All Regulation articles – Page 93
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NewsOfcom clears Top Gear over Clarkson's prostitute joke
The BBC broke no taste and decency rules in its broadcast of an episode of Top Gear in which Jeremy Clarkson joked about murdering prostitutes, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsHarry & Paul escape censure
The BBC has escaped censure over an episode of BBC1 sketch show Harry & Paul in which an upper class character encouraged a Northerner to “mate” and “mount” with his neighbour' Filipina maid.
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NewsCarter sends mixed messages on terms of trade
Communications, technology and broadcasting minister Lord Carter has sent out mixed messages over the future of the terms of trade - claiming they have been a great success but suggesting they may be re-evaluated as part of securing C4's future.
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NewsAsian channel fined£35,000
Ofcom has fined Asian broadcaster Venus TV£35,000 for a number of 'serious and repeated breaches” of the advertising code.
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NewsSTV slams 'distorted' claims by ITV
STV has hit back at ITV's claims that the network subsidises both STV and UTV by£25m per year, arguing that the Scottish and Irish broadcasters in fact contribute up to£31m per year.
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NewsKangaroo poised to shake off competition shackles
BBC Worldwide, ITV and Channel 4 have just 13 days to save video-on-demand joint venture Project Kangaroo - but are still confident it will launch next spring.
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NewsQueen's Speech avoids broadcasting
Broadcasting has not been earmarked for legislative action in the Queen's Speech despite significant question marks hanging over its future.
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Project Kangaroo players remain optimistic
The players behind Project Kangaroo are still hopeful that the video-on-demand service should be ready to launch in March, despite concerns outlined by the Competition Commission today.
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NewsCompetition Commission demands changes to Project Kangaroo
The Competition Commission has warned that joint video-on-demand project proposed by the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, Project Kangaroo, will not go ahead unless changes are made to ensure the VoD market remains competitive.
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NewsProject Kangaroo report due tomorrow
The Competition Commission will publish its provisional findings on the proposed BBC, ITV and Channel 4 joint video-on-demand service Project Kangaroo tomorrow (3 December).
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CommentBlog: Ofcom PSB review
Ofcom's Peter Phillips on the questions surrounding the regulatory body's ongoing review of PSB programming.
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NewsOfcom rap ITV1 over transport plan ads
Ofcom has rapped ITV1 Granada over an ad for the Greater Manchester transport plan, finding it breached the TV advertising code.
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NewsCall for PSB contracts to be open to public bodies
Media Festival: Enabling public bodies to bid for PSB contracts would create a “step change” for underserved genres and open up opportunities for indies not seen since the creation of Channel 4 in 1982, the chief executive of the UK Film Council has declared.
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NewsCarter: BBC sharing plans should go beyond PSBs
Media Festival: Minister for communications, technology and broadcasting Stephen Carter has called on the BBC to extend its soon-to-be-announced information sharing initiative beyond the usual public service broadcasters.
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NewsRedmond: PSB broadcasters disconnected from real life
Media Festival: Brookside creator Phil Redmond has kickstarted The Media Festival by accusing PSB broadcasters of being disconnected from the cultural life of the UK and insisting they must change or face extinction.
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NewsGovt scraps plans to help C4 with switchover costs
The government has scrapped proposals to hand Channel 4£14m of licence fee funds for digital switchover as it prepares to speed up wider plans to address the future shape of public service broadcasting.
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NewsThinktank backs contestable PSB funding
An economic thinktank has called on the government to protect the whole “family” of PSB channels by inviting commercial broadcasters to bid for PSB contracts.
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NewsEastEnders stabbing escapes censure
A controversial EastEnders episode that featured a violent stabbing was acceptable for a pre-watershed audience, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsOfcom: BBC local video would have negative market impact
The BBC's proposed local video service would have a “significant negative impact” on commercial rivals and threaten future innovation, Ofcom has warned.
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NewsTrust to ‘contain' BBCW activity, Lyons tells MPs
The Sachsgate row has overshadowed the BBC Trust's clearest indication yet that it will rein in BBC Worldwide's activities.