All Regulation articles – Page 142
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NewsPact chair Gallagher applauds Puttnam report
Independent producers 'could not have asked for more' from Lord Puttnam's report on the communications bill, Pact chairman Eileen Gallagher said on Wednesday (31 July), writes Lucy Rouse
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NewsBBC 1 rapped for Spooks violence
A scene in an episode of BBC1 drama Spooks in which a woman's head was shoved into a deep fat fryer attracted over 150 complaints, the Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) revealed today, writes Steve Aston
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NewsLib-Dems attack communications bill
The Liberal Democrats today attacked the government's draft communications bill for relying too heavily on competition between broadcasters and called for 'greater transparency' regarding the BBC's commercial activities, writes Penny Hughes
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Ofcom fines are 'threat to rights'.
Media Secretary Tessa Jowell has been warned that the government will violate broadcasters' human rights if
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Isle of Wight TV licence changes hands.
The company which runs the Isle of Wight local TV service, TV12, has effectively been put out of business after losing its broadcasting licence to a rival company, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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ITC BANS MOTORWAY.
The Independent Television Commission has banned an episode of Carlton's regional series Motorway after it repeated
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Whittingdale bags Yeo's job.
The Conservative Party is gearing up to push for further liberalisation in the broadcasting industry after
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NewsCurrie to be first head of Ofcom
Lord David Currie of Marylebone has been appointed the first chairman of new super-regulator Ofcom, media secretary Tessa Jowell announced today , writes Leigh Holmwood
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Ofcom fines are 'threat to rights'
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has been warned that the government will violate broadcasters' human rights if it presses ahead with plans to levy huge fines for breaches of licences, writes David Rose
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NewsITC bans Carlton's Motorway
The Independent Television Commission (ITC) has slapped a ban on an episode of Carlton's regional factual series Motorway after it repeated footage of an injured lorry driver who had already had a complaint against the programme upheld, writes Steve Aston
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SPECTRUM REPORTS.
The government has published two reports outlining its proposals to introduce spectrum trading and recognised spectrum
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WATERSHED IGNORED.
Broadcasters are ignoring the strict 21.00 programming watershed in their quest for ratings, according to Broadcasting
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NewsJowell stands firm on foreign ownership plans
Media secretary Tessa Jowell has given a clear indication that the government will not alter its proposal to allow non-European companies to own UK media companies, writes Lucy Rouse
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NewsBSC's Dubs voices concerns over 'drift of the watershed'
Broadcasters are ignoring the strict 21.00 programming watershed in their quest for ratings, according to Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) chairman Lord Dubs, writes Steve Aston
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DCMS may rethink ownership
Broadcasting minister Kim Howells has confirmed that the government is open to revising its communications bill proposals on local radio ownership, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsBBC employees should be sacked for breaking programming rules, says Davies
BBC chairman Gavyn Davies has sent a warning to BBC staff that they should be fired if they are found to have breached programming codes, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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NewsBBC 3 a step closer to approval
The BBC's new digital youth channel BBC 3 is a step closer to being approved by media secretary Tessa Jowell after the Independent Television Commission (ITC) said any concerns over its impact could be overcome, writes Leigh Holmwood
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CRCA enjoys a 'fair hearing'
Commercial radio companies were this week hopeful that changes could be made to radio ownership rules proposed in the draft communications bill, after a 'sympathetic' hearing with the joint committee examining the bill, writesGeorgina Lipscomb
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Gardam: bill has creative deficit
Channel 4 director of programmes Tim Gardam this week put added pressure on the government to address the 'emerging creative deficit' at the heart of the communications bill
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Broadcasters' anxiety grows over Ofcom cost
Broadcasters are being kept in the dark by ministers over whether the creation of Ofcom will result in them paying less, or more, towards the cost of regulation, writes David Rose