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Prime Ministerial Private Office files

PREM19/2031
Broadcasting (Television licence fees; subscription television; independent television producers; Broadcasting White Paper) (Part 6)

Source: TNA, PREM19 series
Release date: 2016 Feb 19
Classification: Confidential
Page count: 494
Themes: Conservatism, Media, Industry, Privatized & state industries, Economic policy - theory and process

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Date Value Title
88 Sep 9 Fr Major Broadcasting: Nigel Wicks minute to Hurd PS (meeting with BBC Chairman) [treatment of terrorism, licence fee, subscription] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 12 Mo Major Broadcasting: David Young minute to Douglas Hurd ("Subscription") [should encourage BBC to seek subscription, to wean them off licence fee] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 12 Mo Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to Nigel Lawson ("ITV Levy for Contract Extension Period") [options for reform] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 13 Tu Major Broadcasting: Ingham briefing for MT ("Your Meeting with BBC") ["you might usefully leave them in no doubt that you do not regard the BBC as the voice of Governement. You do not expect to be delighted with everything the BBC does"] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 13 Tu Minor Broadcasting: Nigel Wicks note to MT (subscription TV) [latest views] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 13 Tu Major Broadcasting: Nigel Wicks minute to Hurd PS ("Television and News Broadcasting") [paper by Alastair Burnet] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 13 Tu Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to David Young ("Local Services and Transmission") [transitional arrangements will be controversial and difficult] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 14 We Major Broadcasting: No.10 conversation record (MT, BBC Chairman and Deputy Chairman) [results of their programme over last two years to bring radical change to the BBC; future plans] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 14 We Major Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Broadcasting White Paper") [discussion in Cabinet] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 14 We Major Broadcasting: Douglas Hurd minute to MT ("Broadcasting White Paper") [first full draft, can see shape of reforms as a whole] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 15 Th Minor Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute to Nigel Wicks ("Television and News Broadcasting") [paper by Alastair Burnet] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 15 Th Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("Broadcasting Reforms: The Position of the BBC") [need to be careful proposals will not result in stronger, more dominant BBC] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 15 Th Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths briefing for MT ("Broadcasting Reform: ITN and the Future of News") [ITN concerned at effects of deregulating of C3 on the news] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 15 Th Major Broadcasting: Paul Gray minute to MT ("Bilateral with Brian Griffiths 16 September") [subscription, night hours, ITN, transmission, BBC] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 16 Fr Minor Broadcasting: Nigel Wicks minute to Hurd PS ("Broadcasting White Paper") [discussion in Cabinet] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 21 We Major Broadcasting: Hurd PS minute to Brian Griffiths ("Broadcasting White Paper") [news on C3, night hours, transmission, C4, third force] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 21 We Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths record of conversation (Griffiths-Hurd) [BBC news dominance, night hours, transmission] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 21 We Major Broadcasting: Brian Griffiths minute to MT ("MISC 128: Transmission") [Hurd's proposals too cautious and unimaginative] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 21 We Major Broadcasting: Dominic Morris minute to Paul Gray ("Broadcasting White Paper") [news, night hours, transmission, C4] [declassified Feb 2016]
88 Sep 23 Fr Major Broadcasting: Nigel Wicks minute to MT ("Broadcasting White Paper") [MT note: modified proposals are much better, shouldn't rush WP] [declassified Feb 2016]