Committee says final decision on plurality issues should rest with regulator rather than secretary of stateA Lords committee has called for politicians to be stripped of the power to have the final say on large media deals, following the heavily criticised process surrounding News Corporation's £8bn bid to take full control of BSkyB.The House of Lords communications committee report on media plurality, published on Tuesday, also says the BBC should be included in any assessment for the first time, as should the impact of newspaper websites and digital outlets such as the Huffington Post, Google News, Facebook and Twitter.Lord Inglewood, the committee's chair, said the industry regulator Ofcom should have the final say on plurality and competition issues surrounding any major media deal."Issues surrounding media plurality have come under the policy spotlight during the present parliament, after concerns were raised about the proposed (and subsequently abandoned) purchase of BSkyB by News Corporation," Inglewood said. "Responsibility for reconciling plurality and competition assessments of transactions and for reaching a final decision should rest with the Ofcom board, not the secretary of state."The government's handling of an investigation into Rupert Murdoch's attempt to increase his stake in BSkyB from 39.1% to full control in 2010/2011 attracted widespread criticism.Vince Cable, the business secretary, was stripped of responsibility for weighing the ramifications of... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
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The women spearheading the progression of the publishing industry will be recognized at the Top Women in Media Awards Celebration on September 30, 2021 in New York City. Join your industry peers, the Folio: and AdMonsters Team, and a few surprise guests to celebrate the honorees and all of their... Continue reading at Folio Magazine
[ Folio Magazine | 2021-09-10 21:00:13 UTC ]
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Decision rejecting appeal in Voller defamation case means companies will be likely to ban comments on more social media postsGet our free news app; get our morning email briefingSome of Australia’s biggest media companies have lost a bid in the high court to escape liability for defamatory... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-08 03:33:03 UTC ]
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Colson Whitehead's Harlem Shuffle (Fleet) danced across the review pages this week, picking up mentions in The Bookseller, the Guardian, the Times and the New York Times, consistently being labelled as "one to watch this autumn". Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-09-06 14:54:44 UTC ]
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News Corp co-chairman declines Senate communications committee invitation. Plus: Daily Telegraph names and shames ‘index case’Lachlan Murdoch will be en route to reopen Fox News offices in Los Angeles on Monday when the Senate media inquiry reconvenes to consider YouTube’s temporary ban on Sky... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2021-09-03 03:21:06 UTC ]
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Nielsen seems to be betting the industry will shrug off its loss of accreditation. Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2021-08-30 09:00:00 UTC ]
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Daisy Lafarge's Paul (Granta) came out on top as this week's most reviewed title, picking up mentions in the Guardian, Observer, Evening Standard, i, Irish Times, Scotsman, Independent, Telegraph and The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-08-23 05:08:13 UTC ]
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As she releases her memoir "All In," tennis icon Billie Jean King discusses her career, her causes and "living truthfully." Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-08-17 13:00:35 UTC ]
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A senior editor at a digital publisher had been looking forward to working from the company’s office but, with masks now required, has found there aren’t many reasons to go. The post ‘Harder than I expected’: Confessions of a media employee on their experience returning to the office appeared... Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-08-16 04:01:00 UTC ]
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The Media Rating Council, the third-party accreditation organization that checks Nielsen and other measurement firms' methodology, is likely to reach a decision about the status of Nielsen's national TV service early next week--and the industry is bracing for Nielsen's longstanding National TV... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-08-13 17:32:55 UTC ]
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Don Winslow shows how the right is profiting off coronavirus disinformation: "They are laughing at how gullible you are." Continue reading at The Huffington Post
[ The Huffington Post | 2021-08-10 09:30:49 UTC ]
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Former Bonnier Corp. CEO Eric Zinczenko is the new COO/president of his brother David Zinczenko's company Galvanized Media. The post Why two brothers are betting on creating new brands and e-commerce to grow their media company appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-08-02 04:01:00 UTC ]
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Yesterday, during the women’s gymnastics team final at the Olympic Games in Tokyo, Simone Biles, of the USA, lost her bearings while performing a vault, and stumbled as she landed. Soon after, she left the venue, accompanied by a medical official; when she returned, it was only to watch her... Continue reading at Columbia Journalism Review
[ Columbia Journalism Review | 2021-07-28 12:41:18 UTC ]
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As advertisers have been increasing their carbon impact through the growing use of digital advertising, one adtech business has developed a campaign in a bid to support their attempt to repair the damage. Good-Loop, has created an ad tracker, 'The Green Ad Tag', which can be run cross-platform... Continue reading at AdWeek
[ AdWeek | 2021-07-19 12:56:17 UTC ]
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They offer vivid details, and try to save their reputations, in a new book by Post reporters. Continue reading at The Washington Post
[ The Washington Post | 2021-07-15 08:42:00 UTC ]
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Publicis, Nielsen and Havas Media all took steps to advance DE&I efforts in the last 24 hours. The post Agencies’ latest DE&I initiatives aim to dig deeper into systemic challenges for diverse and minority media appeared first on Digiday. Continue reading at Digiday
[ Digiday | 2021-07-08 04:01:00 UTC ]
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This week, it was Lucy Kellaway's memoir Re-educated (Ebury) that caught the critics' attention, picking up mentions in the Observer, the Times, the Telegraph, the Daily Mail and The Bookseller. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-07-05 06:34:13 UTC ]
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Damon Galgut's The Promise (Chatto & Windus) came out on top in this week's reviews, with the twice Booker-shortlisted author picking up nods from the Guardian, Times and New York Times. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-20 22:03:08 UTC ]
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How would you pronounce Ki? When Meg Davis left MBA in 2011, after 25 years, to start her own agency, she was casting about for a company name that would work well on social media and that tripped off the tongue. She says: “I didn’t want to call it Meg Davis and Associates because I thought... Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-18 18:15:49 UTC ]
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The second digital evocation of the world's largest children's book trade show closes with big numbers and lots of programming on video. The post Bologna’s Finale: 75,000 Visitors and 300 Hours of ‘Initiatives’ appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2021-06-17 21:02:44 UTC ]
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Last week, Meghan, Duchess of Sussex published her first children's book The Bench with Penguin Random House Children's. It picked up reviews from the Evening Standard, the Irish Times, the Telegraph, the Independent and the New York Times, making it one of the most reviewed new titles. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2021-06-13 20:19:26 UTC ]
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