London

Media

The British media is concentrated in London and is sometimes accused of having a "London bias". All the major television networks are headquartered in London including the BBC, which remains Britain's most influential media organisation. Partly to counter complaints about London bias, the BBC announced in June 2004 that some departments (BBC Sport, CBBC, Cbeebies, BBC Three and BBC Radio Five Live) are to be relocated to Manchester. Other major networks include ITV and BSkyB, Channel 4 and Five are also based in London. Like the BBC, these produce some programmes elsewhere in the UK, but London is their main production centre.

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BBC - BBC Sport - CBBC - Cbeebies - BBC Three - BBC Radio Five Live - Manchester - ITV - BSkyB - Channel 4 - Five

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The English newspaper market is dominated by national newspapers, all of which are edited in London. Until the 1970s, most of the national newspapers were concentrated in Fleet Street, but in the 1980s they relocated to new premises with automated printing works. Most of these are in East London, most famously the News International plant at Wapping. The move was resisted strongly by the printing trade union SOGAT 82, and strike action at Wapping in 1986 led to violent skirmishes. The last major news agency in Fleet Street, Reuters, moved to Canary Wharf in 2005, but Fleet Street is still commonly used as a collective term for the national press. Regional Editions of most national newspapers are available, including editions for northern England, Scotland and Wales.

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National newspapers - 1970s - Fleet Street - 1980s - News International - Wapping - Trade union - SOGAT 82 - 1986 - Reuters - Canary Wharf - 2005

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London is at the centre of British film and television production industries, with major studio facilities on the western fringes of the conurbation and a large post-production industry centred in Soho. London is one of the two leading centres of English-language publishing alongside New York. Globally important media companies based in London range from publishing group Pearson, to the information agency Reuters, to the world's number two advertising business WPP Group.

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Post-production - Soho - Pearson - Reuters - WPP Group

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The local media generally have a lower profile than the national media in London as in the rest of England, but there are some important local outlets. London has its own local daily evening newspaper, the Evening Standard, and a free newspaper called Metro, distributes a London edition in the morning, mainly at railway stations. The independent weekly listings guide Time Out Magazine has been providing concert, film, theatre and arts information since 1968. The BBC operates BBC London radio, and there are several independent radio stations, including Capital FM, Kiss 100 and Resonance FM.

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Evening Standard - Metro - BBC London - Capital FM - Kiss 100 - Resonance FM

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