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Tim Hincks, 麻豆社 Three going online, The future of Olympic coverage

Steve Hewlett presents media news, including Tim Hincks on creativity and class bias in TV, a look at the threat to 麻豆社 Olympics coverage, and news on 麻豆社 Three's move online.

Tim Hincks, the President of Endemol Shine, on defining and nurturing creativity, tackling the middle class bias in TV, why we should embrace the mainstream and why UK television is best when it engages with the rest of the world.

Richard Ayre from the 麻豆社 Trust explains why the Trust has given a provisional and conditional go-ahead to 麻豆社 proposals to close 麻豆社3 as a broadcast channel and move it online, and to extend the evening hours of C麻豆社 - but has said no to the idea of 麻豆社 One +1.

The former director of the 麻豆社's London 2012 Olympic Games coverage, Roger Mosey discusses the International Olympic Committee's decision to award European TV rights to the games to the US communications company Discovery. How big a blow is it to the 麻豆社 and what will it mean for viewers?

And we hear the latest on reports of further job cuts at the 麻豆社 as it faces what is claimed to be a 拢150M shortfall in anticipated income, as more viewers choose to watch TV exclusively via online catch-up services - which are exempt from the licence fee.

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  • Wed 1 Jul 2015 16:30

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