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In line with what I was suggesting just a few posts back in this thread, Grade is now trying to blackmail OfCon into allowing the complete abolition of regional news and programs made ouside of Greater London.
From
<http://www.telegraph.co.UK/comment/personal-view/4224477/ITV-is-being-hampered-by-an-outdated-Ofcom.html>
The Grauniad has interpreted this article as follows.
From <http://www.guardian.co.UK/media/2009/jan/13/itv-michael-grade-psb>
So it is all becoming much more open and clear as to the intentions of Grade: Grade only wants a national (including Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Channel Islands) purely commercial ITV-1 service to compete with $ky-1.
From
<http://www.telegraph.co.UK/comment/personal-view/4224477/ITV-is-being-hampered-by-an-outdated-Ofcom.html>
Quote:
ITV is being hampered by an outdated Ofcom
For their part, the regulators and Government must remove the remaining regulatory burdens. This would include scrapping the quotas on where programmes are made and who produces them. It would mean the abolition of ITV's licence payments. It would see the end of the odd situation in which ITV subsidises commercial television in Scotland and Ulster. And it would reform the regulatory regime that directs the way in which we sell our own advertising space.
For their part, the regulators and Government must remove the remaining regulatory burdens. This would include scrapping the quotas on where programmes are made and who produces them. It would mean the abolition of ITV's licence payments. It would see the end of the odd situation in which ITV subsidises commercial television in Scotland and Ulster. And it would reform the regulatory regime that directs the way in which we sell our own advertising space.
The Grauniad has interpreted this article as follows.
From <http://www.guardian.co.UK/media/2009/jan/13/itv-michael-grade-psb>
Quote:
ITV chairman Michael Grade makes final plea on public service broadcasting
Grade, writing in today's Daily Telegraph, re-iterated ITV's position that it needs to be cut free from many of its public service broadcasting licence obligations, such as the delivery of regional news and regional and independent production quotas .
Grade, writing in today's Daily Telegraph, re-iterated ITV's position that it needs to be cut free from many of its public service broadcasting licence obligations, such as the delivery of regional news and regional and independent production quotas .
So it is all becoming much more open and clear as to the intentions of Grade: Grade only wants a national (including Scotland, Northern Ireland, and the Channel Islands) purely commercial ITV-1 service to compete with $ky-1.
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A former member
He HAS no chance of getting that, he will have a long and could be costly battle to get hold of STV, STV would still have to provide national news to scotland.
Mr grade should go jump in a fire. he can destroy Itv for all i care but not STV
I should point STV do NOT want to lose its PBS role not want to cut back!!
Mr grade should go jump in a fire. he can destroy Itv for all i care but not STV
I should point STV do NOT want to lose its PBS role not want to cut back!!
:-(
A former member
:-(
A former member
Quote:
Plans to create a single ITV licence for the UK appear to be receding as STV prepares to take legal action against Ofcom if it goes ahead.
ITV and Ofcom are believed to be shying away from plans to create a single Channel 3 licence as part of Ofcom’s public service broadcasting review. STV has enlisted City law firm Herbert Smith to represent it in any case.
ITV and Ofcom are believed to be shying away from plans to create a single Channel 3 licence as part of Ofcom’s public service broadcasting review. STV has enlisted City law firm Herbert Smith to represent it in any case.
http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/media/article5488914.ece
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Unfortunately, all the reasons STV give for their continued existence also applied to the English regional companies - and we know how much notice Ofcom has taken of that!
ITV plc will get their UK-wide service sooner or later, either as a PSB or a 'fully commercial' operation. I doubt Grade is losing sleep about whether UTV or STV are onboard.
I suspect ITV plc will only remain a PSB if they get their way (in which case UTV/STV/CTV get absorbed); or they go fully commercial and leave the independents floundering with a 'Channel 3' largely devoid of programmes long enough for them to go bankrupt or get bought out.
623058 posted:
Timesonline posted:
Plans to create a single ITV licence for the UK appear to be receding as STV prepares to take legal action against Ofcom if it goes ahead.
ITV and Ofcom are believed to be shying away from plans to create a single Channel 3 licence as part of Ofcom’s public service broadcasting review. STV has enlisted City law firm Herbert Smith to represent it in any case.
ITV and Ofcom are believed to be shying away from plans to create a single Channel 3 licence as part of Ofcom’s public service broadcasting review. STV has enlisted City law firm Herbert Smith to represent it in any case.
