All Regulation articles – Page 88
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Grade to fight product placement decision
ITV's executive chairman Michael Grade has vowed to fight the decision to retain the ban on product placement in UK-originated programmes.
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Product placement to stay banned on UK TV
Product placement will continue to be banned for UK-made TV shows, the government has decided.
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BSkyB: C4 should re-enter pay-TV market
BSkyB has called on Channel 4 to re-enter the pay-TV market as part of a raft of measures that would provide an alternative to striking a PSB joint venture or merger.
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Ofcom raps BBC for misleading interviewee
Ofcom has censured the production team behind the BBC3 documentary Amy: My Body For Bucks for failing to tell a contributor that the programme focused on the sex industry.
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Ofcom clears X Factor voting
Ofcom has ruled that the last series of the X Factor did not breach any code of conduct after nearly 1,000 complaints sparked an investigation to the ITV1 talent show.
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Product placement verdict looms for ITV
ITV should learn this week whether product placement will offer some respite from the recession.
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BBC bans talent from exec-producing shows
The BBC has banned on-screen talent from executive-producing their own shows in nearly all cases, as part of a compliance crackdown in the wake of Sachsgate.
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Action needed to secure TV's future, say industry figures
Against the backdrop of this week's cuts at ITV and Five, senior industry figures have warned of the need for radical action to safeguard TV's future.
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BBCW investigation delayed
The BBC Trust is to delay publishing its report on the commercial activities of BBC Worldwide until the wider PSB debate has been completed.
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City Talk applies for format change
Liverpool's City Talk 105.9 is hoping to introduce music and share programming with other Bauer-owned stations following a recent change in format rules.
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Burnham urges channels to up audio description
Media secretary Andy Burnham has appealed to broadcasters to follow Sky's lead in increasing the amount of audio description services they offer for their programmes.
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University Challenge winners dethroned
The BBC has sensationally dethroned the winners of this years University Challenge following a probe into claims that a member of the Oxford team was ineligible to compete.
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Carter invites views on the future of Scottish TV
Scottish broadcasters have been invited to air their views on the future of broadcasting at a summit next month.
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Carter hits back at critics
Communications minister Lord Carter has spoken out against critics of the Digital Britain report, saying he never expected to find a “digital nirvana” for the UK.
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C4 avoids rap over Christmas message
Channel 4's alternative Christmas message featuring Iran President Ahmadinejad has been cleared by Ofcom despite receiving 295 complaints.
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EastEnders paedophile story cleared
EastEnders did not breach media broadcasting decency standards, despite a controversial paedophilia storyline according to Ofcom.
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British Comedy Awards land ITV in hot water
ITV has been censured by Ofcom after Highland Spring, the sponsor of British Comedy Awards, used the event to promote its water.
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BBC Trust: Gaza appeal decision was sound
The BBC Trust has cleared the BBC's controversial decision not to air the DEC Gaza Crisis Appeal last month - but has ordered the corporation to look into revising its 38 year-old rules on disaster appeals.
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Channel TV asks for PSB funding for news service
Channel TV is appealing to Ofcom and the government for funding to help meet the cost of its regional news output.
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Distributors unite to fight for terms of trade
Some of the UK's biggest distributors have responded to the government's Digital Britain report by banding together to protect the rights won by the indie sector in the 2003 Communications Act.