Following the appointment of Sir David Clementi as the new chairman of the BBC, Raymond Snoddy wonders whether the former banker needs to do a bit of extra homework before sinking his teeth into the job.
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A slow month for commercial TV broadcasters meant that total revenue was down -5.6% in November; however, total satellite revenue was up a healthy 13.6%.
The satellite TV market recorded a very healthy boost to revenues in December – up almost 20% to £183.5m.
It started with Murdoch and it ended with Murdoch. In the last of 12 parts, Torin Douglas rounds off what was undoubtedly a defining year for the media industry.
Planet Earth II, Strictly and I’m A Celebrity dominated November’s TV viewing.
In the second of two parts, media leaders reflect on the year gone by – and offer their thoughts on what 2017 will have in store.
Following the news that the BBC and ITV are launching a new subscription-VOD service in the US, Carat’s Dan Calladine looks at what it will need to do to compete with the SVOD giants.
The deal will give Fox control of more than 22 million households across Britain, Ireland, Austria, Germany and Italy.
Rupert Murdoch never forgets, never gives up and is not in the least put off by the inevitable furore that will result from a renewed bid for Sky, writes Raymond Snoddy.
Like too many political campaigns, some in the media industry are promoting falsehoods to fit a biased agenda. With ample evidence, BARB’s Joe Lewis sets the record straight.
