Digital Britain Coming This Afternoon; Here’s A Recap
It was January 29 when Lord Carter published his draft vision for helping the UK’s creative digital sector. After months of consultation, now, the government tells us, the final version is due online at about 3.30pm BST, after which you’ll find out what it means for the online media biz here at paidContent:UK.
Still don’t know what all the fuss has been about? Our Digital Britain category archive has the back-story to the decade’s big media policy review - remind yourself with our highlights below or take the full whack. They show how media execs of all stripes have this year projected all their collective anxieties on the former Ofcom chief, and perhaps made his paper one of the most overhyped in memory. But it’s unlikely Carter can play saviour to the entire industry - who amongst those below is going to be left unsatisfied… ?
—Jun 15: Virgin Doing Unlimited Music Package, Will Suspend Illegal Downloaders
—Jun 12: Report: Lord Carter To Stand Down After Digital Britain
—Jun 10: 70 Percent Of UK Has Home Internet, The Rest Don’t Want It
—Jun 9: Research Special: Three Strikes Threat Would Work, Many Users Would Pay ISPs For Content
—May 19: Geldof Bids For ITV Web-TV Regional News Contract
—May 19: Google Backing Newspapers’ Bid For Consolidation
—May 12: Updated: Entertainment Industry, Union Leaders Call For UK ‘Three Strikes’
—May 1: Ex-Ofcom Member: ‘Digital Britain Needs Networked Journalism, Not Another BBC’
—Apr 17: Trinity’s Bailey Still Fighting Google, ‘Unique Users Don’t Pay Wages’
—Apr 17: UMG’s Grainge: Media Entering Global Warming, Music Needs Graduated Response
—Apr 17: Undigital Britain: A Vision For An Unconnected Policyscape
—Apr 3: Digital Britain: Lloyd Webber Calls For P2P Regulation
—Apr 1: Digital Britain: Consumer Group Opposes Rights Agency
—Mar 27: Digital Britain Consultation: Virgin Questions Canvas, Papers Want iPlayer Carriage
—Mar 27: Digital Britain Consultation: Mixed Views On Anti-P2P Strategy
—Mar 23: Digital Britain: Orange Wants To Build Broadband Network, T-Mobile Unconvinced
—Mar 19: Pop Idol Maker Wants VOD Micropayments, Three-Strikes For TV Freeloaders
—Mar 19: Sky Opposes iPlayer Sharing, Net Neutrality, Spooked By Canvas
—Mar 19: Carter: ‘Not A Lot You Can Do’ About Web Ads Turmoil
—Mar 13: Digital Britain: Rights Agency Would Oversee P2P Warnings, Aid Court Actions
—Feb 25: UK Gov Wants International Consensus On File Sharing Response
—Feb 24: Digital Britain: Nevermind The Media, It’s About Online Govt
—Feb 17: BBCWW, Channel 4 Agree On Areas For Collaboration; Could Include Online
—Jan 29: Digital Britain Reax: It’s A Dog’s Dinner, Whichever Way You Look At It
—Jan 29: Digital Britain Report: A Letdown That’s Merely A Meta-Review
—Jan 29: Digital Britain On P2P: More Warning Letters, More DRM, Enforcement Issue Fudged
—Jan 14: Digital Britain: Online BBC Rival ‘A Priority’; Govt ‘Must Act On Aggregators’
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