Central Office of Information

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Name: Central Office of Information

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First Reported May 14 2012 - Updated May 14 2012 - 1 Documents

Richard Hammond

Let the animals do the talking, not Hammond . . .

THE BBC is second to none when it comes to natural history programmes. Over the years they?ve covered seemingly everything from the deepest jungles and sea beds to the deserts and the ice caps.The Beeb is billing its latest production, Planet Earth Live, ... [ Published May 14 2012 by Northampton Chronicle and Echo ]

Entities: Richard Hammond, Julia Bradbury, Kenya

First Reported May 02 2012 - Updated May 02 2012 - 1 Documents

COI directors launch agency

Anthony Aston and Mark Chambers have launched Syndicate CommunicationsTwo former COI regional directors have launched Syndicate Communications with the aim of replicating the COI regional network.Anthony Aston and Mark Chambers launched the Birmingham-based ... [ Published May 02 2012 by GorkanaPR ]

Entities: Anthony Aston, Mark L. Chambers, Consortium

First Reported Apr 24 2012 - Updated Apr 24 2012 - 1 Documents

Simon Hughes

Eventia vice-chair says trade body merger is 'inevitable'

Eventia vice-chairman Simon Hughes is planning a move towards further collaboration between events industry associations in the year ahead. Hughes who will succeed Rob Allen as chairman of Eventia after its annual general meeting on 2 July is already ... [ Published Apr 24 2012 by Conference & Incentive Travel Magazine ]

Entities: Simon Hughes, Mergers & Acquisitions, Central Office of Information

First Reported Apr 23 2012 - Updated Apr 23 2012 - 1 Documents

Central Office of Information

Government to shut down Central Office of Information

The government is to shut down the Central Office of Information (COI) it has announced.The agency is responsible for public information films, government advertising and publicity campaigns. Up to 400 people will lose their jobs as a result. According ... [ Published Apr 23 2012 by LondonlovesBusiness.com ]

Entities: Central Office of Information, Advertising Campaign, Public Information

First Reported Apr 19 2012 - Updated Apr 19 2012 - 1 Documents

Christ's College, Cambridge

Frederic Hunter obituary

My father, Frederic Hunter, who had died aged 77, led a varied life punctuated by firsts. He was the first director of Independent Radio News, which helped sow the seed that would grow into the 24/7 rolling news broadcasts that we know today; he was one ... [ Published Apr 19 2012 by Guardian.co.uk ]

Entities: London College, Lee Harwood, Basil Bunting, Christ's College, Cambridge

First Reported Apr 18 2012 - Updated Apr 18 2012 - 1 Documents

Government must measure benefits of transparency, says NAO

The government needs a better understanding of the costs benefits of its transparency agenda in order to assess whether it is increasing accountability and economic growth, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said.Since the government began its commitment ... [ Published Apr 18 2012 by Computer Weekly ]

Entities: Central Office of Information, Crime, Public Information, Community Service, Database

First Reported Apr 07 2012 - Updated Apr 07 2012 - 1 Documents

Jimmy Savile

Smart, safe... but no longer seen

The gaffe-prone Tory — blasted by fire chiefs last week for his dodgy advice about filling up jerry cans with petrol — has axed the Central Office of Information, which has been making the shorts for the last 65 years. Here, MATT BENDORIS rounds up the ... [ Published Apr 07 2012 by Scottish Sun ]

Entities: Jimmy Savile, Rolf Harris, Road Safety, Alvin Stardust

First Reported Apr 02 2012 - Updated Apr 02 2012 - 1 Documents

Scary public information films of the UK

In The Guardian, Alexis Petridis penned a fantastic reflection on the UK's scary public information films of the 1960s to 1980s. For more than 60 years, the government's Central Office of Information (COI) created FUD-fostering films about talking ... [ Published Apr 02 2012 by Boing Boing ]

Entities: Public Information, United Kingdom, Central Office of Information, Alexis Petridis

First Reported Mar 30 2012 - Updated Mar 30 2012 - 1 Documents

COI finally closes its doors

The Central Office of Information has come to a final close after 66 years of managing government communication and marketing campaigns – a move decided by the government months ago, but not without sparking reaction.Founded in 1946 the COI has until ... [ Published Mar 30 2012 by Public Service ]

Entities: Central Office of Information, Francis Maude, best practice

First Reported Mar 28 2012 - Updated Mar 28 2012 - 1 Documents

COI RIP - government film maker is wound up

The Central Office of Information was founded in 1946; from the end of this month it will be no more, but do you know what it did? More to the point, have you even heard of it? One of the quainter stories on the BBC Breakfast news programme this morning ... [ Published Mar 28 2012 by Digital Journal ]

Entities: Central Office of Information, British Film Institute, Star Wars

First Reported Mar 28 2012 - Updated Mar 28 2012 - 1 Documents

End of public information film?

For more than 60 years, the Central Office of Information has warned us, informed us and told us what to do, but now it is closing.The COI was set up in 1946 to help the government communicate a whole range of messages to the public, and for six decades ... [ Published Mar 28 2012 by BBC ]

Entities: Public Information, Central Office of Information

First Reported Mar 27 2012 - Updated Mar 27 2012 - 1 Documents

End of the public information film?

The government's in-house marketing agency is closing and will be best remembered for its public information films ranging from road safety to nuclear weapons, and even using a handkerchief.Adam Fleming looked into the archives of the Central Office of ... [ Published Mar 27 2012 by BBC ]

Entities: Public Information, Adam Fleming, Central Office of Information

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COI directors launch agency [GorkanaPR - May 02 2012]

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COI finally closes its doors [ Published Mar 30 2012 by Public Service ]
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COI RIP - government film maker is wound up [ Published Mar 28 2012 by Digital Journal ]
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Scary public information films of the UK [ Published Apr 02 2012 by Boing Boing ] In The Guardian, Alexis Petridis penned a fantastic reflection on the UK's scary public information films of the 1960s to 1980s. For more than 60 years, the government's Central Office of Information (COI) created FUD-fostering films about talking ...