All Regulation articles – Page 57
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NewsDavid Walliams show cleared over "thick" comment
Channel 4 has been cleared by Ofcom after a former Mastermind contestant branded “astoundingly thick” by David Walliams complained to the regulator.
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NewsCharity Commission starts inquiry after C4 Dispatches
A Channel 4 Dispatches has triggered a Charity Commission investigation into housing charity, the Meridian Foundation.
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NewsCompetition Commission: Sky stifles movies market
Sky’s control over pay TV film rights in the UK means consumers are paying £60m per year too much for access to Hollywood blockbusters according to an investigation from the Competition Commission.
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NewsJeremy Hunt kicks off local TV summits
Sangat TV, the Sikh community broadcaster, is among the media stakeholders set to attend Jeremy Hunt’s first local TV summit in Birmingham.
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NewsOfcom counts Starkey complaints
Ofcom has received 77 complaints about David Starkey’s comments on Newsnight about the riots last week.
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NewsTV fails the minority test
UK broadcasting has failed to make progress at better representing black and ethnic minorities in its workforce over the past five years, the final report from the Broadcast, Equality & Training Regulator (BETR) has concluded.
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NewsLocal TV locations revealed
The government has named 65 UK towns and cities in the running to host a local TV channel.
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NewsChristopher Lunn considers HMRC legal action
Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC) and HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) could be set for another legal battle after the media accountancy was blacklisted for a second time last week.
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NewsJLS fans complain to C4
JLS’ cancelled T4 On The Beach performance sparked 113 complaints to Channel 4 in July, making it the broadcaster’s most ‘slated’ event during the month.
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NewsGov’t moves to protect children from VoD porn
The government is to tighten controls preventing children from accessing hardcore pornographic material through video-on-demand (VoD) services.
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NewsFormer ITV boss Charles Allen to lead Labour review
Charles Allen, the former chief executive of ITV, is to lead a management and commercial review of the Labour party.
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NewsOfcom clears EastEnders despite 14,000 complaints
EastEnders’ controversial baby swap storyline has been cleared by Ofcom despite the watchdog and the BBC receiving more than 14,000 complaints combined.
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NewsCLAC hits out at HMRC over second blacklisting
Christopher Lunn, the boss of embattled media accountancy firm Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC), has reacted furiously to being blacklisted for a second time by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
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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.