All Regulation articles – Page 34
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NewsYentob: Kids Company claims 'a disgrace'
BBC creative director and chairman of Kids Company Alan Yentob has refuted claims of financial mismanagement at the children’s charity but admitted to contacting Newsnight regarding its revelations.
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NewsNations culture ministers join forces over charter renewal
Culture ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have jointly pledged to ensure the BBC’s charter renewal process represents the best interests of the devolved nations.
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NewsBBC Wales boss: don’t reduce BBC to ‘creative polyfilla’
BBC Wales director Rhodri Talfan Davies will warn against reducing the BBC to “creative polyfilla” in a speech to the National Eisteddfo festival today.
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NewsBBC Trust expenses fall 17%
The BBC Trust has reported a 17% drop in expenses payments for the six months to 31 March.
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NewsBBC to submit revised BBC3 plans
BBC management is to submit revised proposals for moving BBC3 online today having been given a provisional go-ahead by the BBC Trust at the end of last month.
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NewsTop Gear ‘pikey’ reference cleared for second time
Ofcom has cleared Top Gear over the use of the word “pikey” – just months after the BBC Trust reached the same decision.
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NewsTrust consultation receives 4000 responses in 24 hours
The BBC Trust has received more than 4000 responses to its public consultation into the future of the BBC less than 24 hours after it launched.
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NewsCMS committee to probe charter review process
Culture secretary John Whittingdale’s handling of the BBC charter review process will come under scrutiny as part of an inquiry launched by the Culture, Media and Sport (CMS) committee.
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NewsBBC spared from chancellor’s 40% cuts
The BBC will not be asked to make savings of up to 40% as part of chancellor George Osborne’s spending review.
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NewsTrust calls for 11-year BBC charter
The BBC Trust has called for the BBC charter period to be extended to 11 years and supported by a formal parliamentary process.
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NewsNUJ queries over-75s licence fee deal
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is poised to launch a legal challenge over the BBC’s commitment to take on the cost of paying for TV licences for the over-75s.
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NewsBBC defends EastEnders gay scene in funeral parlour
The BBC has defended a gay scene in EastEnders set in a funeral parlour, which has provoked almost 50 complaints to Ofcom.
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NewsSir Peter Bazalgette calls for more connected BBC
Arts Council England chair Sir Peter Bazalgette has urged the BBC to partner with more third-party organisations and improve its outreach capabilities to generate more value for licence fee payers.
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NewsBBC green paper puts contestable funding back on the radar
Licence fee funds could be up for grabs in genres including news, drama, documentaries, arts, and children’s after the government floated the idea of contestable funding in the BBC green paper.
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NewsWhittingdale 'surprised' by BBC reaction to green paper
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has said he was “a little surprised” at the BBC’s reaction to the government green paper on the future of the corporation.
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NewsGovernment considers scaling back BBC in-house
The government has questioned whether the BBC’s in-house production division should be scaled back in its green paper on the corporation’s future.
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NewsTrust urges government to avoid 'narrow' BBC debate
The Trust has urged the government to avoid a “narrow” debate over the future of the BBC as a series of proposals about its own role were also unveiled.
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NewsLicence fee enforcement ‘appropriate and fair’
The existing licence fee enforcement system is “appropriate and fair”, according to a government-commissioned report on decriminalising the BBC’s funding method.
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NewsBBC slams government green paper
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has unveiled a green paper on the future of the BBC which the corporation has claimed could herald a “much diminished, less popular” BBC.
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NewsGovernment advisory group to guide BBC charter renewal
The government has appointed eight creative industry executives to support the BBC’s charter renewal process, which will begin formally on Thursday with a green paper.