All Regulation articles – Page 50
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NewsCampaigners eye tax breaks on development
Campaigners for animation tax breaks are urging the government to include the cost of development within the new policy, expanding benefits beyond the existing equivalent film credit.
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NewsSTV to film murder sentencing
Scottish broadcaster STV has secured permission to film the sentencing of a murder trial as the presence of cameras in courts continues to increase.
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NewsBBC faces 30 new discrimination claims
Reports have emerged that the BBC could face a series of age and sex discrimination cases, with up to 30 suits being prepared against the corporation.
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NewsSky News admits - and defends - email hacking
Sky News has admitted to two incidents of email hacking – but has defended both as “editorially justified and in the public interest”.
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NewsSouth Africa to expand tax credits
The South African government is poised to expand TV tax incentives, just weeks after the UK announced its own plans to adopt such a scheme.
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NewsNews Corp attacks Panorama as Murdoch takes to Twitter
News Corp has branded the BBC Panorama investigation into NDS a “gross misrepresentation” and Rupert Murdoch has taken to Twitter to talk of “lies and libel” and “preparing to hit back hard”.
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NewsLocal TV bidders write to Ofcom over concerns
A catalogue of concerns have been raised about Jeremy Hunt’s local TV vision by organisations looking to win broadcasting licences under the scheme.
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NewsVoD operators threatened with closure in Atvod dispute
The Authority of Television on Demand (Atvod) is threatening to wind up several VoD operators unless they pay their regulatory fees of £2,900.
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NewsCameras in courts edges closer
The campaign to lift the ban on cameras in courts is one step closer to success after indications it will be included in the Queen’s Speech.
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NewsProducers celebrate after tax breaks win
Producers are already counting the hours of drama and animation series that could return to Britain as a result of the government’s tax breaks.
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NewsVictory for drama and animation tax break campaigns
George Osborne has confirmed that the government plans to introduce tax breaks for the TV, animation and gaming industries.
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NewsThompson's tenure: highs and lows
Scandals and resignations, scraps with government and competitors. Just what has kept Mark Thompson busy in the last eight years?
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NewsOfcom drops Gypsy Blood complaints
Ofcom has dropped over 500 complaints made about Channel 4 documentary Gypsy Blood.
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NewsBroadcasters get Dale Farm judicial review
Broadcasters have been granted a judicial review to challenge a court order demanding footage from the Dale Farm eviction.
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NewsBudget set to grant tax breaks for UK drama
The campaign to secure tax breaks for high-end UK drama looks set for victory, with sources suggesting the Chancellor will announce the scheme in next week’s Budget.
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NewsNo change to Terms of Trade, Hunt hints
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has given the clearest indication yet that the Terms of Trade will remain largely intact in the forthcoming Communications Act.
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NewsDisney: tax breaks would lure us back
The Walt Disney Company has written to the British government warning “it is unlikely to return to the UK” unless tax breaks for animation are introduced.
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NewsPay-TV movie probe to include Lovefilm and Netflix
The Competition Commission has extended its investigation into movies on pay-TV as a result of the launch of VoD providers Lovefilm, Netflix and Sky’s forthcoming standalone service.
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NewsC4 to meet with Gambling Commission
Channel 4 is to meet with the Gambling Commission (GC) after the independent regulator contacted the broadcaster about teatime gameshow Deal or No Deal.
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NewsOfcom steps-up BSkyB scrutiny
Ofcom has set up a team - Project Apple - to assess whether BSkyB should still hold its broadcasting licence in light of the phone hacking scandal.