Category Archives: UK Government

Gang Slashes Somerset Arts To Death

Posted on February 25, 2011 by

Fine Artistes mark the passing here

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Stop Murdoch – Sky’s the limit! Urgent action needed

Posted on November 16, 2010 by

As if we didn’t have enough to contend with right now, over the hill comes the prospect of Fox News UK.  This from Avaaz.org …. ‘The conservative media mogul Rupert Murdoch is trying to take over British media with his … Continue reading →

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Here are the questions for the next full Somerset County Council meeting to which 100% cuts to the arts development budget have been recommended for next year

Posted on November 5, 2010 by

Q: The Peter Boyden report that was co-commissioned by County Council states that even a 30% cut to the arts sector would undermine the stability of the arts sector and result in immediate and significant economic and social impact. Over … Continue reading →

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Immediate call for responses on local TV

Posted on October 2, 2010 by

Here is my most recent posting to the CMA list: Members and friends The local TV agenda has been very much in the news recently, reflecting Jeremy Hunt’s support for the idea of a new generation of local TV stations, … Continue reading →

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Thoughts on the future of digital terrestrial TV

Posted on September 7, 2010 by

This morning I attended a seminar on the future of digital terrestrial TV (DTT).  See previous post. I contributed the following thoughts to the documentation of the event: The Future of DTT Along with partners from United for Local Television … Continue reading →

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Westminster Media Forum – the future of digital terrestrial television (DTT)

Posted on September 7, 2010 by

Just come from the Westminster Forum* on digital terrestrial TV.  Why does it matter what happens to TV?  Isn’t that the medium which has been rotting our brains for the past few decades, turning is all into mindless couch based … Continue reading →

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UK Film Council to be abolished

Posted on July 26, 2010 by

Surprised to hear the news  that the UK Film Council is to be abolished (see below in a release from Women In Motion Pictures).  The best we can hope for is that the BFI to whom responsibility for the sector … Continue reading →

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