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Article: It's a funny old media world when one man's megalomaniac is another's free marketeer ; OUTLOOK
- Article from:
- The Independent (London, England)
- Article date:
- December 1, 2006
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They're megalomaniacs around at the BBC. Authoritarian to boot,
don't you know. That Lord Reith would have given the Burmese junta a
run for its money. Me? I'm not an anarchist if that's what you're
thinking. I like to call it consumer empowerment. It's the free
market. And all for [pound]29.99 a month.
Inviting James Murdoch to a debate on broadcasting regulation was
tantamount to asking Herod to open a new branch of Mothercare and
sure enough, there weren't many survivors.
But the pot must have run away with the kettle when he accused
the BBC of megalomania. All the Murdoch empire owns is Sky,
Britain's biggest selling daily and Sunday papers and now a blocking
stake in ITV. If you ...