All Regulation articles – Page 53
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NewsAlan Carr special sparks 42 complaints
Ofcom has received 42 complaints over Alan Carr’s New Year Specstacular, which helped ring in 2012 on Channel 4.
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NewsMPs urge more transparency from C4
MPs have voiced more concerns about Channel 4’s transparency and accountability in fulfilling its public service remit - and reacted to the broadcaster’s handling of the Frankie Boyle controversy.
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NewsOfcom gets tough on TV psychics
Ofcom has published guidance on psychic television services which bans practices related to the occult and offered advice on the use of props.
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NewsRadio crackdown on offensive language
Ofcom has released new guidance for radio broadcasters as part of a crackdown on offensive language following a spate of recent cases.
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NewsStaffer takes BBC to high court over pension
A BBC staffer is being backed by two unions in a High Court appeal against changes to the corporation’s pension scheme.
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NewsOfcom rules out full-scale TV ad review
Ofcom has decided against referring the television advertising market to the Competition Commission (CC).
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NewsUK leads online TV consumption
TV audiences in the UK are more comfortable watching content online than viewers in some the world’s biggest economic powerhouses.
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NewsThompson turns table on tabloids over Frozen Planet
The BBC’s director general has turned the tables on tabloid reports of Frozen Planet fakery suggesting it has more to do with the corporation’s coverage of the Leveson inquiry than polar bears.
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NewsPatten: sacking Clarkson would be dangerous precedent
Sacking Jeremy Clarkson for saying public sector strikers should be shot would set dangerous precedents, the chairman of the BBC Trust has said.
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NewsIndies in frame to run first 20 local TV licences
Preston, Grimsby and Swansea are among 20 locations earmarked by Ofcom as the first to receive a local TV licence – and the government will consult on allowing indies to run them.
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NewsBBC defends Frozen Planet fakery claims
The BBC has defended itself against allegations of fakery directed toward natural history series Frozen Planet.
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NewsUnions accept ITV's 3% pay rise
Bectu, National Union of Journalists and Unite members at ITV have voted to accept the broadcaster’s offer of a 3% pay increase for 2012.
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NewsBBC cleared of phone hacking
There is no evidence phone hacking or bribery amongst BBC journalists, an internal review has concluded.
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NewsMichael Jackson doc sparks 182 complaints
The documentary following the trial of Dr Conrad Murray, the man found guilty of killing Michael Jackson, drew more than 180 complaints when it aired on Channel 4.
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NewsIndies call on Hunt to protect IP
Indies have urged culture secretary Jeremy Hunt not to reverse the current Terms of Trade and help protect their IP as part of the government’s Communications Review.
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NewsITV rapped over Downton Abbey sponsorship
ITV has been censured by Ofcom after it allowed Aviva’s sponsorship of Downton Abbey to stray too close to advertising.
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NewsSky's Strike Back sex cleared by Ofcom
Three sex scenes shown shortly after the watershed in Sky1’s drama series, Strike Back: Project Dawn, have been cleared by broadcast regulator Ofcom.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson apologises for strikers jibe
Jeremy Clarkson has apologised for causing offence with comments about the striking public sector workers – but added that it was “clear” he was not being serious.
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NewsHarman backs BBC's call for retrans fee reform
Shadow culture secretary Harriet Harman has backed the BBC’s call for retransmission fees to be waived when it appears on BSkyB’s platform.
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NewsUnison seeks legal advice over Clarkson comments
The country’s biggest union is seeking legal advice over whether Jeremy Clarkson should be reported to the police following his comments that striking workers should be shot in front of their families.