Politics of the media: Murdoch era coming to an end?
10 Dec 2007
The ancient media moguls like Northcliffe, Hearst and Beaverbrook seem footnotes to history now, which is probably all they deserve, writes Stephen Foster,
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With the possibility of a pre-watershed junk ad ban, many brands are being forced to review their advertising strategies, Karen Somerville and Clare Sargeant look at the challenges facing creatives.
The ancient media moguls like Northcliffe, Hearst and Beaverbrook seem footnotes to history now, which is probably all they deserve, writes Stephen Foster,
We know a lot about Prime Minister Gordon Brown's media consumption. He starts off with Radio Five Live's ‘Wake up to Money' where affable London Evening Standard stock market reporter Mickey Clarke chats about the day's prospects with his laddish friends from the City.
ITV boss Michael Grade said last week that BSkyB should be made to sell its 17.9% stake in the company and ship out. The stock market seemed to think his view would prevail and ITV’s shares headed south, writes Stephen Foster.
Inheritance tax may still be the biggest vote winner in the next General Election (can Gordon Brown really hang on until 2010?) but there's no doubt what the biggest issue will be -- immigration.
The Neo-con war drums are getting louder in Washington and, once again, a British PM is squarely in the firing line (and Gordon Brown's an easier target to hit than Tony Blair).
If you'd written that headline a few years ago you'd either have been consigned to the funny farm or, at the very least, invited to pursue your career elsewhere.
Here's an unconventional wisdom: you can send non-promotional e-mail messages and still see the money roll in, writes Simone Barratt, managing director of e-Dialog.
'Surprise' and 'delight' is what really counts with customers and sets brands apart from one another. We must take 'trust', which has been discussed so much recently, as a given departure point in all relationships -- it’s something that we must try to build on in order to retain customers.
LONDON - For years David Arculus was number two to Robin Miller at Emap, leaving in frustration in 1997 as Miller declined to step down as CEO.