[cma-l] Murdoch and the tea party to come

[ROBERT TYLER]

How many
radio stations carry a top of the hour news service? As far as I know there are
just two providers of radio news in the UK, one is the BBC the other is IRN (Sky
News Desk).

 

The later
being debatable as to if it is ‘sponsored’ and not permitted within the Ofcom
Code in respect of sponsoring news. 

 

On TV we
have Russia Today, al jazeera, Press TV and others. Some would say these
services cover the news in a certain way but responsible viewers take a view on
the content of such services and form an opinion. If News International were to
take control of BskyB,  viewers (and
Listeners) can make a choice. 

 

Sounds to
me like it is yet another opportunity for the sector to use to its advantage
and increase its contribution to the democratic process.

 

My original point is that if ownership of BskyB were to
change hands then I am sure the Government would be looking to do deals with NI
both above and below the line. To get his way Murdoch will no doubt do a deal
for the Sun to support the tories at the next election and hand over millions to
DCMS project funds. Small fry compared to the billions the deal will make for
him.

 

How many millions does the sector need over the next five
years?



--- On Fri, 31/12/10, mark polden <markianpolden at hotmail.com> wrote:

From: mark polden <markianpolden at hotmail.com>
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Murdoch and the tea party to come
To: phil at somersetfilm.com, "CMA-L" <cma-l at commedia.org.uk>
Date: Friday, 31 December, 2010, 20:39




I have to say Phil that if you think that the bowdlerisation of british media starts with rupert murdoch then I believe you must be wearing rose coloured spectacles.
That started years ago when the BBC started to swerve violently to the left.
This is just a rebalancing of the field
Also on the darkest day the light shines brightest
Yes I would be happy to take anyones money if it came without strings
Mark PoldenFlame CCR

> Date: Fri, 31 Dec 2010 13:54:56 +0000
> From: phil at somersetfilm.com
> To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
> Subject: [cma-l] Murdoch and the tea party to come
> 
> My concern about the Murdoch issue is not that I object to there being a
> range of opinion out there both left and right - just that the interests
> News International furthers are not about political debate but the
> suppression of it through misinformation and scare mongering.  Look at the
> impact of Fox TV in the States, that's not about debate it's about the
> tyranny of the market and the vested interest of a greedy minority.
> 
> Referencing the Ofcom guidelines is an important consideration for
> broadcasters yes but (and I make no apologies for continuing to raise this)
> what about our charter that we all signed up to?  Do you believe that
> allowing Murdoch to proceed with his plans will not impact on our stated aim
> to 'contribute to the democratic process'?  At what point do we stand up for
> anything beyond our immediate interests?  At what point do we intervene and
> say actually this corporation is working to destroy the very diversity and
> tolerance we are here to support?
> 
> It's not just about money surely?  I for one would not be happy to take the
> Murdoch shilling to sustain our social enterprise.  Let's hear some other
> opinions on this?
> 
> 
> Phil
>  
> PS Don't forget to sign the petition!
> 
> 
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