Malcolm Wall, the chief executive of Virgin Media's content division, says it would have been virtually impossible for Virgin to launch the channel from scratch because, unlike news channels, it has no automatic "fair use" claim on rights from rival broadcasters.
Claire Enders, a media consultant, reckons local television will perish without public money or cross-subsidy from ITV or Channel 4. Better, perhaps, to lean on them to provide more local fare than try to launch a new channel from scratch.
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Not only did he develop two Fortune 500 businesses from scratch (and launch a third), he has also been a serial entrepreneur in the arts.
"This entire industry had to launch from scratch, in a very short period of time, all at the same time, without any bank loans, and being limited to investment capital only from Washington".
"This entire industry had to launch from scratch, in a very short period of time, all at the same time, without any bank loans, and being limited to investment capital only from Washington". Today, "that is hindering us," he said.
If, like me, you're wondering whether Apple thought of building its own maps from scratch before it launched Maps, the answer is yes.
Fighting off the temptation to take a back-seat and count the family money, he is using his income to launch start-ups from scratch and, as a result, is experiencing the same highs and lows that entrepreneurs in Europe and the US might expect; fear of starvation aside.
At the moment, they account for about 10%, most of that coming from hydroelectric sources.When it comes to energy, Kan said at the time, Japan needs to "start from scratch". The tariff, launched in July, obligates utility companies to buy electricity from renewable sources - solar, wind and geothermal, for example - at fixed prices.
It is about to launch dozens of built-from-scratch prototypes in the Bay area.
Rumors of a Michael Bloomberg candidacy have gone rather quiet lately, and time is running short to launch a national bid from scratch.