Unfortunately, all the reasons STV give for their continued existence also applied to the English regional companies - and we know how much notice Ofcom has taken of that!
ITV plc will get their UK-wide service sooner or later, either as a PSB or a 'fully commercial' operation. I doubt Grade is losing sleep about whether UTV or STV are onboard.
I suspect ITV plc will only remain a PSB if they get their way (in which case UTV/STV/CTV get absorbed); or they go fully commercial and leave the independents floundering with a 'Channel 3' largely devoid of programmes long enough for them to go bankrupt or get bought out.
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623058 posted:
over the past few days he has been popping up on tv show talking about the good old days of tv and how grand and grate some of the classic show are.
yet we are 2 1/2 years in to a major over 5 year overhaul of ITV AND nothing seem to be getting better. and there does not seem to be any major new show appearing and itv has improved but that's because there used there best show the to the best times.
Can we have that again in English??
what i don;t understand is he goes on these show, talks about shows and yet he seem to be turn into something he should never be, or the opposite to how he started out : : account. :: it seem he knows he turned into them and know the best days a gone
yet we are 2 1/2 years in to a major over 5 year overhaul of ITV AND nothing seem to be getting better. and there does not seem to be any major new show appearing and itv has improved but that's because there used there best show the to the best times.
Can we have that again in English??
what i don;t understand is he goes on these show, talks about shows and yet he seem to be turn into something he should never be, or the opposite to how he started out : : account. :: it seem he knows he turned into them and know the best days a gone
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The PSB requirement would still be there if Ofcom decided to readvertise the C3 franchises which, together with CRR, would be the reason for ITV plc handing back their licences in the first place.
However, if it was a simple 'sealed bid auction', as in 1992, with the highest bid winning and no account taken of quality, then they could 'do a Central' and bid ridiculously low amounts in the hope that nobody else could be bothered. If they won, they may be able to afford the PSB commitment and still turn a healthy profit, especially if they didn't go for all of the franchises.
Brekkie posted:
If ITV did go through with their threat do we think OFCOM would bother putting the regional C3 licences up for auction again, and if they did, I wonder if ITV would actually bid for any - I can't see them wishing to give up the likes of Granada and London.
The PSB requirement would still be there if Ofcom decided to readvertise the C3 franchises which, together with CRR, would be the reason for ITV plc handing back their licences in the first place.
However, if it was a simple 'sealed bid auction', as in 1992, with the highest bid winning and no account taken of quality, then they could 'do a Central' and bid ridiculously low amounts in the hope that nobody else could be bothered. If they won, they may be able to afford the PSB commitment and still turn a healthy profit, especially if they didn't go for all of the franchises.
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The PSB requirement would still be there if Ofcom decided to readvertise the C3 franchises which, together with CRR, would be the reason for ITV plc handing back their licences in the first place.
However, if it was a simple 'sealed bid auction', as in 1992, with the highest bid winning and no account taken of quality, then they could 'do a Central' and bid ridiculously low amounts in the hope that nobody else could be bothered. If they won, they may be able to afford the PSB commitment and still turn a healthy profit, especially if they didn't go for all of the franchises.
It's just that Central bid low because no-one else bid, not because they wanted out.
This seems actually rather sensible and, dare I say it, feasible. Assuming Ofcom decide to get up off the lazy do-naff-all ar$es and do something.
Stuart posted:
Brekkie posted:
If ITV did go through with their threat do we think OFCOM would bother putting the regional C3 licences up for auction again, and if they did, I wonder if ITV would actually bid for any - I can't see them wishing to give up the likes of Granada and London.
The PSB requirement would still be there if Ofcom decided to readvertise the C3 franchises which, together with CRR, would be the reason for ITV plc handing back their licences in the first place.
However, if it was a simple 'sealed bid auction', as in 1992, with the highest bid winning and no account taken of quality, then they could 'do a Central' and bid ridiculously low amounts in the hope that nobody else could be bothered. If they won, they may be able to afford the PSB commitment and still turn a healthy profit, especially if they didn't go for all of the franchises.
It's just that Central bid low because no-one else bid, not because they wanted out.
This seems actually rather sensible and, dare I say it, feasible. Assuming Ofcom decide to get up off the lazy do-naff-all ar$es and do something.