All Regulation articles – Page 92
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BBC plans Broadcasting House security fence
The BBC has applied for planning permission to build a US Embassy-style “ring of steel” around Broadcasting House.
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Comment
Questioning Ofcom's PSB role
Submissions to its PSB review are calling on Ofcom to get tough.The eye-straining business of reading the submissions to Ofcom on its upcoming review of public service broadcasting was not entirely a waste of Optrex. It was an exercise that rekindled my somewhat dormant faith in the wisdom of crowds.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Thompson, BBC
The BBC’s director general talks to Emily Booth about shaping the digital future, wrestling with editorial standards - and why slicing up BBC Worldwide is a very bad idea.
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BBC and ITV close to regional news deal
BBC director general Mark Thompson has confirmed that the BBC and ITV are close to a deal to enable the commercial broadcaster to continue to provide regional news into the next decade.
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MPs urge Ofcom chair to take pay cut
Ofcom's incoming chair Dr Colette Bowe has turned down a challenge from MPs to set recession-hit Britain an example by accepting a cut in her£200,000 annual salary for a three-day-a-week role.
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BBC launches fresh expenses crackdown
The BBC is monitoring how long staff keep taxis waiting as part of a fresh crackdown on expenses.
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Ofcom: Atkinson's bible spoof was not offensive
ITV1 has escaped censure from Ofcom despite 540 people complaining after Rowan Atkinson spoofed a bible story during a show to celebrate Prince Charles's 60th birthday.
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Ofcom: Casualty too shocking
BBC1 medical drama Casualty has again incurred the wrath of Ofcom, which has upheld five complaints about what it describes as “a sustained and concentrated run of distressing and shocking scenes” in a recent episode.
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Industry braced for PSB answers
Some of the biggest issues facing British TV are likely to move forward in the next fortnight, including Channel 4 finally getting clarity on how it will be funded in the future.
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Deadline announced for local TV licences
Bidders for the new local television licences in Manchester and Cardiff have until 26 January and 18 February respectively to submit their proposals.
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R4 tightens leash on Political Animal
BBC Radio 4 is tightening up its editorial control of Avalon's Political Animal after the BBC Editorial Complaints Unit upheld a complaint about the satirical comedy.
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BBC resolves discrimination dispute
A journalist who suffers from multiple sclerosis has left the BBC after more than 20 years after claiming she suffered discrimination.
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NUJ organises anti-redundancy event
The NUJ is organising a one day event in a bid to help broadcast journalists “take a stand” against redundancies, budget cuts and pay freezes across the industry.
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NewsBBC staff air Sachsgate frustrations
Around three times the usual number of BBC staff turned out for a routine editorial policy meeting this month, to vent their frustration about the Ross-Brand debacle.
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NewsGovt urged to set digital radio deadline
The government should set a date for Britain's migration from analogue to digital radio, the Digital Radio Working Group has concluded.
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NewsOfcom slaps£95,000 fine on BBC
Ofcom has hit the BBC with a£95,000 fine for conducting competitions unfairly on the Dermot O'Leary Radio 2 show and the Tony Blackburn BBC London 94.9FM show.
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NewsOfcom names new chairman
Ofcom has appointed its former Consumer Panel chair Colette Bowe as its new chairman.
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NewsGovernment considers World Service memorial
The government is to consider erecting a memorial to the BBC World Service staff who provided “a beacon of hope, liberty and democracy” to people in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
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NewsBBC slammed over drama launches
The BBC has defended spending almost£164,000 on four drama launches during 2008, a year in which it cut 2,000 jobs.
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NewsBBC Resources staff win reprieve
BBC Resources staff in Birmingham and Bristol are to escape compulsory redundancy despite the commercial facilities company's plan to cease trading at the two cities.