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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.
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NewsBBC to confront 'management failings'
The BBC will make a “clear statement” on the management failures that led to Newsnight shelving its Jimmy Savile expose after the “expensive” Pollard inquiry has reported, according to Lord Patten.
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NewsOfcom delays awarding local TV licences
Ofcom has delayed awarding the eight remaining local TV licences, including for the high-profile London station, as it seeks more information on programming commitments.
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NewsITV pays Lord McAlpine £125k over Schofield stunt
Phillip Schofield’s stunt of handing the Prime Minister a list of alleged paedophiles live on This Morning has cost ITV £125,000 in damages - £60,000 less than the BBC.
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NewsLicence holders welcome renewal
Northern & Shell will continue investing in all genres having retained the Channel 5 licence, owner Richard Desmond has said, while ITV chief executive Adam Crozier hailed the Channel 3 renewal as an important milestone.
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NewsC5 secures licence with promise to air record level of kids content
The Channel 3 and Channel 5 licences will remain with their current owners for another decade, culture secretary Maria Miller has decided.
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NewsDavie and Patten summoned by culture committee
Acting BBC director general Tim Davie and BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten are to be grilled by MPs next week over the crisis at the corporation.
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NewsMPs to grill BBC execs on George Entwistle’s payoff
The BBC is set to be grilled by MPs over George Entwistle’s £450,000 payout and its engagement of freelancers through personal service companies.