All Regulation articles – Page 83
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NewsScale back "arrogant" Ofcom, says Labour MP
Labour MP John Grogan has backed David Cameron’s pledge to strip Ofcom of its policy-making role if the Tories are elected, branding the media regulator “arrogant towards Parliament”.
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NewsCameron pledges to scale back Ofcom's powers
David Cameron has vowed to strip Ofcom of its policy-making role as part of a proposed scaling back of “empire building” quangos if the Tories are elected.
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NewsKids TV may benefit from contestable PSB fund
The government has launched a public consultation to hammer out the detail of its proposed contestable public service broadcasting fund – suggesting that children’s programming could also benefit from the pot.
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NewsRichards: No change to Sky proposals
Ed Richards has said that the arrival of ESPN into the UK sports broadcasting marketplace does not mean that Ofcom’s proposals to curb Sky’s dominance are out of date.
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NewsTop-slicing legislation plan revealed
Gordon Brown has revealed government plans to formally introduce legislation that will divert TV licence fee revenue into propping up regional news coverage on ITV1.
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CommentDigital Britain: Why proposals to tackle online piracy are doomed
Well-intentioned they may be, but the Government’s proposals to tackle online piracy are unlikely to achieve its objective of reducing unlawful peer to peer file sharing by 70-80%
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NewsBSkyB and Ofcom on collision course
BSkyB is set for a legal battle with Ofcom after the regulator proposed forcing the satellite giant to offer its premium sports and movie channels to rival pay TV operators for fixed sums.
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NewsITV, C4 and Five rapped for pushing products
Chat show hosts Alan Titchmarsh and Paul O’Grady as well as Five News gave undue promotion to products in recent shows, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsBBC plans strategy to fight top-slice threat
The BBC’s top management was locked in meetings to discuss the fall out from Digital Britain on Wednesday afternoon ahead of a last-ditch attempt to stave off top-slicing - but the mood among rank-and-file staff was very different.
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NewsGovernment shift online to bolster indies by £200m
Pact chief executive John McVay has estimated the government’s drive to move its services predominantly online could be worth more than £200m to the indie sector.
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NewsPM plans BBC top slicing bill
DIGITAL BRITAIN: Gordon Brown is to rush a bill through parliament allowing top slicing of the BBC licence fee to become law before the general election, widely expected next May.
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Digital Britain: Key proposals
The highly-anticipated Digital Britain report has been unveiled and includes key proposals for the future of the licence fee, broadband and a potential tie-up between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4.
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NewsDigital radio switchover set for 2015
DIGITAL BRITAIN: The government is pushing manufacturers to offer DAB radios for under £20, and has set a 2015 date for digital switchover in radio.
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NewsKudos boss calls for action on piracy
Kudos Film and Television boss Stephen Garrett has called for ISPs to be made responsible for illegal file-sharing ahead of the publication of today’s Digital Britain report.
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VideoVIDEO: Stephen Carter on Digital Britain
Ahead of the release of the Digital Britain report, Stephen Carter speaks to Broadcast about universal broadband, online piracy, local news and a potential tie-up between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4.
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VIDEO: Digital Britain: Local news
Ahead of tomorrow’s unveiling of the Digital Britain report, Stephen Carter spoke to Broadcast about local news.
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VIDEO: Digital Britain: Broadband
Ahead of tomorrow’s unveiling of the Digital Britain report, Stephen Carter spoke to Broadcast about universal broadband.
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VIDEO: Digital Britain: BBC Worldwide / Channel 4
Ahead of tomorrow’s unveiling of the Digital Britain report, Stephen Carter spoke to Broadcast about a potential tie-up between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4..
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NewsOFT: Commission needs to relax ITV's CRR
The Office of Fair Trading has written to the Competition Commission, urging them to make drastic changes to remedy ITV’s Contract Rights Renewal scheme.