Media in London
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London is a major international communications centre with a virtually unrivalled number of media outlets. Almost all of the major media organisations in the UK are based in London. Much of the British media is concentrated in London and is sometimes accused of having a "London bias". All the major
ITV
.
There is a huge choice of radio stations available in London. Local citywide stations include music-based stations such as
Magic Radio, Heart London, Radio X and Greatest Hits Radio London. Popular news/talk stations include BBC Radio London, LBC and LBC News
.
The London newspaper market is dominated by London editions of 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.
London has two citywide daily newspaper titles - the
Shortlist
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
WPP.[1]
See also
- Economy of London
- Hollywood and the United Kingdom
- List of companies based in London
- Media of the United Kingdom
References
- ^ "Advertising group WPP sees growth pick-up in April". London. Reuters. 12 June 2013.