All Regulation articles – Page 98

  • News

    Speech: Andy Burnham 26 Sept '08

    2008-09-26T12:38:55Z

    Andy Burnham's speech to the Royal Television Society, 26 September 2008, titled Quality, standards, innovation - the way forward.

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    News

    Five to formalise kids commitment

    2008-09-25T18:03:27Z

    Five plans to adopt a more formal commitment to children's programming under plans the broadcaster is drawing up with Ofcom.

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    News

    Ofcom throws ITV regional quota lifeline

    2008-09-25T14:51:20Z

    Plans to reduce ITV's regional programming quota will come as a relief to the commercial broadcaster, which has failed to hit its existing 50% spend target for the past two years.

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    News

    BBC could follow ITV out of regions, warns NUJ

    2008-09-25T14:12:56Z

    The NUJ has warned that ITV's plans to scale back its regional news output could clear the way for the BBC to follow suit.

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    News

    Cost of PSB? That's beer money

    2008-09-25T13:38:09Z

    Viewers would only pay the price of a pint of beer for a month of public service programming on ITV, Channel 4 and Five, according to the second phase of Ofcom's PSB review.

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    News

    Ofcom: ITV wants reduced indie quota

    2008-09-25T12:21:57Z

    ITV wanted Ofcom to help it lobby the government to reduce the 25% quota of ITV1 programming that it has to source from indies, it has emerged.

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    News

    Ofcom: Halve ITV regional 'non-news' content

    2008-09-25T08:56:31Z

    Ofcom has called for ITV to halve the amount of 'non-news' programmes it makes in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and to cut its off-peak regional programmes by almost a third from next year.

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    News

    Ofcom:£235m gap in PSB by 2012

    2008-09-24T17:50:56Z

    A£235m black hole in PSB funding is set to emerge by 2012, Ofcom has warned.

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    News

    BBC2 show ignites contributor row

    2008-09-24T17:26:01Z

    BBC2's Earth: The Climate Wars is at the centre of a new TV global warming row after four contributors claimed it misrepresented them.

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    Comment

    Hot Topic: PSB

    2008-09-24T15:32:33Z

    The regulator finds itself shackled to a policy of its own making, says Emily Bell.

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    News

    Richards: Ofcom won't be swayed by ITV

    2008-09-17T18:08:04Z

    Ofcom will not be swayed by ITV's attempts to “paint an apocalyptic scenario” about its future, the regulator's chief executive Ed Richards has warned.

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    News

    Speech: Ed Richards, Ofcom, 17 Sep '08

    2008-09-17T18:00:27Z

    Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards speech to the Royal Television Society on 17 Septmber, 2008, titled Taking the Next Steps Forward.

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    News

    Ofcom: C4's PSB future is a ‘pressing priority'

    2008-09-17T17:52:09Z

    Ofcom has rejected a BBC-only PSB model as unworkable and has revised its remaining PSB options to protect the “pressing priority” of funding Channel 4.

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    News

    Panorama prompts PM action

    2008-09-17T13:24:36Z

    Prime Minister Gordon Brown has ordered a review of all the intelligence material around the Omagh bombing, following claims by BBC's Panorama that the bombers phones were being tapped before it happened.

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    News

    C4 welcomes Ofcom support on funding

    2008-09-17T11:28:49Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has welcomed Ofcom's support for a new funding mechanism to guarantee its PSB future.

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    News

    Ofcom shakes up PSB options

    2008-09-17T11:14:08Z

    Ofcom has rejected a BBC-only PSB model as unworkable and has revised its remaining options to protect the “pressing priority” of funding Channel 4.

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    News

    BT: Kangaroo will distort competition

    2008-09-16T11:03:45Z

    BT has warned that the creation of the industry joint venture Project Kangaroo will distort competition in the video-on-demand market.

  • News

    Ofcom unveils minorities report

    2008-09-15T12:43:48Z

    Ethnic minorities are more likely to be interested in interactive TV but are increasingly concerned about programmes they deem unsuitable, according to new findings by Ofcom.

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    News

    GCap station rapped over fakery

    2008-09-15T11:40:01Z

    A Power FM presenter misled listeners by awarding a competition prize to her sister, Ofcom has ruled.

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    News

    Ramsay dodges censure over puffin killing

    2008-09-15T11:12:34Z

    Gordon Ramsay has escaped censure from Ofcom for hunting and eating puffins in his Channel 4 show The F Word.