All Regulation articles – Page 99
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NewsKirstie and Phil beat Ofcom rap
Channel 4's Location, Location, Location has been cleared of political bias by Ofcom after its presenters launched a campaign to get stamp duty reformed.
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FeaturesFincham's finest hour: The verdict
In his rousing MacTaggart address, ITV director of television Peter Fincham pilloried Ofcom for imagining TV as a form of social engineering. Here top industry figures give their take on his speech.
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NewsShare the licence fee, say pay-TV viewers
Two in every three pay-TV viewers believe part of the television licence fee should go to broadcasters other than the BBC, according to research commissioned by Discovery Networks UK.
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News'Serious doubts' over BBCW's Lonely Planet deal
Edinburgh 08: Some members of the BBC Trust had “serious doubts” about approving BBCW's acquisition of travel publisher Lonely Planet, Time Out chairman Tony Elliott has claimed.
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NewsBragg: Lift restrictions or watch ITV collapse
Edinburgh 08: Melvyn Bragg has warned that ITV faces collapse unless it is freed of CRR and other restrictions, labelling the broadcaster a 'whipping boy'.
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NewsC4 exec warns of 'meaningless' PSB stance
Edinburgh 08: The TV industry is at risk of adopting a “meaningless” definition of public service broadcasting, Channel 4 head of programmes Julian Bellamy has warned.
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NewsBaz: Indies may have to give up IP rights
Edinburgh 08: The Pact terms of trade have a limited lifespan and broadcasters could force a return to retaining programme rights, Peter Bazalgette has warned.
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NewsMacTaggart: Fincham slams Ofcom
Ofcom's 'box-ticking' PSB review could kill televison by sidelining entertainment, Peter Fincham has warned in the 2008 MacTaggart Memorial Lecture.
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NewsMacTaggart: Fincham slams Ofcom
Ofcom's “box-ticking” PSB review could kill televison by sidelining entertainment, Peter Fincham has warned in the 2008 MacTaggart Memorial Lecture.
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NewsMacTaggart: Fincham slams Ofcom
Edinburgh 08: Ofcom's “box-ticking” PSB review could kill televison by sidelining entertainment, Peter Fincham has warned in the 2008 MacTaggart Memorial Lecture.
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NewsGoogle gives Kangaroo thumbs up
Google has given its backing to the proposed multi-broadcaster video-on-demand service Project Kangaroo.
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NewsJoost attacks Kangaroo
Web TV platform Joost has complained that the proposed multi-broadcaster on-demand service Project Kangaroo will distort the competitive online TV rights market.
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NewsLocal TV coalition attacks Ofcom
A coalition of local TV operators has complained that Ofcom has ignored public support for regional programming on the Freeview platform.
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ULTV's letter to Ofcom
An open letter from United for Local Television to Ofcom regarding the regulator's conduct of it's second PSB review.
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NewsTories hint at allowing TV product placement
Shadow media secretary Jeremy Hunt has hinted that a relaxation of the rules governing both product placement and impartiality of non public service news services might be on the agenda of a new Conservative government.
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NewsParticipation TV consulation delayed
Ofcom's second consultation on participation TV has been delayed due to an overwhelming number of responses.
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FeaturesTime to tear up the terms?
With Michael Grade calling for the terms of trade to be scrapped in favour of a free programming market, Kate McMahon looks at the potential implications.
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NewsITV aims to tear up terms of trade
lTV executive chairman Michael Grade has called for ITV's terms of trade with indies to be torn up as part of a drive to unshackle the broadcaster from “an Antiques Roadshow of regulation”.
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NewsDurkin defends Great Global Warming doc
Martin Durkin, director of Channel 4's The Great Global Warming Swindle, writes here for the first time since Ofcom rapped the broadcaster for breaching 'due impartiality' and treating contributors unfairly.
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NewsUnions continue ITV news battle
Bectu and the NUJ believe they are winning the campaign to prevent ITV merging the Border and Tyne Tees news regions - but have rejected a proposal to trim 15 minutes from the Border bulletin.