Responding to a speech by BBC director-general Tim Davie in Salford today, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “We welcome Tim Davie’s recognition and aim to strengthen our plural local news market. As Ofcom has said, the...

Responding to Ofcom’s BBC Annual Report and Local Media Review, published today, NMA chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “In the Local Media Review today, Ofcom has acknowledged that ‘increased BBC online local news forms part of the headwinds...

The digital ecosystem is a “perfect storm” designed to prevent original journalism from thriving, delegates at the News Media Association’s Conservative Party Conference panel event heard yesterday. Chaired by NMA chief executive Owen Meredith, the ‘Truth to Power: How...

In response to Ofcom’s review of local media in the UK today, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith has said: “In its report today, Ofcom has rightly recognised the vital role local news media plays in “the social...

Responding to the Public Accounts Committee’s report on the BBC’s implementation of Across the UK, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “The Public Accounts Committee is absolutely right to criticise the BBC for its plans to cut...

Responding to Tim Davie’s Royal Television society address, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “Tim Davie has set out a vision for the BBC that overreaches its remit and its commitments under the Royal Charter and Agreement...

Responding to a report this morning that the BBC is planning to feature adverts around its podcasts in the UK for the first time, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “The news that the BBC is apparently...

Responding to the publication of the BBC Mid-Term Review, News Media Association chief executive Owen Meredith said: “The government’s recommendation that the BBC strengthen its transparency and engagement with commercial media providers is welcome and makes clear the BBC...

Senior local editorial directors have joined forces in an unprecedented call for the “neighbour from hell” BBC to abandon its plans to expand aggressively into local news marketplaces already well served by commercial providers. In a message running across...