The Sunday Round-up: BBC, Five, Diageo, Privacy Laws & Emmerdale
The Drum trawls the Sunday newspapers for the best media stories saving you the trouble. This week the BBC and ITV come under attack at the Edinburgh TV Festival, while another footballer escapes being front page tabloid news.
Festival Fallout
The BBC again came under attack to reveal details of its finances as Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt tells BBC it has to "live on the same planet as everyone else" at Edinburgh International Television Festival, reports the Mail on Sunday.
No More Bargain Booze
According to the Sunday Telegraph, drinks manufacturer Diageo, which owns brands such as Guinness, Johnnie Walker and Smirnoff, is set to throw its weight behind plans to ban the sale of cheap booze as the Government continues its fight against alcohol related health and social problems.
ITV is Not Like Selling Tins of Beans
Leading independent TV producer Jimmy Mulville has told new boss Adam Crozier that he will has a huge job on his hands trying to turn around the TV channel during his Richard Dunn Memorial Lecture at the Edinburgh International Television Festival, writes the Observer.
The Hunt is Almost Over
Channel 4 is understood to be close to signing up the controller of BBC 1 Jay Hunt to its most senior commissioning role, writes the Sunday Telegraph.
Five Boss Tells Vine Some Whoppers
Jeff Ford, Channel 5's new director of programmes has told Jeremy Vine during an interview at the Edinburgh International Television Festival that he has "tens of millions" of pound to send on "big things, whoppers" reports the Guardian.
And Finally...
The famous TV pub known as The Woolpack to millions of Emmerdale fans is to close as its real life tennent suffers at the hands of Enterprise Inns, reports the Scotsman.