The government’s own mean-spirited and industrially short-sighted decision left the Corporation no choice but to cut the over 75s licence fee, writes Raymond Snoddy.
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The BBC has confirmed plans to scrap free TV licences for people aged over 75, claiming that shouldering the costs of the scheme would have resulted in “unprecedented closures of services”.
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The annual award highlights a different area of diversity each year and encourages the ad industry to embrace inclusive campaigns, with £1 million worth of commercial airtime on offer to the winning brand or agency.
As Amazon draws criticism for hosting a documentary about unproven cancer cures, Ray Snoddy asks why we must live in a world with such haphazard editorial quality controls.
He replaces Dan Brooke, formerly chief marketing & communications officer at Channel 4, who left the company after eight years in December.
UK advertising is forecast to increase to £21.8bn in 2019, however, the rate of growth has slowed and is predicted to reach 6.1% for 2019, down from 7.8% in 2018.
Craig Burgess examines how the BBC and ITV can make its new streaming service a success in a very crowded market.