All Regulation articles – Page 106
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News...as Irish indies lobby government
Independent producers in Northern Ireland are lobbying their government to join forces with the newly established Scottish Broadcasting Commission (SBC) to aid efforts to grow their share of UK network output from 0.1% to 3%.
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NewsBBC sets 2016 date to correct London bias...
The BBC will source half of its programmes from outside London by 2016, in a renewed drive to redress its bias towards the capital.
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NewsScottish MP attacks government over commissioning deficit
SNP spokesperson for culture and media Peter Wishart MP has attacked the government and major broadcasters for not taking enough interest in the commissioning deficit in Scotland.
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NewsBBC makes major regional pledge
The BBC is planning to make half of all programming outside of London and base half of its programming staff outside the capital by 2016, director general Mark Thompson has revealed.
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NewsBBC could publish more salary details
The BBC Trust has sparked a row by refusing to reveal to Parliament the salaries paid to top presenters while asking BBC bosses to consider divulging salaries paid to other staff.
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NewsOfcom to fast-track penalties for major breaches
Ofcom has introduced new rules to ‘fast-track' penalties for the most serious breaches of its code following a spate of record fines last year.
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NewsPSB legislation may be accelerated
Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan has called for the PSB debate to be accelerated and culture secretary James Purnell seems to agree, suggesting that planned legislation will be brought forward.
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NewsPurnell rejects 'Arts Council of the air'
The culture secretary has poured cold water on proposals for an 'Arts Council of the air', warning that “posh” programmes would be marginalised under the scheme.
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NewsBBC Trust kicks off kids' review
The BBC Trust has commissioned a major review of all of the corporation's services for children and young people, from CBeebies to BBC3.
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NewsPut audience first, urges Lyons
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has made an impassioned plea to put the audience's needs at the heart of the public service broadcasting debate.
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NewsViewers back Langham interview
Ofcom has received no viewer complaints over More4's broadcast of a controversial interview with disgraced actor Chris Langham last night.
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NewsHell's Kitchen escapes Ofcom rap
Ofcom has cleared Hell's Kitchen of breaking its broadcasting code despite receiving almost 200 complaints about the ITV1 show in September.
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NewsBBC bodged McFly competition
BBC has come under fire from Ofcom after the latest example of it mis-handling a Comic Relief competition.
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NewsNSPCC launches TV protection plan
The NSPCC is to set up a new body to protect children who appear on reality TV programmes.
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NewsBSkyB gets extension to ITV appeal deadline
BSkyB has been given until the end of the month to appeal against the Competition Commission's recommendation that it reduces its controversial 17.9% stake in ITV to less than 7.5%.
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NewsBBC slides back on ethnic target
The BBC has fewer black and minority ethnic (BME) staff on its senior management team than it did four years ago, despite setting voluntary targets to boost diversity.
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NewsPSB review to kick start Ofcom's year
Ofcom will kick off a busy 2008 with phase one of its crucial public service broadcasting (PSB) review, before publishing its findings on participation TV and competition in the pay TV market.
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NewsBBC caps phone-in charges
The BBC has capped premium-rate phone calls at 15p in a bid to restore viewers’ trust after last year’s competition scandals.
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NewsC4 launches legal action against Eckoh
Channel 4 is taking legal action against Eckoh to recover the costs it has incurred as a result of the mismanagement of the You Say We Pay competition.
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C4 braced for six-figure phone-in fine
Channel 4 is bracing itself for a six-figure fine from Ofcom this week as the regulator delivers its verdict on premium-rate phone-in problems on Richard & Judy and Deal or No Deal.