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Race for the PSP prize
It's interesting to speculate what Ofcom's proposed public service publisher (PSP) could look like. Perhaps it might be an offshoot of Channel 4, with a brand name of E5 and run by Roly Keating out of Birmingham. Perhaps a mobile phone giant could run it. Perhaps its proposed budget of£300m ...
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£400m bill to switch over-75s to digital
Financial assistance should be given to the over-75s and the vulnerable during the switchover to digital TV, Ofcom has said. In a recommendation that could cost up to£400m, the regulator said during switchover those eligible for TV licence exemptions should be helped to meet the cost of new equipment and ...
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NewsLicence fee rises to£126
The BBC licence fee is to rise by£5.50 to£126.50 from April, media secretary Tessa Jowell announced yesterday (Thursday).
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Ofcom slaps fine on auction channel
Ofcom has ordered teleshopping channel Auctionworld to cough up£450,000 in the largest fine ever handed out by the media watchdog. The channel has also been told that steps to revoke its licence have begun. Action was taken after Auctionworld repeatedly failed to suspend price guides that were branded 'misleading and ...
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No junk food ad ban - yet
The government has backed away from banning junk food ads before 9pm, a move that could have cost broadcasters up to£30m in lost revenue, writes Susan Thompson.
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NewsGovernment cools on junk food ban
Commercial broadcasters are today breathing a sigh of relief after the government backed away from banning junk food ads before 9pm - a move that could have cost millions in lost revenue.
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NewsMPs attack Ofcom over regional ITV plans
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is facing a growing Parliamentary revolt over Ofcom's controversial proposals to reduce the public service obligations of ITV regional companies.
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CPS grants access to crime videos
Broadcasters look set to push for further concessions from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after it offered a partial climb-down on its decision to ban police from giving TV producers access to video evidence. The CPS has now told broadcasters 'non-contentious' types of video footage, such as scenes of crime ...
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NewsOfcom: ITV jobs cuts not a surprise
Ofcom has brushed off concerns over ITV's plans to slash 200 jobs in the regions, saying news of the cuts was not a surprise.
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News'PSP could be the UK's HBO'
Ofcom senior partner Ed Richards this week said the regulator's proposed public service publisher (PSP) could be the UK equivalent of HBO, as he issued a
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NewsBroadcasters fight CPS ban
The BBC, BSkyB and ITN have teamed up to mount a challenge to the Crown Prosecution Service's (CPS) ban on giving TV producers access to video evidence used in criminal trials.
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Governors' role 'must change'
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has said the BBC's current governance system is no longer sustainable.
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NewsJowell: BBC governance must change
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has said the BBC's current governance system is no longer sustainable and has hinted that the corporation's ability to encroach into commercial areas will be clipped.
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Big Brother fight gets Ofcom rap
Channel 4 has escaped with a slap on the wrist from regulator Ofcom over the 'fight night' brawl that erupted during this year's Big Brother.
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NewsBig Brother rapped by Ofcom
Channel 4 has escaped with just a slap on the wrist from regulator Ofcom over the 'fight night' brawl that erupted during this year's Big Brother.
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NewsJowell likely to renew BBC's licence fee
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has given her clearest indication yet that the BBC licence fee will remain in place following the current Charter review.
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NewsBBC3 attacked for being ?poor value'
BBC3 could be radically redefined away from its 25 to 34-year-old target audience after a major government-backed review claimed it was not value for money.
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NewsPeacock: BBC should be subscription-funded
Sir Alan Peacock, the high profile professor who conducted a wide-ranging review of the BBC's finances in the 1980s, has called for the BBC to be funded by subscription.
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Ofcom's blue-sky thinking
Ofcom surprised many in the industry last week with a leap in logic that suggests the current providers of public service broadcasting can't be relied upon to deliver the goods in a digital age - so a new channel is needed.
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Regional hours cut sparks row
Ofcom's decision to allow ITV to cut its non-news regional hours by half could kill off the birth of new independents in the regions and limit the growth of new talent from outside London, it has been claimed.