All Regulation articles – Page 115
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NewsThompson denies ban on Jonathan Ross clip
BBC director general Mark Thompson has denied that there is a blanket ban on showing Jonathan Ross's controversial interview with Conservative leader David Cameron.
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NewsJowell to give audit office a role in licence fee
The BBC has survived an attempt to give the National Audit Office (NAO) full access to its books, but the NAO looks set to be given a role in assessing its future spending.
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NewsUnions meet to discuss BBC pension changes
The BBC could be facing strike action next month as broadcasting unions gather today (Monday 10 July) to discuss major changes to its pension scheme, in the wake of inflation-busting pay rises for senior BBC execs.
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NewsOfcom relaxes cross-promotion rules
Ofcom has changed the cross-promotion rules governing broadcasters, scrapping all but two existing regulations.
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NewsJunk food ad ban 'threatens kids TV' warns Pact
Producers' group Pact has warned that a ban on TV junk food advertising before 9pm would wipe out children's programme production for commercial channels and is calling for a£50m fund to bolster the industry.
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NewsLib Dems question BBC independence
The Liberal Democrats have called into question the BBC's independence after the corporation agreed to bring forward the publication of its annual report to fit in with the timing of a government debate.
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NewsAndy Duncan's letter to Tessa Jowell
The chief executive of Channel 4 has written to the culture secretary in a further attempt to stop Ofcom banning junk food advertising before 9pm. Read his letter in full here.
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NewsAllen and Lighting's letter to Tessa Jowell
The chief executives of ITV and Five have written to the culture secretary in a further attempt to stop Ofcom banning junk food advertising before 9pm. Read their letter in full here.
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NewsITV and Five launch joint offensive against junk food ban
The chief executives of ITV and Five, Charles Allen and Jane Lighting, have sent a joint letter to culture secretary Tessa Jowell in a further attempt to stop Ofcom banning junk food advertising before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsGovt claims new TV Without Frontiers could damage industry
New broadcasting minister Shaun Woodward has hit out at the European Commission claiming that current proposals to update the TV Without Frontiers Directive (TVWF) could do 'huge damage' to broadcasting in the UK.
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NewsBroadcasters lobby on dead bodies rules
Channel 4 and the BBC are fighting new rules which could force them to obtain a licence before showing dead bodies or body parts on television.
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NewsOfcom chief hits out at health groups over TV ad ban
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has criticised health organisations, which are taking legal action against the regulator over its failure to consider a complete ban on junk food ads, claiming they are using the law for public relations ends.
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ITV strikes new media rights deal with Pact
Independent producers will be handed half of the profits from phone services on shows they make for ITV, as part of a deal between the broadcaster and producers' alliance Pact.
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Bush approves hike in indecency fines
President George Bush has signed off legislation for a tenfold increase in US broadcasting decency fines and warned broadcasters to take more care, leading to speculation that US programming will be marked by an increased conservatism. The legislation means that the maximum fine for indecency that the Federal Communications Commission ...
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NewsOfcom slaps Kiss FM with£175,000 fine
Ofcom has hit Emap's Kiss FM Radio for£175,000 - the largest ever radio penalty imposed on a UK commercial radio station - following a string of complaints about its former breakfast show presenter Bam Bam.
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NewsJowell to face licence fee grilling
Media secretary Tessa Jowell will be warned by parliament tomorrow that the BBC demand to raise the licence fee to at least£180 a year is too much.
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NewsITV and Pact strike new media rights deal
ITV and Pact have struck a deal over new media rights, giving the broadcaster a 30-day, cross-platform window in which to show programmes.
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Licence fee call
Peers have called for Parliament to be given more control over the TV licence fee and have criticised the amount of government influence over the BBC's future. In a letter to culture secretary Tessa Jowell, the House of Lords BBC Charter review committee called for parliamentary scrutiny of the licence ...
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Asbestos register
Broadcasting union Bectu is to set up a register for members who believe they have been exposed to asbestos. The union and its law firm Thompsons are to establish a database that will speed up compensation claims for members who become ill due to asbestos exposure. Asbestos was commonly used ...
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NewsBush increases broadcasting indecency fines in the US
US President George Bush has signed off legislation for a ten-fold increase in broadcasting decency fines and warned broadcasters to take more care, leading to speculation that US programming will be marked by an increased conservatism.