The appointment of John Whittingdale as Culture Secretary has been widely reported as an attack on the BBC. Let’s not be so hasty, writes Raymond Snoddy.
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Ofcom has revealed that EE is the most complained-about landline and broadband provider in the UK, whilst Vodafone topped the list for the mobile market and BT in the Pay TV market.
Monday night saw Benefits Street (9pm) finally return to Channel 4, albeit this time in a much cuddlier, more saccharine form.
David Cameron has appointed staunch critic of the BBC licence fee, John Whittingdale, as the new Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport.
Last night saw BBC One offer up a little bit of Sunday night glamour as the beautiful and (relatively) famous descended for the ultimate night of industry self-congratulation that is The British Academy Television Awards (9pm).
As expected, viewers tuned to BBC One in droves to see never-ending clips of people putting paper into boxes as well as the bevy of last-minute campaign attempts from the party leaders.
On the eve of today’s General Election Channel 4 gave the nation a horrifying glimpse of a leaderless and futile society where citizens are consigned to lay around and waste away instead of helping themselves.
The European Commission today unveiled plans for a single market fit for the digital age. Here, Raymond Snoddy assesses the impact of removing regulatory walls – and moving from 28 markets to just one.
Six months after Channel 4 wrapped up its last ‘hilarious’ stab at police dramedy, last night saw the broadcaster tentatively return to familiar territory with a sharper and nastier take from the mind of Shameless’ Paul Abbot.
Despite the bank holiday Monday, yesterday’s TV schedule was mostly business as usual with just an old-school ‘sporting’ tournament and a sombre remembrance giving some reprieve from the usual start-of-week soaps, news and docs.