All Ofcom articles – Page 34
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NewsOfcom clear C4's "Dangerous Doctor"
Channel 4 Cutting Edge film A Very Dangerous Doctor has been cleared by Ofcom following a complaint from one of the main contributors.
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Ofcom upholds Atvod's Viacom ruling
Ofcom has upheld a decision from VoD regulator Atvod that Viacom is responsible for the editorial of its catch-up services on Virgin Media.
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Hunt blocks Harman’s call to prevent Ofcom dropping equality duties
It was fascinating to see Mark Thompson admitting on the front page of the Daily Mail today that there are not enough older women on television, writes Lisa Campbell.
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NewsOfcom issues warning to Shi'a channel
Ofcom has put Shi’a satellite channel Ahlulbayt on a warning and called its management in for a meeting to discuss compliance procedures - three weeks after revoking the licence for Iran’s English language channel Press TV.
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Ofcom ‘inconsistent’ over Press TV licence
Last week, Ofcom revoked the licence of Press TV, the state-run Iranian English-language news channel, partly for ‘serious breaches’ of the broadcasting code.
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NewsOfcom proposes core principles for digital future
OXFORD: Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has outlined proposals for regulation in the digital future - but rejected the idea of a “single super regulator”.
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NewsJon Snow praises Ofcom in Cudlipp Lecture
Channel 4 News presenter Jon Snow has praised Ofcom for its role in regulating TV journalism and backed proposals for a similar regulator of the print industry.
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NewsOfcom backs C4's risk-taking
Channel 4’s risk taking programming has been backed by Ofcom, which has cleared Ricky Gervais’ use of the word “mong” and thrown out more than 160 complaints over Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror.
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NewsOfcom slams ITV over IRA doc blunder
Ofcom has delivered a damning verdict of the blunder that led ITV1 to include video game footage in a hard-hitting documentary about the IRA.
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NewsOfcom revokes Press TV licence
Iranian news channel Press TV has had its licence revoked by Ofcom after failing to comply with regulator’s guidelines on editorial control.
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NewsDeverell leaving BBC for Ofcom
Richard Deverell is to leave the BBC less than a year after he was charged with overseeing the corporation’s exit from W12.
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NewsOfcom gets tough on TV psychics
Ofcom has published guidance on psychic television services which bans practices related to the occult and offered advice on the use of props.
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NewsOfcom rules out full-scale TV ad review
Ofcom has decided against referring the television advertising market to the Competition Commission (CC).
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NewsOfcom clears news coverage of Gaddafi's death
Ofcom has cleared news coverage of Colonel Gaddafi’s death across a spectrum of broadcasters.
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NewsSky's Strike Back sex cleared by Ofcom
Three sex scenes shown shortly after the watershed in Sky1’s drama series, Strike Back: Project Dawn, have been cleared by broadcast regulator Ofcom.
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NewsOfcom boss suggests European DTT frequency
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has raised the prospect of a single European frequency for digital TV.
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NewsX Factor's Frankie Cocozza sparks Ofcom probe
Controversial X Factor contestant Frankie Cocozza is giving ITV more to worry about than falling ratings – Ofcom is investigating three separate incidents that may have breached its code.
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NewsOne Show avoids being collared by Ofcom
The One Show has been cleared by Ofcom following complaints from a pets’ manufacturing company.
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NewsOfcom rejects Sheridan privacy complaints
Ofcom has rejected two privacy complaints launched by former Scottish politician Tommy Sheridan and his wife Gail.