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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
Themes: Industry, Foreign policy - theory and process, Media, Science & technology

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Date Value Title
87 Dec 11 Fr Major Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute to David Norgrove ("Independent Television Producers") [no case at this stage for government to intervene in negotiations] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Dec 11 Fr Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("Independent Television Producers") [negotiations have broken down] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Dec 15 Tu Major Broadcasting: Michael Darlow letter to MT ("Independent Television Producers") [agreement reached with BBC] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Dec 15 Tu Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("Subscription Television") [worst of all words would be to grant existing channels the right to use subscription] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Dec 16 We Major Broadcasting: Young PS minute to Hurd PS ("Independent Television Producers") [government should not intervene in negotiations] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Dec 16 We Major Broadcasting: Cabinet Office working paper ("Subscription Television") [running a fifth channel] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Dec 22 Tu Minor Broadcasting: Hurd PS letter to Michael Darlow ("Independent Access Steering Committee") [Hurd considering state of negotiations] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Dec 23 We Major Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute to David Norgrove ("Structure of Broadcasting") [IBA resources, networking system] [declassified Feb 2016]
87 Dec 26 Sa Major Broadcasting: Thames TV letter to Brian Griffiths ("The Structure of Broadcasting") [oversight of broadcasting content] [declassified Feb 2016]