All Regulation articles – Page 96
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NewsBBC Trust: tighten editorial controls
The BBC Trust has called on the BBC to toughen up its editorial controls and demanded that it offers an on-air apology to licence fee payers for the prank phone call scandal involving Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand.
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NewsRoss suspended for 12 weeks
The BBC has suspended Jonathan Ross for 12 weeks without pay - but warned that the consequences for managers will be “more serious”.
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NewsBBC braces itself for Trust verdict
BBC executives are bracing themselves for the BBC Trust's verdict on Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand after a gruelling three-hour emergency meeting.
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NewsBrand Ross complaint numbers rocket
More than 27,000 people have now complained to the BBC about the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand phone prank.
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NewsBurnham: co-operation is way ahead for PSB
Culture secretary Andy Burnham has outlined a PSB future in which broadcasters co-operate and scheduling clashes in the chase for ratings are a thing of the past.
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NewsThompson to report on phone prank this Thursday
The BBC Trust has requested director general Mark Thompson to report the findings of his investigation into the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand phone prank on Thursday (30 October).
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NewsBBC Trust wades in to Ross and Brand row
The BBC Trust has waded in to the row over Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's prank calls as the number of complaints to the BBC snowballed to nearly 5,000.
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NewsNUJ rejects ITV redundancy package
NUJ members have rejected the voluntary redundancy package that ITV is offering to employees in regional newsrooms.
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NewsPressure mounts over Ross and Brand phone prank
Ofcom has decided to launch its own investigation into the Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand phone prank as pressure mounts on the BBC to take further action.
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NewsNUJ close to ITV regions decision
The National Union of Journalists is hours away from deciding if it will go into dispute with ITV over the proposed cuts to the broadcaster's regional news staff.
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NewsOfcom criticises Sky's Virgin campaign
BSkyB has been censured by Ofcom for asking viewers to put pressure on Virgin Media during carriage negotiations over the satellite broadcaster's basic channels.
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NewsVaizey supports ITV regional news plan
Shadow culture minister Ed Vaizey has backed ITV's withdrawal from regional news, and cautioned MPs who have criticised the commercial broadcaster's plans.
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NewsRobinson: BBC may become Mugabe-figure
Time Team presenter Tony Robinson has raised fears that the BBC could become a Robert Mugabe-figure under new proposals for it to form partnerships with other public service broadcasters.
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NewsJohnson warns of cutbacks if C4 privitised
Privatisation would “tear the heart out of Channel 4”, leading to cutbacks in news, current affairs and arts, chairman Luke Johnson has warned.
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NewsStick with regional quota, MPs tell ITV
Forty MPs from across the UK are demanding that ITV commits to spending 50% of its network programming budget outside of London.
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NewsCarter revisits C4 privatisation plan
The prospect of Channel 4 being privatised to resolve its budget shortfall has re-emerged after new communications, technology and broadcasting minister Stephen Carter gave his first interviews.
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NewsTories back licence fee
The Conservatives have revealed they will retain the BBC licence fee, at least in the short term, if they oust Labour at the next general election.
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NewsOfcom: Lyons misunderstands our role
Ofcom has accused BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons of misunderstanding its role and its proposals for the future of public service broadcasting.
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NewsLyons criticises Ofcom over PSB review
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has criticised the scale of expectation that the public service broadcasting review has placed on Channel 4 and has ruled out backing any formal commercial deal between C4 and BBC Worldwide.