All Regulation articles – Page 127
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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.
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NewsMPs attack Ofcom over regional ITV plans
Media secretary Tessa Jowell is facing a growing Parliamentary revolt over Ofcom's controversial proposals to reduce the public service obligations of ITV regional companies.
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CPS grants access to crime videos
Broadcasters look set to push for further concessions from the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) after it offered a partial climb-down on its decision to ban police from giving TV producers access to video evidence. The CPS has now told broadcasters 'non-contentious' types of video footage, such as scenes of crime ...
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NewsOfcom: ITV jobs cuts not a surprise
Ofcom has brushed off concerns over ITV's plans to slash 200 jobs in the regions, saying news of the cuts was not a surprise.
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News'PSP could be the UK's HBO'
Ofcom senior partner Ed Richards this week said the regulator's proposed public service publisher (PSP) could be the UK equivalent of HBO, as he issued a
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NewsBroadcasters fight CPS ban
The BBC, BSkyB and ITN have teamed up to mount a challenge to the Crown Prosecution Service's (CPS) ban on giving TV producers access to video evidence used in criminal trials.
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Governors' role 'must change'
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has said the BBC's current governance system is no longer sustainable.
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NewsJowell: BBC governance must change
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has said the BBC's current governance system is no longer sustainable and has hinted that the corporation's ability to encroach into commercial areas will be clipped.