All Regulation articles – Page 101
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NewsTories hint at allowing TV product placement
Shadow media secretary Jeremy Hunt has hinted that a relaxation of the rules governing both product placement and impartiality of non public service news services might be on the agenda of a new Conservative government.
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NewsParticipation TV consulation delayed
Ofcom's second consultation on participation TV has been delayed due to an overwhelming number of responses.
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FeaturesTime to tear up the terms?
With Michael Grade calling for the terms of trade to be scrapped in favour of a free programming market, Kate McMahon looks at the potential implications.
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NewsITV aims to tear up terms of trade
lTV executive chairman Michael Grade has called for ITV's terms of trade with indies to be torn up as part of a drive to unshackle the broadcaster from “an Antiques Roadshow of regulation”.
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NewsDurkin defends Great Global Warming doc
Martin Durkin, director of Channel 4's The Great Global Warming Swindle, writes here for the first time since Ofcom rapped the broadcaster for breaching 'due impartiality' and treating contributors unfairly.
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NewsUnions continue ITV news battle
Bectu and the NUJ believe they are winning the campaign to prevent ITV merging the Border and Tyne Tees news regions - but have rejected a proposal to trim 15 minutes from the Border bulletin.
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NewsPuffin killing on Ramsay show sparks complaints
Footage of the killing and eating of puffins on Gordon Ramsay's the F Word on Channel 4 last night prompted complaints from viewers.
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NewsBBC fined£400,000 over phone-in fakery
Ofcom has fined the BBC£400,000 for breaching competition rules on viewer phone-ins, the biggest ever penalty the regulator has imposed on the corporation.
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NewsITV's PSB duties may reduce; Plans to share licence fee
A leaked Ofcom document has revealed that ITV could see major reductions to its public service duties and that part of the BBC's licence fee money may be diverted to broadcasters such as Channel 4.
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NewsSex channel fined£25,000
Portland Enterprises, the broadcaster behind Television X - The Fantasy Channel, has been fined£25,000 for airing explicit sexual content.
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NewsBlanket ban on sponsorship of BBC events
The BBC management has announced it will no longer accept sponsorship from commercial bodies for any on-air BBC event.
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NewsSponsorship ban on BBC sports award
The BBC Trust has told the corporation not to seek a new sponsor for Sports Personality of the Year after criticising its existing deal with Britvic.
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NewsITV censured over American Idol
Ofcom has rapped ITV for breaking product placement rules over episodes of American Idol featuring car manufacturer Ford.
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NewsC4 rapped by Ofcom over global warming doc
Ofcom has censured Channel 4 for breaching “due impartiality” and treating contributors unfairly in its programme The Great Global Warming Swindle.
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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.