All Regulation articles – Page 49
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NewsBragg "angry" over limited tax breaks
Melvyn Bragg is unhappy that tax breaks are to be limited to high-end cinematic TV dramas and not available to smaller, less mainstream arts programming.
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NewsSpectrum charges could hit content spend
Public service programming could be under threat if Ofcom pushes ahead with plans to start charging broadcasters for spectrum, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsBroadcasters hail cameras in court reform
BBC, ITN and Sky News have welcomed today’s announcement that cameras are to be allowed in British courts.
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NewsDyke: BSkyB should offload News Corp and Murdochs
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has said it would be in BSkyB’s interest to “offload News International and the Murdochs’ shares in the company”.
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NewsBSkyB: Sky News hacking record clean
Internal reviews into email hacking and payments to police at Sky News have found “no evidence of impropriety or cause for concern”.
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NewsBSkyB posts £939m profit; claims it is "fit and proper"
BSkyB has staunchly defended its right to a broadcast licence following a stinging attack on its majority shareholder News Corporation yesterday.
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NewsMurdoch "not fit" boss, say MPs
The Commons culture select committee has described Rupert Murdoch as “not a fit person to exercise the stewardship of a major international company” in a report that is also highly critical of his son James and claims other News Corp executives misled it about phone hacking at the News of ...
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NewsPM refuses calls for Hunt inquiry
David Cameron has refused to refer culture secretary Jeremy Hunt’s handling of the BSkyB bid to an independent investigation after being called to Parliament to answer an urgent question.
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NewsHarman brands Murdoch not 'fit and proper'
Labour’s deputy leader Harriet Harman has claimed James Murdoch is not ‘fit and proper’ to hold a broadcast licence, while David Cameron has been called by the opposition to make a statement in Parliament regarding the conduct of Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsMental health charity slams C4 programme
Mental health charity Rethink has complained to Ofcom and Channel 4 after it aired an evangelical Christian’s views on mental health that claimed it is a “behavioral problem, rooted in pride, self-centeredness and self-pity’.
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NewsC4's Charlesworth joins MirriAd
Former Channel 4 product placement head David Charlesworth has joined agency MirriAd to oversee its commercial operations as it gears up for further growth.
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NewsHunt to hand over News Corp correspondence
Jeremy Hunt is to hand over correspondence about News Corp’s BSkyB bid in an attempt to clear his name from accusations of wrongdoing.
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NewsOfcom steps up BSkyB investigation
Ofcom has stepped up its investigation into whether BSkyB is a “fit and proper” owner of a broadcasting licence.
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Hunt's permanent secretary dodges MPs' News Corp questions
The DCMS has defended Jonathan Stephens’ refusal to answer questions about his role in the row over Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt and News Corp.
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NewsTreasury contemplates expanding tax credit
The Treasury could expand the animation tax credit to include programmes that have a mix of live action, following further submissions from the industry.
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NewsHunt denies backing Sky bid
“The idea I was backing this bid is laughable,” said Jeremy Hunt, fighting for his political career in parliament this week, following a series of dramatic revelations at the Leveson Inquiry.
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NewsHunt brands BSkyB bias "laughable"
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has labelled the idea he backed the News Corp bid to merge with BSkyB as “laughable”, in a statement to Parliament.
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NewsNUJ protest over Dale Farm footage row
The NUJ is protesting outside the Royal Courts of Justice as broadcasters continue their fight against an order to hand over all footage recorded at the Dale Farm eviction.
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NewsMurdoch: I didn't ask Cameron for BSkyB bid favours
James Murdoch has told the Leveson inquiry that he had just one conversation with both David Cameron and George Osborne about News Corp’s proposed takeover of BSkyB, and that he did not ask for “assurances” or “favours” as to whether the bid would be referred to the Competition Commission.
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NewsSky News email hacking to be investigated by Ofcom
Sky News is being investigated by Ofcom for potentially breaking rules around fairness and privacy after admitting hacking emails.