All Regulation articles – Page 109
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NewsOfcom unveils kids guidelines
Ofcom has published new guidance to help broadcasters comply with its code of practice on protecting children, singling out talent shows and live talk shows as areas of particular concern.
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NewsWatchdog wants BSkyB to cut stake in ITV
The UK Competition Commission will send its report to the government on BSkyB’s controversial purchase of a 17.9% in ITV this week.
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NewsRivals unite to lobby Ofcom over spectrum
Commercial TV operators and media campaigners have lobbied Ofcom to develop a new tier of local TV channels for the counties and cities of the UK.
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NewsBBC to resist sharing licence fee
BBC chiefs have told Parliament they will resist demands for it to give some of its£3.2bn licence fee to other broadcasters.
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NewsOfcom moves to secure BBC kids
Ofcom is in discussions with the BBC Trust over guaranteeing the volume of the corporation’s children’s output.
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NewsQuestions over BBC risk management
The BBC is facing renewed pressure to expose itself to full Parliamentary scrutiny after managerial failings were blamed for the Blue Peter phone-in fiasco.
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NewsPact elects new council
Twofour chief executive Charles Wace has been elected as council chair at indie trade body Pact.
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NewsBBC cleared of blasphemy
The BBC and indie Avalon have escaped prosecution for blasphemy over the screening of controversial musical Jerry Springer - The Opera in 2005.
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NewsMobile entertainment guide unveiled
The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has launched a ‘practical guide’ on the audiovisual media service (AMS) directive that will directly affect the business of over 50% of the European mobile entertainment industry.
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NewsMPs call for tax credits for kids TV
Political pressure is mounting on ministers to throw a lifeline to stricken independent producers and save UK children’s TV.
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NewsMPs debate future of kids TV
MPs will debate the future of children’s public service television for the first time today.
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NewsC4 in the clear over baby show
Channel 4 did not put children at risk or offer misleading advice to parents in its factual entertainment series Bringing Up Baby, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsElderly viewers 'confused' over digital switchover
The Ofcom Consumer Panel has called for Digital UK to better target the elderly and people without technical confidence with information about the digital switchover.
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NewsEurope gives green light to product placement
The European Parliament has rubberstamped new EU-wide rules on media services, relaxing TV advertising restrictions and allowing 'product placement' in TV shows.
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NewsBBC Trust to be more open with viewers
The BBC Trust has pledged to make it easier for audiences to express their views about the BBC and to hear what steps have been taken in response to complaints.
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NewsGrade lobbies Parliament to reduce Sky’s stake in ITV
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has appealed to Parliament for BSkyB’s 17.9% stake to be slashed to “well below 10%” if it is not forced to sell its share entirely.
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NewsUK Writers Guild to demonstrate
The Writers’ Guild of Great Britain is to hold a public demonstration this week in support of the American screenwriters strike.
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NewsLords call on BBC for tougher rules
Ministers are looking to the BBC Trust to strengthen the broadcasting guidelines to ensure there is no repeat of the embarrassing Queengate fiasco.
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NewsPurnell promises review to promote digital radio
Culture secretary James Purnell has signalled the government’s clearest commitment yet to digital radio by kicking off a year-long review designed to increase take-up.
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NewsBBC Trust to review news output
The BBC Trust will conduct an impartiality review of the corporation’s news coverage across the UK following devolution.