All Regulation articles – Page 117

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    Bectu seeks central negotiator status

    2006-05-25T08:00:00Z

    Broadcasting union Bectu has hit back at BBC plans to standardise freelance rates by demanding that it should become the central negotiator for all its freelance members working for the corporation.

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    Big Game TV denies fraud allegations

    2006-05-25T08:00:00Z

    Quiz channel Big Game TV has denied allegations that it has been intentionally defrauding viewers who take part in its on-air quizzes by running up their phone bills.

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    Charles Allen criticises licence fee proposals

    2006-05-24T10:00:00Z

    ITV chief Charles Allen has claimed that the BBC used 'back-of-a-fag-packet figures' to exaggerate the need for an above inflation hike in the licence fee.

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    Ofcom attacked over TV food ads

    2006-05-23T00:00:00Z

    An alliance of health, medical and consumer organisations has accused Ofcom of putting industry profits before children's health in its current consultation on TV food advertising rules to children.

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    Ofcom extends consultation on kids TV advertising

    2006-05-19T11:45:00Z

    Ofcom has extended the deadline for responses to its consultation on curbing TV advertising to children until the end of June, as parties wait to receive updated analysis on the ad market in 2005.

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    Ofcom allows second DAB multiplex

    2005-12-22T14:45:14Z

    Ofcom has given the go-ahead to a second national commercial DAB multiplex, despite the prospect of a legal challenge from GCap Media.

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    Corrie criticised for bad language

    2005-12-20T07:59:00Z

    ITV has been reprimanded by Ofcom for including the word 'bastard' in Coronation Street three times in the same month.

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    Ofcom kick starts productplacement consultation

    2005-12-19T12:28:25Z

    Ofcom has launched its consultation on the future of product placement, in a bid to clarify the UK's position on the revised Television Without Frontiers Directive.

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    Ofcom cuts costs

    2005-12-16T07:59:52Z

    8am: Ofcom has cut its annual operating budget for the second year running - saving broadcasters thousands of pounds.

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    Former Ofcom exec joinsHuman Capital board

    2005-12-16T07:54:30Z

    8am: Robin Foster, the man who spearheaded Ofcom's PSB review, has joined consultants Human Capital as chief adviser to the board.

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    Ofcom drops review

    2005-12-15T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom has scrapped its review of the TV advertising market, including the controversial ITV contract rights renewal (CRR) mechanism, after conceding there was nothing wrong with it. The regulator had pencilled in a review of the market earlier this year but today admitted 'the case supporting the need for a ...

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    Long wait ahead for product placement

    2005-12-15T08:30:00Z

    Broadcasters may have to wait for up to two years before product placement gets the green light as legislation works its way through the European Parliament. The European Commission's Television Without Frontiers directive is expected to take between 18 months and two years to be ratified. Ofcom is hoping to ...

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    EC liberalises TV ad market

    2005-12-14T07:59:20Z

    The European Commission published its long-awaited Television Without Frontiers directive yesterday, ushering in a more lenient set of advertising rules for commercial broadcasters.

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    EC to allow product placement

    2005-12-13T10:44:55Z

    The European Commission (EC) is expected to announce today it will legalise product placement as part of a comprehensive plan to liberalise television advertising.

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    Ofcom scraps ad sales review

    2005-12-13T09:48:12Z

    Ofcom has scrapped its review of the TV advertising market - including the controversial ITV contract rights renewal (CRR) mechanism - after conceding there was nothing wrong with it.

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    Jowell rejects BBC content role for Ofcom

    2005-12-13T09:29:37Z

    9.30am: Media Secretary Tessa Jowell has rejected demands to allow media regulator Ofcom to operate as a court of appeal for complaints about the BBC.

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    End of the black and whitelicence looms

    2005-12-09T09:00:00Z

    Britain's dwindling army of black and white TV viewers will be forced to upgrade to a full-price colour licence during analogue switch-off - even if they choose to stay loyal to their monochrome boxes.

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    Ofcom clears Living

    2005-12-08T08:30:00Z

    Ofcom has cleared Living TV over complaints that Most Haunted and Most Haunted Live had contrived paranormal events on the show. The regulator confirmed that 11 viewers complained about the programme with concerns that it was deceiving people into thinking events were real. Complainants suggested the programme, in which psychic ...

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    Ofcom clears Most Haunted

    2005-12-06T10:49:24Z

    Ofcom has cleared Living TV over complaints that TV shows Most Haunted and Most Haunted Live had 'fraudulently' contrived paranormal events on the show.

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    Muslim group weighs in against BBC's Israeli-Palestinian coverage

    2005-12-05T10:00:22Z

    The BBC has been criticised by Britain's leading Muslim group for its coverage of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.