The Campaign Forum

100 in court for TV licence dodging in Northampton

Admin — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 07:45:06 GMT

More than 100 people have been hauled before the courts in Northampton this week for TV licence evasion.

And sports fans have been warned to make sure they have a licence if they want to watch the Beijing Olympics, even if they watch online.

On Tuesday, 61 people appeared before Northampton Magistrates Court, and yesterday another 46 were seen.

Mike Whitehouse, regional spokesman for TV Licensing said: "While TV licence evasion is a matter for the courts, this demonstrates ...

Warning over TV sports addicts (Middlesbrough)

Admin — Sat, 21 Jun 2008 00:16:47 GMT

THE TV Licensing Authority has warned it will blitz Middlesbrough bosses if they see they a repeat of last year�s illegal sports viewing on firms� time. With number 12 seed Andy Murray about to bid for British glory as Wimbledon opens on Monday, the authority has warned that firms risk a �1,000 penalty if staff are caught watching live sport online and the business is unlicensed.

TV Licensing netted more than 720 individuals and businesses in Middlesbrough last year during the summer sports ...

Warning over TV sports addicts (Essex)

Admin — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 08:07:14 GMT

BOSSES have been warned that staff watching the summer of sport on TV on the internet could land their firm with a �1,000 fine.

With Euro 2008 ongoing and tennis at Wimbledon and the Beijing Olympics looming, TV Licensing has warned businesses that they must have a licence if staff are watching coverage at their desks.

During the 2006 World Cup, 90 businesses and householders in Colchester were caught watching TV on the internet without a licence.

TV Licensing's Joanna Pearce said: "We ...

Warning over TV sports addicts (Wandsworth, Merton, Lambeth)

Admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:21:09 GMT

If you thought it was legal to watch live sporting events on your work computer without a television licence, think again.

TV Licensing is warning businesses in Wandsworth they face fines of up to �1,000 if they are caught watching live sporting events, such as Wimbledon and Euro 2008, without a permit. During the last football World Cup 190 individuals and businesses in the borough were caught, while 40 were netted during 2007's Wimbledon fortnight.

The fines related to businesses which ...

Warning over TV sports addicts (Huddersfield)

Admin — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 17:09:20 GMT

FIRMS face a �1,000 penalty if they let football-mad staff watch live sport on the internet at work without a TV licence. Officials from TV Licensing issued the warning after last year, when almost 250 individuals and business across Huddersfield were caught watching the World Cup and Wimbledon without a licence.

With the Euro 2008 football championships well under way and Wimbledon about to serve up two weeks of tennis, enforcement officers will be out in force. TV Licensing said some employers ...

Warning over TV sports addicts (coventry)

Admin — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 00:26:03 GMT

SPORTS fans in Coventry could end up costing their employers huge fines by watching this summer's bumper package of sports. TV Licensing has warned bosses they risk a �1,000 penalty if staff are watching live sport online and the business is unlicensed. The warning has come with Euro 2008 in full swing and Wimbledon and the Olympics looming. It has been prompted by concerns that some, without TVs in their offices, may be unwittingly breaking the law by allowing staff to watch TV online. Online ...

ZEITGEIST, THE MOVIE

Admin — Mon, 09 Jun 2008 13:20:55 GMT

This is a very important film and must be seen by everybody. If you are religeous this film will challange your beliefs

A very worthy winner

http://www.zeitgeistmovie.com/

The Conspiracies

Admin — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 19:15:38 GMT

Over the years as I read more and more conspiracy websites such as: Alex Jones, David Icke and the rest of them. Topics such as the Illuminate, Secret Bilderberg Meetings, Bohemia Grove, the New World Order, The 911, the Masons. It is quite depressing really.

OK, so I do think something is going on in smoked filled rooms behind our backs but I don't reckon "Our Masters" would be stupid enough to stage events in the glare of the conspiratorial media, do you?

Our Leaders have helicopters, ...

