All Regulation articles – Page 107
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NewsC4 fined£1.5m for phone-in mistakes
Channel 4 has been slapped with a£1.5 million fine by Ofcom for misconduct in viewer competitions aired in Richard and Judy and Deal or no Deal.
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NewsCompetition Commission says Sky should cut ITV stake
The Competition Commission has recommended BSkyB reduce its controversial 17.9% stake in ITV to below 7.5%.
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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
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NewsPact looks to outsource training as budget is squeezed
Pact's training and events programme is under review due to lack of funds.
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NewsBarb to measure new platforms
TV ratings body Barb has signed four new contracts with research suppliers in a bid to effectively measure viewing on new platforms.
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NewsOfcom reveals pay TV views
Ofcom’s initial assessment of the pay TV market has revealed mixed messages for BSkyB.
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NewsITV stands by X Factor voting
ITV and Talkback Thames have continued to robustly defend the integrity of the voting on The X Factor final after complaints leapt to 700.
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NewsTory's plan to share licence fee
The Conservative Party is understood to be considering plans to allocate funding from the BBC licence fee to other broadcasters.
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NewsCasualty too gory says Ofcom
BBC1’s Casualty has been censured by Ofcom for showing images of a bomb victim's stomach ripped open before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsLast chance for RTS Sports Awards rejected
The Royal Television Society is to drop all specialist awards for sports programmes next year, after its sports council rejected proposals to wrap them into the main programming awards.
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NewsOfcom unveils kids guidelines
Ofcom has published new guidance to help broadcasters comply with its code of practice on protecting children, singling out talent shows and live talk shows as areas of particular concern.
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NewsWatchdog wants BSkyB to cut stake in ITV
The UK Competition Commission will send its report to the government on BSkyB’s controversial purchase of a 17.9% in ITV this week.
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NewsRivals unite to lobby Ofcom over spectrum
Commercial TV operators and media campaigners have lobbied Ofcom to develop a new tier of local TV channels for the counties and cities of the UK.
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NewsBBC to resist sharing licence fee
BBC chiefs have told Parliament they will resist demands for it to give some of its£3.2bn licence fee to other broadcasters.
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NewsOfcom moves to secure BBC kids
Ofcom is in discussions with the BBC Trust over guaranteeing the volume of the corporation’s children’s output.
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NewsQuestions over BBC risk management
The BBC is facing renewed pressure to expose itself to full Parliamentary scrutiny after managerial failings were blamed for the Blue Peter phone-in fiasco.
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NewsPact elects new council
Twofour chief executive Charles Wace has been elected as council chair at indie trade body Pact.
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NewsBBC cleared of blasphemy
The BBC and indie Avalon have escaped prosecution for blasphemy over the screening of controversial musical Jerry Springer - The Opera in 2005.
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NewsMobile entertainment guide unveiled
The Mobile Entertainment Forum (MEF) has launched a ‘practical guide’ on the audiovisual media service (AMS) directive that will directly affect the business of over 50% of the European mobile entertainment industry.
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NewsMPs call for tax credits for kids TV
Political pressure is mounting on ministers to throw a lifeline to stricken independent producers and save UK children’s TV.