CBC journalist runs for parliament.
France Télévisions asks for more money.
Rome court to decide tomorrow on the Petroni case.
According to the DR site, some cherry-picked dates in the history of Danmarks Radio [DR]:
1st April 1925: “Statsradiofonien” starts broadcasting trials
1926: Statsradiofonien begins to broadcast news in co-operation with the daily press, who provide the news for “Pressens Radioavis”.
2nd October 1952: TV begins in Demark.
1954: Daily TV broadcasts begin
1959: “Statsradiofonien” changes name to Danmarks Radio.
1964: [...]
From Le Monde:
Un nouveau rédacteur en chef pour le “20 heures” et une réorganisation de la rédaction avec l’apparition de nouveaux “pôles” : telles sont les principales mesures prises en cette rentrée par Arlette Chabot, directrice de l’information de France 2. Il s’agit de tenter de sortir de la crise qui, depuis plusieurs mois, pèse [...]
The Gasparri law which currently regulates the Italian media landscape is a bad law in very many ways. Not least of these is the fact that it sets out two different ways of appointing and removing members to the Board of Rai.
The first of these – the one currently in use – is hidden away [...]
Via Simon Jackman’s excellent blog, this wonderful exchange on ABC’s 7.30 Report concerning Kevin Rudd’s visit to a NYC stripclub. One source delicately suggests that Kerry O’Brien is well qualified to ask questions on alcohol consumption.
Kids, geeks, conservatives upset.
From The Globe and Mail:
The CBC is trying to fill some of the biggest jobs it has – including the one that now belongs to president and CEO Robert Rabinovitch. He’s due to step down later this year after eight controversial years.
The apparent front-runner to succeed him is Sylvain Lafrance, the current vice-president of French [...]
The Corriere reports that the Rai board meeting which was scheduled for the 8th of August did not go ahead because of a failure to reach quorum. The meeting had been requested by the Treasury Minister, Padoa-Schioppa, who wants to fire the Treasury representative on the board, Angelo Maria Petroni. But, according to Art. 2388 [...]
Two weeks ago I commented upon the BBC’s coverage of Scottish politics and dissatisfaction amongst Scottish viewers. Two days ago, Alex Salmond announced a commission to look into Scottish broadcasting.
There are both general and partisan reasons for setting up such a commission. On a partisan level, the BBC’s coverage of Scottish politics seems to be [...]
The House of Lords Select Committee on Communications today released a report on the appointment of the BBC Chairman, written in the well-tempered amber prose typical of such committees. Some recommendations I share: if the government adds a member to the short-list it is given, it should be publicly justified. Some recommendations I disagree with. [...]