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The BBC and Digital Britain failure

Of course, internet access for all is really super. Hurrah. But the failure and misjudgement by Digital Britain on other big questions leave me totally underwhelmed. There's no progress on a Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide deal and the easy option of...

Posted Jun 17 2009, 12:23 PM by Gordon Macmillan with | with 13 comment(s)

Filed under: BBC, ITV, News Corporation, Conservatives, Digital Britain, ITN, Bertelsmann

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Bleak future for Friends Reunited?

As ITV considers unloading Friends Reunited for a knockdown price the future looks uncertain to bleak for the one time darling of the UK internet scene, which has long been superseded by more nimble rivals. One of a number of things is going to happen...

Posted Feb 16 2009, 12:04 PM by Gordon Macmillan with | with 3 comment(s)

Filed under: Facebook, ITV, Myspace, social media, Twitter, bebo, Friends United, AOL

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So long Exchange & Mart

Exchange & Mart had a very small print circulation with barely 20,000 and falling, but its closure in print and move to online only publication is a story that is set to be repeated over and over this year. Quite how much is anyone's guess. With...

Posted Jan 07 2009, 12:37 PM by Gordon Macmillan with | with 2 comment(s)

Filed under: Blogging, ITV, US media, Philadelphia Inquirer, cosmopolitan, B2B, down turn, The Christian Science Monitor, Friends United, regional press

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No one is going to pay for PSB on ITV

Ofcom's proposals published today on public service broadcasting seem largely sensible, but its research claiming that people are willing to pay to see public service TV on a network other than the BBC holds no water. I don't buy it. No one is...

Posted Sep 25 2008, 10:40 AM by Gordon Macmillan with | with no comments

Filed under: BBC, BSkyB, ITV, Virgin Media, public service broadcasting

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No surprises at Friends Reunited

So Friends Reunited has dropped its charges and gone free as part of its relaunch. What was that... did someone say too little too late, as it tries to jump on the social networking bandwagon? Maybe or maybe not, I think there probably is a future for...

Posted May 01 2008, 12:44 PM by Gordon Macmillan with | with 1 comment(s)

Filed under: ITV, social media

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ITV1 and all the wrong choices

Here's a question: why, when ITV buys interesting-looking US shows, does it stick them away on ITV2 or ITV3 while running rubbish like the 'The Palace' on its flagship channel? The ratings have been terrible for 'The Palace' as it...

Posted Mar 04 2008, 12:27 PM by Gordon Macmillan with | with 4 comment(s)

Filed under: ITV

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In the 80s

It must be 80s week TV week (kind of), but for different and diverse reasons. First there was the return of the truly awful 'Gladiators' snapped up by Sky One (for the love of god why?) and the sad demise of everyone's (ahem) favourite TV...

Posted Jan 31 2008, 09:20 AM by Gordon Macmillan with | with 4 comment(s)

Filed under: Big Brother, ITV, reality TV

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News at Ten returns the verdict

That was it? Someone should have said in advance that ITV1's big idea, its new improved 'exciting and engaging' programme, was to jump on the sleazy bandwagon and rake over Princess Diana's life with an 'exclusive' interview. I...

Posted Jan 15 2008, 08:45 AM by Gordon Macmillan with | with 3 comment(s)

Filed under: BBC, ITV

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Howell spells out ITV priorities

Rupert Howell has been talking about his role as ITV's new managing director of brand and commercial. He wants to see the brand 'actively nurtured' rather than the passive attention it has had as it moves into new areas. Speaking at a MediaTel...

Posted Oct 10 2007, 10:39 AM by Gordon Macmillan with | with no comments

Filed under: ITV

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Primeval'ish

ITV1 scored pretty well on the first outing of 'Primeval' on Saturday with 7m viewers, but it's got its work cut out and little to time to make an impact The big-spend ad campaign, created by M&C Saatchi, paid off by pulling the viewers...

Posted Feb 12 2007, 12:25 PM by Gordon Macmillan with | with no comments

Filed under: Doctor Who, ITV, Primeval

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Warzones ban

Bad news. The Ministry of Defence has banned Britain's biggest commercial news broadcaster ITV from frontline.According to a report in The Times the government has withdrawn cooperation from ITV News in warzones after accusing it of inaccurate and...

Posted Oct 24 2006, 03:49 PM by Gordon Macmillan with | with no comments

Filed under: ITV, Ministry of Defence, The Sun, The Times

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Laughable ITV

Again just two words: 'Celebrity Wrestling'. Well, ITV knows something about ratings disasters. Although it does the business on Saturday night, as far as I know there is nothing on ITV on Friday nights. Pot kettle, kettle black means nothing...

Posted Oct 24 2006, 03:46 PM by Gordon Macmillan with | with no comments

Filed under: Channel 4, Deal or No Deal, Gary Digby, Hit Me Baby One More Time, ITV, Rock Around the Block

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