Terence Burns
Will Lord Burns be up to handling hot Ofcom issues?
He’s Lord Ubiquity of non-exec roles and now overall boss of UK media regulation – but is he the best choice?
Peter Preston
03, Dec, 2017 @7:00 AM
Government picks ex-Channel 4 chair Lord Burns for Ofcom role
If approved by MPs, Burns will replace Patricia Hodgson as chair of the media regulator in January on £120,000 a year
Graham Ruddick Media editor
29, Nov, 2017 @6:00 PM
Ex-Channel 4 chairman says BBC licence fee is an 'anomaly'
Former channel boss Lord Burns argues BBC charter is ‘unclear’ and that Channel 4 should be allowed to seek joint ventures instead of being privatised
Mark Sweney and Jane Martinson
02, Feb, 2016 @6:22 PM
Hands off the FoI act: information is a vital tool of democracy
Review commissioners should think hard about the evidence from the Society of Editors and the Press Association before daring to water down the act
Roy Greenslade
27, Jan, 2016 @11:36 AM
Channel 4 sell-off would have little financial benefit, says chairman
Lord Burns says sell-off being considered by government would neither raise much money nor improve the market
Jane Martinson
08, Nov, 2015 @6:57 PM
Lord Burns: ‘They seem to believe you can keep Channel 4’s remit while privatising it’
The outgoing C4 chairman speaks out on the government’s handling of talks about its future – and hits out at the culture secretary’s ‘kite-flying’
Jane Martinson
08, Nov, 2015 @6:30 PM
Channel 4 chairman says BBC should become Sky-style pay-TV service
Lord Burns warns that replacing the licence fee with a household levy would be a ‘dangerous route’ for the corporation to take
Mark Sweney
13, Oct, 2015 @12:40 PM
Waitrose chief Mark Price lined up as interim chair of Channel 4
Temporary appointment of deputy chair of broadcaster would be backup measure if process to find Lord Burns’ successor takes longer than expected
Mark Sweney
12, Oct, 2015 @5:35 PM
Lord Burns said to be examining options for Channel 4 sale
Government believed to have asked broadcaster’s chair to draw up proposals that would allow it to maintain public service remit in event of a sell-off
Jane Martinson
28, Aug, 2015 @4:49 PM
BBC iPlayer should be encrypted says Channel 4 chairman
Lord Burns said the BBC is too wedded to the £145.50 licence fee and has ignored alternative forms of funding
John Plunkett and Mark Sweney
10, Jul, 2014 @6:07 PM
BBC should encrypt iPlayer for licence fee payers, says Channel 4 boss
Lord Burns says change would be first step towards an alternative way of funding the corporation. By John Plunkett
John Plunkett
10, Jul, 2014 @3:20 PM
Channel 4 chair fears for indies over BBC production plans
Lord Burns criticises Tony Hall for not looking to a post-licence fee world and says independents could face squeeze. By John Plunkett
John Plunkett
10, Jul, 2014 @11:01 AM
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