All Regulation articles – Page 91
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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.
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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.