All Regulation articles – Page 110
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NewsOfcom and BBC plan ethics summit
RTS Convention:Ofcom and the BBC Trust are to host an industry wide seminar on ethics in broadcasting later this year. [ALL]
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NewsGovt to create media think-tank
RTS Convention:The government is creating a new think-tank to steer media policy in the rapidly changing UK media environment. [ALL]
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NewsLynn to chair SCBG
The Satellite and Cable Broadcasters' Group (SCBG) has named MTV chief David Lynn as its new chairman following the retirement of John Hambley. [ALL]
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NewsOfcom begins major PSB review
Ofcom has kicked off a public service broadcasting review that will tackle the future of news and kids output and also explore the wider role that terrestrial broadcasters will play in the run up to digital switchover. [ALL]
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NewsChef's traveller outburst prompts complaints
Ofcom has received 29 complaints from viewers offended by chef Marco Pierre White's use of the word 'pikey' in an episode of Hell's Kitchenlast week. [ALL]
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NewsOfcom: Olympic logo could cause seizures
Ofcom has criticised BBC News for airing a 2012 London Olympics video logo that could have caused epileptic seizures. [ALL]
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NewsSir Trevor escapes racism censure
Sir Trevor McDonald has escaped censure from Ofcom for calling comedian Bernard Manning a 'fat, white b*stard'. [ALL]
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NewsEx Tearaways host to lead kid internet review
Child psychologist Dr Tanya Byron, the former host of House of Tiny Tearaways, is to lead the first phase of the government's review of the effects of media on children, which will focus on the internet. [ALL]
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NewsOFT to launch CRR review
ITV has moved a step closer to getting Contract Rights Renewal relaxed after the Office of Fair Trading said it would launch a review of the advertising rate formula. [ALL]
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NewsTV 'must adapt' to new gaming laws
Broadcasters need to be 'cleverer' in how they run competitions to avoid breaking gambling legislation that came into force this week, a top lawyer has warned.
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NewsOfcom warns TalkSport over gay comments
A phone-in radio show on TalkSport has been reprimanded twice by Ofcom for inflammatory comments made about homosexuality, including one linking being gay to paedophilia. [ALL]
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NewsNo more junk food for SpongeBob
Nickelodeon has pledged to limit the amount of junk-food consumed by its cartoon characters such as SpongeBobSquarepantsand Dora the Explorer. [ALL]
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NewsBBC defends business coverage
The BBC management has rejected claims made in an independent report that its business coverage often results in the audience 'not receiving the full story'. [ALL]
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NewsScots embrace industry review
The Scottish TV industry believes a new government commission should stop it being used as a political football and help open up meaningful dialogue between broadcasters and indies.
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NewsIcstis slaps£30k fine on iTouch
Phoneline regulator Icstis has fined iTouch£30,000 after ruling that a Deal or No Dealphone-in competition it ran misled viewers by pre-recording the outcome. [ALL]
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NewsC4 to draw up promotions 'rulebook'
Channel 4 is to issue guidelines for approving all promotional materials in the wake of the ongoing controversy over trust in TV.
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NewsScotland minister calls for local powers
The first minister of Scotland, Alex Salmond, is calling for devolved regulatory powers over the country's broadcasters in line with Westminster's remit in England. [ALL]
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NewsCall TV sector awaits court verdict
The call TV quiz sector is awaiting the verdict of a European Court of Justice ruling that could result in UK shows being treated as advertising or teleshopping. [ALL]
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NewsPeers demand right to vet BBC Trust chair
The House of Lords communications select committee has asked prime minister Gordon Brown to give Parliament the power to vet the chairman of the BBC Trust. [ALL]
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NewsPolice wait on Ofcom and Icstis call-TV inquiries
Scotland Yard has given regulators Ofcom and Icstis the power to decide whether it should launch a criminal investigation into recent phone-in allegations.