All DCMS articles – Page 46
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NewsBBC2 to air Murdoch committee appearance
BBC2 has cleared this afternoon’s schedule to offer live coverage of Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks’ appearance before the DCMS select committee.
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NewsNews Corp: deal off, pressure on
Scrutiny of News Corp, including its existing 39% holding in BSkyB, looks set to continue despite the media giant walking away from a full takeover bid on Wednesday.
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NewsDCMS select committee to call Rupert Murdoch
The DCMS select committee has called Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks to give evidence to it next Tuesday.
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NewsOfcom wants "fit and proper" updates from police
Ofcom is asking the police to update it with information that may impact whether News Corp passes the “fit and proper” broadcast licence test, as the phone hacking fall out continues.
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NewsDecision over News Corp takeover of Sky delayed
David Cameron has indicated it will take “some time” for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport to reach a decision whether to approve News Corp’s proposed takeover of BSkyB.
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NewsNews International closes News of the World
News International has shocked the media world by closing The News of the World – and potentially eased to the path for parent News Corp’s full takeover of BSkyB.
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NewsPressure grows to delay BSkyB takeover
The DCMS will have to wade through 100,000 responses to the proposed takeover of BSkyB by News International, after a surge in submissions following the phone hacking scandal.
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NewsHodgson to leave BBC for Ofcom
Patricia Hodgson is leaving the BBC Trust to take up a new role at Ofcom, having been passed over for the top job at the corporation.
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NewsJeremy Hunt signals overhaul of local TV plans
Jeremy Hunt has given his clearest indication yet that he will scrap plans for a nationally-led television channel housing local TV services.
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NewsPatten: BBC must apologise faster
The BBC should respond to complaints more quickly and present a united front when doing so, the new Trust chairman has said.
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NewsMPs slam S4C funding move
The speed with which the government and BBC agreed to fund S4C from the licence fee was “regrettable”, a report by the Welsh Affairs select committee has said.
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NewsJones preferred candidate for S4C chair
Former S4C chief executive Huw Jones has been selected by DCMS as the preferred candidate to chair the Welsh language broadcaster.
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CommentLove, honour and make profit
The road to a happy TV union rarely runs smooth, says Kate Bulkley
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FeaturesThe Royal Wedding
Next week, Prince William and Kate Middleton’s wedding is expected to attract more than 2 billion global viewers. Adrian Pennington gets the inside story on TV’s biggest ever live OB.
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NewsDiane Coyle named BBC Trust vice chair
Jeremy Hunt has selected former Treasury adviser Diane Coyle as his preferred candidate for the role of vice chair of the BBC Trust.
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NewsSky News 'will not be independent'
A media group alliance has said it is “fanciful” to hope Sky News will be kept independent under Rupert Murdoch’s bid to take full control of BSkyB.
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NewsLocal TV bidder promises 2,000 jobs
Local TV network Channel 6 has claimed it will create 2,000 jobs if it wins its bid to deliver the planned local opt-out TV station.
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NewsHunt goes on the road to champion local TV vision
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has embarked on a regional charm offensive in a bid to drum up support for his local TV vision.
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NewsDCMS reveals local TV hopefuls
The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has received more than 50 expressions of interest in its plan to create a local TV network.
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CommentView from the North
Tom Harvey addresses the impact of the cuts on the infrastructure outside of London.