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Located London, London United Kingdom
media musings on UK TV and Radio
Also telecoms
and personal thoughts too
Latest Blog Posts
- What we don't see on TV on Nov 15, 2009
Although there are a lot of TV channels available to UK viewers there are a number of programmes that we don't see or that get less coverage than they should.TV's Prix Europa is a showcase for some of the best TV and this week I went to a London RTS...
- Ministers concern over threat that Tories pose to BBC on Nov 7, 2009
I suppose I’m getting to the stage in my life where I might be considered cynical certainly when the subject of politicians comes up but I must say I thought Ben Bradshaw MP and Minister of State with respect to the DCMS gave a pretty good performa...
- Was there a golden age of TV news? on Oct 31, 2009
Wednesday evening and I went to the former LWT building on London's South Bank to learn about how Sky News covered the Afghan elections - those explaining' in a somewhat Dead Donkey Stylee were Tim Marshall apparently the Sky News Foreign Affairs Ed...
- This is significant - almost Google for TV on Sep 29, 2009
Now I've been away from some time but this particular story caught my eye.Lots of hot air has been generated by UGC and more lately 3D - this sort of targetting could be the saviour of commercial TV (or not).Interesting that Sky are the ones running...
- English Pop Troubadour - 30 years on on Jul 5, 2009
Identified by many pop commentators as writer of one of the best singles of all time (Waterloo Sunset) it was a privilege to see Ray Davies perform against the beautiful backdrop of Kenwood.It's something over 30 years since I'd seen the Kinks perf...
- A Digital Britian on 50p a month? on Jun 18, 2009
So the Digital Britain report is out and as to be expected it's trying to be all things to all men - and fails to be anything to anyone. Lord Carter will now move to a lucrative new job.It brings public intervention to places where there should not...
- The failures of OFCOM? (and others) on May 26, 2009
Now I've had an interest in the subject of participation TV for some time and I noticed at the weekend that a story was running in the Mail on Sunday regarding the 'whistleblower' Bob Winsor, Bob has been seemingly tireless in his attempts to get t...
