All Regulation articles – Page 140
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Regional TV faces crisis.
Television production in the nations and regions is in crisis as commercial pressures force broadcasters to
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Spectrum costs to become reality.
The prospect of broadcasters having to shell out up to #15m per channel in spectrum charges
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BBC schools plan in the balance.
The BBC's controversial£150m online digital curriculum could hit the rocks unless media secretary Tessa Jowell
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Blair will force Lords to accept US buyers.
The Government plans to use the threat of invoking the Parliament Act to force a reluctant
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Ofcom rapped for overlooking public
The board of new super-regulator Ofcom has been condemned by the National Consumer Council (NCC) which has voiced 'deep concern' that it does not feature a consumer champion to stand up for the interests of the public, writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsGovernment promises stringent rules for BBC
The government last night maintained its commitment to keep the BBC out from under the control of Ofcom, but moved to console commercial broadcasters claiming the corporation would be subjected to much heavier regulation than them, writes David Rose
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NewsProgramme supply review panel formed
Former ITV chief executive Richard Eyre and Guardian Media Group chief executive Bob Phillis have been called on to sit on the panel that will assist the Independent Television Commission's (ITC) programme supply review, writes Penny Hughes
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Govt may drop must carry law
The government is expected to yield to pressure from BSkyB and abandon a universal 'must-carry' provision in the communications bill, the Liberal Democrats claimed this week, write Paul Revoir and David Rose
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NewsHooper Ofcom role cheers radio sector
The radio industry has received a significant fillip from the government after it announced this week that two senior Radio Authority members have been appointed to the board of Ofcom, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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DTT channels face struggle if tx signal receives boost.
New digital terrestrial television (DTT) channel operators could face a struggle to make ends meet if the Independent Television Commission (ITC) gives the go-ahead to switch the transmission mode from 64QAM to 16QAM, writes Paul Revoir
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NewsParents give thumbs-up to TV regulators
TV regulators have been praised by parents for ensuring the medium is largely 'safe' for their children to watch, a new report claims today, writes Luke Satchell
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NewsITC hinders pay-TV option on Freeview
The prospects of a pay-TV option on the BBC and Crown Castle's Freeview digital terrestrial platform have been dealt a fresh blow following a decision by the Independent Television Commission to allow a more robust transmission standard, write Paul Revoir and David Wood
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NewsLib Dems to save BBC from Ofcom
The BBC is set to be saved from being brought under the immediate control of Ofcom after the Liberal Democrats decided to back media secretary Tessa Jowell, who is determined to preserve the corporation's governors and keep her back-stop powers rather than yield them to the new super-regulator, ...
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NewsThompson calls on Ofcom for protection
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has called for safeguards to be put in place to protect his channel if UK broadcasting is opened up to foreign ownership, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsOfcom regulation of BBC ouput 'dangerous', says Dyke
BBC director general Greg Dyke has labelled industry calls for BBC programming to be overseen by super-regulator Ofcom as 'dangerous', writes David Wood
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NewsForeign ownership laws to be relaxed pre-Ofcom
The government is to press ahead with the liberalisation of foreign ownership restrictions in the UK broadcasting industry before the establishment of Ofcom, despite Lord Puttnam's joint committee recommendation that they are kept until the super-regulator is up and running, writes Katy Elliot
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Irvine issues ultimatum on witness cash.
Lord Irvine has given the BBC and other broadcasters until the end of the year to produce proposals showing how they will enforce a ban on payments to witnesses in trials, writes David Rose
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FASHION SHOW RAPPED.
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has upheld a complaint against BBC 2 fashion series What Not
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OFT ekes out BSkyB ruling.
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has delayed making a decision on its longstanding case against BSkyB over claims that the satellite giant breached competition rules, writes Paul Revoir
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OFT ekes out BSkyB ruling
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has delayed making a decision on its longstanding case against BSkyB over claims that the satellite giant breached competition rules, writesPaul Revoir