All Regulation articles – Page 137
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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
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NewsOfcom ready to go on Dec 15
New super-regulator Ofcom will be up and running and ready to begin work by mid-December, it was announced today, writes Luke Satchell
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News£12m-a-year saving for Five
Five will save around£12 million a year under new terms for its analogue TV licence drawn up with the Independent Television Commission, writes John Plunkett
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NewsBBC accounts to be probed by Parliament
BBC chiefs are set to be forced to open their books to Parliament to account for the way they spend the£2.5bn a-year-licence fee, writes David Rose
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NewsShadow media secretary attacks licence fee
Shadow media secretary John Whittingdale has pressed for more powers to be given to Ofcom to consider alternatives to the license fee and to adjudicate complaints about the BBC, writes Hayley Treacy
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NewsITC raps Richard and Judy - again
King and queen of daytime Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan have once more been reprimanded by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) for plugging goods on their show, this time the product in question being their own autobiography, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsJones calls for Ofcom to review conditional access charges
ITV managing director Clive Jones has called for Ofcom to review the current system for conditional access charges incurred by public service broadcasters (PSBs) for carriage on BSkyB's satellite platform, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsCox calls for BSkyB bundling investigation
Channel 4 deputy chairman Barry Cox is to argue that one of Ofcom's first tasks should be to embark on a detailed scrutiny of satellite broadcaster BSkyB's practice of channel bundling, writes David Wood
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NewsC4 rapped for ?C' word outburst
Channel 4 has been hauled up before the Independent Television Commission (ITC) after it broke one taboo too many - allowing a presenter to say 'you fucking cunt' live on air, writes John Plunkett