Bookie cries foul over BBC goal betting

Admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 23:05:47 GMT

Match of the Day is the latest programme to find itself under scrutiny after a bookmaker closed betting on a competition on the BBC's flagship football show after noticing some suspicious punting.Goal of the Season - in which viewers trying to guess which one of the 10 best goals of the season a panel of Match of the Day presenters will judge the finest - is one of the most popular elements of the show. The winner receives a pair of tickets to a Premiership game.

But Blue Square decided to ...

ARE YOU BRAINWASHED ? (video)

Admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:14:58 GMT

David Icke-Brilliant Speech

Admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:01:37 GMT

Murdoch takes over Latvian TV5

Admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:41:50 GMT

The international concern News Corporation (News Corp) owned by Australian-American media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has signed a deal on acquiring Latvia's television company TV5, according to an announcement by News Corp. The company's announcement states that this deal consolidates the assets of News Corp. Europe in Latvia, which now owns 100% of two television companies: LNT and TV5.

As reported, in May last year, News Corp's European subsidiary News Corp. Europe acquired Latvia's television ...

BBC herald the end of the television set with live broadcasts on the internet

Admin — Thu, 05 Jun 2008 09:34:21 GMT

The BBC yesterday heralded the death of the conventional television set.In a ground-breaking decision, it announced its flagship BBC1 channel will be be broadcast live on the internet 'within months'. It means that, for the first time in the channel's 44-year history, people will not require a television set to watch it.

Viewers will simply need a computer and internet broadband connections to see every single one of their favourite shows as they are broadcast The long awaited move, which ...

Manhunt for TV licence offender

Admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 20:17:49 GMT

Tuesday, June 03, 2008

By Deborah McAleese

A prisoner at the centre of a high-profile manhunt after he escaped from police custody last week has revealed that the dramatic six-hour chase was over an unpaid TV licence.

Leon Chakravarti (21) said he panicked and fled from custody when he realised he did not have enough cash to pay the �182.60 fine � demands for which, he claims, had been sent to an old address.

The PSNI launched a search and made a public appeal for ...

Today's media stories from the papers (03 June 2008)

Admin — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 11:18:34 GMT

http://www.mediaguardian.co.uk

MediaGuardian Briefing

Today's media stories from the papers 03 June 2008

ON MEDIAGUARDIAN.CO.UK TODAY:

Huntingford steps down as Virgin Radio exec chairman

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/03/commercialradio.radio1

Dempsey leaves TES

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/03/pressandpublishing

Blackburn show gets wider airing

http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008/jun/03/commercialradio.radio

The Guardian Climate Change Summit ...

BBC Wages (Video)

Admin — Mon, 02 Jun 2008 17:45:01 GMT

The BBC, Midday brainwashing news session 2nd June 2008, discussing the extortionate rates of pay that our public servants are receiving.

(BBC Quote)

"TV and radio personalities are "special people doing special jobs", even if certain members of the audience do not like them.

The popularity of big name presenters means there is fierce competition to secure their services, and this can lead to "very high financial rewards" both from the BBC and its competitors."

The BBC don't ...

The great premium-rate helpline rip-off

Admin — Fri, 30 May 2008 13:50:14 GMT

(Reuters)

LONDON (Reuters) - Government departments and some of Britain's biggest companies are raking in huge sums of money at the expense of consumers through premium-rate helplines.

Consumer group Which? lists more than 30 organisations in its "hall of shame" of those that use higher-charging telephone numbers for their customer service or technical support services.

They include TV Licensing and the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA), as well as businesses Tiscali, British ...

EFL ESL - spelling and spell checkers

Admin — Sat, 24 May 2008 13:30:42 GMT

Discusses the importance of good spelling, and presents free online spell checking tools for Internet Explorer and Firefox.

the video

(Better at English)

Pathological gambling in Parkinson's disease

Admin — Fri, 23 May 2008 14:48:46 GMT

Patients often are in substantial debt before the problem isrecognised

Parkinson's disease is common. It is estimated to affect aroundone in 200 people in the developed world (between six and 11people per general practice in the United Kingdom).1 For manypatients, care is shared between general practitioners, geriatricians,general physicians, and neurologists, often alongside specialistnurses. Motor symptoms and signs of Parkinson's disease arewell recognised, yet the behavioural problems ...

