All Regulation articles – Page 143

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    Sky chief launches industry broadside

    2002-06-26T16:24:14Z

    BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball launched a three-pronged attack on the Office of Fair Trading (OFT), Ofcom and the BBC this week

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    Communications bill must support production sector, says Morrison

    2002-06-25T16:30:25Z

    Granada chief executive Steve Morrison warned today that the communications bill must change to support the UK production sector, writes Lucy Rouse

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    BBC board of governors must retain autonomy, says Davies

    2002-06-25T13:30:02Z

    The quality of the BBC board of governors would suffer if Parliament bowed to pressure from the industry to have all the corporation's activities overseen by Ofcom, according to BBC chairman Gavyn Davies, writes David Rose

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    Broadcasters in the dark over Ofcom charges

    2002-06-25T10:36:31Z

    Channel 5 chief executive Dawn Airey has said broadcasters are being kept in the dark by ministers over whether the creation of Ofcom will end up with them paying less, or more, towards the cost of regulation, writes David Rose

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    Ball lashes out over OFT investigation

    2002-06-24T16:54:18Z

    BSkyB chief executive Tony Ball has lashed out at the Office of Fair Trading, claiming its anti-competition case against the company was 'incoherent' writes Paul Revoir

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    Ball slams OFT investigation

    2002-06-24T15:54:26Z

    BSkyB supremo Tony Ball used his keynote speech at the Institute of Economics Affairs Conference on Broadcasting to lash out at the OFT, which is currently investigating the satellite giant over its distribution deals, writes Paul Revoir

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    Broadcasters rally to safeguard original production

    2002-06-21T10:35:10Z

    The communications bill must ensure broadcasters continue to invest in original production. That was the message from the BBC, ITV and Channel 4, which each fielded top brass to Lord Puttnam's (pictured) committee on the communications bill yesterday, writes Lucy Rouse

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    Industry slams spectrum tax.

    2002-06-20T14:30:54Z

    Broadcasters have warned parliament they will have to cut back on original programmes if the government

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    ITC LOOKS AT GIGOLOS.

    2002-06-20T14:30:54Z

    The Independent Television Commission is to start an inquiry following weekend newspaper allegations that the C4

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    Parties gear up for licence fee squabble.

    2002-06-20T14:30:54Z

    The future of the BBC's licence fee could hang on the outcome of the next general election after the Conservatives threatened to cut it if they regain power, writes David Rose

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    BECTU HOLDS PAY RESULT.

    2002-06-20T14:30:54Z

    Broadcast union Bectu has postponed the result of its BBC pay ballot in order to release

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    BBC opposes US investment.

    2002-06-20T14:30:54Z

    The BBC has added its voice to concern over the government's plans to allow US investment in ITV, claiming that the new rule should be iced until the Bush administration in the US grants the same concessions to UK broadcasters, writes David Rose

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    BBC 3 verdict expected before recess.

    2002-06-20T14:30:54Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell is expected to announce her long-awaited decision on the BBC's proposed new digital youth channel, BBC 3, next month, ending almost a year of tense politicking, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    CRCA U-turns on changes.

    2002-06-20T14:30:53Z

    The commercial radio companies are set for a head-on collision with their regulator, the Radio Authority, when they appear before the joint committee examining the communications bill on Monday (24 June), writes Lucy Rouse

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    Row brews over DTT bids.

    2002-06-20T14:30:53Z

    A row has broken out between the BBC and ITV after the corporation threatened to withhold support for digital terrestrial television if ITV's bid to take over the former ITV Digital multiplexes succeeded, writes Paul Revoir

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    CRCA U-turns on changes

    2002-06-20T10:58:09Z

    The commercial radio companies are set for a head-on collision with their regulator, the Radio Authority, when they appear before the joint committee examining the communications bill on Monday (24 June), writes Lucy Rouse

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    Radio Authority may relax local news rule

    2002-06-20T10:42:24Z

    The Radio Authority is considering dropping rules that force local radio stations to produce and broadcast news from within their own catchment areas in order to allow news operations to consolidate, writes Leigh Holmwood

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    BBC 3 verdict expected before recess

    2002-06-19T16:21:51Z

    Media secretary Tessa Jowell is expected to announce her long-awaited decision on the BBC's proposed new digital youth channel, BBC 3, next month, ending almost a year of tense politicking , writes Leigh Holmwood

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    BBC opposes US investment

    2002-06-19T16:20:41Z

    The BBC has added its voice to concern over the government's plans to allow US investment in ITV, claiming that the new rule should be iced until the Bush administration in the US grants the same concessions to UK broadcasters, writes David Rose

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    ITC CLEARS TARRANT.

    2002-06-13T16:53:21Z

    Presenter Chris Tarrant has been cleared by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) over suggestions he made