David Mellor on broadcasting bill

Title

David Mellor on broadcasting bill

Genre

Interview

TX Date

14 Dec 1989

Year of production

1989

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Duration

00:07:50

Description

Home Office minister David Mellor talks about the new Broadcasting Bill he will be steering through Parliament and its proposals including Channel 3 replacing ITV; quality assurances methods; franchises in TV and radio; the risk of an influx of pornography; diversity of stations and programming; sport and the role of satellite television.

Contributors

David Mellor; Richard Dallyn

Keywords

Economic competition; Pornography; Parliamentary bills; Television; Radio stations; Broadcasting; Satellite television; Radio; Broadcasting industry; Television stations; IBA; Franchise

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