All Regulation articles – Page 90

  • 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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    Secretary of state's speech to the Oxford Media Convention

    2009-01-22T11:26:04Z

    Thursday 22 January 2009

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    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.

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    ‘Shrewd' Thompson scores licence fee victory

    2009-01-21T17:18:29Z

    After the disappointment of the licence fee settlement, director general Mark Thompson has scored an arguably more important victory by seeing off the threat of top-slicing.

  • Comment

    What's next for Channel 4?

    2009-01-21T16:26:58Z

    A merger with Five or BBC Worldwide could save an ailing C4.In the last week or so, national newspaper columns have been awash with suggestions of how you solve a problem like Channel 4.

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    Ofcom: keep C4 as it is if partnership fails

    2009-01-21T13:51:50Z

    Managing Channel 4's inevitable decline in its current form would be Ofcom's default preference if its proposed new PSB rival to the BBC proves unworkable.

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    PSB review at a glance

    2009-01-21T10:56:37Z

    A summary of Ofcom's 127-page document.

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    Ofcom raises BBC partnership concerns

    2009-01-21T10:55:29Z

    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

    2009-01-21T10:35:32Z

    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

    2009-01-21T10:07:15Z

    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

    2009-01-21T09:22:24Z

    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

    2009-01-21T08:57:52Z

    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

    2009-01-20T16:33:29Z

    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

    2009-01-20T14:50:58Z

    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.