All Regulation articles – Page 101
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NewsBurnham: Trust chair could be vetted
Lord Currie's replacement as chairman of Ofcom will face vetting by MPs - and media secretary Andy Burnham has told MPs the next chairman of the BBC Trust could face the same.
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NewsCurrie: Switchover surplus exists
Ofcom chairman Lord David Currie has insisted the£800m licence fee surplus from the cost of digital switchover does exist, and has rejected Sir Michael Lyon's assertion that it is a myth.
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NewsTrust: BBC generates£6.5bn
The BBC contributes around£6.5bn to the economy every year - more than double the money invested in it, the BBC Trust has claimed.
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NewsDigital TV sets now at 70%
Almost 70% of the 60m TV sets in the UK are now digitally linked via cable, satellite or digital terrestrial, according to new Ofcom figures.
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NewsHost's sexual antics cost channel£17,500
Ofcom has fined Square 1 Management£17,500 after a presenter indulged in explicit sexual activity during a broadcast on Smile TV.
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NewsBBC Trust: judge shows on innovation
The BBC should stop chasing ratings with celebrity and reality shows and judge programmes on their quality and distinctiveness instead, the BBC Trust has said.
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NewsITV rapped over Jordan series
Ofcom has rapped ITV for breaching rules over unfair treatment and unwarranted infringement of privacy following allegations made in ITV2 series Katie and Peter: The Baby Diaries.
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NewsVaizey slams Burnham over product placement
Showcomotion: Shadow media secretary Ed Vaizey has slammed Andy Burnham's “barmy” views on the dangers of product placement on TV.
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NewsNo more kids TV advertising bans, demand Tories
The shadow media secretary has called on the government to place no more restrictions on TV advertising, in a bid to protect the future of children's TV.
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NewsGrade slams OFT decision
Michael Grade has accused the OFT of hindering British broadcasters' attempts to compete with the likes of Google and Apple after the watchdog asked the Competition Commission to investigate Project Kangaroo.
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NewsCompetition Commission to probe Kangaroo
Project Kangaroo's launch could be delayed until 2009 after the Office of Fair Trading called in the Competition Commission to investigate the planned video-on-demand service.
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NewsPeers reject licence fee top-slicing
Peers have rejected the idea that the BBC should share some of its licence fee revenue with other broadcasters.
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NewsBBC makes case for PSB plurality
The BBC is trying to prevent the PSB debate from becoming a tug-of-war with Channel 4 by urging Ofcom to maintain “institutional plurality” in the new PSB landscape.
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NewsLord Currie to step down as Ofcom chief
Lord David Currie is to step down as chairman of Ofcom next Easter after six years at the regulator.
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NewsQuestions invited on BBC Local Video
Ofcom is asking stakeholders in the news industry to submit their questions ahead of its Market Impact Assessment (MIA) of the BBC's proposed Local Video service.
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NewsProduct placement debate not dead
Media secretary Andy Burnham has assured MPs that the debate on product placement is not dead and that he will listen to arguments for allowing it on British TV.
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NewsBBC proposals may change economics of broadcasting
The BBC could “transform the economics of the entire [broadcasting] sector” with a raft of new proposals, director general Mark Thompson has claimed
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NewsThompson resists BBCW profit share with C4
BBC director general Mark Thompson has sent out his clearest signal yet that the corporation will try and resist any deal to siphon off a percentage of profits from BBC Worldwide to Channel 4.
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NewsOfcom: EastEnders gave kids sleepless nights
Ofcom has slammed the BBC for giving children sleepless nights following the Easter weekend episodes of EastEnders that featured character Max Branning being buried alive.
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NewsBBC presents radical plan to share resources
The BBC has made an unprecedented offer to share some of its resources with its commercial rivals in its submission to Ofcom for the regulator's report into the future of PSB in the UK.