All Regulation articles – Page 111
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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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Time to restore trust in call TV
Has the industry learnt its lesson over the problem with call TV?
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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.
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NewsC4 axes premium-rate phone-in competitions
Channel 4 has axed all of its premium-rate phone-in competitions except for one tied to Deal or No Dealin the wake of the 'You Say, We Pay' row. [ALL]
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NewsVirgin Media: customers can cancel for free
Virgin Media will give its customers until the end of March to cancel their agreements because of the loss of the basic Sky channels - but insists that not offering those channels does not constitute a breach of contract.
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NewsVirgin welcomes NCC complaint threat
Virgin Media has welcomed the National Consumer Council's (NCC) threat to call on Ofcom or the Office of Fair Trading to investigate the loss of Sky's basic channels from the cable platform.
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NewsConsumer council calls for Virgin and Sky review
The National Consumer Council (NCC) is threatening to make a formal complaint about the digital TV market after BSkyB's basic channels dropped off the Virgin Media platform earlier this week.
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NewsKiss admits to phone-in blunder
Emap-owned radio network Kiss is the latest media company to become embroiled in a phone-in scandal after admitting that a producer supplied incorrect answers to an on-air quiz.
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NewsPact lobbies MPs in kids campaign
Pact has stepped up its campaign to save kids TV after pressing MPs to launch an urgent review into funding for children's programming.
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NewsRosen defends stance on power of super-indies
Pact vice-chairman Nick Rosen has defended his comment piece in last week's Broadcastwhich prompted Pact chairman Alex Graham to email members claiming the article was a 'challenge to the authority' of the Pact council.
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NewsGrade slams junk food ad ban
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade raged at Ofcom's restrictions on junk food advertising at a media conference in London yesterday (27 February), calling it 'nonsense.'
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NewsBSkyB and Virgin squabbles continue
BSkyB has again refuted claims by Virgin Media that it will double the price of its basic channels. It has also told the cable operator to shut up and return to the negotiating table.
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NewsIcstis to probe Saturday Kitchen claims
Premium rate phone line regulator Icstis has launched a formal investigation into the BBC's Saturday Kitchenfollowing claims some pre-recorded shows were still encouraging callers to phone in.
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NewsParents value kids TV, Pact tells MPs
Pact has presented a parliamentary select committee with evidence that homegrown kids programming contributes to the UK's cultural identity, as it attempts to get MPs to join its campaign to save kids TV.