Independent Television in Britain by P Bonner

Independent Television in Britain by P Bonner

A stimulating treatment of an area of public life which is a subject of continuing debate and controversy. This volume covers the years in which ITV faced more challenges than at any time in its history and its regulator, the IBA, was subject to political pressures so extreme that they brought about its abolition and rebirth as the Independent Television Commission. The book gives detailed accounts, based on documents not previously available and interviews with over sixty senior figures in the industry, of the changes and controversies of the period. Highlights include: the conflict with government over the programme Death on the Rock , the battle with the BBC for possession of the rights to Dallas , the financial crisis at ITN, the impact of the Peacock Committee Report and the 1990 White Paper on Broadcasting, as well as detailed accounts of the broadcasters' and the regulator's battle with the government over the Broadcasting Bill and the subsequent 'auction' of ITV licences.

'..a sound and well-documented account of what was the most fraught and perhaps the most critical decade in the continuing story of Independent Television so far.' - Sir Denis Forman, The Times Higher Education Supplement

'...this is an important, indeed, essential book for anyone interested in the development of the sometimes bizarre British broadcasting system.' - Times

PAUL BONNER worked in broadcasting for 40 years. He was at ITV for seven years - first as Director of the Programming Secretariat (Chairman of the Network Controllers Group) from 1987-1992, and then as a director at the new ITV Network Centre from 1993 until he retired two years later. Previously, he had been selected to be Channel Four's first Controller of Programmes. He held that post for the first seven years of the Channel's existence. Before that he had worked for the BBC in radio and television for 25 years. He spent ten of those years as a documentary maker. That was followed by a period in charge of the BBC's controversial public-access programmes. Paul Bonner's final role at the BBC was as head of its Science and Features Department.

LESLEY ASTON was Press Officer at the IBA/ITC from 1983-1994, with a special interest in research. She was seconded to the Director General's Office from 1989-1990 to work on the Broadcasting Bill. Previously, she was in the industries section of the Economist Intelligence Unit and Manager of Information Services at Urwick Orr and Partners.

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ISBN 13	9780333647738
ISBN 10	0333647734
Title	Independent Television in Britain
Author	P Bonner
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillan
Year published	1998-07-13
Number of pages	556
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