LATEST REGULATION NEWS
Kids TV may benefit from contestable PSB fund
The government has launched a public consultation to hammer out the detail of its proposed contestable public service broadcasting fund – suggesting that children’s programming could also benefit from the pot.
Richards: No change to Sky proposals
Ed Richards has said that the arrival of ESPN into the UK sports broadcasting marketplace does not mean that Ofcom’s proposals to curb Sky’s dominance are out of date.
Top-slicing legislation plan revealed
Gordon Brown has revealed government plans to formally introduce legislation that will divert TV licence fee revenue into propping up regional news coverage on ITV1.
BSkyB and Ofcom on collision course
BSkyB is set for a legal battle with Ofcom after the regulator proposed forcing the satellite giant to offer its premium sports and movie channels to rival pay TV operators for fixed sums.
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BBC expenses: an expensive lesson in transparency
The corporation’s decision to reveal allowances hasn’t exposed any duck houses, but ‘the antiseptic of sunlight’ will still make staff think twice about claims.
