In the beginning...Broadcast began life as Television Mail in August 1959. Martin Jackson examines the news and peronalities covered in that first issue and explains how it moved from gossipy trade mag to serious debating forum

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To celebrate its 40 years of publishing Broadcast, this supplement was created. This article discusses the earliest issues, the first one being called 'Television Mail.'

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Peacock brings less cosy world; Martin Jackson, editor and publisher of Broadcast between 1985 and 1992, recalls how the Peacock inquiry, first set up to examine the future of the licence fee, had an epoch-shaping effect on the ITV franchises

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As Broadcast celebrates 40 years of publishing a weekly newspaper, this article in the special supplement discusses the years 1984 to 1993 under Martin Jackson.

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TV moves into the modern age; Rod Allen, editor of Television Mail/Broadcast from 1967 to 1978, looks back to a time when ITV entered the modern age with the license-renewal process and when the idea of a fourth channel was first mooted

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As Broadcast celebrates its 40 years of publication, this article covers the years 1967 to 1978 in the special supplement.

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