Category: Media
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Breaking News: Most People Still Watch Linear Television Most of the Time
If you’re reading this, you’re probably not normal. And neither am I. You and I probably have a bit of an unhealthy interest in all things media – radio in particular. You probably don’t watch an enormous amount of television – less than the 3 hours and 52 minutes a day that was the average…
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The SEO of Titles
I’ve moaned for a long time about the lack of imagination in television programme titles – particularly in one-off documentaries. The producers’ theory seems to state that if you don’t adopt the “Ronseal” approach, then nobody will know what your programme is about. We browse EPGs rather than use the Radio Times or newspaper television…
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LonCon 3 – Thoughts on Worldcon
Paul Cornell interviews George RR Martin and Connie Willis Each year the World Science Fiction Society holds Worldcon – an annual convention – in different parts of the world. It’s a movable feast, although more often than not, it’ll be held in a US city. In the past, the UK has had a decent crack…
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A Disingenous Newspaper
Yesterday the free UK newspaper, Metro, managed to publish a massive great spoiler on the current series of Game of Thrones. While discussions about current TV series are the meat and drink of newspapers – think of all the articles about who will be the next Doctor Who? However Metro ran this “news story” on…
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Pitchside Advertising
I was out on Sunday evening, and didn’t watch the Brazil v England match live from Brazil, but I did watch the highlights later. Good goals from the Ox and Rooney, but I’ll leave the football alone. I want to talk about the pitchside advertising. As the match kicked off, the pitchside advertising switched from…
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Following Up This Week’s Media Talk Podcast
An otherwise random photo to illustrate this blog I quite enjoyed this week’s Guardian Media Talk podcast, but there were a couple of things that needed highlighting or explaining a little more. The BBC has renewed its complaints with Sky about the £5m a year it pays to get on the Sky platform. There was…
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No News Here, Move Along
On Monday, I was somewhat sympathetic towards Sarah Sands, editor of the London Evening Standard. One of the biggest stories of the year had broken in time to make that day’s final edition, but the headline was buried behind an ad. Well tonight I have less sympathy, as a nonsense story is “developed” by the…
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Editorial v Sales
Spare a thought for Sarah Sands. She’s the editor of the London Evening Standard. The news of the death of ex-Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher broke just before 1pm today, which meant that her paper could be first on the streets with coverage. I’m not sure what print deadlines are like at the Standard now it’s…
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Good Luck With Those Paywalls
That title sounds a bit insincere. But I really do mean it. Because, to work, they’re going to need some luck! In the last twenty-four hours, both the Telegraph and The Sun have announced the raising of paywalls on their sites. This wasn’t unexpected. The Telegraph had been experimenting with its overseas users for a…
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Advertising Week Europe – Guardian Breakfast
The inaugural Advertising Week Europe conference kicked off in London this week, and the very first session was The Guardian Founders Opening Breakfast with The Guardian’s Editor in Chief Alan Rusbridger. Listening to live jazz music at Ronnie Scott’s at 8am was a different experience. As I sat down with a cup of tea and…
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Ignoring The Leveson Obvious
As stupid politics ruins a perfectly good, and vitally necessary libel reform bill, I again get back into the quagmire that is Leveson reforms. Her Majesty’s Press sitting there refusing to have any kind of legislation oversee them, while Leveson seems to have done his best to work around this issue. But it all feels…
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Internet and Mobile Premier League Rights
Recently News International won the rights for both mobile and internet highlights pacakges from the next season. These are the packages that are currently owned by ESPN (mobile) and Yahoo (internet), neither of whom will have any rights from next season. According to a source at The Guardian, News International paid £20m for these rights.…