All Regulation articles – Page 126
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NewsMPs call for independent BBC board
An influential group of MPs has called for the BBC to be regulated by a new independent board - filled with media savvy professionals.
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Edmonds exits early
Ofcom non-executive member David Edmonds is to step down from the board of the regulator in January to develop other interests. His three-year term was due to end in September next year. Edmonds, one of six non-executive members, will be replaced.
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Ofcom opens door for radio news hubs
Local commercial radio stations could be allowed to increase automation and create central news hubs, Ofcom has said, as part of a review into the future of radio. The regulator said it was considering relaxing the requirement for stations to base their studios within their measured coverage area, although each ...
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Committee reports
The House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee is due to publish its report on the BBC Charter review today (16 December). The committee, chaired by Labour MP Gerald Kaufman, is expected to make recommendations on a number of issues including the BBC's funding and governance and the ...
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Endemol fined
Endemol UK has been forced to pay almost£15,000 for failing to protect employees from asbestos on the set of BBC talent show Fame Academy. The fines were issued by a London magistrates' court after Endemol UK pleaded guilty to two charges relating to the ...
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Industry gathers to debate Ofcom's PSP
Ofcom's controversial proposal to create a public service publisher with a£300m annual budget was put to its first real test last week at a 'hypothetical pitch' staged by the regulator for an audience of 200 industry figures.
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Jowell backs ITV regional cutbacks
ITV looks set to be given the green light to phase out its non-news regional programmes after media secretary Tessa Jowell agreed with Ofcom that such content was unsustainable.
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BBC rejects Barwise findings on BBC3 and 4
The BBC has rejected the key recommendation of a government-backed report that called for its digital television channels BBC3 and BBC4 to become more mainstream.
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NewsJowell dismisses MPs ITV rebellion
ITV looks set to be given the green light to scrap its non-news regional programmes after media secretary Tessa Jowell agreed that the broadcaster was losing money on such programmes.
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NewsPSP proposals revealed
Discovery Europe, Fremantle, BT and The Science Museum were among the consortia members at Ofcom's hypothetical PSP pitch yesterday.
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Public service publisher is a 'ghetto'
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has warned that Ofcom's proposed£300m publicservice publisher could become a 'ghetto' that fails to attract enough viewers to justify its existence. Speaking at a conference on the future of broadcasting organised by the Voice of the Listener and Viewer this week, Johnson warned that 'preserving ...
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NewsBurns warns on licence fee
Commercial broadcasters could be invited to bid for chunks of the TV licence fee in a bid to strengthen the BBC's accountability, the government-backed BBC Charter review panel has suggested.
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NewsOfcom outlines switch-off plans
Ofcom said today that analogue switch-off should be completed by 31 December 2012 and that the country will undergo a phased switch off - one ITV region at a time.
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NewsOfcom under fire for ITV regional cuts
MPs have called on Ofcom to rethink its proposals to allow ITV to cut back its regional programme obligations.
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Race for the PSP prize
It's interesting to speculate what Ofcom's proposed public service publisher (PSP) could look like. Perhaps it might be an offshoot of Channel 4, with a brand name of E5 and run by Roly Keating out of Birmingham. Perhaps a mobile phone giant could run it. Perhaps its proposed budget of£300m ...
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£400m bill to switch over-75s to digital
Financial assistance should be given to the over-75s and the vulnerable during the switchover to digital TV, Ofcom has said. In a recommendation that could cost up to£400m, the regulator said during switchover those eligible for TV licence exemptions should be helped to meet the cost of new equipment and ...
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NewsLicence fee rises to£126
The BBC licence fee is to rise by£5.50 to£126.50 from April, media secretary Tessa Jowell announced yesterday (Thursday).
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Ofcom slaps fine on auction channel
Ofcom has ordered teleshopping channel Auctionworld to cough up£450,000 in the largest fine ever handed out by the media watchdog. The channel has also been told that steps to revoke its licence have begun. Action was taken after Auctionworld repeatedly failed to suspend price guides that were branded 'misleading and ...
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No junk food ad ban - yet
The government has backed away from banning junk food ads before 9pm, a move that could have cost broadcasters up to£30m in lost revenue, writes Susan Thompson.
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NewsGovernment cools on junk food ban
Commercial broadcasters are today breathing a sigh of relief after the government backed away from banning junk food ads before 9pm - a move that could have cost millions in lost revenue.