Rajar (I don't trust the figures)

Admin — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:13:20 GMT

Call me cynical, if you like.

Just as I don't trust the police to police themselves or Politicians to investigate their own buddies in parliament.

I don't trust Rajar which just happens to be jointly owned by the BBC and the RadioCentre on behalf of the commercial sector. I don't trust them to conduct their own listenership.

Both radio one and two, Moyles and wogan came out with flying colours, the Times online wrote

"Listening through digital radio sets, websites and mobile phones ...

Crime in Bermuda

Admin — Tue, 20 May 2008 10:18:56 GMT

Bermuda Online

Tourist Crime Unit:

Bermuda's many crimes against tourists have received such bad publicity in the USA (from where over 80% of tourists come), Canada and UK that a Tourist Crime Unit has been established, using 2 members of the 469-strong Bermuda Police.

Criminal Injuries Compensation Board: Visitors raped, murdered and sodomized in Bermuda, or their families, should not expect quick or generous or any compensation. Only dependants, not family members, are usually eligible. ...

Blundering BBC

Admin — Mon, 12 May 2008 13:43:37 GMT

Grave concerns over EastEnders scenes

John Plunkett

Monday May 12 2008

The BBC's editorial complaints unit has criticised two controversial episodes of EastEnders in which a character was drugged and buried alive.EastEnders scenes involving Max Branning and his wife Tanya caused "upset among a segment of the audience which was neither anticipated nor intended", ruled the corporation's internal editorial standards body.The storyline featured in two episodes of EastEnders over the Easter ...

Richie speaks about strange Walford fans

Admin — Sun, 11 May 2008 11:26:26 GMT

Former EastEnders star Shane Richie has admitted that many of the soap's fans often lose touch with reality.

The actor, who played Alfie Moon on the show, revealed that members of the public - and even well-known companies - were overly concerned about the welfare of pensioner Nana Moon, who was played by Hilda Braid.

"You'd be surprised by how many people genuinely believe the EastEnders storylines," Shane told the Daily Star. "With the Alfie and Nana Moon thing, we were actually sent ...

The Entry Form for the 2008 MJ Acheivement Award (shocking Ticket Prices)

Admin — Sat, 10 May 2008 11:26:50 GMT

London Hilton, Park Lane

With Channel 4 News Presenter Jon Snow

Calling all finalists.

Now entering their fifth year, these prestigious Awards have showcased the best projects, people and practices in local government. Now it�s your chance to take centre stage. Culminating in a gala evening, The MJ Awards 2008 provide you with the opportunity to highlight your successes and thank the teams and individuals who have worked tirelessly to make a difference.

Book your table today to be ...

Benefit Fraud The Movie

Admin — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:39:50 GMT

Troll the charity gonk defends his beloved Maggie against the fascist Nazis in this new blockbuster, Benefit Fraud The Movie.

Our Facist regime is hell bent on scaring its citizens, on a pyscological level, its not very healthy for its citizens.

BBC failed to pass on money pledged to charity

Admin — Sat, 10 May 2008 02:26:00 GMT

By Ciar Byrne, Arts and Media Correspondent

Saturday, 10 May 2008

Just one day after ITV was landed with a record fine over its misuse of premium rate phone lines, the BBC has been forced to apologise over money raised during television phone-ins which was not paid to the charities it was intended for.

The BBC is to make an on-air apology after it was discovered that �106,000 from phone-ins which should have gone to charitable causes instead went in to the coffers of the ...

Sir Alan splashes �4m on anniversary

Admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 11:50:32 GMT

(Digital Spy)

Thursday, May 8 2008, 09:01 BST

By Alex Fletcher, Entertainment Reporter

Sir Alan Sugar has spent �4 million celebrating his ruby wedding anniversary, say reports.

