London papers’ Olympic fight hots up
Londoners will be “missing out” on the “special dimension” that regional newspapers can bring to coverage of the 2012 Olympics according to Liberal Democrat peer Dee Doocey, who is leading a fight to...
View ArticleDaily Digest: BBC Olympics, Midlands’ journalism dead, Clarkson and the...
Usual suspects announced for BBC Olympic coverage The BBC has announced its presenting team for next year’s London Olympics. No surprises here, as Gary Lineker, Claire Balding and Sue Barker will head...
View ArticleMetro to go seven-day during Olympics
The London freesheet Metro will have issues published at the weekend to cover the Olympic and Paralympic Games this summer. Publisher Daily Mail & General Trust plans to print 325,000 copies of the...
View ArticleBBC will cover Olympics with 765 accredited staff
The BBC will have 765 accredited members of staff covering the London Olympic Games, but only a quarter of those will be travelling from its Manchester MediaCityUK base. It’s a vast increase on the 493...
View ArticleJoey Barton finds a unique use for the promoted tweet
Footballer Joey Barton might not be everyone’s cup of tea at the moment (after the QPR player was sent off during his team’s 3-2 defeat against Manchester City) but Twitter bosses will be intrigued at...
View ArticleBBC secures Olympics until 2020
The BBC has retained exclusive UK broadcasting rights to the next four Olympic Games until 2020. Having convinced the International Olympic Committee that cuts to Corporation’s sports budget would not...
View ArticleOlympics condemns ITV to record ratings lows
There was a reminder that ITV still exists yesterday when figures revealed the Olympics had reduced the network to its worst ever ratings performances. While the BBC basked in the glow of Usain Bolt’s...
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Comedy goldmine
I know what you’re thinking about the Olympics – that all these tedious feats of excellence have left you pining for the good old days of the Leveson inquiry. That was proper telly, the sort you...
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Mobile data records smashed by the digital Olympics
The track and field wasn’t the only place where records were being beaten during London 2012, as it has been revealed that Britain consumed more mobile data than ever before to keep up to date with...
View ArticleNo Olympic boost for regionals, says Johnston
Johnston Press says its advertising revenues were down 15 per cent in the six weeks since 30 June, suggesting the Olympics failed to boost regional titles. Compared to the same period last year, the...
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