All Regulation articles – Page 105
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NewsTories set out PSB vision
The Tories have put themselves on collision course with the BBC by warning they will force it to share the licence fee with other broadcasters.
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NewsFive cleared to bid for World Cup
Five could show live World Cup football after being added to the broadcasters that can bid for rights to listed sporting events.
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NewsScottish TV suffering 'lack of ambition'
TV in Scotland is suffering from a lack of ambition, according to findings by the Scottish Broadcasting Commission.
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NewsC4: No quick decision on funding
Channel 4 is unlikely to decide on its preferred future funding option until the autumn, chairman Luke Johnson said yesterday (19 March).
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NewsBBC Trust to examine WoCC
The BBC Trust is to examine if there is real competition under the WoCC (Window of Creative Competition), as well as the scale and regional spread of indies who win commissions under the system.
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NewsMPs back local Freeview channel
Over 120 MPs are backing the introduction of a local television channel on Freeview covering every part of the UK.
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NewsRichards: C4 must flesh out online plan
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has pledged his support for Channel 4 to remain part publicly funded, but warned that the broadcaster must articulate how it can meet its remit online.
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NewsOfcom scraps PSP plans
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has finally buried the idea of a public service publisher (PSP) after more than three years.
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NewsOfcom speech: The Future of Public Broadcasting
The full speech as delivered by Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards on the future of public broadcasting to the Royal Television Society on 11 March 2008.
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NewsBurnham rejects Welsh broadcasting proposals
New media secretary Andy Burnham has told Parliament he is against handing the Scottish and Welsh governments broadcasting powers claiming it would damage British television.
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NewsReality stars win payout
Contestants on the French version of reality show Temptation Island have won the right to strike and paid overtime following a legal challenge.
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NewsWelsh Assembly creates broadcasting committee
The Welsh Assembly has set up a committee to investigate the future of public service broadcasting in Wales.
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NewsOne in three confused about switchover
Almost a third of the UK does not understand that they will need some form of digital equipment to continue to receive broadcast television after 2012, the National Audit Office has warned.
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NewsOfcom censures violent EastEnders
BBC1's EastEnders has been censured by Ofcom about the protrayal of violence in an episode that resulted in 78 complaints.
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NewsBSkyB to fight ITV stake ruling
BSkyB is to fight business secretary John Hutton's decision to make it dispose of the majority of its 17.9% stake in ITV.
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NewsOfcom proposes gambling changes
Ofcom is proposing to reclassify all TV dating and gambling channels as teleshopping services.
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NewsOfcom toughens participation TV rules
Broadcasters will need to gain a green light from independent third parties before launching premium rate voting and competitions from June, Ofcom has announced.
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NewsSky to appeal ITV verdict
BSkyB will lodge an appeal against the Competition Commission's verdict that it should slash its 17.9% stake in ITV to below 7.5%.
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NewsTUC calls for overtime boycott
Broadcasters and journalists are being urged to refuse to work overtime next Friday in protest at the estimated£6,000 in unpaid overtime worked by media professionals.
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NewsFreesat will 'struggle'
Freesat will “struggle” to take off when it launches this spring because BSkyB has already made the satellite business its own, according to Top Up TV chief executive officer Nick Markham.