All Regulation articles – Page 26

  • Sir Amyas Morse
    News

    NAO boss demands direct access to BBC

    2016-02-26T12:31:00Z

    The BBC’s reasons for denying the National Audit Office (NAO) direct access to information have been contested by comptroller and auditor general Sir Amyas Morse KCB.

  • iPlayer
    News

    BBC calls for net neutrality

    2016-02-26T10:21:00Z

    The BBC has called on Ofcom to protect public service on-demand services such as iPlayer from being sidelined by internet providers.

  • Lord Best
    News

    Lords call for licence fee deal transparency

    2016-02-24T09:18:00Z

    The House of Lords select committee on communications has called for the licence fee to be set in a transparent way as part of BBC charter negotiations.

  • EU
    Comment

    Europe is more than a single market

    2016-02-23T12:49:00Z

    Removing borders for TV and film could dilute content and distort the market, says Michael Maxtone-Smith

  • Patagonia Volcano
    News

    BBC Trust raps ‘misleading’ natural history docs

    2016-02-18T15:49:00Z

    The BBC Trust has censured the Natural History Unit (NHU) for two serious editorial breaches concerning “misleading” scenes in wildlife documentaries involving the same producer.

  • Pobol y Cym
    News

    Trust freezes S4C funding

    2016-02-17T16:51:00Z

    BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has written to S4C Authority chair Huw Jones to confirm that the Welsh-language broadcaster’s funding will remain at £74.5m until 2017/18.

  • Fiona Hyslop
    News

    Scottish government outlines BBC vision

    2016-02-17T09:22:00Z

    The Scottish government has outlined its vision for the future of public-funded broadcasting in the nation, including the full transition of BBC commissioning and budget decisions to BBC Scotland.

  • Dame Janet Smith
    News

    Dame Jane Smith gets publication date

    2016-02-15T17:03:00Z

    Dame Jane Smith has delivered her final report on Jimmy Savile to the BBC and it will be published on 25 February.

  • Little Roy
    News

    Kids’ TV lobby calls for BBC funding commitment

    2016-02-12T15:28:00Z

    A consortium of TV trade bodies have called for the BBC to increase and ring-fence its budget for original kids programming.

  • Mark Linsey
    News

    Mark Linsey lands £62k pay rise

    2016-02-12T09:06:00Z

    Mark Linsey’s salary has been bumped up to £292,000 from £230,000 for stepping up as acting director of television after Danny Cohen’s departure.

  • BBC
    News

    Select committee: Tony Hall lacks support to make tough calls

    2016-02-11T13:27:00Z

    The culture,media and sport select committee has claimed BBC director general Tony Hall is “effectively accountable to no-one” and lacks the support required to make difficult editorial decisions

  • Rona Fairhead
    News

    Trust paves way for BBC Studios launch

    2016-02-10T10:28:00Z

    The BBC Trust has backed the commercialisation of BBC Studios in principle but said a detailed business case about the proposals must now be subject to regulatory tests.

  • David Oyelowo
    News

    Top actors unite to protect BBC

    2016-02-08T10:16:00Z

    Independent producers Charlie Parsons and Waheed Alli have gathered actors including Dame Judi Dench, Steve Coogan and David Oyelowo to defend the BBC against further cuts in a video made by My Week with Marilyn director Simon Curtis.

  • Janey Walker
    News

    Janey Walker steps down as ITF boss

    2016-02-05T09:46:00Z

    Indie Training Fund (ITF) managing director Janey Walker has stood down from her role for family reasons.

  • Rona Fairhead
    News

    Fairhead seeks reassurance from Whittingdale

    2016-02-05T09:03:00Z

    Rona Fairhead has sought reassurance from culture secretary John Whittingdale that the BBC Trust’s public consultation will be taken into account as part of charter review.

  • BBC
    News

    NAO prepares two BBC reviews

    2016-02-04T12:16:00Z

    The National Audit Office (NAO) is to test whether the BBC offers value for money in two separate reviews before the end of the current charter.

  • Hinterland
    News

    DCMS reverses decision to cut S4C budget

    2016-02-03T13:03:00Z

    The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has reinstated £400,000 it planned to cut from S4C’s budget - freezing the broadcaster’s funding until after a comprehensive review.

  • Alan Yentob
    News

    BBC criticised over Kids Company scandal

    2016-02-02T10:40:00Z

    A report examining the collapse of children’s charity Kids Company has said that the BBC’s handling of Alan Yentob’s role in the scandal reflected poorly on its leadership.

  • Poldark
    News

    Creative industries generate record £84bn for UK

    2016-01-26T13:04:00Z

    The creative industries are worth a record £84.1bn to the UK economy, according to official figures released at a time when the government is mulling radical changes to broadcasting.

  • BBC
    News

    Pensioners body criticises ‘privatisation’ of TV licence subsidy

    2016-01-26T12:10:00Z

    The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has criticised the BBC for mooting plans to reduce the number of over-75s claiming free licence fees.