New Television, Old Politics: The Transition to Digital TV in the United States and Britain (Communication, Society and Politics)
The Guardian (Free subscription) | yesterday
... countries such as Canada and South Korea, who are using subsidies to lure developers. In his final Digital Britain report in June, the then communications minister, Lord Carter, proposed a so-called "cultural tax break" for computer games companies and there has been intense lobbying since then to get the idea approved by the Treasury. Richard Wilson, chief executive of...
Adam Smith Institute Blog (Free subscription) | 12/05/2009
Our latest briefing paper (available online here ) attacks the government’s Digital Britain white paper – the inspiration for the Digital Economy Bill currently working its way through Parliament – describing plans to intervene in the digital communications industry as “both mad and bad economics”. The report’s author, digital...
Planet Intertwingly (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
The analogue press are now starting to report the controversial nature of the disasterous Digital Britain bill currently before Parliament. The timetable is short with little time for debate but given prompt action, popular action could kill the bill. The bill is now in committee in the Lords . Everyone in England reading this post is an interested party since they use the internet. So,...
Domain Blog (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
Life at the Feeding Edge (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
I have been listening and nodding away in agreement at Chris Anderson’s Free and reading Don Tapscott’s position on Digital Britain. In particular it was interesting to hear the history of the music industry and how is has shifted since the 1930’s. Each step challenged by the incumbent powerhouse, though the industry flourishing and growing [...]
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Google, Facebook, Yahoo and eBay call on business secretary not to grant wide-ranging powers to ministers to alter copyright law Leading internet companies including Google have written to business secretary Peter Mandelson urging him to change the new Digital Economy Bill to throw out a controversial clause that could give future ministers sweeping powers to change copyright law. Their letter,...
Click World News (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Facebook, Google, Yahoo and eBay have written a letter to Britain's Pirate-Finder General, Peter Mandelson, objecting to his proposal to introduce the Digital Economy Bill with provisions that allow him to make up any copyright law and penalty he likes. He's responded saying, "Don't worry, no one would ever abuse that power, ever, ever. Why would they?" "The law must keep...
Boing Boing (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Facebook, Google, Yahoo and eBay have written a letter to Britain's Pirate-Finder General, Peter Mandelson, objecting to his proposal to introduce the Digital Economy Bill with provisions that allow him to make up any copyright law and penalty he likes. He's responded saying, "Don't worry, no one would ever abuse that power, ever, ever. Why would they?" "The law must keep...
Library Stuff (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
BBC – “Some of the biggest names on the web have written to Peter Mandelson to express “grave concerns” about elements of the Digital Economy Bill. Four firms including Facebook and Google object to clause 17 of the bill, which could give government the power to amend copyright law in the future.”
The Telegraph (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Four of the world's largest internet companies have joined forces to lobby Business Secretary Lord Mandelson to drop proposals to give ministers the power to change copyright law.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Britain has a hard-won reputation for producing great games – but further support is needed in the form of government tax breaks Britain is one of the world's top video game producers, boasting nearly a quarter of the 100 most successful studios. However, recent years have seen a sharp increase in competition from overseas. Richard Wilson, the chief executive of The Games Industry...
Media: Organ Grinder | guardian.co. (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Hopes of subsidy for Britain's once-thriving and still creative children's TV industry seem to have subsided Colette Bowe, the chair of Ofcom, drew attention yesterday to one of the most glaring omissions in the digital economy bill published last month : the failure to commit to subsidies, through a production fund, for UK children's television programmes. As Bowe pointed out to MPs...
computing (Free subscription) | 14 hours ago
Angelica Mari, Computing , Wednesday 9 December 2009 at 14:24:00 Digital Britain minister Stephen Timms tells Angelica Mari about the UK’s growing reliance on IT leaders who are adept at managing offshore relationships The future of IT in the UK will be determined largely by our relationships with offshore service providers, Digital Britain minister Stephen Timms...
Computing.co.uk (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Angelica Mari, Computing , Wednesday 9 December 2009 at 14:53:00 IT is edging centre-stage in economic up-turn plans “People working in IT will have a lot to look forward to in the next couple of years,” says Digital Britain minister Stephen Timms, highlighting the critical role UK IT will play in the future of the UK economy. Rising unemployment, elusive growth and a finance...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
Computer games industry chiefs attack lack of tax break The government is pressing ahead with controversial plans to levy a £6 a year tax on all phone lines in Britain in order to fund the rollout of next generation broadband networks, Alistair Darling, the chancellor, confirmed today. The levy was proposed by the summer's Digital Britain report, but while the Darling confirmed...
