[cma-l] Oxford Media Convention 2011

Fri Jan 7 11:20:25 GMT 2011

Ian

Thanks for the e-mail 

.. I do actually agree with you, but find it hard
to button up. What is frustrating for me is that the way I come across in my
e-mails is not actually how I am in real life. I’m 51 next birthday and all
through my life I have been polite, caring, helpful, placid, chilled, calm
etc etc 

.. this appears to have (hopefully temporarily)       blown all of
them away 

.. the reason being because it is a straightforward, basic
and simple injustice which now 6 years on has no foundation or proof which
backs up the reasons the restrictions were put there in the first place.

I simply don’t get it ? 

 I’m sticking two fingers up because I
believe certain people are likewise sticking them up at me.

But you are right 

 I appear to have taken leave of my senses and have
somehow lost control. Sorry to everyone really 

 I will super dooper try
to butt out, read the messages and NOT respond. Better for all of us
actually 

. me included.

Oh by the way, I was lay in bed yesterday morning thinking about my rant two
days ago. It was rude, it was personal and I should not have written it 

the points were valid and I ain’t retracting them, but the rudeness towards
individuals was unnacceptable 

 please accept my sincere apologies. Thank
goodness we do live in a democracy, if we didn’t I would possibly have been
burned at the stake by now.

God bless everyone 

.. even Rupert 

Finally, another point sprang to mind 

. You know the 50% rule ?!
and the volunteer time ?!                   well ----------------------
we’re having a rough time at the minute 

.. our volunteer time appears to
have gone over the 50% due to one of our bigger sponsors pulling on us
temporarily 

.. is this an issue or a problem (Mr Ofcom)  ??
if it is a problem it turns a lower case debacle into an upper case/capital
DEBACLE.

Just a thought, that’s all.

Regards

Nick

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From: Ian Hickling [mailto:transplanfm at hotmail.com] 
Sent: 07 January 2011 10:56
To: office at ccr-fm.co.uk
Subject: Oxford Media Convention 2011

Nick
Whilst I appreciate all your frustrations - and we all share most of them -
I have to say that all the ranting in the world isn't going to change
anything and in fact detracts from the credibility of our position in the
Industry.
You're stuck with a regulatory regime - you always will be in a civilised
democratic country - which may change in time, but this will only be with
the use of cool logical argument put to the right people.
I won't bother with trying to correct all the points you have written here
because I've said most of them before and it obviously hasn't sunk in.
Let's be positive and get the right information in front of the right
people.
Ian

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From: office at ccr-fm.co.uk
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2011 20:04:17 +0000
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Oxford Media Convention 2011

Sorry guys, I forgot to mention 

. Galaxy are now Capital in our area

. Smooth have changed formats 3 times and their name once. So to have
Century    er Real 

.. 2 stations in our area who whinge about the
150,000 rule are actually combined and joined at the hip to the tune of a
possible 350,000 

 and yet our restrictions are based on and due to these
clowns !             we get blown away by Ram 2 miles from our base, Key 103
come over the top of us near the football ground 
(only 4 miles away)

..
the BBC hog all the frequences 

. The community fund is pitance 

..
and getting smaller. Pirates who continually break the law get awarded
licences and I’m supposed to be a happy bunny ??                   everyone
seems to be doing what the hell they want and getting rewarded 

.. we are
doing exactly what we wrote on the can from the outset and still after 5/6
years continue to get treated like crap !

I believe Canalside has a very good case even if no one on this message
board does 

. And we won’t change our opinion untill this debacle is
looked into and sorted out.

The answer by the way is not the cowards way out either 

. By getting
rid of the trouble causers and the boat rockers 

    we are neither, we
are simply fighting our corner.

It can all be sorted with a nod and a pen 

..   

Could someone please answer me this question 

.. all in all 

 if ALL
the restrictions were lifted, would we seriously pose a threat to anyone ??
could we, are we capable? 

 I personally don’t think so, unless one our
gang knows something different ?

We just need enough money to deliver the promises and the projects, a touch
more power so’s not to interfere with other users and to remain
not-for-profit 

. No share holders, no dividends, no bonuses 
.. no one
milking it and the requirement to prove it 

 what other restrictions do
we need ?           none in my book.

Nick

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From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk
[mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of CMA-L
Sent: 06 January 2011 14:42
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Oxford Media Convention 2011

---------- Forwarded message ----------

From: MARC TIERNEY <Marc at marctierney.orangehome.co.uk>

Not entirely sure I'd agree with the assertion that the coalition government
was given a clear mandate to do anything....

It is a shame that a small panel of CR station reps couldn't have been
formed and let in for free or at a much reduced rate?

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Message Received: Jan 05 2011, 06:11 PM
From: "Ian Hickling" 
To: "cma-l" 
Cc: 
Subject: [cma-l] Oxford Media Convention 2011

I wonder how many of the 207 cash-strapped CR stations will want to fork out
£265 for something in which they will have no say and will be able to read
about the next day?

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From: cma-l at commedia.org.uk
Date: Wed, 5 Jan 2011 17:20:35 +0000
To: cma-l at commedia.org.uk; cmamembers-l at commedia.org.uk
Subject: [CMA members] Oxford Media Convention 2011

Dear friends

The CMA is delighted to be a marketing partner for the Oxford
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/oxfordmediaconvention/>  Media Convention 2011.
Now in its ninth year, the Oxford
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/oxfordmediaconvention/>  Media Convention returns
to the Saïd Business School <http://www.sbs.ox.ac.uk/>  on 19 January 2011. 

With the dawn of a new coalition government working under a clear mandate to
cut costs and stimulate growth, OMC
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/oxfordmediaconvention/>  2011 remains the
agenda-setting forum for senior government and industry figures to debate
the current and future challenges around domestic policy, regulation and
strategy for the media and creative industries.

Organised by the ippr <http://www.ippr.org.uk/>  in partnership with
MediaGuardian <http://www.guardian.co.uk/media> , this year’s convention
will explore the regulatory challenges facing public and private entities as
they discuss and debate how to create an effective environment for growth
and provision within Britain’s creative industries.

This year's line-up of esteemed speakers includes:

*	Jeremy Hunt MP
<http://www.culture.gov.uk/about_us/our_ministers/7049.aspx> , secretary of
state, culture, Olympics, media and sport
*	Mark Thompson
<http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/biographies/biogs/executives/markthompson.
shtml> , director general, BBC
*	Ed <http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/edrichards>  Richards, chief
executive, Ofcom
*	Richard Allan, director of policy, EMEA, Facebook
*	David Elms, head of media, KPMG 
*	Sam Conniff, founder, Livity/ Live Magazine
*	Ben Page, chief executive, Ipsos MORI

The CMA will be present at the Oxford
<http://www.guardian.co.uk/oxfordmediaconvention/>  Media Convention
representing the views of the community media sector.

There is a 10% discount for CMA members and mailing list subscribers - just
quote MP1 when booking to get it.  The event is also CPD certified so
attendees can get points towards any relevant career development programme.

View the programme, further speakers and book your place at
http://guardian.co.uk/oxfordmediaconvention.

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