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MPs: Where are the PSB decisions?
Digital Britain: Media secretary Andy Burnham has come under fire in House of Commons for delaying decisions on the future of public service broadcasting while the recession forces broadcasters to consider further cut-backs in programming and staff.
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DCMS throws weight behind digital radio
Digital Britain: The DCMS has given a shot in the arm to DAB digital radio by promoting it as a primary way of listening to the medium in the future.
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Carter ushers in terms of trade review
Digital Britain: Communications, technology and broadcasting minister Stephen Carter has given his stamp of approval to the terms of trade but warned that they will have to be “evolved” for the digital future.
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Digital Britain: Main objectives
The key objectives for shifting Britain to the forefront of the digital economy has been outlined in the Digital Britain interim report.
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The Broadcast InterviewEd Richards, Ofcom
The Ofcom chief executive tells Robin Parker why he thinks a second PSB institution is vital to guarantee a ‘plurality of voices’ across TV, from children’s programming to news.
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Ofcom PSB report: The strain of pulling together
After months of slugging it out, the BBC and Channel 4 are being ordered to make peace and come up with constructive solutions. How will that work, asks Katherine Rushton.
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BBCW faces radical shake-up threat
BBC Worldwide is bracing itself for the DCMS select committee to call for a radical change to the way it acquires BBC programmes.
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UTV to keep news at its heart in PSB shake-up
UTV managing director Michael Wilson has revealed plans to “completely reinvigorate” the Northern Irish broadcaster following the second phase of Ofcom's PSB review.
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Richards: Review of C4 terms of trade inevitable
A review of Channel 4's terms of trade with indie producers would be “almost inevitable” under a joint venture with BBC Worldwide, Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has admitted.
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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.