Archive for August 10th, 2007

  • Aug
    10
    2007

    He didn’t turn up, so we can’t fire him

    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 [...]

  • Aug
    10
    2007

    Scottish Sixes and the SBC

    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 [...]

 
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