All Regulation articles – Page 130
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Ofcom imposes subtitle rules
Minority channels including Sky One and E4 are to be forced to provide subtitling and audio description for the first time.
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NewsJowell moots 2012 analogue switch-off
The government looks set to put back its timetable for switching off analogue TV signals to 2012 following widespread scepticism about the previous 2010 target.
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NewsLicense payers give BBC mixed report
Media secretary Tessa Jowell today published the result of public consultation on the BBC's future, which reveals that while the majority of people still back the BBC there are concerns about the quality of its output and value of the licence fee.
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NewsBBC unveils new complaints procedure
The BBC today unveiled a new complaints procedure following the Dr David Kelly affair which will include the setting up of a new website where mistakes will be corrected.
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NewsOfcom to toughen up TV content labelling
Ofcom has tabled proposed new rules that will force broadcasters to better signpost programmes with adult themes before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsHewlett joins BBC digital review
Former Carlton director of programmes Steve Hewlett is to scrutinise BBC3 and BBC 4 as part of Patrick Barwise's investigation into the BBC's digital TV services.
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NewsGraf calls for BBC new media indie quota
A government sponsored review is urging that the BBC appoint two new governors to oversee the way it runs its on-line services and farm-out at least 25% of its web content to independent suppliers.
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C4's séance cleared
Ofcom has rejected 244 complaints against Channel 4's controversial Derren Brown Séance , saying the programme did not breach its programme code. The show, which C4 said it also received 400 complaints about, became one of the most complained about programmes ever when it aired ...
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NewsBBC launches defence of Charter
BBC chairman Michael Grade and director general Mark Thompson will this morning (Tuesday) launch the corporation's defence of the licence fee and spell out their plans for the future direction of the organisation.
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NewsOfcom rejects complaints over séance
Media regulator Ofcom has rejected the avalanche of complaints it received about the controversial Derren Brown Séance , saying the programme did not breach its programme code.
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C4 airs view on BBC
Channel 4 chiefs have told MPs that Ofcom should consider taking over regulation of the BBC when it conducts its five-year review. In evidence to the all-party media select committee this week head of corporate relations John Newbigin said, in the meantime, the BBC should have a management board and ...
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Ofcom censures Fox News piece
Controversial US channel Fox News, which was criticised for its pro-American reporting during the Iraq war, has been reprimanded by Ofcom for attacking the BBC.
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NewsMirror chief joins Charter review panel
Sly Bailey, the high profile chief executive of The Mirror newspaper publisher Trinity Mirror, is to sit on a government-sponsored panel looking into BBC Charter renewal.
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NewsGovernment warns over repeats
Broadcasters have been warned that if they use too many repeats of UK-produced programmes they may not be able to include them in their quotas in future.
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NewsOfcom slams Fox News
Ofcom has upheld complaints against US broadcaster Fox News after one of its presenters branded the BBC as having a 'frothing-at-the-mouth anti-Americanism'.
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Ministers clash over junk food
Health Secretary John Reid faces opposition from media secretary Tessa Jowell in his bid to ban junk food TV ads during children's television programmes.
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Ofcom suggests cinema-style ratings
Ofcom has asked broadcasters to consider a cinema-style 'labelling system' showing the level of sex and violence on television shows. In a consultation paper on the topic released this week, the regulator said it had an open mind about whether a scheme would be desirable, but pointed out that broadcasters ...
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C4's Séance rockets into complaints chart
Channel 4's controversial Derren Brown-fronted Séance has become one of the most criticised programmes ever after attracting over 600 complaints.
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NewsMPs against fast food ad ban
MPs have come out against a TV advertising ban on fast food aimed at young children - on the grounds the cash will be spent instead on internet promotion.
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NewsDesmond: let ITV dump arts programmes
ITV has reiterated its desire to dump arts and religious programming, suggesting that the BBC should take the lead role.