All Regulation articles – Page 109
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NewsSBC to avoid Scottish Six debate
The Scottish Broadcasting Commission (SBC) will not be sidetracked from investigating the stuttering Scottish TV sector by the political issues surrounding a “Scottish Six”, chairman Blair Jenkins has insisted.
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BSkyB to sell ITV stake?
BSkyB could be forced to sell its stake in ITV after the Competition Commission ruled it was 'against public interest'.
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NewsOfcom reports on Kids TV
Ofcom's report into the future of kids TV has revealed the full extent of the crisis facing the sector.
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NewsGMTV fined£2m by Ofcom
Ofcom has fined GMTV£2m for misconduct in viewer competitions between August 2003 and February 2007.
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NewsOfcom backs BBC HD plans
Ofcom has ruled that the BBC's plan to introduce a mixed-genre HD digital TV channel is unlikely to have a significant negative impact on the market. [ALL]
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NewsInquiry delay into Sky's ITV stake
The UK Competition Commission has moved back the deadline for the completion of its inquiry into BSkyB's 17.9% stake in ITV until early 2008 because of the 'complex' nature of the inquiry. [ALL]
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NewsOfcom and BBC plan ethics summit
RTS Convention:Ofcom and the BBC Trust are to host an industry wide seminar on ethics in broadcasting later this year. [ALL]
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NewsGovt to create media think-tank
RTS Convention:The government is creating a new think-tank to steer media policy in the rapidly changing UK media environment. [ALL]
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NewsLynn to chair SCBG
The Satellite and Cable Broadcasters' Group (SCBG) has named MTV chief David Lynn as its new chairman following the retirement of John Hambley. [ALL]
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NewsOfcom begins major PSB review
Ofcom has kicked off a public service broadcasting review that will tackle the future of news and kids output and also explore the wider role that terrestrial broadcasters will play in the run up to digital switchover. [ALL]
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NewsChef's traveller outburst prompts complaints
Ofcom has received 29 complaints from viewers offended by chef Marco Pierre White's use of the word 'pikey' in an episode of Hell's Kitchenlast week. [ALL]
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NewsOfcom: Olympic logo could cause seizures
Ofcom has criticised BBC News for airing a 2012 London Olympics video logo that could have caused epileptic seizures. [ALL]
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NewsSir Trevor escapes racism censure
Sir Trevor McDonald has escaped censure from Ofcom for calling comedian Bernard Manning a 'fat, white b*stard'. [ALL]
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NewsEx Tearaways host to lead kid internet review
Child psychologist Dr Tanya Byron, the former host of House of Tiny Tearaways, is to lead the first phase of the government's review of the effects of media on children, which will focus on the internet. [ALL]
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NewsOFT to launch CRR review
ITV has moved a step closer to getting Contract Rights Renewal relaxed after the Office of Fair Trading said it would launch a review of the advertising rate formula. [ALL]
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NewsTV 'must adapt' to new gaming laws
Broadcasters need to be 'cleverer' in how they run competitions to avoid breaking gambling legislation that came into force this week, a top lawyer has warned.
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NewsOfcom warns TalkSport over gay comments
A phone-in radio show on TalkSport has been reprimanded twice by Ofcom for inflammatory comments made about homosexuality, including one linking being gay to paedophilia. [ALL]
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NewsNo more junk food for SpongeBob
Nickelodeon has pledged to limit the amount of junk-food consumed by its cartoon characters such as SpongeBobSquarepantsand Dora the Explorer. [ALL]
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NewsBBC defends business coverage
The BBC management has rejected claims made in an independent report that its business coverage often results in the audience 'not receiving the full story'. [ALL]