All Regulation articles – Page 90
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Ofcom raises BBC partnership concerns
Ofcom has given the BBC's partnership proposals a lukewarm reception, warning they might not be worth the£120m that the corporation claims.
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Ofcom unveils radical regional news plan
Ofcom believes the proposed partnership between the BBC and ITV will only safeguard local news in the short term and has recommend the creation of a series of independently-funded news consortia in the devolved nations and English regions.
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ITV to become 'limited' PSB
ITV is poised to throw off its 'regulatory burden' after Ofcom gave the green light for the commercial broadcaster to dramatically scale back its PSB licence obligations.
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BBC wins top-slicing battle
The BBC has won its battle to avoid the licence fee being top-sliced, but it is likely to lose the digital switchover cash surplus.
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Ofcom: C4 needs to merge... but we're not saying who with
Ofcom has called for Channel 4 to become part of a new public broadcasting alternative to the BBC - but has refused to say whether BBC Worldwide, Five or another body should be its main partner.
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Ofcom: we haven't 'rolled over' for ITV
Ofcom deputy chairman Philip Graf has defended the media regulator ahead of tomorrow's Public Service Broadcasting report, insisting it was not 'rolling over' in the face of demands from ITV to reduce its regulatory burden.
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C4 to hand key slots to the nations
Channel 4 is introducing a£1m fund to develop returning series from the nations and regions and will ringfence slots within key strands for shows from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland next year.
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Ofcom hits ITV with regional quota fine
Ofcom has fined ITV£220,000 for failing to hit its regional quotas for flagship channel ITV1 in 2006 and 2007.
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Digital Britain: the key points
The main proposals from Stephen Carter’s Digital Britain report, according to the leak in the Financial Times.
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Leaked report points to C4 merger
Channel 4 is facing the prospect of being merged into a new, bigger broadcaster under plans drawn up for the government's Digital Britain review.
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ITV: CRR changes could 'save' risky drama
Risky, expensive dramas like Lost in Austen and the cancelled A Passage To India could have a future at ITV if its CRR “straitjacket” is relaxed, the broadcaster has claimed.
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OFT: 'Relax ITV's CRR'
The Office of Fair Trading has recommended the relaxation of ITV's Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) undertakings which currently force it to compensate advertisers for falling audiences.
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Duncan rejects merger with Five
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has dismissed the idea of a merger with Five as “mixing oil and water”, arguing that any industry consolidation can only be considered once fundamental structures have been addressed.
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BBC and C4 draw final PSB battle lines
The BBC and Channel 4 are at loggerheads in the run-up to Ofcom's final PSB report, with the broadcasters disagreeing on almost all key proposals.
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BBC plans Broadcasting House security fence
The BBC has applied for planning permission to build a US Embassy-style “ring of steel” around Broadcasting House.
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Questioning Ofcom's PSB role
Submissions to its PSB review are calling on Ofcom to get tough.The eye-straining business of reading the submissions to Ofcom on its upcoming review of public service broadcasting was not entirely a waste of Optrex. It was an exercise that rekindled my somewhat dormant faith in the wisdom of crowds.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Thompson, BBC
The BBC’s director general talks to Emily Booth about shaping the digital future, wrestling with editorial standards - and why slicing up BBC Worldwide is a very bad idea.
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BBC and ITV close to regional news deal
BBC director general Mark Thompson has confirmed that the BBC and ITV are close to a deal to enable the commercial broadcaster to continue to provide regional news into the next decade.
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MPs urge Ofcom chair to take pay cut
Ofcom's incoming chair Dr Colette Bowe has turned down a challenge from MPs to set recession-hit Britain an example by accepting a cut in her£200,000 annual salary for a three-day-a-week role.
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BBC launches fresh expenses crackdown
The BBC is monitoring how long staff keep taxis waiting as part of a fresh crackdown on expenses.