All Regulation articles – Page 72
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NewsVMTV to become Living TV Group
Virgin Media Television is to be renamed Living TV Group after its sale to BSkyB was cleared by Republic of Ireland competition authorities.
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NewsGaunt loses High Court challenge
Jon Gaunt, the former Talksport radio show presenter who was sacked after calling a Tory councillor a “Nazi” and an “ignorant pig” live on air, has lost his High Court freedom of expression challenge against Ofcom.
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NewsSpeaker targets rowdy MPs with TV rule changes
Rowdy MPs could be caught on camera under proposals to improve parliamentary behaviour suggested by Commons Speaker John Bercow.
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NewsEd Vaizey calls for more 6 Musics
Communications Minister Ed Vaizey has called for “more 6 Musics” to power the drive towards digital radio switchover.
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NewsVaizey to announce radio switchover
Culture Minster Ed Vaizey will confirm on Thursday the coalition Government is to push on with plans to switch off the traditional analogue radio signal, despite it being an unpopular move.
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NewsBoulton and Burley cleared of political bias
Ofcom has cleared Sky presenters Adam Boulton and Kay Burley over charges of political bias during the satellite broadcaster’s election coverage after rejecting almost 2,800 viewer complaints.
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NewsSky raises prices for BT - and its own customers
BT is to make a £2 monthly loss on its new £16.99 Sky Sports 1 and 2 package after BSkyB bumped up its wholesale prices - and what it charges its own customers.
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NewsFive pleads with Ofcom for full TV market review
Five has made an impassioned plea for Ofcom to launch a full market review of TV advertising, as potential buyers circle the broadcaster.
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NewsBBC Trust: reveal star salaries
BBC chairman Michael Lyons has outlined a raft of tough new proposals for the BBC, asking for the executive to publish talent pay levels; release the names of stars receiving the biggest salaries; publish all senior managers’ pay without exception and to open up its books to an efficiency review ...
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NewsOfcom reveals product placement quality mark
UK broadcasters will be forced to display a special symbol at the start and end of shows containing product placement, according to proposed Ofcom rules published today.
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NewsBT Vision seals Sky Premier League deal
BT Vision’s quest to offer its customers the Premier League is nearing its end after the IPTV service agreed a Sky Sports carriage deal with BSkyB.
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NewsEaster launch likely for Canvas
Project Canvas is set for an April 2011 launch following the BBC Trust’s approval for the BBC’s involvement in the project.
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NewsVaizey: local TV news will thrive
A network of commercially viable television news companies could completely revitalise the local media, culture minister Ed Vaizey has claimed.
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NewsProject Canvas gets greenlight
The BBC Trust has formally approved Project Canvas after more than a year of consultations, brushing aside objections from the likes of BSkyB and Virgin Media.
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NewsToday wins Lord Ashcroft Ofcom case
A complaint that Radio 4’s Today programme treated Lord Ashcroft unfairly has been rejected by the broadcasting watchdog.
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NewsFive rapped for crime trail in kids schedule
Ofcom has censured Five for airing a trailer for US crime drama Numb3rs in between two childrens’ programmes.
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CommentWho will fund fast broadband?
Government’s latest broadband proposal risks setting a dangerous precedent, writes Emily Bell.
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NewsBSkyB rejects News Corp takeover bid
BSkyB has rejected two bids from Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation to take full control of the satellite broadcaster over the past week, but the two companies have agreed to enter discussions on price and regulatory issues.
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NewsC4 libel action to be heard without jury
The Court of Appeal has upheld a decision over action against Channel 4 by a former bodyguard to Michael Jackson that could jeopardise the future of trial by jury in defamation cases.
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NewsBad language 'barometer' unveiled
A bad language “barometer” has revealed viewers’ changing attitudes to the severity of swear words and the time that they can be used on television and radio.