All Regulation articles – Page 56
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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.
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NewsThis Morning rapped over Amanda Holden promotion
ITV1’s This Morning has been rapped for allowing Amanda Holden to plug her association with a WH Smith legal aid campaign.
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NewsOfcom rejects Sheridan privacy complaints
Ofcom has rejected two privacy complaints launched by former Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan and his wife Gail.
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NewsOfcom clears Sri Lanka's Killing Fields doc
C4 head of news and current affairs Dorothy Byrne has hailed ITN Production’s journalism and the broadcaster’s “meticulous legal and compliance scrutiny” after Ofcom rejected almost 120 complaints about Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields.
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NewsWhittingdale uses Knox trial to justify cameras in court
The televising of the Amanda Knox trial helped John Whittingdale understand the case and sympathise with her, he revealed at a debate about allowing cameras into the court room.
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NewsITV and Pact back in talks over terms
ITV and Pact are back in negotiations over concerns that the broadcaster is increasingly ignoring the Terms of Trade.
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NewsS4C calls for funding guarantees
S4C must be given funding guarantees by the government and BBC if the Welsh language broadcaster is to retain its independence, the chairman claims.
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Ofcom clears Al Jazeera over 'Palestine Papers'
Ofcom has ruled that Al Jazeera did not breach any broadcast rules in its publication of secret papers detailing the last decade of Israeli-Palestine peace talks.
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NewsDyke takes aim at Hunt's local TV plans
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has led a stinging attack on a key element of Jeremy Hunt’s local TV vision.
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NewsParents TV complaints site launched
A new website backed by the BBC Trust, Ofcom and Atvod will offer parents a place to report TV content they consider inappropriate.
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NewsOfcom to probe ITV1 IRA gaffe
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the high-profile error that saw video game footage mistakenly feature in a hard-hitting ITV1 documentary about the IRA.
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NewsHMRC simplifies Lunn disclosure process
TV freelancers caught up in the Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC) tax investigation could be saved thousands of pounds after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) agreed to simplify the disclosure process.
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NewsThompson warns government: "We can't do this again"
Mark Thompson has fired a warning shot across the bow to prevent the government from imposing future cuts on the BBC.
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NewsStandard to enter race for London TV licence
The London Evening Standard will officially enter the race to run a local television station in the capital, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsEU blocks pubs showing "decoded" Premier League games
The European Court of Justice has ruled that the FA Premier League cannot prevent the sale of foreign decoder cards for domestic use but broadcasting matches publicly is an offence.
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NewsBarb planning ratings update
Barb plans to launch a cross industry forum that will aim to establish a more coherent way of measuring total TV consumption.
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NewsHMRC quells talk of TV tax crackdown
HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) has stamped out concerns raised by Bectu that it is planning a major clamp down on TV industry freelancer tax rules.
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NewsOfcom issues 9pm watershed warning
Ofcom has issued fresh guidance to warn broadcasters about airing inappropriate material, including music videos, before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsOfcom fines Noor TV £75,000
Ofcom has fined an Islamic broadcaster £75,000 after a presenter took calls from viewers who donated money in return for prayers.