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1987 Sep 8 - 1987 Dec 23
Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2030
Broadcasting (Television licence fees; subscription television; independent television producers; external television broadcasting; broadcasting legislation) (Part 5)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 262
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Date Value Title
87 Oct 26 Mo Major Broadcasting: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Broadcasting Legislation: MISC 128(87)10") [timing of legislation, inclusion of ITV and C4 changes in bills] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Oct 27 Tu Major Broadcasting: David Young minute to Douglas Hurd ("Independent Production Initiative") [continue work on legislation as a last resort to compel broadcasters] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Oct 27 Tu Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("MISC 128 Broadcasting") [creating more competition in TV will not be easy] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Oct 27 Tu Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("MISC 128 - Reform of the ITV System") [opening ITN to outside investors] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Oct 27 Tu Major Broadcasting: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Independent Production Initiative: Minute by the Home Secretary of 16 October") [voluntary arrangement for meeting 25 percent production target] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Oct 27 Tu Major Broadcasting: Cabinet Office briefing for MT ("Reform of the ITV System: MISC 128(87)12, 11, 9 and 8") [outside investors, auctioning of ITV franchises] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Oct 29 Th Minor Broadcasting: Cabinet Office minute to David Norgrove ("MISC 128") [ITV issues] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Oct 30 Fr Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("Structure of Broadcasting") [proposal to replace existing authorities with one body] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Oct 30 Fr Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("External Television Broadcasting") [BBC plans for a world TV news service] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Nov 2 Mo Minor Broadcasting: David Norgrove minute to Hurd PS ("Structure of Broadcasting") [operation of IBA] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Nov 5 Th Major Broadcasting: Charles Powell minute to MT ("External Television Broadcasting") [ITN do not think public money should be called on for a world TV news service] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Nov 6 Fr Major Broadcasting: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("External Television Broadcasting") [MT sees problems in making public funds available to BBC and not ITN] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Nov 9 Mo Major Broadcasting: Nigel Lawson minute to Geoffrey Howe ("External Television Broadcasting") [avoid any arrangement that would put ITN at a disadvantage to BBC internationally] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Nov 10 Tu Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to Geoffrey Howe ("External Television Broadcasting") [not convinced latest proposal meets intended objectives] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Nov 12 Th Minor Broadcasting: David Young minute to Douglas Hurd ("Structure of Broadcasting") [operation of the IBA] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Nov 20 Fr Major Broadcasting: Howe PS minute to Charles Powell ("External Television Broadcasting") [reallocate some of BBC's grant-in-aid to get the service off the ground] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Nov 21 Sa Major Broadcasting: Charles Powell minute to Howe PS ("External Television Broadcasting") [MT thinks Howe's proposals would give BBC an unfair advantage] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Nov 29 Su Major Broadcasting: Geoffrey Howe minute to Douglas Hurd ("External Television Broadcasting") [modest investment justified as part of information effort overseas] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Dec 8 Tu Major Broadcasting: Michael Darlow letter to MT ("Independent Television Producers") [have had to break off talks with ITV companies] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Dec 8 Tu Major Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute to Dennis Walker ("The Broadcasting Scene in the US and Canada") [report of Renton's visit] [declassified Feb 2016]