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PREM19/2029
Broadcasting (Television licence fees; subscription television; independent television producers) (Part 4)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 150
Themes: Industry, Media, Science & technology

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Date Value Title
87 May 21 Th Major Broadcasting: Bernard Ingham minute to MT ("Independent TV") [unsatisfactory state of commercial TV] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 25 Mo Major Broadcasting: Mark Addison minute to Hurd PS ("Independent Producers") [broadcasters should be asked to proceed with their plans] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 26 Tu Minor Broadcasting: David Norgrove minute to Hurd PS ("Independent Producers") [decision left to after election] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 26 Tu Major Broadcasting: Nigel Lawson minute to Douglas Hurd ("Independent Producers") [unless BBC improves proposal will introduce legislation to compel them to take 25 percent of programmes from independent producers] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 26 Tu Major Broadcasting: Chief Scientific Adviser minute to MT ("Subscription Television: Report from Consultants") [pay-per-view only viable for premium programming] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 May 27 We Major Broadcasting: Paul Channon minute to Douglas Hurd ("Independent Producers") [reluctant to say government is broadly content with BBC's proposals] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jun 1 Mo Minor Broadcasting: Nigel Lawson minute to Douglas Hurd ("Subscription Television: Report from Consultants") [publication of report] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jun 29 Mo Minor Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to MT ("Subscription Television: Report from Consultants") [publication of report] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 2 Th Minor Broadcasting: David Norgrove minute to Hurd PS ("Subscription Television: Report from Consultants") [publication of the report] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 6 Mo Minor Broadcasting: Nigel Wicks minute to Robert Armstrong ("Ministerial Consideration of Broadcasting Policy") [proposals to be discussed in MISC 128] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 7 Tu Major Broadcasting: Michael Darlow letter to Brian Griffiths ("Independent Television Producers") [failure to agree on a range of fundamental matters] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 14 Tu Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to Nigel Lawson ("TV Licences: Pay-As-You-Go") [supplementary market research] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 15 We Major Broadcasting: Michael Darlow letter to Brian Griffiths ("Independent Television Producers") [negotiations have not gone well] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 17 Fr Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths briefing for MT ("MISC 128: Broadcasting") [legislation, independent TV, networking, C4, independent producers] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 17 Fr Minor Broadcasting: David Norgrove minute to MT ("MISC 128") [ITV issues, independent producers] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 20 Mo Major Broadcasting: David Norgrove minute to Hurd PS ("MISC 128: Independent Television Producers") [negotiations between BBC, ITV and independent producers] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 22 We Minor Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute ("Subscription Television: Report from Consultants") [presentation by consultants] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 23 Th Minor Broadcasting: Robert Armstrong minute to Nigel Wicks ("Ministerial Consideration of Broadcasting Policy") [proposals to be discussed in MISC 128] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 28 Tu Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd mintue to Nigel Lawson ("Competition Policy and Broadcasting") [competition and employment law, radio frequency spectrum management] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Jul 28 Tu Major Broadcasting: David Young minute to Douglas Hurd ("Independent Television Producers") [rapid solution needed to oustanding issues] [declassified Feb 2016]