All Regulation articles – Page 118
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NewsCarter defends Ofcom's cutsin ITV's PSB remit
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has hit back at criticism over the reduction in ITV's public service obligations.
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NewsSports Minister doubts cricket deal can be done
Sports minister Richard Caborn has told MPs he is willing to explore whether Test cricket can be restored to terrestrial TV - but doubts whether a deal can be struck with broadcasters.
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NewsOfcom probes call TV practices
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the call TV genre and the methods the various channels use to push premium rate phone lines.
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NewsMiddle East dominates BBC complaints
Over 80% of complaints investigated by BBC governors in the past three months were about the corporation's coverage of the Israel and Palestine.
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NewsDCMS summons broadcastersover test cricket
Roger Mosey, BBC director of sport, Vic Wakeling, Sky Sports managing director, and Andy Duncan, chief executive, Channel 4 have been called to give evidence to the government over the issue of broadcasting rights for cricket.
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Ofcom role for ex-Trinity Mirror chief
Former Trinity Mirror chief executive Philip Graf has been appointed the non-executive deputy chairman of Ofcom, effectively replacing Richard Hooper. Starting on 1 January, Graf will also chair the Ofcom content board. He will step down from his current roles as chairman of the Press Standards Board of Finance, the ...
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NewsEx-Trinity Mirror chief joins Ofcom
Former Trinity Mirror chief executive Philip Graf has been appointed as the non-executive deputy chairman of Ofcom, effectively replacing Richard Hooper.
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NewsBBC defends 'decapitated head'ad campaign
The BBC is defending its latest advertisements for digital TV featuring a giant morphed head, after viewers complained it made their 'skin crawl'.
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NewsSky Sports rapped for militant Muslim wrestler
Ofcom has reprimanded Sky Sports for broadcasting an American wrestling programme in the wake of the London bombings, featuring masked men in combat-style clothing using language such as 'martyr' and 'infidel'.
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NewsC4 rapped for frequency of ads in Lost
Channel 4 has come under fire from Ofcom for scheduling advertising breaks too close together during the screening of US import Lost.
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NewsBirt refuses Commons committee appearance
Tony Blair and former BBC director general John Birt have come under fire after No 10 declined a request for the 'blue skies thinker' to appear before a Commons committee.
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NewsDCMS: Trust will form part ofthe delayed white paper
Government proposals to replace BBC governors with a new Trust will definitely form part of the white paper, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport has said.
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NewsOfcom mulls options for analogue sell-off
Ofcom has unveiled its timetable for selling off the valuable analogue spectrum, set to be freed up by the switch to digital broadcasting.
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Bay radio and TLRC celebrate FM wins
Ofcom made two FM licence awards this week, handing the 300,000-strong Swansea licence to local consortium Swansea Bay Radio, while the The Local Radio Company (TLRC) clinched its 30th FM radio licence with the 30,000-strong Northallerton franchise in North Yorkshire.
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NewsOfcom Consumer Panel calls for more detail on digital switchover
The Ofcom Consumer Panel, established to advise the regulator on consumer interest, has called for more information about how digital switchover will be implemented.
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NewsBroadcasters lose battle over widerTV access in Parliament
Broadcasters have lost the battle to televise political drama in the Westminster corridors outside the chamber of the House of Commons.
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NewsOfcom proposes changes toSky's carriage charges
Ofcom is proposing changes to the carriage charges made to broadcasters by BSkyB in order to ensure the process is 'fair, reasonable, and non-discriminatory'.
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Can they be trusted?
Michael Grade has promised the launch of any new services by the BBC will be scrutinised more closely, but commercial rivals remain concerned about the corporation's expansionist tendencies, writes Jenny Smith.
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NewsLords attack BBC proposals
A House of Lords committee has criticised demands by the BBC for an inflation-busting licence fee rise and called for plans to replace the BBC governors with a Trust to be scrapped.
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NewsJowell to review cricket rules... in 2008
Media Secretary Tessa Jowell is resisting a growing backbench revolt to restore cricket test matches immediately to free-to-air TV.