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UGC: Participation vs Consumption
We’re driving towards the first draft of our report into UGC for Ofcom; here’s something I wrote earlier today. I’m not sure it’ll make the final cut – might be a tad too polemical. In any case, it’s...
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Value of UGC to the UK, 1: economic
We’re working towards our second draft on our report to Ofcom, and have done a lot of thinking about the “value” of UGC to the UK. Of course, value is both subjective and variously defined, so for our...
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Value of UGC to the UK: Social and political
Here’s the second of our posts looking at the potential value of UGC to the UK, drawn from our research and writing for Ofcom. Previously we thought about this economic terms. This time out we’ll think...
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Value of UGC to the UK: arts and culture
Here’s the final of our three posts looking at the potential value of user-generated content to the UK, taken from our research for Ofcom; we’ve looked at economic and social and political value, so...
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On music mastering, and what it tells us about digital culture
Turner Hopkins HQ has moved to the West Country for a week or so. So, while in the area, we took the opportunity to visit an old colleague and friend, the (genuinely) legendary mastering engineer Simon...
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On the launch of the Copyright Hub
As part of my Content Industries Specialist role with the Creative Industries KTN I have, over the last few months, been sitting on the Data Building Blocks sub group of the Copyright Hub. It’s a...
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Our UGC report for Ofcom
Even occasional readers of this blog will know that earlier this year we delivered a hefty old report on the value of User-Generated Content to Ofcom, the UK communications regulator. Well, last month...
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Is the case for mashups overstated?
One of the pleasures of putting together the Value of UGC paper for Ofcom earlier this year is the number of people who have been in touch through the blog with comments and queries. Nice to have an...
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Our UGC event at Ofcom
Simon posted last month about the briefing event we ran at Ofcom just prior to the publication of our report on UGC. I’ve just found these photos I shot there, which I thought I would share. Campbell...
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Guest post from Tabitha Elwes: Independent production – what next?
We’re delighted to present another guest post from Tabitha Elwes of Prospero, an advisory firm that specialises in the media and sports industries. The global strength of UK independent production...
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