Raymond Snoddy says “local TV in the UK would be a very good thing and Jeremy Hunt is clearly serious about trying to establish it… It’s just that there might be fundamental economic reasons why this sector has not flourished, or even managed to established itself at all in the UK…”
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Raymond Snoddy on paywalls: “Everyone in the media business, with the possible exception of immediate rivals, is praying that somehow, against all odds and conventional wisdom, the Murdoch hunch will prove to be right…
Raymond Snoddy gives his views on 3D TV – hot on the heels of the IBC broadcasting exhibition and conference in Amsterdam…
Raymond Snoddy on ‘Daybreak’: “If I had spent £10 million, covered Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley with bucket-loads of gold, and promoted the relaunch relentlessly, I would be disappointed”…
Raymond Snoddy on Mark Thompson’s lecture; the value of the BBC; and how Jeremy Hunt “has got the hang of dodging tricky questions with commendable speed”…
In his latest column, Raymond Snoddy sets the scene for this weekend’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival where “entertainment is virtually guaranteed”. Mark Thompson’s MacTaggart lecture “had better be good” and Jeremy Hunt should at least be “more coherent”…
Raymond Snoddy on the growing use of super-injunctions; privacy v free press; and what the Premier League should do with footballers…
Raymond Snoddy on Virgin Media’s decision to sell its 50% stake in UKTV – “the most valuable asset in the tier of basic pay channels” – at the bottom of the market…
Raymond Snoddy on Adam Crozier: He “is making many of the right noises, but as the management manual would say, he now has to deliver – and history is not on his side…”
Raymond Snoddy on Jeremy Hunt: In opposition, there had been a marked tendency to open his mouth to journalists faster than his brain’s ability to catch up… Then Hunt was elected and appointed and it was like BP finally getting a handle on its errant oil well – the flow of nonsense slowed to a… Continue reading Jeremy Hunt and his ‘Dangerous Dogs Government’