All Regulation articles – Page 72
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NewsPay-TV movies face probe
Ofcom is to probe the pay-TV movie market after concerns were raised about consumer choice and pricing.
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NewsVirgin Media bids to block Canvas in Ofcom appeal
Virgin Media has launched a complaint to Ofcom supported by the Office of Fair Trading against IPTV service Project Canvas, labelling it “an immovable, unchanging constant”.
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NewsSex chat channels fined £157,250
Bang Channels and Bang Media have been fined a total of £157,250 for breaching broadcasting guidelines during their “adult sex chat” and “daytime chat” phone-ins.
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NewsAd changes will have little effect, says ITV
Ofcom is significantly relaxing its rules on TV advertising sales, but the changes have received a lukewarm reception from ITV.
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NewsITV calls for changes to Channel 3 network
ITV has called on Ofcom to overhaul the current Channel 3 network arrangements after the regulator said it pays a disproportionate amount of the cost for running the system.
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NewsOfcom abolishes ad sales rules
Ofcom is significantly relaxing rules on television advertising sales, but has ruled out conducting a full investigation of the market.
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NewsLords to investigate TV ad market
The House of Lords is to launch an investigation into the television advertising market, in a move which will bring ITV’s Contract Rights Renewal scheme under close scrutiny.
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NewsVirgin rapped over HD claims ...
Virgin Media misled consumers with its high-definition offer ahead of the football World Cup, advertising watchdogs have ruled.
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NewsSTV escapes censure over sponsored shows
STV has been exonerated from claims its editorial independence was at risk as a result of its commercial relationship with the Scottish government – but was found guilty of breaching the broadcast code in 18 examples of short-form content.
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NewsAshes free-to-air decision deferred
The Government today confirmed speculation that it was postponing a decision on listed sports events until after digital switchover in 2012.
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NewsFree-to-air Ashes plan faces axe
The government is today expected to reject proposals to put the Ashes and other sporting events on the Crown Jewels TV sports list.
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NewsBBC cleared over paedophile doc
Ofcom has cleared BBC1 Scotland of unfair treatment of a convicted sex offender in a programme about a Scottish paedophile network.
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NewsHunt: licence fee could be cut
The BBC licence fee could be cut under the Government’s public spending austerity drive, the Culture Secretary has said.
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NewsDCMS plans 2012 Communications Bill
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed a structural reform plan for the DCMS that promises a new Communications Bill – but not until the end of 2012 at the earliest.
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NewsUKTV sides with Five on call for full review of TV ad market
UKTV has backed Five’s call for a full review of the TV advertising market as speculation grows that Ofcom is warming to the idea.
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NewsISPs must deliver universal high-speeds
Broadband providers must collaborate to help deliver high-speed internet to every household in Britain, the Government will say today.
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NewsVMTV to become Living TV Group
Virgin Media Television is to be renamed Living TV Group after its sale to BSkyB was cleared by Republic of Ireland competition authorities.
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NewsGaunt loses High Court challenge
Jon Gaunt, the former Talksport radio show presenter who was sacked after calling a Tory councillor a “Nazi” and an “ignorant pig” live on air, has lost his High Court freedom of expression challenge against Ofcom.
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NewsSpeaker targets rowdy MPs with TV rule changes
Rowdy MPs could be caught on camera under proposals to improve parliamentary behaviour suggested by Commons Speaker John Bercow.
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NewsEd Vaizey calls for more 6 Musics
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has called for “more 6 Musics” to power the drive towards digital radio switchover.