Tag Archives: british media

Fru Hazlitt is right, most people are boring, says Sells (BBH)

By November 21 2011, 2:39 pm Leave a comment

Peter Sells: “Basically I agree with Fru,” [most people are boring]. I’m pretty boring, and so are almost all of my friends”

Media owners should not be defined by phone-hacking

By November 15 2011, 9:00 am Leave a comment

No one is going to defend phone hacking, but you don’t have to be James Murdoch to find this latest survey – commissioned by a US broadcaster recently launched in the UK – over-simplified and more than a tad loaded.

Cool Jay Hunt gives birth to Channel 4’s future

By November 7 2011, 12:20 pm Leave a comment

C4′s Jay Hunt: “I think it’s a little bit like becoming pregnant: It doesn’t really matter how impatient you become, you can’t deliver anything for 10 months. But the good news is I’ve been in post for 10 months now…”

News International tries to focus on ‘Moving forward’

By October 26 2011, 9:00 am Leave a comment

Blackhurst: ‘News International is 1% of a multibillion pound business, and it’s that one per cent that brings 90% of the trouble… logic has to tell you they’ll either sell it or close it’

‘Most people are boring’, claims ITV’s Fru Hazlitt

By October 19 2011, 2:50 pm 4 Comments

“UGC is a fallacy, most people are boring and no-one wants to read their stuff” – ITV’s Fru Halitt

Bauer leads decline as British magazines record historic falls

By August 31 2011, 10:45 am 2 Comments

Bauer’s chief exec Paul Keenan says: “Historically, magazines used to prove themselves to be ‘an affordable luxury’ in times of a downturn and have grown. I think this downturn is different, and the variable that has changed this time around is the amount of competition, both from other magazines and other media.”

Richard Desmond still revels in the controversy

By June 15 2011, 1:41 pm Leave a comment

Why did Richard Desmond pull out of the Press Complaints Commission at the start of 2011? “Because I don’t want to be with a bunch of fucking phone hackers.”

Murdoch’s News Corp set to become the UK’s biggest advertiser

By April 26 2011, 1:10 pm Leave a comment


Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt is believed to be gearing-up to clear the way for
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to acquire the 61% of BSkyB it does not
already own, and in a single stroke create possibly the biggest advertising
powerhouse in the UK. Read more »

The battle for America: Mail and Guardian look west

By April 10 2011, 6:05 pm Leave a comment

Guardian & MailOnline to launch in New York

The battle between Britain’s newspapers is about to spill onto the streets of New York, as Associated Newspapers and Guardian News & Media both prepare to launch their first dedicated editorial operations in the city that never sleeps. Read more »

Bruised, battered and disillusioned? Mark Lund walks away from public life

By March 9 2011, 2:48 pm Leave a comment

‘Beware government bodies bearing gifts’, should be the new mantra of COI chief executive Mark Lund, as he begins the hunt for suitable boxes for his belongings after just 22 months at the helm.

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