All Regulation articles – Page 133
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NewsNo 'radical' change for radio process
Ofcom's senior partner for content and competition Kip Meek has said he doesn't expect any 'radical' changes to be made to the system of awarding radio licences.
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Ofcom appoints adjudicator for new ITV
Ofcom has appointed David Connolly to adjudicate disputes between advertisers and the newly merged ITV. Connolly is a former vice-chairman of media agency Starcom Motive. He has also worked as joint media director for advertising agency Leo Burnett and spent several years in the sales department at Scottish Television.
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NewsTV violence alarms viewers
Violence on screen is the area that most concerns viewers, according to new research from Broadcasting Standards Commission, the Independent Television Commission and the Radio Authority.
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Ofcom seeks public view on airwaves
Ofcom has launched a public consultation on plans to revolutionise the way airwaves that transmit radio, television and mobile phone signals are allocated. Historically, the airwaves have been controlled by the Radiocommunications Agency, but under plans in the Communications Act, licences will become available to be bought and sold. Ofcom ...
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NewsOfcom appoints legal team
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has appointed three senior lawyers to head up the regulator's legal team.
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Ofcom outlines key areas of PSB
Ofcom has outlined to broadcasters the key areas under review as part of its wide-ranging investigation into the future of public service broadcasting.
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NewsTV licence to rise by£5
The price of the colour television licence fee is set to rise by£5 to£121 from April next year.
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NewsKirkbride takes on Tory media brief
Michael Howard has appointed former TV producer Julie Kirkbride as the new Conservative party media spokesperson - but she will not get a shadow cabinet role.
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NewsOfcom calls on public for PSB review
Ofcom is to survey 6,000 households as part of its review into public service broadcasting in what will be one of the most far-reaching consultations of its kind.
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NewsITC clears Corrie's gay kiss
Coronation Street's first gay kiss has been passed by TV watchdogs despite a barrage of complaints from viewers.
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NewsJowell concern over BBC indie quota
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has written to BBC chairman Gavyn Davies to complain about the corporation missing its 25% indie quota for the third year running.
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NewsMy Family rapped for blind joke
The BBC has been rapped for poking fun at blind people in its primetime comedy My Family.
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Ofcom to tackle 'regional' issue
Ofcom is planning a crackdown on what counts as a regional operation for indie producers and could insist on senior indie staff living in the area where the office is based, writes Jane Marlow.
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Hodgson in plea for less Ofcom duties
Patricia Hodgson, the chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, has called for fewer duties and responsibilities to be imposed on new super-regulator Ofcom once it takes over from the ITC. In a speech at the Treasury on Wednesday night (15 October), Hodgson said Ofcom has been charged with deregulating ...
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NewsOfcom to tackle ?media scrums'
Media secretary Tessa Jowell wants super media regulator Ofcom to step in to help sort out media scrums, where broadcasting and other journalists frantically compete for doorstep interview often in front of the camera, writes David Rose.
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Carter warns Ofcom will face unparalleled legal challenges
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has predicted that the new super-regulator will face an unprecedented amount of legal threats, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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NewsKeep watershed, say viewers
TV viewers want to keep the 21.00 watershed according to a report by the ITC, BSC and BBC, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
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NewsSky News rapped over crash footage
Sky News has been reprimanded by the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) for repeatedly screening 'insensitive' and 'gratuitous' footage of a plane crashing at an air show, writes Sam Matthews.
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NewsBB Sweden rapped for pre-watershed sex
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has rapped Swedish channel Kanal 5 for broadcasting racy antics on its version of Big Brotherbefore the watershed, writes Michael Rosser.
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TV violence warning
Broadcasting watchdogs are calling for more warnings before soaps and news bulletins before the watershed to protect young viewers from violence. A new report from the BBC, Broadcasting Standards Commission, Independent Television Commission and British Board of Film Classification has found that even when violence is suggested in programmes, children ...