All DCMS articles – Page 35
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NewsOfcom hails 'highly successful' local DAB trial
Local radio stations could begin broadcasting nationwide after Ofcom completed “highly successful” trials of a low-cost DAB (Digital Audio Broadcasting) system.
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CommentOfcom needs to take diversity lead
Regulator should publish annual report on the industry’s efforts to become more inclusive, says Simon Albury
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NewsC4 relocation back on the agenda
Reports have emerged that Channel 4 is to be moved to Birmingham as it prepares for its first official meeting with the government’s culture secretary.
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NewsBBC pressure group demands audience forum
Campaign group Save Our BBC has called for the creation of a licence fee payers’ forum as the government prepares to publish the BBC’s draft charter.
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NewsTrust to regulate BBC into 2017
The BBC Trust will continue to regulate the BBC for some time after the new charter comes into effect in January, Ofcom officials have told the Department of Culture Media and Sport.
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NewsC4 facing uncertain summer
Channel 4 is facing a summer of uncertainty after it emerged that privatisation remains on the political agenda following the appointment of new ministers at the Department for Culture, Media & Sport.
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NewsC4 set for more political uncertainty
Channel 4’s future could be in the balance until later this year after former Home Office minister Karen Bradley replaced John Whittingdale as culture secretary.
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NewsCulture minister Ed Vaizey replaced by Matthew Hancock
Culture minister Ed Vaizey has left the government in Theresa May’s cabinet reshuffle, and has been replaced by former paymaster general Matthew Hancock, one of the key figures working on the potential privatisation of Channel 4.
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NewsBBC faces further reform as Hall plans for future
The age of reform at the BBC is not over yet, according to director general Tony Hall, who used the publication of the corporation’s annual report to signpost further changes over the next 12 months.
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NewsWhittingdale: Brexit will create new opportunities
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union will open up new opportunities for British media firms, according to culture secretary John Whittingdale.
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes: 9 - 15 May 2016
Eurovision gives BGT a run for its money, while the Queen’s 90th is a gift for ITV
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NewsC4: we need clarity about our future
Channel 4 has urged the government to offer clarity about its future and admitted it is in the dark about any proposals for part-privatisation.
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes: 25 Apr - 1 May 2016
BBC2’s Line Of Duty ends with a slot-winning 4 million, while The Secret launches well for ITV
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FeaturesNations and Regions: local TV
The brainchild of former culture secretary Jeremy Hunt, local TV got off to a less-than-stellar start. Where do the surviving channels sit in the broadcasting ecology? asks Stephen Arnell
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NewsBBC white paper: the hot topics
As the DCMS prepares to unveil its BBC charter vision, Broadcast examines the key issues
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NewsBBC braced for historic month
The BBC is braced for one of the biggest months in its history as the government prepares to publish its vision for the corporation and Tony Hall readies his restructure along Reithian lines.
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NewsDCMS meetings offer hints at possible C4 suitors
Culture secretary John Whittingdale, who met with the likes of Viacom, Disney, Warner Bros and Sony last year, has claimed there will be “no shortage” of buyers for Channel 4.
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NewsGovernment confirms top-slicing talks
The government has confirmed that it is exploring plans to hand BBC funding to other organisations to commission public service programming.
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NewsBBC facing 'cash raid' from DCMS
The BBC faces an anxious wait for the white paper on charter renewal amid conflicting reports over the weekend about government plans to raid the corporation’s finances.
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NewsBBC white paper to be published in May
The government’s white paper on BBC charter renewal will be published in May, culture minister Ed Vaizey has confirmed for the first time.