When Boris Johnson announced he was stepping down Be Broadcast ran a poll which highlighted that 86% of PR professionals expected a change in the sale of Channel 4 with…
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One of the attitudes I’ve encountered while working in PR is that broadcast PR opportunities are only suitable for consumer stories, or, at least, colleagues or fellow PR professionals have…
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Ofcom recently said that it was considering relaxing its rules on the frequency and duration of advertisement breaks. The regulator claimed the new rules would boost broadcaster revenues and ensure…
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Ofcom is proposing to reduce the speech quota for Local BBC Radio breakfast from 100% to 75% as part of shifts being made to the BBC’s licence. This is part…
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Interested parties have already started lining up to enquire about buying UK broadcaster Channel 4, following this week’s pull on the first lever of the process of sale by the…
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Today, broadcast PR expert Josh Wheeler launches a new Broadcast specialist consultancy – Be Broadcast – with its first significant client onboard, the LGBT Consortium, and a bold promise. From…
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50 years ago today (4th April) John Craven hosted a TV first on BBC One: a news bulletin aimed specifically at children and young people. The show has continued to…
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Following the overall boost radio received during the pandemic – the latest figures show the picture looks fairly consistent. Some stations enjoyed bigger gains than others. Here are the main…
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Dan Walker is leaving the BBC “in the next few weeks” to become the new host of Channel 5 News. The TV presenter said it was a difficult decision to…
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