increase available spectrum and simplify our approach to licensing

We intend to make more efficient use of limited coverage spectrum to increase the overall spectrum resource available for restricted radio services. We also want to simplify our licensing approach for restricted services and to make the application process more straightforward. - www.ofcom.org.uk

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Friday 11 March 2022, PM

Disney+Ads, CNN in Ukraine Piers Morgan... Uncensored?

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Friday 11 March 2022, AM

Digital Radio UK industry body to be merged into Radioplayer – RadioToday

The move follows the Government Industry Digital Radio and Audio Review and will see Digital Radio UK CEO Ford Ennals leave the organisation. We'd like to personally thank Ford Ennals and all the team at Digital Radio UK for all their extremely hard work at pushing digital radio. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Thursday 10 March 2022, PM

Bucking the trend: Debunking digital radio's biggest myths – RadioToday

DAB is the most listened to digital platform, with 42 of all digital radio listening and 53 of all in-car listening. The government has signalled its support for digital radio with the recent DCMS Digital Radio and Audio Review. - radiotoday.co.uk

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Wednesday 09 March 2022, PM

A News Cold War

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Tuesday 08 March 2022, AM

'Cable cutters' wonder whether cheaper alternative is over as Netflix raises price

The cost of streaming is rising Subscribing to the standard plans of Disney, Hulu, Netflix and HBO Max can cost over 50 - about the same price as some basic cable plans. Cost-savvy Netflix subscribers may be tempted to turn to cheaper streaming services like Peacock or Paramount, whose most expensive plans cost 10 a month, but analysts say the prices subscribers see now are likely to only increase over time. - www.theguardian.com

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Saturday 05 March 2022, PM

ITV, BBC agree to continue funding YouView until 2024

ITV, the BBC, BT, Channel 4, TalkTalk and Channel 5 have agreed to keep YouView running until March 2024, after the shareholders reached an agreement on the service's governance and funding arrangements. Both ITV and the BBC have each committed to contribute 750,000 to YouView each financial year from 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2024. - www.tvbeurope.com

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Friday 04 March 2022, PM

Reach Future leading the pack, Need to Know, RIP ITV Hub

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Wednesday 02 March 2022, PM

The Information War in Ukraine

BBC sounds music Radio podcasts hello, this is the media show from BBC Radio 4 hello Russia's invasion has brought war to Ukraine and it's brought an information war as well two parallel narratives and our competing across the media from Russia to Ukraine to all of us watching on the journalist in …

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Sunday 27 February 2022, PM

BBC's grip on news programming shaky as commercial outlets pick off journalists

Combined with an industry-wide skills shortage, this has made it easy for commercial outlets to pick off experienced BBC journalists who can put together shows that appeal to the high-end wealthy listeners beloved by advertisers. BBC staff can get substantial pay rises and faster career progression by applying for jobs at the likes of Rupert Murdoch's TimesRadio or the forthcoming Piers Morgan-fronted talkTV. Commercial radio is also less concerned by impartiality - which led to Maitlis being ticked off repeatedly by the BBC over her social media posts. - www.theguardian.com

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