All Regulation articles – Page 139

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    ITC raps Moyles show

    2002-11-19T09:37:45Z

    Chris Evans has celebrated his television comeback with a ticking off from the Independent Television Commission (ITC) over foul language on his Five show Live with Chris Moyles, writes Colin Robertson

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    NEWS COVERAGE - Telling the same stories.

    2002-11-18T12:50:56Z

    More diversity in news and current affairs is key to winning back audiences, says an ITC report. Does this signal an end to the much-vaunted impartiality of news providers?

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    Bectu seeks BBC meeting.

    2002-11-18T12:50:48Z

    Broadcasting union Bectu is calling for an urgent meeting with the BBC over fears that around 200 job cuts could be made across three BBC programme divisions, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    Documentary - Docs and the Comms Bill: Why US ownership of UK Media is a threat.

    2002-11-15T15:29:39Z

    In September a Tonight with Trevor McDonald investigation exposed unhygienic working practices inside a chicken-nugget factory

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    News Analysis - Little and Large.

    2002-11-15T15:29:39Z

    The carve-up of responsibility for broadcasting between the DTI and the DCMS works for now, but once the Communications Act comes into force and trade issues become more important will the DCMS get sidelined?

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    Docu-drama in clear.

    2002-11-15T15:29:18Z

    The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has cleared the ITV's controversial docu-drama on mass-murderer Harold Shipman of

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    ITV hits back at ITC international warning.

    2002-11-15T15:29:17Z

    ITV has clashed with the Independent Television Commission (ITC) after the regulator warned it must continue

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    MPs to demand cut in Sky fees for PSBs.

    2002-11-15T15:29:16Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell is to face demands from MPs to force BSkyB to reduce the

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    Jowell drops 'three plus one' rule

    2002-11-14T14:47:27Z

    The government has confirmed that the controversial 'three plus one' local radio ownership rule will be dropped in favour of a 'two plus one' requirement, write Colin Robertson and Georgina Lipscomb

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    Radio sector set to win '3 plus 1' battle

    2002-11-14T09:16:11Z

    The commercial radio industry is optimistic that the government's controversial 'three plus one' local ownership will be dropped in favour of a 'two plus one' requirement, writes Georgina Lipscomb

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    ITV hits back at ITC international warning

    2002-11-07T10:51:26Z

    ITV has clashed with the Independent Television Commission (ITC) after the regulator warned it must continue to make extra money available to its news service to ensure quality reporting of international events, writes Steve Aston

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    ITC clears ITV1 Shipman drama

    2002-11-05T13:08:13Z

    ITV1 has been handed a reprieve by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) after it cleared the broadcaster's controversial docudrama on mass-murderer Harold Shipman of charges of bad taste and insensitivity, writes Luke Satchell

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    ITC: scrap news bias rules for niche TV.

    2002-11-05T10:59:27Z

    Minority broadcasters should be allowed to dispense with strict rules governing impartiality in order to inject

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    ITC: scrap news bias rules for niche TV

    2002-10-31T09:20:47Z

    Minority broadcasters should be allowed to dispense with strict rules governing impartiality in order to inject life into predictable news bulletins and get more people watching, a major study of television news has concluded, writes David Wood

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    DTI stalwart favourite to head Ofcom

    2002-10-31T09:08:05Z

    A Department of Trade of Industry (DTI) high flier has emerged as a leading contender for the Ofcom chief executive post amid accusations that the DTI could eclipse the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) in the new regulatory environment, write Colin Robertson and ...

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    Dyke seeks talks with Jowell over fines

    2002-10-30T10:32:59Z

    BBC director general Greg Dyke is to seek talks with media secretary Tessa Jowell following her decision to impose fines of up to£250,000 on the BBC for breaches over standards, taste and decency and production quotas, writes David Rose

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    Unions angry over being left out of Ofcom report

    2002-10-24T12:23:33Z

    Unions representing members of the five regulators set to merge to form Ofcom have hit out at the government, accusing it of excluding them from a top-level consultation on the setting up of the super-regulator, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    ITC slams Dating Channel

    2002-10-23T10:14:31Z

    The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has rapped digital service The Dating Channel for screening text messages relating to paedophilia and sexual perversion, writes Steve Aston

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    Ofcom should have say on ITV merger.

    2002-10-18T13:07:33Z

    The ITV companies should not be allowed to merge until new super-regulator Ofcom is up and

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    ITC PUBLISHES RESPONSES.

    2002-10-18T13:07:33Z

    The Independent Television Commission is to publish approved submissions to its programme supply review on its