Britain's media giants
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The world entertainment industry is dominated by large companies such as Dinsey and Time Warner, which mainly come from the US, and Britain has a small and decreasing market share. The British music industry is performing well, but TV faces too much regulation. There has been an emphasis on quality rather than exports, and British TV is likely to further lose market share unless regulations are eased. Salesmanship is not rewarded at the British Broadcasting Corp. British TV can no longer boast of superior quality programming. The BBC should reduced its operations and TV should face fewer regulations.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1998
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Chris Smith's conundrum
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There are two companies offering digital TV in the United Kingdom, OnDigital and Sky, which are giving away the boxes that viewers require to see digital TV. The government appears to be less enthusiastic about digital TV. Culture minister, Chris Smith wants OnDigital and Sky to cooperate so that takeup is increased, and the government can sell spare bandwidth after analog broadcasting is switched off. The services of one company are not compatible with the boxes of the other, or with those of cable TV companies. Content providers also have to deal with three languages, which increases costs.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1999
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UKTV blues
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British TV imports increased when ITV and the BBC would not sell satellite TV their used programs, and imports have grown, while satellite TV is especially popular among children. British comedy programs are written by one author and tend to last for less time that US comedy series written by teams. British regulations hamper exports, such as the need to have programs made in regions, which may mean they are not exportable. Broadcasters also commission programs in batches of six or ten programs, while international deals tend to be done in batches of 26.
Publication Name: The Economist (UK)
Subject: Business, international
ISSN: 0013-0613
Year: 1998
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