Media Brief
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| 10:03 UK time, Wednesday, 3 March 2010
I'm the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's media correspondent and this is my summary of what's going on.
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ director general Mark Thompson will meet union leaders today to discuss his planned shake-up at the Corporation. They've promised to fight any closures. The campaign to save 6Music is growing as and .
The Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ chairman Sir Michael Lyons has been interviewed on Today.
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The newspapers are divided over the wisdom of the plans and whether the cuts go far enough.
The the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ should have taken an axe to bloated management, not programme services.
The the cuts are a start but look like the minimum the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ thinks it can get away with.
The the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ has gone from national treasure to broadcasting bully. the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ is caving in to a Tory media policy dictated by Rupert Murdoch, but that the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ's dominance will remain.
The ITV has announced profits of Β£25 million, following a Β£2.7 billion loss in 2008. that they're the first figures to be unveiled by its new chairman Archie Norman.
and the the three main party leaders have agreed to the terms of three TV election debates, on Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ1, ITV1 and Sky News. Smaller parties are still lobbying to get their own debates.
The how Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ plans are being dissected by the newspapers.
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