All Regulation articles – Page 57
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NewsChristopher Lunn blacklisted by HMRC again
Christopher Lunn & Company has been blacklisted for a second time by HM Revenue & Customs.
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NewsNUJ urges review of "dodgy" licence fee deal
Reports that the Conservatives changed its licence fee policy after a request from James Murdoch have prompted the NUJ to demand last year’s settlement be scrapped.
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NewsMiliband: changes to media plurality rules should exclude BBC
The BBC should not be affected by any changes to media plurality laws, Labour leader Ed Miliband has said.
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NewsRadiocentre: BBC Radio 5 Live has "identity crisis"
Commercial radio trade body Radiocentre has accused BBC Radio 5 Live of “suffering from an identity crisis and confusion over its purpose” and called for it to stop branding itself as an entertainment station.
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NewsClegg calls on Ofcom to scrutinise News Corp
Nick Clegg had called on regulator Ofcom to “very seriously” consider if News Corp remains a “fit and proper” shareholder in Sky, according to reports.
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NewsCameron under fire from MPs
David Cameron faced an onslaught of criticism in the House of Commons on Wednesday for his relationships with Rebekah Brooks and James Murdoch, with MPs accusing him of breaching ministerial code over over the BSkyB bid.
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NewsMPs call for rapid introduction of new Communications Act
The Communications Act may be brought forward in the wake of the phone-hacking scandal, with MPs calling for new regulation to be introduced more rapidly.
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NewsBBC must improve science output, says Trust
BBC News is to appoint a science editor and a new forum will be established following a BBC Trust review into the corporation’s science coverage.
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NewsBBC to simplify programme-making rules
The BBC is running a pilot scheme to reduce the levels of compliance for programme-makers, the Trust has revealed.
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NewsBroadcasters may face judicial inquiry
Broadcasters could find themselves drawn into the judicial inquiry looking at corruption between the police and media, David Cameron revealed today.
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NewsCameron cleared over BSkyB accusations
The Prime Minister did not breach conflict of interest rules by meeting Rebekah Brooks and James Murdoch during the BSkyB bid, the cabinet secretary has ruled.
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NewsMurdoch: BSkyB deal scuppered by “hysteria”
News Corporation’s takeover of BSkyB became “impractical” after competitors “built hysteria” around the phone hacking scandal, according to Rupert Murdoch.
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NewsMurdoch attacked by protester
Rupert Murdoch has been attacked while answering MPs questions into phone hacking allegations.
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NewsLIVE BLOG: Murdochs face MPs questions
Live updates from the culture select committee in which News Corporation chiefs Rupert and James Murdoch were quizzed by MPs about the phone-hacking scandal.
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NewsPhone hacking prompts Labour rethink on Comms Act
The Labour party is making last minute amendments to its Communications Review submission in light of the hacking scandal.
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NewsLabour attacks local TV plans
The shadow culture secretary has hit out at Jeremy Hunt’s revised local TV plans, questioning whether the secretary of state “has got his priorities right”.
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NewsCameron accused of conflict of interest over BSkyB bid
The Prime Minister could be investigated over a potential conflict of interest rules regarding News Corp’s BSkyB bid.
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NewsMedia ties to police go under spotlight
The relationship between the police and the media is to go under the spotlight as part of the government’s attempts to clean up the debris from the phone hacking scandal.
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NewsBBC last to meet Cameron, Downing Street confirms
The BBC was the last of the public service broadcasters to visit Number 10, with the first meeting between the corporation and David Cameron recorded as just one month ago.
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NewsBBC2 to air Murdoch committee appearance
BBC2 has cleared this afternoon’s schedule to offer live coverage of Rupert and James Murdoch and Rebekah Brooks’ appearance before the DCMS select committee.