All Regulation articles – Page 55
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Directors UK opens to wider membership
Directors UK is opening its membership to directors beyond TV and film for the first time.
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NewsCanis to head up bid to build local TV network
Canis Media Group is planning to spearhead a co-operative bid to run the controversial multiplex company that culture secretary Jeremy Hunt wants created as part of his vision for local TV.
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NewsDCMS eyes quotas shake-up
The government is investigating ways it could safeguard the future of small- to medium-sized indies in the new Communications Act.
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NewsLack of knowledge led to breaches, says BBC exec
A senior executive at BBC Global News has admitted “a lack of knowledge, or genuine confusion” over editorial guidelines could have contributed to a series of breaches of code.
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NewsBBC Trust "deeply concerned" by World News breaches
The BBC Trust’s Editorial Standards Committee (ESC) has said it is “deeply concerned” after finding several instances where the commercial World News arm had breached its editorial code.
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NewsWorld Service Trust receives £90m govt boost
The World Service Trust is to receive a £90m boost from the government, targeted at specific countries for cross platform projects “to help people cope during disasters and drive social change”.
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NewsPatten: claims of BBC domination "odd"
Lord Patten has rebutted claims that the BBC dominates the landscape of British media as “bizarre” and “odd”.
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NewsAnimation UK plans Westminster campaign
The Wombles, Bob the Builder and Rastamouse could be paying a visit to Westminster as Animation UK’s call for tax breaks gets louder.
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NewsBBC pilots system for lighter-touch compliance
The BBC is running a series of pilots within its editorial policy department to establish whether a simplified compliance system could exist without compromising standards.
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NewsBectu: retransmission fees are a scandal
Bectu has waded into the retransmission fees row, slamming the current scenario in which PSBs pay BSkyB to appear on the platform as scandalous.
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NewsBBC regains control over online spending
The BBC has sufficiently tightened up controls over how much it spends on its online division, the Trust has found.
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NewsBBC apologises for "misleading" MP reports
The BBC has apologised on air to Tory MP Andrew Tyrie for insinuating he had been influenced by Downing Street advisers, admitting its news reports “fell below our usual standards”.
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NewsGaddafi coverage sparks 563 complaints
Graphic coverage of Colonel Gaddafi’s death on several news channels attracted 79 complaints to Ofcom and a further 484 to the BBC.
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CommentChristopher Lunn plays final hand
In the protracted investigation into Christopher Lunn & Company, the firm’s proprietor may well have played his last hand, writes Jake Kanter.
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NewsBBC: no need for licence fee reform
The BBC is unlikely to call for a change to the scope of its licence fee remit until the next Charter renewal in 2016/17, Broadcast understands.
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NewsBacon admits self-censorship due to BBC concerns
Broadcaster Richard Bacon has said he often self-censors as a result of nervousness around causing offence at the BBC.
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NewsBBC Trust to examine Arab Spring coverage
The BBC Trust is embarking on a review of the corporation’s coverage of the year’s series of uprisings known as the Arab Spring.
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NewsInvestigations funding "vulnerable", warns film makers
Award winning film maker Roger Graef and former Panorama executive Roger Bolton have warned that funding for investigative journalism is “very vulnerable”, calling for a statutory obligation to be introduced.
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NewsMPs attack BBC over local radio
The BBC was attacked by 50 MPs in the House of Commons this morning, over its planned cuts to local radio.
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NewsS4C secures funding to 2017
S4C has secured funding security up to 2017, when the BBC will renew its Charter, safeguarding the Welsh broadcaster for a further two years.