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About Mike Flood Page

Mike Flood Page is an Honorary Research Fellow in Media Arts at Royal Holloway, University of London, co-editor of OurBeeb at openDemocracy, and a former TV and digital media executive producer at the BBC, Channel 4 and in the independent sector. He is currently undertaking research into media strategy.

Articles by Mike Flood Page

This week’s front page editor

Clare Sambrook, investigative journalist, co-edits Shine a Light.

European integration

Six countries. Six different paths to EU integration.

No to TTIP

The secretive EU-US trade deal explained

The draft BBC Charter is “distinctively” fishy

Mike Flood Page 7 October 2016

The latest twist in the Bake Off saga is a reminder of why we should be suspicious about the draft BBC Charter’s emphasis on “distinctiveness”

The BBC may soon be unable to compete

Mike Flood Page 13 May 2016

The requirement for output to be “distinctive”, coupled with the growth of media consortia, could force the BBC out of the game.

Is the BBC licence fee still up for grabs?

Mike Flood Page 28 October 2015

John Whittingdale says the July agreement did not settle the BBC licence fee: is this a Government U-turn?

Lord Hall’s modest proposal for the BBC

Mike Flood Page 2 September 2015

While Charter Review has been marked by a clamour over cuts to programmes and services, less attention has been paid to a BBC proposal which could have equally far-reaching implications.