All Regulation articles – Page 131
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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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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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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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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.
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Ofcom to act if quality of regional ITV suffers
Ofcom has told MPs it will act if further studio closures threaten ITV's ability to deliver high-quality regional programmes.
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MoD to draft new war rules
The Ministry of Defence (MoD) is to consult the major news broadcasters on creating specific rules for the protection of journalists in conflicts following intense lobbying over the deaths of 38 news staff in Iraq.
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Ofcom to start review of advertising regulations
Ofcom is to review the rules for advertising alcohol on television before it transfers regulation of broadcast advertising to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) in November.
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NewsFootballers' Wives escapes Ofcom rap
ITV 1's Footballers' Wives has escaped censure from Ofcom over a scene showing Zoe Lucker's character Tanya Turner having sex on a plane.
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NewsCampbell ruling spells trouble for TV news
News broadcasters could be sued for inadvertently filming members of the public following model Naomi Campbell's privacy victory against the Daily Mirror yesterday, legal experts have warned.
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Gardam to lead BBC digital test
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell has appointed former Channel 4 director of television Tim Gardam, and London Business School professor of management Patrick Barwise, to review the BBC's digital services.
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NewsLook familiar to you?
Ofcom last week claimed viewers are weary of copycat programming and identikit schedules, but is it the regulator's problem or up to the broadcasters to put their own houses in order, says Peter Keighron.
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NewsPuttnam: I wasn't tough on BBC governors
Lord Puttnam has admitted he should have been tougher on the BBC governors when he headed the Parliamentary scrutiny of the shake up of the broadcasting law.
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Ofcom lets missing chink off the hook
Ofcom is to take no further action over a Channel 4 series entitled The Missing Chink , despite receiving 191 complaints. Viewers complained that the title of the series of four short films, which broadcast in January, was racist and offensive. However, C4 argued that ...
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NewsOfcom tackles switch-over
Ofcom this week outlined a radical package of proposals to make digital switch-over a reality - including measures that could see the BBC, Channel 4 and S4C face multi-million pound bills for spectrum space.
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NewsOfcom tightens regional quota for producers
Ofcom has published new criteria for programmes to qualify as regional productions in a bid to stamp out 'letter box' indie offices - with no real business or production in the regions.
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Ofcom says switchover needs help
Ofcom has said that digital switchover will not take place unless there is intervention from the government. In a report to be published next week, the regulator will say that digital TV will reach only between 75% and 80% penetration through market forces and will stall if left unaided. It ...
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MP brands Ofcom a 'disgrace'
Ofcom was plunged into a political row this week when MPs openly accused it of siding with ITV over production cuts rather than acting in viewers' interests.