All Regulation articles – Page 100
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NewsGrade slams OFT decision
Michael Grade has accused the OFT of hindering British broadcasters' attempts to compete with the likes of Google and Apple after the watchdog asked the Competition Commission to investigate Project Kangaroo.
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NewsCompetition Commission to probe Kangaroo
Project Kangaroo's launch could be delayed until 2009 after the Office of Fair Trading called in the Competition Commission to investigate the planned video-on-demand service.
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NewsPeers reject licence fee top-slicing
Peers have rejected the idea that the BBC should share some of its licence fee revenue with other broadcasters.
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NewsBBC makes case for PSB plurality
The BBC is trying to prevent the PSB debate from becoming a tug-of-war with Channel 4 by urging Ofcom to maintain “institutional plurality” in the new PSB landscape.
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NewsLord Currie to step down as Ofcom chief
Lord David Currie is to step down as chairman of Ofcom next Easter after six years at the regulator.
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NewsQuestions invited on BBC Local Video
Ofcom is asking stakeholders in the news industry to submit their questions ahead of its Market Impact Assessment (MIA) of the BBC's proposed Local Video service.
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NewsProduct placement debate not dead
Media secretary Andy Burnham has assured MPs that the debate on product placement is not dead and that he will listen to arguments for allowing it on British TV.
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NewsBBC proposals may change economics of broadcasting
The BBC could “transform the economics of the entire [broadcasting] sector” with a raft of new proposals, director general Mark Thompson has claimed
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NewsThompson resists BBCW profit share with C4
BBC director general Mark Thompson has sent out his clearest signal yet that the corporation will try and resist any deal to siphon off a percentage of profits from BBC Worldwide to Channel 4.
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NewsOfcom: EastEnders gave kids sleepless nights
Ofcom has slammed the BBC for giving children sleepless nights following the Easter weekend episodes of EastEnders that featured character Max Branning being buried alive.
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NewsBBC presents radical plan to share resources
The BBC has made an unprecedented offer to share some of its resources with its commercial rivals in its submission to Ofcom for the regulator's report into the future of PSB in the UK.
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NewsOfcom considering Capital competition
Ofcom is looking into a Capital Radio competition that was reopened after the£155,000 winner of its “LondoniTest” phone-in competition was found to be ineligible.
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NewsExecs: timid broadcasters are ‘watering down' PSB shows
Broadcasters are “watering down” public service content by being too risk-averse, leading producers have claimed.
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FeaturesBattle to get brands on the box
Andy Burnham sparked fury last week by ruling out product placement on British TV before an Ofcom consultation. Now the industry is fighting back.
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NewsBurnham attacks ITV's regional record
Culture secretary Andy Burnham has criticised ITV for failing to meet its regional quotas.
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CommentBlog: 'Patronising' product placement ban
Media law expert Medwyn Jones describes the proposed decision rule out product placement on television as “short-sighted and disappointing”.
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NewsDiscovery chief calls for contestable PSB pot
Broadcast conference: Discovery Networks UK managing director Dan Brooke has called for a pot of contestable funding to be set up, to ensure the future of the single documentary.
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NewsTrust: BBC news is too London-centric
The BBC's news coverage is too “London-centric” and its reporting on the nations and regions lacks “clarity, precision and balance”, the BBC Trust has found.
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NewsBurnham rejects product placement
Broadcasters, producers and politicians have accused media secretary Andy Burnham of trying to kill product placement in the UK before it has been properly debated.
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Export figures in limbo following DCMS decision
The distribution sector is urging the government to continue its support of Pact's annual TV exports survey, following a decision by the DCMS to no longer compile data on the industry.