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By The Drum Team, Editorial

November 20, 2010 | 4 min read

It's thedrum.co.uk's weekly round up of media and marketing news from the mouths of those making the headlines.

"To do it the week before the vote is about one thing - sensationalism. I don't think that's helpful and I don't think it's patriotic."

Andy Anson, chief executive of England's 2018 World Cup bid, accuses the BBC of being unpatriotic for scheduling a Panorama documentary about FIFA corruption allegations just days before football governing body votes on where the tournament should be held.

“The economic outlook for 2011 is uncertain and we continue to plan on a cautious basis.”

ITV CEO, Adam Crozier, refuses to get carried away despite the broadcaster announcing an 11% rise in revenues.

“Butlins has thrived because it has changed, innovated and refreshed its iconic brand. It is as relevant now as it ever was. By contrast, Pontin’s appears to have failed dismally to take itself seriously as a brand and has therefore failed to invest either money or imagination."

Brand author and advisor Simon Middleton believes Pontin's could have avoided administration had it been more like its great rival.

"Murdoch’s paywall will fail."

Media analyst Jim Chisholm does not believe News International has found the answer for making web news profitable by charging for its online content.

“There has been an overabundance of speculation and the danger of this is that it is at the forefront of the public’s mind and that it drags on for years. The question is for those who are concerned for quality journalism is, is it happening now?”

Donald Martin, president of the Society of Editors, says it is time to draw a line under the News of the World phone hacking allegations.

"We are tremendously proud of the work we have undertaken for SSL and its key brands in a relationship that extends over more than ten years."

A McCann Manchester spokesperson reflects on the good times after the agency lost the SSL Durex and Scholl brands.

"Freedom of access [to information online] is going to be an important battleground. It's vital to a free and open democracy: [net neutrality] serves everybody."

Peter Gabriel, the influential musician and technology entrepreneur. hits out at the government's plans to abolish net neutrality, the principle that all internet traffic is treated equally.

“Rupert Murdoch…is a phenomena who has much more positive than negative. It’s just that we need to have 15 Rupert Murdochs, rather than one. If we didn’t have Rupert Murdoch, that would be much worse, so just take a chance. Yes, there should be an anti-monopoly commission, I don’t know if he becomes bigger in Sky TV, he’s been doing a good job in terms of the freedom of the press. And even if he is using it for his own interests, I’m not sure, but it’s not easy to influence a British journalist."

The Independent owner, Alexander Ledbedev, lends his backing to Rupert Murdoch's controversial plans to acquire the remainder of BSkyB.

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