All Regulation articles – Page 124
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NewsC4 faces Ofcom sex probe
Channel 4 is under investigation by Ofcom for showing uncensored scenes of penetrative sex.
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NewsLords unveil BBC select committee
The House of Lords has unveiled the line-up of its select committee to examine proposals for the BBC's future.
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BBC faces court over Springer
The BBC is facing court action from the Christian Institute over its decision to screen the controversial play Jerry Springer - The Opera.
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What the BBC should and should not do
Last week's green paper said the BBC must stay away from copycat and derivative shows - and out of bidding wars for new American shows. Broadcast asked four industry figures for their views on how the BBC must behave in future in order to fulfil its obligations
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BBC morale in crisis
With the threatened cuts to staff and budgets hanging over the BBC, staff morale is taking a hammering.
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NewsGovernment welcomes SMG news proposal
Arts minister Estelle Morris has welcomed the proposal by SMG, owner of Scottish Television and Grampian Television, to screen a tailored Scottish version of ITV's main 10.30pm news.
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C4's sexy short rap
Channel 4 has been rapped by Ofcom for airing an animated film with sexual content before the watershed. Regulator Ofcom decided that the C4 short, His Passionate Bride, was inappropriate for its 7.55pm time slot last November as it contained 'clear indications of sexual acts'. The ...
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NewsBBC still faces top slicing
The BBC may have won the battle for a new 10-year Charter and licence fee but the threat of top slicing has been left hanging over the corporation.
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ITV axe falls on children's hours
ITV is to reduce its children's content by over an hour a week from Easter, after Ofcom gave it the greenlight to reduce its commitment to the genre.
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NewsBBC governors to be scrapped
The BBC's board of governors will be scrapped in one of the biggest overhauls in the corporation's history.
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NewsC4 rapped for sex animation
Channel 4 has breached the programme code for airing with an animated film with sexual content before the watershed.
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NewsBBC bill to be published tomorrow
The long-awaited green paper setting out the future of the BBC will be published tomorrow.
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NewsITV to slash kids and religion hours
ITV has been given the green light by Ofcom to slash its kids and religious output.
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Charter green paper set for next week
The government's green paper on the BBC's next Charter is set to be published next week. The document, which will set out the government's proposals for the BBC's funding and purpose for the 10 years from 2006, was expected this week but sources suggested Lord Birt, a former BBC director ...
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NewsBirt and Jowell clash on BBC funding
Culture secretary Tessa Jowell and former BBC director general John Birt are understood to have clashed over the idea that the licence fee should be shared out among broadcasters.
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Ofcom pulls the plug on shop smart
Shopping channel Shop Smart Television has had its broadcasting licence revoked by media regulator Ofcom. The station has failed to respond to correspondence from both Ofcom and the Advertising Standards Authority, after 19 viewers complained about late delivery of goods. In December, the ASA ruled that Shop Smart had breached ...
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Meek to chair ERG
Ofcom senior partner for competition and content Kip Meek has been appointed chairman of the European Regulators Group (ERG), the independent body comprising the heads of national communications regulators from 31 European Union countries. He will take up the role in January 2006, and will continue in his Ofcom role.
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Dear Stephen...
Last week Ofcom published its Phase 3 report into the future of public service television, including recommendations on regional production, Channel 4's funding and the proposed public service publisher. Four representatives from across the industry put their responses to chief executive Stephen Carter.
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NewsFive CSI ads backfire
Five's marketing campaign for CSI:NY, which framed its recipients as a serial killer's next target, has caused 'serious offence and distress', according to the Advertising Standards Authority.
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Extasi restricted
The government is to restrict access to pornography channel Extasi TV, which broadcasts outside the UK but can be picked up in Britain via satellite, over concerns that the adult service was screening 'frequent episodes of sexual violence'. From the end of this month it will become illegal to supply ...