All Regulation articles – Page 79
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NewsUK animators fight for tax breaks
The struggling UK animation sector is launching a last-ditch bid to get tax breaks from the government after losing another long-standing player – Triffic Films.
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NewsITV cleared over talent show complaints
ITV and Talkback Thames have successfully fought off almost 4,500 complaints concerning the treatment of Danyl Johnson on The X Factor and Hollie Steele and Susan Boyle on Britain’s Got Talent after Ofcom cleared the broadcaster of any wrongdoing.
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NewsMajor reform of TV regulation under Tories, says Hunt
MEDIA FESTIVAL: The Tories have pledged a “massive reform” of television regulation, which would go “considerably further” than the light-touch approach in the US.
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NewsFree TV Ashes criticised by cricket board
The recommendation to reserve the Ashes for free-to-air television has been criticised by England and Wales Cricket Board chairman Giles Clarke, who questioned whether the BBC would choose to show the event.
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NewsOfcom recommends relaxing media ownership rules
Ofcom has called for a radical shake-up of media ownership rules which would open the door for a new spate of consolidation.
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NewsTories may shrink BBC licence fee
The Tories may force the BBC into accepting a reduced licence fee and axing its digital channels, shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has said.
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NewsSky slams free TV sports recommendations
BSkyB has attacked recommendations to bring events such as the Ashes back on the protected list of free-to-air sports, saying it could have a “disastrous impact” on the long-term health of British sport.
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NewsBradshaw urged to "strong arm" watchdog over Canvas
The House of Lords communications committee has urged culture secretary Ben Bradshaw to “strong arm” the Competition Commission into approving Project Canvas.
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NewsOfcom bows to BBC over Pedigree Dogs ruling
Ofcom has held off publishing rulings about BBC1’s Pedigree Dogs Exposed documentary after sparking “unprecedented” anger from the corporation.
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NewsTax relief heads up doc makers' demands on MPs
Sheffield Doc/Fest: Documentary producers are to lobby politicians to offer tax relief for public service programming as part of a shortlist of demands to bolster factual output.
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NewsIndie classification rules may change
More television production companies will be classified as independent producers under new proposals from the Culture Secretary.
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NewsTV premium-rate rules tightened
Rules governing the use of premium-rate telephone services on television and radio are being revised and strengthened by Ofcom’s Broadcasting Code.
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NewsQuestion Time prompts 290 complaints to Ofcom
Almost 300 viewers have complained to the regulator Ofcom about last week’s edition of Question Time.
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NewsSky Sports breaks Ofcom sponsorship rules
Sky Sports gave undue prominence to Specsavers’ sponsorship of the Hawk-Eye technology used in its Ashes coverage, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsBranson attacks Sky dominance
Sir Richard Branson has personally waded into the row over BSkyB’s alleged dominance of the pay TV market, comparing the satellite operator to British Airways of the early 1990s.
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NewsBBC fears 30% cuts under Conservatives
Senior BBC staff expect an incoming Tory government to usher in a period of radical change and shrink the corporation’s income by around 30% a year.
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NewsOlympic airwave plans announced
Ofcom has set out its plans for how the airwaves will be managed during the London 2012 Games.
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NewsMock the Week "humiliated" Olympic sportswoman
The BBC Trust has censured the BBC over a joke on Mock The Week that branded Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington “very dirty”.
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NewsTories would rip up BBC charter, says Hunt
A pledge to rip up the BBC charter and reverse Government plans to share the BBC licence fee with other broadcasters has been made by Conservative culture spokesman Jeremy Hunt.
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NewsHorror ads in Britain's Got Talent censured
Horror film trailers shown during ITV’s hit show Britain’s Got Talent were screened too early in the evening, according to the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA).