All Regulation articles – Page 91
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Ofcom: Atkinson's bible spoof was not offensive
ITV1 has escaped censure from Ofcom despite 540 people complaining after Rowan Atkinson spoofed a bible story during a show to celebrate Prince Charles's 60th birthday.
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Ofcom: Casualty too shocking
BBC1 medical drama Casualty has again incurred the wrath of Ofcom, which has upheld five complaints about what it describes as “a sustained and concentrated run of distressing and shocking scenes” in a recent episode.
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Industry braced for PSB answers
Some of the biggest issues facing British TV are likely to move forward in the next fortnight, including Channel 4 finally getting clarity on how it will be funded in the future.
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Deadline announced for local TV licences
Bidders for the new local television licences in Manchester and Cardiff have until 26 January and 18 February respectively to submit their proposals.
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R4 tightens leash on Political Animal
BBC Radio 4 is tightening up its editorial control of Avalon's Political Animal after the BBC Editorial Complaints Unit upheld a complaint about the satirical comedy.
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BBC resolves discrimination dispute
A journalist who suffers from multiple sclerosis has left the BBC after more than 20 years after claiming she suffered discrimination.
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NUJ organises anti-redundancy event
The NUJ is organising a one day event in a bid to help broadcast journalists “take a stand” against redundancies, budget cuts and pay freezes across the industry.
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NewsBBC staff air Sachsgate frustrations
Around three times the usual number of BBC staff turned out for a routine editorial policy meeting this month, to vent their frustration about the Ross-Brand debacle.
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NewsGovt urged to set digital radio deadline
The government should set a date for Britain's migration from analogue to digital radio, the Digital Radio Working Group has concluded.
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NewsOfcom slaps£95,000 fine on BBC
Ofcom has hit the BBC with a£95,000 fine for conducting competitions unfairly on the Dermot O'Leary Radio 2 show and the Tony Blackburn BBC London 94.9FM show.
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NewsOfcom names new chairman
Ofcom has appointed its former Consumer Panel chair Colette Bowe as its new chairman.
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NewsGovernment considers World Service memorial
The government is to consider erecting a memorial to the BBC World Service staff who provided “a beacon of hope, liberty and democracy” to people in Eastern Europe during the Cold War.
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NewsBBC slammed over drama launches
The BBC has defended spending almost£164,000 on four drama launches during 2008, a year in which it cut 2,000 jobs.
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NewsBBC Resources staff win reprieve
BBC Resources staff in Birmingham and Bristol are to escape compulsory redundancy despite the commercial facilities company's plan to cease trading at the two cities.
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NewsC4/Five merger back on table
The possibility of a£500m merger of Five and Channel 4 has re-emerged as Ofcom approaches the final stages of weighing up Channel 4's future funding.
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NewsBBC drops licence fee direct mail firm
The BBC has fired the company in charge of sending out letters to licence fee evaders for using false statistics.
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NewsOfcom to kick off local TV spectrum sale
Ofcom will auction off localised Freeview spectrum in Cardiff and Manchester in February, kicking off a spree which could see dozens of new community television stations spring up across the UK.
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NewsMcCloud and Snow urge Ofcom to save C4
Two of Channel 4's highest profile presenters have urged Ofcom to find a way of securing the broadcaster's future.
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NewsIndies back C4 in PSB review
Indies have rallied round Channel 4 in the final stages of the PSB review, urging Ofcom to find a funding solution that will allow the broadcaster to flourish.
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NewsFive wades in to step up crisis over terms of trade
Indies are facing a major battle to hang on to their terms of trade after Five joined ITV in calling for them to be ripped up.