Daily Mail was ‘late online’ admits chief exec, as new site moves out of beta
A redesigned Daily Mail website – rebranded as Mail Online – is to be officially launched after a period of beta testing. The old site will be shut down over the next couple of days as the new design...
View ArticleHouse of Lords takes to YouTube
The House of Lords has launched five short videos on YouTube in a bid to attract young people to politics. The videos explain the role of the House of Lords as part of celebrations marking the 50th...
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Sea change: did online campaign group force political transparency?
It’s an interesting landmark: a quickly put-together online campaign in the UK may have influenced a political reversal. Gordon Brown has cancelled proposals for MPs to protect the details of their...
View ArticleChannel 4 (part 1): Station plans to focus more on regional content
Following up on yesterday’s Ofcom round-up, here are further reports from the House of Lords, where Channel 4 chief executive, Andy Duncan spoke at a Communications Committee hearing. Channel 4 is...
View ArticleChannel 4 (part 2): Duncan says channel is still key source of cutting-edge...
Channel 4 CEO Andy Duncan also said at yesterday’s Communications Committee in the House of Lords that: Channel 4 is fulfilling its role as a Public Service Broadcaster (PSB) by functioning as a...
View ArticleChannel 4 (part 3): BBC Worldwide could benefit from merger, says Duncan
More comments from Channel 4 CEO, Andy Duncan, at the House of Lords Communications meeting: ‘Synergy’, ‘Pluraility’ and ‘Radicalism’ appeared to be the keywords playing on Andy Duncan’s mind, as he...
View ArticleIndependent.co.uk: Government plans for secret inquests
“Plans to introduce secret inquiries into controversial deaths from which the public and bereaved families could be banned are to be pushed through the House of Commons by the Government,” reports the...
View ArticleFT.com: Digital chiefs challenge House of Lords digital economy bill amendment
A letter to the Financial Times signed by some of the highest digital figures in the UK challenges the House of Lords adoption of amendment 120A to the digital economy bill. This clause, they argue,...
View ArticleLord Black: Teacher reporting restrictions ‘unprecedented, unnecessary and...
Speaking in the House of Lords on Tuesday, Lord Black of Brentwood, who is also executive director of the Telegraph Media Group, raised his concerns about Clause 13 of an education bill, which would...
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