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Posted on August 28, 2017 by Francesca Shawn in Arts, Britain, Consumer Affairs, Television / Radio // 0 Comments

Spotted on the website of The Guardian this morning – a piece by Mark Sweney on the potential (or is it very real?) threat to mainstream television broadcasters from ‘new media’ giants, see here – THE GUARDIAN

About Francesca Shawn

A former arts editor of The Independent, over the years Francesca has written for an innumerable list of UK arts and dance magazines. More Posts

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