All Regulation articles – Page 93
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NewsC4/Five merger back on table
The possibility of a£500m merger of Five and Channel 4 has re-emerged as Ofcom approaches the final stages of weighing up Channel 4's future funding.
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NewsBBC drops licence fee direct mail firm
The BBC has fired the company in charge of sending out letters to licence fee evaders for using false statistics.
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NewsOfcom to kick off local TV spectrum sale
Ofcom will auction off localised Freeview spectrum in Cardiff and Manchester in February, kicking off a spree which could see dozens of new community television stations spring up across the UK.
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NewsMcCloud and Snow urge Ofcom to save C4
Two of Channel 4's highest profile presenters have urged Ofcom to find a way of securing the broadcaster's future.
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NewsIndies back C4 in PSB review
Indies have rallied round Channel 4 in the final stages of the PSB review, urging Ofcom to find a funding solution that will allow the broadcaster to flourish.
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NewsFive wades in to step up crisis over terms of trade
Indies are facing a major battle to hang on to their terms of trade after Five joined ITV in calling for them to be ripped up.
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NewsPM speaks out on assisted suicide doc
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has told MPs that tonight's broadcast of the assisted suicide of a terminally ill man would have to be judged by Ofcom.
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NewsDavid Davies to oversee sport 'crown jewels' review
Former FA executive director David Davies is to head the government review into the major sporting events which must be broadcast on free to air television.
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NewsTories call for licence fee breakdown
The Conservative Party has called for the TV Licensing Authority (TVLA) to adopt BBC branding and to offer a breakdown of how the licence fee is spent with any requests for payment.
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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.