All Regulation articles – Page 114
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NewsOfcom to open public service debate
Ofcom is to kick off a debate over a proposed new public service provider next week.
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NewsNUJ: licence fee rise could lead to an 'emasculated' BBC
The NUJ has condemned the below-inflation rise in the BBC licence fee saying it could lead to an 'emasculated' BBC.
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NewsBBC may have to contribute£14m to C4 switchover
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has said that the BBC may be forced to pay£14m towards the first six years of Channel 4's switchover costs and will be asked to give its rival digital spectrum for a TV channel and three radio stations.
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NewsTessa Jowell's statement on the licence fee
Media secretary Tessa Jowell's statement to the House of Commons over the licence fee settlement
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NewsThompson defends public licence fee debate
BBC director general Mark Thompson today defended the decision to negotiate the licence fee settlement in public but admitted it had not always been a comfortable process.
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NewsJowell confirms licence fee
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has confirmed the BBC's licence fee settlement and said she expects the corporation to make 3% cash-releasing savings annually from next year.
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NewsMark Thompson speech in full
Media Summit 2007 - The Future of Creative Content Conference - London
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NewsBBC borrowing limit only£230m
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell will confirm this afternoon that the BBC licence fee will rise by 3% over each of the next two years. She is also expected to announce a borrowing limit of around£230m well below the£400m the corporation was seeking.
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Licence fee to rise by 3%
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell is set to announce that the BBC licence fee will rise by 3% over each of the next two years.
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NewsControversy gives CBB lift
While most of the UK has been up in arms about the Celebrity Big Brother racism row, the TV industry believes it is exactly the 'shot in the arm' that the series required.
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Gamecast fined by Ofcom for airing porn
Ofcom has fined Gamecast UK£100,000 for screening 'hard-core pornographic' content on its You TV3 channel.
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NewsRacial equality group keeps eye on Big Brother
The Commission for Racial Equality has labelled recent events in Celebrity Big Brotheras an 'interesting reflection' on today's society. The comments come after Ofcom was inundated with 14,500 complaints from viewers over the treatment of contestant Shilpa Shetty by other housemates.
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NewsBBC licence fee will be settled on Thursday
Broadcasting minister Shaun Woodward has confirmed that media secretary Tessa Jowell will announce the BBC licence fee settlement to the House of Commons on Thursday.
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NewsThompson escapes blasphemy case over 'Jerry Springer'
A Christian pressure group has failed to have BBC director general Mark Thompson charged with blasphemy for his part in broadcasting Jerry Springer - the Operaon BBC2 in 2005.
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NewsCelebrity BB racism complaints hit 19,300
Celebrity Big Brotherhas become the most complained about show in Ofcom's history after receiving 19,300 complaints about alleged racism towards contestant Shilpa Shetty.
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NewsBBC asks for feedback from licence fee payers
The BBC has published six draft Public Purposes that outline how it proposes to inform, educate and entertain licence fee payers and is asking for their feedback.
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NewsOfcom criticises 'obscure' ITV Play game
ITV Play has been rapped by Ofcom for unfair conduct after airing a game in which it claimed a balaclava and rawl plugs were items that might be found in a women's handbag.
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ITV Play rapped by Ofcom
ITV Play has been rapped by Ofcom for unfair conduct after it aired a game in which it claimed a balaclava and rawl plugs were items that might be found in a women's handbag.
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NewsFive escapes swearing censure
Ofcom has cleared Five of broadcasting the word c**t unedited in a documentary just 12 minutes after the watershed.