How Labour ruined ITV

Alex Singleton blames the Labour party for the demise of regional TV.

Writing at the Telegraph's three line whip he says that the decision of the government back in 2002 to waive the next round of franchising helped pull the rug from under the regional companies.

because its network was regularly franchised. Under performing regional ITV companies were sacked; those with fresh ideas were hired.

And then just to make matters worse it

1.also manipulated the ownership of ITV's franchises, using competition rules to weaken Carlton and

2.allowed Granada, the stale northern franchise-holder, to gobble up most of the network.

Tyne Tees accused of bullying and racism

An interesting story bubbling up at Guardian media surrounding Tyne Tees television.

A series of investigations have taken place at the Tyne Tees newsroom amid allegations of racism, sexism and inappropriate comments about ethnic minorities and disabled people made by a manager, who was later paid off, claiming the comments were merely "black humour".

adding that the claims against the company have so far reached £1m