All Regulation articles – Page 42
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NewsIBT: Shift current affairs focus from quantity to quality
The International Broadcasting Trust has called for current affairs to be assessed on quality rather than quantity to maintain the distinctiveness of the genre.
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NewsEvening Standard wins London TV licence
The Evening Standard has fought off high-profile competition to land the London local TV licence.
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NewsCanis Media wins local TV multiplex licence
Canis Media’s Comux UK has fought off the BBC to win the local TV multiplex licence.
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NewsSky in PSB carriage fees stand-off
BSkyB is refusing to give up the battle over retransmission fees despite culture minister Ed Vaizey stating this week that the pay-TV giant must drop them for public service broadcasters.
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CommentDEBATE: Should the BBC have edited racial language from Fawlty Towers?
Are racial terms suitable for a family audience?
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NewsOfcom 'must protect PSB content on digital platforms'
The BBC has supported a call for Ofcom’s powers to be widened to ensure that PSB programming is featured prominently on new content platforms.
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NewsDecision looms on local TV multiplex
Ofcom has called on bidders to make final representations for the local TV multiplex before it awards the much-delayed licence.
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NewsDavid Cameron backs TV election debates
David Cameron has come out in support of the party leaders’ TV election debates after speculation that they would not take place in 2015 - but stopped short of confirming if he would participate.
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NewsOfcom investigates C4 News over hoax call
Channel 4 News is being investigated by Ofcom after broadcasting the hoax call made by Australian radio presenters to the hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated.
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NewsPollard Review reveals “chaos and confusion” at BBC
The BBC Trust has admitted that better leadership could have prevented the “chaos and confusion” over the Jimmy Savile scandal after it accepted the findings of the damning Pollard Review.
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NewsBig Brother most complained about show of the year
Big Brother, The X Factor and Phillip Schofield’s paedophile list stunt on This Morning have become the year’s most complained about shows according to data released by Ofcom.
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NewsOfcom to clampdown on treatment of under 18s on TV
Broadcast regulator Ofcom is to start carrying out spot checks on broadcasters to ensure they are meeting their duty of care towards under 18 contributors, following a spate of recent incidents.
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NewsBBC staff braced for Pollard Review
BBC staff are bracing themselves for the publication of the Pollard Review early next week as the inquiry is finalised.
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NewsLondon local TV bidder strikes deal with Sony
LondonTV, one of the five companies vying for the local TV licence in London, has announced a dual-pronged partnership with Sony Pictures Television (SPT).
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NewsGovernment outlines TV tax breaks
Dramas, comedies and documentaries with a budget of more than a million pounds an hour will be eligible to receive UK tax breaks under new laws laid out by the government.
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NewsNuclear experts debunk Bang Goes the Theory
BBC1 science magazine show Bang Goes the Theory has been found to have breached accuracy guidelines by the BBC Trust after it attracted over 50 complaints from MPs and nuclear experts.
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NewsTV tax breaks to be as high as 25%
The Treasury is poised to publish draft legislation on tax breaks for high-end television and animation next week after it was announced that qualifying productions will receive a 25% rebate.
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NewsLeveson warns Government over conflicts of interest
Lord Justice Leveson has criticised the Government’s handling of News Corp’s BSkyB bid and warned it to take greater care when dealing with such potential conflicts of interest in future.
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NewsPlurality issue clouds Standard local TV bid
The Evening Standard’s bid to establish a local TV station in London could be dealt a blow after it emerged that Ofcom will consider media plurality as part of its licence awards process.
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NewsBBC Trust dismisses Leveson complaint
The BBC Trust has dismissed a complaint that BBC News inaccurately reported Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre’s views and evidence to the Leveson Inquiry in February.