All Regulation articles – Page 86

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    Response: Channel 4

    2009-04-07T12:10:26Z

    Channel 4's response to a report published today (7 April) by the House of Commons culture, media and sport select committee into the BBC's commercial activities.

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    Rein in BBCW, say MPs

    2009-04-07T09:15:17Z

    The Commons media select committee has called for BBC Worldwide's commercial activities to be reined in and its first look option on BBC shows to be ditched.

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    Select committee slams BBCW/C4 plan

    2009-04-07T00:00:01Z

    The Commons media select committee has delivered an embarrassing snub to media secretary Andy Burnham, rejecting his favoured PSB funding solution of a tie-up between Channel 4 and BBC Worldwide and calling for the licence fee to be top-sliced.

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    C4 avoids censure over sex in daytime

    2009-04-06T12:35:49Z

    Ofcom has rejected 38 complaints against controversial sex-themed episodes of daytime educational series KNTV.

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    Ofcom 'unable' to fine Ross and Brand over Sachsgate

    2009-04-06T09:55:06Z

    Ofcom has said it is “unable” to fine Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand for the Sachsgate scandal, leaving the BBC to pay the£150,000 penalty.

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    Playboy fined£22.5k for hardcore broadcast

    2009-04-02T12:55:36Z

    Playboy TV has been fined£22,500 for broadcasting unencrypted explicit 'adult material'.

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    Lyons keen on Cameron licence fee meeting

    2009-04-01T18:33:44Z

    BBC Trust chairman Michael Lyons has called for an open debate with Conservative leader David Cameron about the licence fee, but has warned against undue influence from MPs on the current five-year settlement.

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    Ofcom investigates Moving Wallpaper 'transphobia' row

    2009-04-01T11:03:58Z

    Ofcom is investigating more than 50 complaints alleging that ITV1 comedy Moving Wallpaper was offensive to transsexuals.

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    Licence fee law must be made clear for online viewing, says Trust

    2009-03-31T13:34:19Z

    The BBC Trust has asked the BBC to be clearer about the law surrounding TV viewing online as it keeps a watching brief on the impact of on-demand viewing on the licence fee.

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    Trust: No room for licence fee 'freeloaders'

    2009-03-31T13:14:43Z

    The BBC Trust has warned the corporation to adopt a more “firm but fair” approach to licence fee collection - but chairman Sir Michael Lyons has warned there is 'no room for freeloaders'.

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    DCMS to examine BBC/ITV news-sharing plans

    2009-03-26T16:30:51Z

    The BBC's plans to share news footage with ITV will come under scrutiny in a new select committee enquiry.

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    BBC to name 'media literacy champion'

    2009-03-25T12:21:47Z

    The BBC is to appoint a new “media literacy champion” in the latest of its efforts to broaden its role to become a “supporting hand” to the rest of the media sector.

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    Ofcom backs C4 religious shows

    2009-03-23T13:19:41Z

    Channel 4's religious programming has been boosted by Ofcom rejecting almost 40 complaints against The Qur'an and Christianity: a History.

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    Big Brother and The X Factor broke sponsorship rules

    2009-03-23T13:10:45Z

    Ofcom has castigated a string of high-profile shows, including Big Brother and The X Factor, for brand sponsorship that tipped over into advertising messages.

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    Burnham demands more TV coverage of women's sport

    2009-03-23T11:40:02Z

    Media secretary Andy Burnham has called for more TV coverage of women's sport and suggested new targets for governing bodies could make them tougher when negotiating with broadcasters.

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    Scottish Parliament lobbies for national channel

    2009-03-20T12:25:27Z

    The Scottish Parliament is to put pressure on the UK government to greenlight a proposed dedicated digital TV channel for the nation.

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    Digital Britain won't force mergers

    2009-03-19T14:01:08Z

    Lord Carter has downplayed the role that Channel 4's future plays in his Digital Britain review, insisting the government will not “force any marriages” between broadcasters.

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    Tessa Ross: Film 4 under threat

    2009-03-18T11:56:51Z

    Parliament was alerted today that Slumdog Millionaire backer Film 4 is under threat because of the financial problems confronting Channel 4.

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    GMG opposes C4-BBCW merger

    2009-03-17T09:14:33Z

    The proposed bailout of Channel 4 via a tie-up with BBC Worldwide would have a 'damaging effect' on the commercial market, GMG has warned.

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    Cameron calls for licence fee freeze

    2009-03-16T12:56:34Z

    Tory leader David Cameron has heaped pressure on chancellor Alistair Darling to freeze the cost of the BBC licence fee for a year.