All Regulation articles – Page 74

  • Ashes
    News

    Free-to-air Ashes plan hit for six

    2010-04-08T08:25:00Z

    Moves to put the Ashes on the Crown Jewels TV sports list have been derailed thanks to lobbying from the English Cricket Board and the timing of the general election.

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    News

    Digital Economy Bill to be debated

    2010-04-07T09:57:00Z

    Commons Leader Harriet Harman has announced plans to hold a public consultation over proposals to cut off illegal file-sharers from the internet.

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    News

    Ofcom calls for ITV’s CRR to be scrapped

    2010-04-06T13:09:00Z

    ITV has welcomed Ofcom’s call for the Contract Rights Renewal Scheme to be abolished to reflect changes in the ad market.

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    News

    Ofcom's Sky verdict: what you need to know

    2010-03-31T10:58:00Z

    Don’t fancy wading through Ofcom’s 656 page Pay TV statement? Here’s what you need to know at a glance

  • premiership manutd chelsea
    News

    Sky ordered to cut sports prices

    2010-03-31T09:01:00Z

    Sky must offer its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels to other broadcasters at a wholesale price set by Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator ruled today.

  • Ofcom's Ed Richards
    News

    Ofcom proposes TV ad sales shake-up

    2010-03-29T12:22:00Z

    Rules governing how commercial television stations sell their advertising airtime could be scrapped following the launch of an Ofcom consultation on the issue.

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    News

    Lords warning over radio switchover

    2010-03-29T09:20:00Z

    The Government could face a major backlash unless it makes the case for the switchover from FM to digital radio due by 2015, peers have said.

  • granada reports
    News

    ITV: no IFNC discussions before election

    2010-03-25T12:47:00Z

    The celebrations of the winning IFNC bidders have been cut short after ITV said it would not begin contractual discussions with them until after the imminent election.

  • watching tv
    News

    Project Canvas to face OFT scrutiny

    2010-03-22T16:40:00Z

    Project Canvas is to be examined by the Office of Fair Trading, opening the door for critics to voice their concerns about the BBC-backed VOD service – while technology firm Arqiva has been revealed as a partner.

  • GMTV
    News

    GMTV censured for promoting Lewis's website

    2010-03-22T13:06:00Z

    GMTV has been criticised by Ofcom for indirectly sending viewers to moneysavingexpert.com, the website run by regular guest Martin Lewis.

  • Boys and Girls Alone
    News

    Kids in TV review proposes new rules

    2010-03-19T12:44:00Z

    Constructed factual shows that feature children, such as Boys and Girls Alone, will require the same licensing as talent shows, comedy and drama, under government plans.

  • ITV
    News

    ITV thrown CRR lifeline

    2010-03-18T11:59:00Z

    ITV has been thrown a lifeline in its battle to overturn its Contract Rights Renewal Scheme after the government said it may be able to use a loophole to abolish the advertising mechansim.

  • Jeremy Hunt
    News

    Hunt questions logic of 6 Music plan

    2010-03-17T12:06:00Z

    Shadow Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said he could not understand the BBC’s logic in dropping 6 Music but retaining another “niche” service such as Radio 3.

  • This Morning
    News

    Ofcom: No This Morning sex investigation

    2010-03-16T15:00:00Z

    Ofcom is not planning to investigate viewers complaints about This Morning’s sex-themed week, Sex Up Your Life.

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    News

    Watts named vice chair of Pact Council

    2010-03-15T16:18:00Z

    The indie chief behind kids show Horrid Henry has been named as the new vice chair of the Pact Council.

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    News

    BBC criticised for buying US horror drama

    2010-03-15T10:27:00Z

    The BBC should not have bid for US horror drama Harper’s Island, the Culture, Media and Sport select committee has claimed.

  • Channel 4
    News

    Publish full accounts, select committee tells C4

    2010-03-15T09:26:00Z

    Channel 4’s refusal to publish its digital channels’ accounts and its conflicting messages over its plans for older children are at odds with its ambitions to become a public service network, a cross-party parliamentary committee has claimed.

  • sky plus
    News

    Sky hits back at Lyons

    2010-03-10T10:02:00Z

    BSkyB launched a counter-offensive last night after BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons named the broadcaster in an attack on the corporation’s critics.

  • michael lyons
    News

    Lyons: public will see through BBC's critics

    2010-03-09T18:39:00Z

    Sir Michael Lyons has warned BSkyB and other critics of the BBC that the public will see through any attempt to undermine the corporation for self-serving reasons.

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    News

    Thompson "incredibly angry" at Times leak

    2010-03-09T11:20:00Z

    BBC director general Mark Thompson has told staff he is “incredibly angry” about how the corporation’s strategy review leaked to the Times, and promised a “full investigation” to find out who was responsible.