All Regulation articles – Page 79
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NewsKids in TV review to focus on "grey area" reality shows
Former Ofcom adviser Sarah Thane is to lead the government’s review of the law surrounding children in entertainment, which promises to clamp down on the “grey area” of reality TV.
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NewsPedigree Dogs was "on the money", producer claims
Pedigree Dogs Exposed producer Jemima Harrison has claimed today’s Ofcom ruling as a victory after it rejected Kennel Club allegations that the doc was unfairly edited.
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NewsOfcom rules against Pedigree Dogs Exposed
Ofcom has upheld three of 19 complaints against BBC documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed, despite coming under severe pressure from the corporation.
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NewsMSPs to discuss Scottish broadcasting
Channel 4’s head of the nations and regions Stuart Cosgrove is to appear before Holyrood’s Culture Committee to discuss the state of broadcasting in Scotland.
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NewsBBCW may be sold off by Government
The BBC is on a new collision course with Number 10 after the government included BBC Worldwide in a list of assets it may sell.
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NewsFree sport prompts cash loss fears
Sport’s governing bodies have claimed that restricting ‘crown-jewel’ live sporting events to free-to-air broadcast will mean a significant loss of revenue.
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NewsCartoon Network rapped for breaking junk food rules
Cartoon Network has fallen foul of UK junk food advertising laws – over ads broadcast in Spain.
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NewsGarvie: business as usual under new BBCW rules
New limits on BBC Worldwide imposed by the BBC Trust last week will not change the behaviour of the business or stop it taking stakes in indies, managing director of content and production Wayne Garvie has claimed.
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NewsOfcom: no progress on PSB content for kids
Ofcom chairman Collette Bowe has admitted the regulator has “not made much progress” in protecting public service content for children – but appears to have passed the buck to the nation at large.
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NewsJo Brand joke complaint rejected
The BBC Trust has rejected a complaint about a joke made by comedian Jo Brand - who claimed “Lady Thatcher” sounded like a hair removal device.
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NewsTyne Tees and Border to get regional news pilot
The England regional news consortium will be based in the North East regions of Tyne Tees and Border, the government has confirmed.
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NewsRed-tape protests unite speakers across industry
Producers, politicians and talent all identified a common enemy at last week’s The Media Festival: excessive regulation.
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NewsSTV’s Hain hits out at lack of clean ITV feed
The row between STV and ITV has intensified, after disagreements over whether the latter is providing its licensees with a clean feed of programmes.
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NewsUK animators fight for tax breaks
The struggling UK animation sector is launching a last-ditch bid to get tax breaks from the government after losing another long-standing player – Triffic Films.
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NewsITV cleared over talent show complaints
ITV and Talkback Thames have successfully fought off almost 4,500 complaints concerning the treatment of Danyl Johnson on The X Factor and Hollie Steele and Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent after Ofcom cleared the broadcaster of any wrongdoing.
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NewsMajor reform of TV regulation under Tories, says Hunt
MEDIA FESTIVAL: The Tories have pledged a “massive reform” of television regulation, which would go “considerably further” than the light-touch approach in the US.
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NewsFree TV Ashes criticised by cricket board
The recommendation to reserve the Ashes for free-to-air television has been criticised by England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke, who questioned whether the BBC would choose to show the event.
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NewsOfcom recommends relaxing media ownership rules
Ofcom has called for a radical shake-up of media ownership rules which would open the door for a new spate of consolidation.
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NewsTories may shrink BBC licence fee
The Tories may force the BBC into accepting a reduced licence fee and axing its digital channels, shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
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NewsSky slams free TV sports recommendations
BSkyB has attacked recommendations to bring events such as the Ashes back on the protected list of free-to-air sports, saying it could have a “disastrous impact” on the long-term health of British sport.