All PSBs articles – Page 54
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CommentOfcom must get tougher with PSBs over kids’ content
Children’s programming can’t be allowed to disappear from TV, says Tony Collingwood
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NewsWho’s scrutinising the BBC?
The BBC has few obvious friends on culture secretary John Whittingdale’s charter renewal advisory board.
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NewsBBC Children’s feels the pinch
‘Game-changers’ was the theme of the 12th Children’s Media Conference in Sheffield last week.
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NewsC4 vows to continue ToT fight
Channel 4 will continue to pursue changes to the terms of trade despite Ofcom’s view that there is no current case for reform.
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NewsShock BBC deal sparks cuts fears
BBC staff fear that service cuts remain on the table as they wait to learn what the fallout will be from the corporation’s “shock” funding deal.
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NewsBBC licence fee bill for over-75s forecast to hit £745m
The cost to the BBC of paying the licence fees for Britain’s over-75s is forecast to hit £745m by 2020/21, according to figures revealed as part of George Osborne’s Budget.
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NewsBBC and ITV team up for Six Nations bid
The BBC and ITV have formed an unlikely pact to bid for Six Nations rights, kicking the threat of a move to pay-TV into touch.
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NewsPact urges BBC to halt content cuts
Pact chief executive John McVay has urged the BBC to defend content budgets as the government has asked it to shoulder the £650m bill for paying the licence fee for over-75s.
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NewsWinnie The Witch to fly onto C5
Classic kids character Winnie The Witch is to fly onto TV screens after Channel 5 commissioned a 52-part series for its preschool strand Milkshake.
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NewsOfcom: give E4 & More 4 more prominence
Ofcom has suggested that E4 and More 4 programmes are judged as part of Channel 4’s public service remit – with the digital channels handed greater prominence in the EPG.
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NewsTV viewing among young down 18%
TV viewing among young adults has fallen by 18% over the past five years, according to Ofcom.
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NewsPSB’s drama spend falls 44%
Spend on UK-originated drama has dropped by 44% over the past six years according to Ofcom’s Public Service Broadcasting review.
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NewsOfcom: no case for changing terms of trade
Ofcom has ruled that there is no case to reform the terms of trade, arguing that broadcasters continue to hold the balance of power despite increasing indie consolidation.
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NewsBBC responsible for 97% of kids commissions
The BBC accounts for nearly 97% of UK kids originations across the PSB channels as spend by ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 has dropped to £3m.
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NewsBBC1+1 rejection likely to prove popular with rivals
The BBC Trust’s provisional decision to reject plans for BBC1+1 is likely to be greeted with relief among commercial rivals which lobbied against the launch of the service.
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FeaturesRoundtable: Solving the kids' TV crisis
Broadcast’s panel of experts examine the decline in children’s commissioning, the growing role of digital content and how the future of the genre could be secured. Robin Parker reports
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