According to The Mirror, he hired the services of Elton John to provide music at the bash.

John is Sugar's wife's favourite musician and the business tycoon had the singer flown in by private helicopter.

Compered by Bruce Forsyth, the event was reportedly held at his home in Chigwell, ...

Rupert Murdoch Firm Goes on Trial for Alleged Tech Sabotage

lefty — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:38:40 GMT

(Source Wired)

Did a Rupert Murdoch company go too far and hire hackers to sabotage rivals and gain the top spot in the global pay-TV war?

This is the question a jury will be facing in a spectacular five-year-old civil lawsuit that is finally being tried this month in California but which has, oddly, received little notice from U.S. media.

The case involves a colorful cast of characters that includes former intelligence agents, Canadian TV pirates, Bulgarian and German hackers, ...

BBC Cash for Honours (and the winner is...................)

Admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 09:33:34 GMT

Awarding the BBC for originality, quality and creativity with a touch of sleaze

Whether it be a Bafta or a Britt. A Golden Rose or a Webby. the list for awards is endless.

The BBC always boast when they win anything. But they never boast about how much of our money they invested by way of entrance fees into these competitions.

You've heard the age old saying "No Free Dinners" well that is dead right, you see, the BBC spend a lot of our money on these free dinner and champagne awards, ...

James Whale resurfaces

Admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:34:58 GMT

Ex-TalkSport radio host James Whale has rebounded from his recent sacking by taking a presenting role at shopping channel Bid TV.

Whale who was fired from his late-night phone-in slot on TalkSport earlier this week, will present on the bargain-hunters' channel owned by cable group Virgin Media.

"People might be surprised to know that years ago I worked as a trainee buyer at Harrods so my career has come full circle," Whale said.

Whale was sacked for breaching broadcasting regulations ...

BBC1 offloads soap after ratings slump

Admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 08:22:28 GMT

BBC1 has dropped Australian daytime soap Out of the Blue after just six episodes after its audience fell by nearly 44%.

The corporation has moved the drama about a group of 30-somethings living in the resort of Manly to BBC2 and it will now play out in an earlier slot of 1pm from 19 May.

US drama Diagnosis Murder will replace the soap on BBC1.

The 25-minute soap, from Southern Star Entertainment, launched on 28 April as a successor to Neighbours in BBC1's daytime schedule.

The ...

Plaskitt announces success of new technology to combat benefit fraud and further funding

Admin — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:52:57 GMT

There will be funding for a further 15 local authority pilot projects to test an innovative new technology to catch out benefit fraudsters, announced Anti-Fraud Minister, James Plaskitt today.

He made the announcement to fund additional pilots and to extend the existing ones after initial results from seven pilots across 14 local authorities proved successful. Mr Plaskitt was visiting Harrow council, one of the seven authorities which piloted the new Voice Risk Analysis (VRA) technology.

Mr ...

Targetting the poor (Crewe and Nantwich)

Admin — Tue, 06 May 2008 12:13:02 GMT

CREWE police say a week-long campaign to tackle law-breaking and social issues in the West End has been a big success. Vehicles without tax and insurance, televisions without licences, people who failed to pay fines and families causing problems for neighbours were all targeted. Pubs, clubs, off licences and takeaway outlets were checked for possible breaches of licensing laws or health and safety regulations.

Part of the Cheshire Police Strikeout campaign, the operation involved staff from ...

BSkyB eyes �600m offer for Virgin's cable channels

Admin — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:58:54 GMT

BSkyB is considering a �600m bid for Virgin Media's cable channels, which include Bravo, Living and Challenge, according to City sources.The satellite operator would also buy the Virgin channels that broadcast under the UKTV banner, including Gold, History and Drama. Investment bank Goldman Sachs is advising Virgin on a sale and a decision is said to be not far off.It is understood that BSkyB, controlled by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation, wants all the channels, which means Virgin Media would ...

