All Regulation articles – Page 68
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NewsAxe red button comedy, says BBC Trust
The BBC Trust has recommended that the corporation should phase out its “red button” interactive service for comedy and drama programmes to save money.
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NewsSTV foiled in indie status bid
The production arm of Scottish broadcaster STV has been thwarted in its long-running attempt to win indie status.
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NewsLyons: BBC has "no ambitions" on S4C
The chair of the BBC Trust has written to his counterpart at S4C stressing the corporation has “no ambitions to take over” the Welsh broadcaster once the new arrangement comes into being.
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NewsOfcom told to improve performance
Ofcom must improve its handling of consumer switching, silent calls and broadband speeds, according to a report into the communications regulator’s performance.
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NewsLabour attacks World Service funding
Television licence fee payers should not have to pay for BBC World Service programmes they cannot receive, former culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has said.
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NewsIslam Channel breaches broadcasting code
A specialist Muslim religious channel breached the broadcasting code by airing discussions containing contentious views on violence against women and marital rape, according to a ruling by regulator Ofcom.
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NewsOfcom greenlights 'app' voting
Ofcom has paved the way for broadcasters to charge viewers to vote in TV shows or enter competitions via mobile apps.
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NewsOfcom raps C5 over Flora series
Channel 5’s ad-funded programme Family Food Fight with Flora has been found in breach of TV regulations by Ofcom.
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NewsBBC1 must take more risks, Trust demands
The BBC Trust has given new controller Danny Cohen just over 12 months to make BBC1 early peaktime more surprising and to show more creative ambition at 9pm.
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NewsLords welcome Cable's BSkyB bid intervention
Business Secretary Vince Cable’s decision to refer News Corp’s £12 billion bid to take control of broadcasting giant BSkyB to regulator Ofcom has been welcomed in the Lords, where peers warned of the dangers of a concentration of media ownership.
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NewsStrikes to hit Newsnight, Today and World At One
Newsnight, the Today programme and the World at One are expected to be cancelled as a result of the 48-hour strike over the BBC’s pension proposal, the NUJ has claimed.
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NewsCable intervenes in News Corp bid
Business secretary Vince Cable has said he is intervening in News Corp’s £12 billion bid to take control of broadcasting giant BSkyB and would refer the plans to regulator Ofcom.
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NewsBBC urged to revamp sports tender process
The BBC should overhaul its tender process, particularly in sports, and make commissioners more accessible to smaller indies in a bid to improve competition in the production sector, the BBC Trust has said.
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NewsCrozier: CRR to blame for lack of diversity on ITV1
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has bemoaned the “remarkable lack of diversity” in the broadcaster’s schedule as a result of regulation governing how it can sell advertising.
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NewsSimpson slams licence fee "ambush"
Senior BBC journalist John Simpson has said the latest licence fee agreement leaves the corporation in such a weak position any negotiations with the government will “be like water-boarding”.
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NewsWelsh leaders call for S4C overhaul
The leaders of the four main political parties in the Welsh Assembly have written to David Cameron calling for an overhaul of the governance of S4C and a review of the “far-reaching changes” to the broadcaster recently announced by the UK government.
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NewsCrozier: ITV schedule 'lacks diversity'
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has bemoaned the “remarkable lack of diversity” in the broadcaster’s schedule as a result of regulation on how it can sell advertising.
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NewsCameron backtracks on BBC jibe
David Cameron has offered an apology of sorts over his comments at a press conference in Europe last week, in which he described the BBC cuts as being ‘delicious’.
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NewsDavid Cameron criticised for 'crass' BBC jibes
NUJ general secretary Jeremy Dear has criticised David Cameron for making “crass and insensitive” comments about BBC cuts.
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Lord Fowler: BBC deal with gov't raises integrity issues
A Conservative peer has spoken out against the financial deal brokered between the BBC and the government last month, claiming it raises questions about the independence and integrity of the corporation.