All Regulation articles – Page 120
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NewsBBC defends 'decapitated head'ad campaign
The BBC is defending its latest advertisements for digital TV featuring a giant morphed head, after viewers complained it made their 'skin crawl'.
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NewsSky Sports rapped for militant Muslim wrestler
Ofcom has reprimanded Sky Sports for broadcasting an American wrestling programme in the wake of the London bombings, featuring masked men in combat-style clothing using language such as 'martyr' and 'infidel'.
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NewsC4 rapped for frequency of ads in Lost
Channel 4 has come under fire from Ofcom for scheduling advertising breaks too close together during the screening of US import Lost.
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NewsBirt refuses Commons committee appearance
Tony Blair and former BBC director general John Birt have come under fire after No 10 declined a request for the 'blue skies thinker' to appear before a Commons committee.
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NewsDCMS: Trust will form part ofthe delayed white paper
Government proposals to replace BBC governors with a new Trust will definitely form part of the white paper, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has said.
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NewsOfcom mulls options for analogue sell-off
Ofcom has unveiled its timetable for selling off the valuable analogue spectrum, set to be freed up by the switch to digital broadcasting.
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Bay radio and TLRC celebrate FM wins
Ofcom made two FM licence awards this week, handing the 300,000-strong Swansea licence to local consortium Swansea Bay Radio, while the The Local Radio Company (TLRC) clinched its 30th FM radio licence with the 30,000-strong Northallerton franchise in North Yorkshire.
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NewsOfcom Consumer Panel calls for more detail on digital switchover
The Ofcom Consumer Panel, established to advise the regulator on consumer interest, has called for more information about how digital switchover will be implemented.
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NewsBroadcasters lose battle over widerTV access in Parliament
Broadcasters have lost the battle to televise political drama in the Westminster corridors outside the chamber of the House of Commons.
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NewsOfcom proposes changes toSky's carriage charges
Ofcom is proposing changes to the carriage charges made to broadcasters by BSkyB in order to ensure the process is 'fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory'.
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Can they be trusted?
Michael Grade has promised the launch of any new services by the BBC will be scrutinised more closely, but commercial rivals remain concerned about the corporation's expansionist tendencies, writes Jenny Smith.
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NewsLords attack BBC proposals
A House of Lords committee has criticised demands by the BBC for an inflation-busting licence fee rise and called for plans to replace the BBC governors with a Trust to be scrapped.
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NewsJowell to review cricket rules... in 2008
Media Secretary Tessa Jowell is resisting a growing backbench revolt to restore cricket test matches immediately to free-to-air TV.
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NewsBBC not guilty of product placement
A BBC inquiry into product placement has cleared programme makers of being caught out by a newspaper sting.
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NewsBBC2 rapped by Ofcom over Pulp Fiction
BBC2 has been rapped by watchdog Ofcom for screening the movie Pulp Fiction, despite appealing against the complaints three times.
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NewsBBC3 news gets the chop
BBC3 is axing its nightly news bulletin and ploughing the money saved into factual programmes.
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NewsEC: Premier League has not gone far enough
European Competition commissioner Neelie Kroes has demanded more clarification over the auction of live football matches, and has given the Premier League until Monday to respond.
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NewsMPs: BBC Manchester move must happen
Labour MP's have warned BBC chiefs they will face a political backlash if they renege on their plan to move to Manchester.
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NewsEC media chief calls for 'light touch' media regulation
1pm: Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for media, this week said that regulators needed to apply 'a light touch' to internet, broadband and other emerging media platforms.
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NewsMPs lobby Jowell to keep cricket free
8am: Pressure is mounting on Tessa Jowell to call a broadcasting summit that will look at ways to keep cricket test matches free-to-air from next season.