All Regulation articles – Page 89

  • News

    Expert warns 'beware the digital divide'

    2009-01-30T12:25:13Z

    Plans to deliver broadband access to every home in Britain by 2012 will not succeed unless the internet becomes relevant to more of the British population, according to Deloitte director of research Paul Lee.

  • News

    Digital Britain blog: What about Europe?

    2009-01-30T11:07:11Z

    Has the Digital Britain interim report overlooked Europe? Tony Ballard considers the question.

  • News

    Digital Britain: At-a-glance

    2009-01-30T09:38:00Z

    The report, the action plan and the response. Browse Broadcastnow’s coverage of the Digital Britain interim report.

  • News

    Pact insists indies retain IP

    2009-01-29T16:57:44Z

    Digital Britain: Pact has delivered a veiled warning that indies must be able to hang onto their own IP, under the planned “evolution” of the terms of trade.

  • News

    BBC to lead universal broadband push

    2009-01-29T15:27:05Z

    Digital Britain: The BBC will play a key role in delivering and promoting universal broadband - but Stephen Carter has insisted it is too early to say how much of the digital switchover surplus in the licence fee could fund the roll-out.

  • News

    Six weeks to strike C4/BBCW deal

    2009-01-29T14:27:09Z

    Digital Britain: Channel 4 has six weeks to reach a consensus with BBC Worldwide on how a proposed joint venture could work.

  • News

    Digital Britain: The action plan

    2009-01-29T14:11:00Z

    Here, Broadcastnow presents the 22-point action plan proposed by the DCMS in its Digital Britain interim report.

  • News

    MPs: Where are the PSB decisions?

    2009-01-29T13:57:21Z

    Digital Britain: Media secretary Andy Burnham has come under fire in House of Commons for delaying decisions on the future of public service broadcasting while the recession forces broadcasters to consider further cut-backs in programming and staff.

  • News

    DCMS throws weight behind digital radio

    2009-01-29T13:30:48Z

    Digital Britain: The DCMS has given a shot in the arm to DAB digital radio by promoting it as a primary way of listening to the medium in the future.

  • News

    Carter ushers in terms of trade review

    2009-01-29T13:16:23Z

    Digital Britain: Communications, technology and broadcasting minister Stephen Carter has given his stamp of approval to the terms of trade but warned that they will have to be “evolved” for the digital future.

  • News

    Digital Britain: Main objectives

    2009-01-29T13:13:40Z

    The key objectives for shifting Britain to the forefront of the digital economy has been outlined in the Digital Britain interim report.

  • Ed Richards
    The Broadcast Interview

    Ed Richards, Ofcom

    2009-01-29T09:42:00Z

    The Ofcom chief executive tells Robin Parker why he thinks a second PSB institution is vital to guarantee a ‘plurality of voices’ across TV, from children’s programming to news.

  • Features

    Ofcom PSB report: The strain of pulling together

    2009-01-29T09:13:23Z

    After months of slugging it out, the BBC and Channel 4 are being ordered to make peace and come up with constructive solutions. How will that work, asks Katherine Rushton.

  • News

    BBCW faces radical shake-up threat

    2009-01-28T18:30:06Z

    BBC Worldwide is bracing itself for the DCMS select committee to call for a radical change to the way it acquires BBC programmes.

  • News

    UTV to keep news at its heart in PSB shake-up

    2009-01-28T18:20:27Z

    UTV managing director Michael Wilson has revealed plans to “completely reinvigorate” the Northern Irish broadcaster following the second phase of Ofcom's PSB review.

  • News

    Richards: Review of C4 terms of trade inevitable

    2009-01-28T17:56:01Z

    A review of Channel 4's terms of trade with indie producers would be “almost inevitable” under a joint venture with BBC Worldwide, Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has admitted.

  • News

    Digital Britain report set to be unveiled

    2009-01-28T16:22:04Z

    Universal broadband access and the future of Channel 4 will be top of the agenda in the first phase of the government's Digital Britain when it is released at lunchtime tomorrow.

  • News

    NUJ slams BBC/ITV regional plans

    2009-01-28T12:24:31Z

    The National Union of Journalists has condemned ITV and BBC's sharing plans for regional news bureaus, and has written to the Office of Fair Trading urging it to intervene.

  • News

    Ofcom: ITV's Home Office deal broke rules

    2009-01-26T11:25:06Z

    Ofcom has criticised ITV's sponsorship agreement with the Home Office for its Beat: Life on the Street series.

  • News

    Burnham: support unsung indies

    2009-01-23T11:12:52Z

    Culture secretary Andy Burnham has said one of the “fundamental principles” of the PSB solution must be to support indies, whose contribution is under-appreciated in the ongoing debate.