All Regulation articles – Page 90

  • 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.

  • News

    Horrocks: BBC journalists 'unsettled' by sharing plan

    2009-01-23T10:34:05Z

    BBC journalists in the nations and regions are “shocked” and “unsettled” by plans to share resources with ITV, Peter Horrocks head of multimedia newsroom has admitted.

  • News

    C4 ups deals outside terms of trade

    2009-01-22T17:18:53Z

    Channel 4 is ramping up the amount of business it does outside of the terms of trade - but wants the existing terms to remain in place if it merges with BBC Worldwide.

  • News

    Richards cautions C4 over partnership talks

    2009-01-22T16:07:26Z

    Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has reiterated that Channel 4 should not enter partnership talks lightly as it attempts to up the ante in dialogue with BBC Worldwide.

  • News

    Burnham: top-slicing is unlikely

    2009-01-22T12:52:06Z

    Media secretary Andy Burnham has refused to rule out top slicing the BBC licence fee - but has admitted it is towards the bottom of his list of possible solutions to the PSB funding crisis.

  • News

    Secretary of state's speech to the Oxford Media Convention

    2009-01-22T11:26:04Z

    Thursday 22 January 2009

  • News

    Burnham backs C4/BBCW merger

    2009-01-22T11:01:44Z

    Media secretary Andy Burnham has pledged that the Channel 4 brand is “here to stay” and revealed that a merger with BBC Worldwide is his preferred option to safeguard its future.

  • News

    BBCW or Five: C4 faces up to its merged future

    2009-01-22T10:58:41Z

    Channel 4 must merge with another organisation or wither away, Ofcom has warned - sending chief executive Andy Duncan back to the drawing board in his bid to convince BBC Worldwide of the value of a strategic merger.

  • News

    Ofcom moves to secure regional news post-2011

    2009-01-22T10:43:26Z

    Ofcom has endorsed the BBC and ITV regional news-sharing plan but has warned it will only safeguard plurality in the short term.

  • News

    Ofcom psb review: what the industry says

    2009-01-22T10:42:15Z

    Ofcom's blueprint for the future of public service broadcasting has got the industry talking - and sparked plenty of controversy.