LEYTON: Shop fined for TV licence failure

Admin — Sun, 04 May 2008 22:24:25 GMT

A SHOPOWNER has been fined for breaking rules designed to prevent people dodging the TV licence fee. Enforcers visited Cash Converters in High Road, Leyton, twice after sending owner Gary Lewy numerous warning letters. Each time they found forms which should have been submitted to the authorities.

The Wireless Telegraphy Act requires retailers selling TV equipment to tell the regulator of the date of the sale or the purchasers' names and the address where the equipment is to be installed. ...

Doctors Gave Me (so long to live)

lefty — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 14:34:07 GMT

You often read in the media, how our beloved superstars and celebrities have overcome adversity....

Doctors gave me X amount of time to live.

Doctors gave me a 10% chance of survival.

Doctors gave me a thousand to one chance of life.

The stories nearly all end up like this....

And here I am thirty years later to tell the story.

When I read articles and stories of this type, I don't normally praise the celebrity or superstar for overcoming their adversity, what I ...

Its all in the Database (TV Licensing menacing video)

Admin — Thu, 01 May 2008 03:03:38 GMT

The TV Licence Fee Payer funded this advert, we are funding the bully, Its sinister and menacing and it was created by Abbott Mead Vickers BBDO Ltd

http://www.amvbbdo.com

Other clients that use the same agency, We should boycott the lot of them.

Iran's prosecutor warns of 'negative impact' of Western toys

Admin — Wed, 30 Apr 2008 14:10:07 GMT

(Earth Times)

Teheran - Iran's prosecutor general on Sunday warned of the "negative impact" which Western toys could have for Iranian children, ISNA news agency reported. Qorban-Ali Dori-Najafabadi said the mainly illegally-imported toys such as Barbie, Batman, Harry Potter and Spiderman might cause "irreparable (cultural) damage."In a letter to Vice President Parviz Davoudi, the ultra-conservative cleric called on the government to find alternatives for what he called the "cultural offensive."Iranian ...

Google Privacy: A Look at Cookies (3)

Admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 12:25:33 GMT

In the third video in a series of short, informative videos on privacy, Google explains what cookies do and how they can help web sites and advertisers personalize our online experiences. Cookies are small pieces of data that save information when you visit websites so you don't have to re-enter it every time you return. For example, cookies help search engines remember that you want your search results in English and help online stores remember the items saved in your virtual shopping cart. ...

BBC Reality TV

Admin — Tue, 29 Apr 2008 04:52:21 GMT

It is plain to see, the BBC are no different to ITV, Channel 4 or Channel 5, these are its main terrestrial televisual competitors, the BBC don't offer anything unique.

In the main its game shows, talent shows, negative soap operas and then its finished of with the news headlines, this is where the BBC show us the headlines of tomorrow's newspapers (today).

And to end it all we have National weather forcast, capped of with the Local weather forcast.

FORECAST:

To calculate or estimate ...

Zattoo (Free TV on your Computer)

Admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 22:38:11 GMT

Why do we need a TV Licence?

We have many sources of entertainment and news channels on our computer, nearly all of the sources are free to watch or read.

The TV Licence is out of date, not neccesary, and just like the parrot in the famous "monty python sketch" Its dead.

This is a screenshot of Zattoo it is a bit of software I downloaded from the Internet and all I supplied was my email address.

Zattoo is real TV on your PC

- and it�s absolutely free. It's the football ...

BBC Lottery quiz show embroiled in new �fake� row

Admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 21:22:16 GMT

The BBC was at the centre of another TV fakery row last night over its flagship Saturday night National Lottery quiz show. Viewers of 1vs100 are given the impression contestants are picked randomly from hopefuls in the studio to compete for prizes of up to �100,000.

But a Mail on Sunday investigation has discovered BBC producers routinely select players before the programme begins.

The first contestant in the latest series, which began on April 19, has now been on six different quiz shows ...

