All Regulation articles – Page 136
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NewsJowell gives BBC online deadline
Media secretary Tessa Jowell today gave the BBC until the end of June to justify the£112m it spends annually on online and interactive services, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsBroadcasters want end to targets
Commercial terrestrial broadcasters have called on Ofcom to scrap the 'box ticking' regulations that force them to meet output targets in public service genres, writes Colin Robertson
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ITV rapped over soap and celebs
ITV1's current affairs and heavy scheduling of soaps during 2002 have come under fire in the Independent Television Commission's (ITC) annual report, writes Michael Rosser
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ITC boss issues Ofcom warning
Independent Television Commission (ITC) chief executive Patricia Hodgson has issued a stark warning to Ofcom not to place competition over content when it is passed the torch later this year, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsOfcom names nine to oversee content
The shadow content board of super-regulator Ofcom has finally been unveiled, completing the team which is set to shoulder responsibility for standards in television and radio, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsJowell to defy peers over Five
Defiant Tessa Jowell has signalled she is ready to take on peers now threatening to bar Rupert Murdoch from taking over Channel 5, writes David Rose
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NewsITC confirms BBC complaint
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has confirmed it has received an official representation from the BBC asking it to adjudicate in the increasingly bitter battle with Sky over its electronic programme guide (EPG), writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsITC letter backs BBC in EPG dispute
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has given a clear signal that it may force BSkyB to allow BBC1 and BBC2 to keep their disputed slots on the electronic programme guide (EPG), writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsLords rally to block ?Murdoch clause'
The government looks set to be defeated in the House of Lords over its cross-media ownership plans, which would allow Rupert Murdoch to buy Five, after two influential peers agreed to oppose the proposal, writes David Rose
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NewsITC turns down CNBC appeal
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has turned down an appeal by CNBC Europe against a ruling that it violated sponsorship rules by taking money from the European Commission to make a programme about the Euro, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsITC to rule on BBC/BSkyB row
The BBC is reporting BSkyB to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) after the satellite broadcaster confirmed it would move BBC1 and BBC2 from their prime positions on the electronic programme guide (EPG), writes Leigh Holmwood
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Labour peers press for open BBC accounts
Pressure is mounting on the BBC to give way in the row over its refusal to open its books to MPs, writes David Rose
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NewsRichards lands Ofcom role
Prime Minister Tony Blair's top media advisor - one of the key architects behind the communications bill - has been awarded a principle role in Ofcom, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsThompson re-fuels BBC/Ofcom debate
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has reiterated his call for the BBC to be brought under the new regulator Ofcom, claiming the new regulator will lack vital public service knowledge if the corporation is left to govern itself, writes Penny Hughes
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NewsYou TV fined£20k
Satellite lifestyle channel You TV has been fined£20, 000 for continued and repeated breaches of the ITC Programme Code and the ITC Code of Advertising Standards, writes Sam Matthews
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NewsITV rapped by ITC for abduction promo
ITV has been reprimanded for promoting an abduction storyline in The Bill during an ad break in a documentary marking the 10 thanniversary of the death of James Bulger, writes Colin Robertson
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NewsConflict halts Kaufman inquiry
The impending war with Iraq has prompted a halt to proceedings in the inquiry into media intrusion being carried out by Gerald Kaufman's media select committee, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsCNBC in Euro row
Newscaster CNBC Europe is set for a showdown with the Independent Television Commission (ITC) tomorrow over claims that it violated sponsorship rules by taking money from the European Commission to make a programme about the Euro, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsBaby-eating artist lands C4 in hot water
Channel 4 has today come under fire from the Independent Television Commission (ITC), for breaching the Programme Code on matters of taste and decency and offending the public after it put out a show featuring the cannibalisation of a dead baby, writes Luke Satchell