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Alli presses for ideas register
Labour peer Lord Alli, the founder of former Big Breakfast producer Planet 24, has called for the government to set up a public register where independent producers can 'patent' original programme ideas to prevent them being stolen, writes by David Rose
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NewsUS report warns of regulation disaster
The government this week pressed on with proposals to liberalise British broadcasting in the face of a mounting backlash from the House of Lords and a report from a leading US academic warning the plans would 'lead to disaster', writes Rosemary Gallagher
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NewsSkinner rapped for disabled jokes
Comedian Frank Skinner has been accused of over-stepping the mark for mimicking people with physical disabilities during an episode of ITV1's Baddiel and Skinner Unplanned, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsBBC complaints double
The BBC received more than twice as many complaints from viewers about its programmes in the last year than in the previous year, according to its Programme Complaints Unit and Governors' Programme Complaints Committee findings published today, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsFurther scrutiny for toddler ads
Ministers are facing renewed pressure to slap a ban on TV advertising promoting high fat food during programmes screened for under five-year-olds, writes David Rose
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NewsPeacock appointed to Ofcom press role
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has made another senior appointment at the new super regulator, drafting in former BBC news reporter Matt Peacock as director of communications, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsJowell gives BBC online deadline
Media secretary Tessa Jowell today gave the BBC until the end of June to justify the£112m it spends annually on online and interactive services, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsBroadcasters want end to targets
Commercial terrestrial broadcasters have called on Ofcom to scrap the 'box ticking' regulations that force them to meet output targets in public service genres, writes Colin Robertson
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ITV rapped over soap and celebs
ITV1's current affairs and heavy scheduling of soaps during 2002 have come under fire in the Independent Television Commission's (ITC) annual report, writes Michael Rosser
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ITC boss issues Ofcom warning
Independent Television Commission (ITC) chief executive Patricia Hodgson has issued a stark warning to Ofcom not to place competition over content when it is passed the torch later this year, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsOfcom names nine to oversee content
The shadow content board of super-regulator Ofcom has finally been unveiled, completing the team which is set to shoulder responsibility for standards in television and radio, writes Michael Rosser
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NewsJowell to defy peers over Five
Defiant Tessa Jowell has signalled she is ready to take on peers now threatening to bar Rupert Murdoch from taking over Channel 5, writes David Rose
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NewsITC confirms BBC complaint
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has confirmed it has received an official representation from the BBC asking it to adjudicate in the increasingly bitter battle with Sky over its electronic programme guide (EPG), writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsITC letter backs BBC in EPG dispute
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has given a clear signal that it may force BSkyB to allow BBC1 and BBC2 to keep their disputed slots on the electronic programme guide (EPG), writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsLords rally to block ?Murdoch clause'
The government looks set to be defeated in the House of Lords over its cross-media ownership plans, which would allow Rupert Murdoch to buy Five, after two influential peers agreed to oppose the proposal, writes David Rose
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NewsITC turns down CNBC appeal
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has turned down an appeal by CNBC Europe against a ruling that it violated sponsorship rules by taking money from the European Commission to make a programme about the Euro, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsITC to rule on BBC/BSkyB row
The BBC is reporting BSkyB to the Independent Television Commission (ITC) after the satellite broadcaster confirmed it would move BBC1 and BBC2 from their prime positions on the electronic programme guide (EPG), writes Leigh Holmwood
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Labour peers press for open BBC accounts
Pressure is mounting on the BBC to give way in the row over its refusal to open its books to MPs, writes David Rose
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NewsRichards lands Ofcom role
Prime Minister Tony Blair's top media advisor - one of the key architects behind the communications bill - has been awarded a principle role in Ofcom, writes Paul Revoir