All Regulation articles – Page 27
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NewsBBC explores plans to convince over-75s to pay licence fee
BBC director general Tony Hall could call on older celebrities such as Dame Helen Mirren and Sir Terry Wogan to back a campaign to convince over-75s to pay their licence fees voluntarily.
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NewsDame Janet Smith report due in six weeks
Dame Janet Smith’s review into the culture and practices of the BBC at the time of the Jimmy Savile and Stuart Hall scandals is to be published within the next six weeks – after launching more than three years ago.
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NewsTrust: build BBC funding process into charter
The BBC Trust has called for a defined funding process to be written into the BBC’s next charter to protect the broadcaster’s independence.
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NewsTrust finds concern over cost of new BBC services
BBC innovations such as children’s VoD service iPlay, should not come at the cost of existing services, according to a BBC Trust survey.
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NewsBBC Studios appoints chief operating officer
Anna Mallett, the director and project lead for the BBC Studios proposals, has been appointed as the division’s chief operating officer.
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NewsBBC lifts lid on £200m Scotland spend
The BBC has lifted the lid on how it spends £200m of licence fee cash in Scotland ahead of director general Tony Hall appearing in front of a Holyrood committee on Tuesday.
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NewsI’m A Celebrity spider eating task escapes Ofcom probe
Ofcom has ruled out an investigation into Ferne McCann’s spider eating bushtucker trial, despite the episode of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! sparking nearly 1,500 complaints.
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NewsBBC defends live Labour resignation
The BBC has defended its handling of Labour frontbencher Stephen Doughty’s live TV resignation following criticism on social media.
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NewsMaria Eagle appointed shadow culture secretary
Labour’s former defence secretary Maria Eagle has pledged to defend the BBC from Tory cuts after being appointed shadow culture secretary this morning.
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NewsJeremy Corbyn sacks shadow culture secretary
Shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher has become the first casualty of labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s cabinet reshuffle.
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NewsPeter Kosminsky warns against C4 sale
Peter Kosminsky has issued a warning against privatising Channel 4 “by stealth”, comparing the move to the sell-off of ITV franchises in the 1990s.
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NewsGus O’Donnell to lead BBC pensioner licence fee review
The BBC has commissioned independent research into how to get over-75s to pay their licence fee voluntarily when the corporation takes on responsibility for the £725m bill.
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NewsMPs challenge Tony Hall over Fury and Yentob
Tony Hall has been forced to defend Tyson Fury’s inclusion on the Sports Personality Of The Year award shortlist in front of MPs, and admitted that Alan Yentob’s resignation was the “right” decision.
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NewsGreg Dyke: private equity would destroy C4
Greg Dyke has warned that Channel 4 would be “destroyed” if it was sold to a private equity firm, as part of a panel debate on the future of public service television.
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NewsPact appoints deputy chief executive
Pact has appointed director of legal, business affairs and industrial relations Max Rumney as deputy chief executive with immediate effect.
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NewsHugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes terms of trade plea
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has made an eleventh-hour plea to the government to leave the terms of trade untouched.
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NewsBBC 'interested' in offering iPlayer across EU
Licence fee payers could be able to access iPlayer while in the EU within two years amid European Commission (EC) plans to modernise copyright rules.
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NewsAdam Crozier: merge BBC2 and BBC4
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has urged the BBC to stay calm during charter renewal debate, while suggesting a range of efficiency proposals including merging BBC2 and BBC4.
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NewsBBC edges back from Studios claim
The BBC has edged back from a claim that launching BBC Studios and removing commissioning quotas will open up 80% of its network television hours to competition.
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NewsComedy Central put ‘on notice’ over offensive trailers
Comedy Central has been given a final warning by Ofcom after the broadcaster aired a further raft of potentially offensive trailers before the 9pm watershed.