All Regulation articles – Page 28
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NewsKids’ TV lobby calls for BBC funding commitment
A consortium of TV trade bodies have called for the BBC to increase and ring-fence its budget for original kids programming.
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NewsMark Linsey lands £62k pay rise
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.
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NewsSelect committee: Tony Hall lacks support to make tough calls
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
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NewsTrust paves way for BBC Studios launch
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.
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NewsTop actors unite to protect BBC
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.
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NewsJaney Walker steps down as ITF boss
Indie Training Fund (ITF) managing director Janey Walker has stood down from her role for family reasons.
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NewsFairhead seeks reassurance from Whittingdale
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.
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NewsNAO prepares two BBC reviews
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.
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NewsDCMS reverses decision to cut S4C budget
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.
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NewsBBC criticised over Kids Company scandal
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.
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NewsCreative industries generate record £84bn for UK
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.
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NewsPensioners body criticises ‘privatisation’ of TV licence subsidy
The National Pensioners Convention (NPC) has criticised the BBC for mooting plans to reduce the number of over-75s claiming free licence fees.
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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.