All Regulation articles – Page 90
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Digital Britain report set to be unveiled
Universal broadband access and the future of Channel 4 will be top of the agenda in the first phase of the government's Digital Britain when it is released at lunchtime tomorrow.
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NUJ slams BBC/ITV regional plans
The National Union of Journalists has condemned ITV and BBC's sharing plans for regional news bureaus, and has written to the Office of Fair Trading urging it to intervene.
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Ofcom: ITV's Home Office deal broke rules
Ofcom has criticised ITV's sponsorship agreement with the Home Office for its Beat: Life on the Street series.
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Burnham: support unsung indies
Culture secretary Andy Burnham has said one of the “fundamental principles” of the PSB solution must be to support indies, whose contribution is under-appreciated in the ongoing debate.
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Horrocks: BBC journalists 'unsettled' by sharing plan
BBC journalists in the nations and regions are “shocked” and “unsettled” by plans to share resources with ITV, Peter Horrocks head of multimedia newsroom has admitted.
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C4 ups deals outside terms of trade
Channel 4 is ramping up the amount of business it does outside of the terms of trade - but wants the existing terms to remain in place if it merges with BBC Worldwide.
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Richards cautions C4 over partnership talks
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has reiterated that Channel 4 should not enter partnership talks lightly as it attempts to up the ante in dialogue with BBC Worldwide.
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Burnham: top-slicing is unlikely
Media secretary Andy Burnham has refused to rule out top slicing the BBC licence fee - but has admitted it is towards the bottom of his list of possible solutions to the PSB funding crisis.
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Burnham backs C4/BBCW merger
Media secretary Andy Burnham has pledged that the Channel 4 brand is “here to stay” and revealed that a merger with BBC Worldwide is his preferred option to safeguard its future.
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BBCW or Five: C4 faces up to its merged future
Channel 4 must merge with another organisation or wither away, Ofcom has warned - sending chief executive Andy Duncan back to the drawing board in his bid to convince BBC Worldwide of the value of a strategic merger.
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Ofcom moves to secure regional news post-2011
Ofcom has endorsed the BBC and ITV regional news-sharing plan but has warned it will only safeguard plurality in the short term.
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Ofcom psb review: what the industry says
Ofcom's blueprint for the future of public service broadcasting has got the industry talking - and sparked plenty of controversy.
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‘Shrewd' Thompson scores licence fee victory
After the disappointment of the licence fee settlement, director general Mark Thompson has scored an arguably more important victory by seeing off the threat of top-slicing.
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What's next for Channel 4?
A merger with Five or BBC Worldwide could save an ailing C4.In the last week or so, national newspaper columns have been awash with suggestions of how you solve a problem like Channel 4.
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Ofcom: keep C4 as it is if partnership fails
Managing Channel 4's inevitable decline in its current form would be Ofcom's default preference if its proposed new PSB rival to the BBC proves unworkable.
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Ofcom raises BBC partnership concerns
Ofcom has given the BBC's partnership proposals a lukewarm reception, warning they might not be worth the£120m that the corporation claims.
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Ofcom unveils radical regional news plan
Ofcom believes the proposed partnership between the BBC and ITV will only safeguard local news in the short term and has recommend the creation of a series of independently-funded news consortia in the devolved nations and English regions.
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ITV to become 'limited' PSB
ITV is poised to throw off its 'regulatory burden' after Ofcom gave the green light for the commercial broadcaster to dramatically scale back its PSB licence obligations.