When Jeremy Hunt addressed the Royal Television Society last month, his “Boldness be My Friend” reference (to Shakespeare’s Cymbeline, not Pink Floyd’s Cymbaline, wouldn’t that have been awesome?) was a brave one.
In spite of the relentless cynicism, and much behind the scenes lobbying against the project, Hunt and his Department of Culture Media and Sport …
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2012 Tags: DCMS, Jeremy Hunt, local tv, TV
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This week’s “Next Steps For Local Television” Westminster Forum conference proved quite an eye-opener for the uninitiated. With as many opinions as attendees, even agreement to disagree couldn’t be established.
With the main sessions split neatly into two hot topics – Technology and Content – the panelists and the audience divided pretty neatly …
Read MoreJanuary 10, 2012 Tags: BARB, BBC, Big Society, content, DCMS, Muxco, Ofcom
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