Dogged band of refuseniks battles Britain's TV tax

Admin — Mon, 28 Apr 2008 15:09:07 GMT

(Herald Tribune)

TOTTON, England: Colin Smith says he's not a technophobe � and definitely not a criminal. He's a law-abiding taxpayer who works in the office of his local legislator, watches classic comedies and political thrillers on his new DVD projector � and doesn't own a television set. For this, he says, the British authorities are persecuting him. Smith's TV-free status has brought him into conflict with a venerable but unloved British institution: the television license. "As far ...

Len Goodman in 'Strictly' salary row (Didums)

Admin — Sun, 27 Apr 2008 20:06:33 GMT

Strictly Come Dancing judge Len Goodman has demanded a massive pay rise from BBC bosses.

Head panellist Len has told chiefs that juggling filming for Strictly and Dancing With The Stars,

the US version of the programme, last year was too exhausting. He

warned that he is unwilling to commit to both shows again this year

unless the BBC increases his �60,000-per-series salary.

A source told the Sunday Mirror:

"Len wore himself out trying to do both shows at the same time at the

end of ...

BBC admits misleading interviewee

lefty — Sat, 26 Apr 2008 11:58:46 GMT

Published: 25 April 2008 11:29 Author: Robin Parker

The BBC has admitted breaching its editorial standards after a "na�ve" in-house production team misled a contributor to the BBC3 documentary Amy: My Body for Bucks.

Events promoter Clement Dortie, who featured in the documentary, is now pursuing an Ofcom challenge.

The BBC re-edited the documentary after its first two airings to take out a sequence in which Dortie employs the film's subject, Amy Hall, as a model at a post-Brit ...

Ian Wright blasts "out of touch" BBC

lefty — Fri, 25 Apr 2008 20:49:03 GMT

Ian Wright has launched a scathing attack on the BBC.

The former Arsenal striker quit as a Match of the Day pundit earlier in the month, claiming he was only employed to be a "comedy jester".

In an interview with The Sun, Wright expressed his anger at the BBC for losing the rights to screen England internationals and becoming reliant on reality TV.

He said: "Viewers want international football and it should be the BBC providing it for them. It just shows how out of touch they have ...

Should we have age restricted Newspapers?

lefty — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 16:36:02 GMT

Nowadays more and more newspapers entice? seduce? new readers by way of offering FREEbies, these gifts include Music and DVD's amongst other things. The Newspaper media seems to me to have a set of rules that allow them to get away with anything they choose to, this DVD disc of the 1988 Oliver Stone Movie "Talk Radio" was issued Free in the Rupert Murdoch publication The Sunday Times.

'15' � Suitable only for 15 years and over

No-one younger than 15 may see a �15� film ...

Myners attacks advertising on BBC.com

lefty — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 03:53:38 GMT

Stephen Brook, guardian.co.uk, Wednesday April 23 2008

Guardian Media Group chairman Paul Myners today challenged the BBC's decision to allow advertising on its international website BBC.com.

Myners, giving evidence before the Lords communications committee for its inquiry into media ownership and plurality of news provision, said that if the BBC's commercialisation continued it might lead to questions as to "why the BBC was allowed to do that while retaining the benefits of the ...

Sack the EGO's

lefty — Wed, 23 Apr 2008 12:03:08 GMT

When the scandalous BBC wages saga was first revealed way back in 2006, the BBC themselves were more interested in who it was that leaked this information.

"The BBC is investigating how the salary figures reported in the press were leaked.

The corporation said it was "concerned" at how such information made its way into the public domain."

BBC boss defends stars' salaries

My suggestion on how to cut back at the Beeb is.......Sack the EGO's, that'll save us all a bundle. ...

Karl Pilkington by Simon Bell

lefty — Tue, 22 Apr 2008 12:13:06 GMT

I know Simon personally, We used to be neighbours way back in Hythe Hampshire, I knew then that he was a very good musician but I did'nt realise just how good he was until I heard his recorded songs on You Tube.