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13 Sep 2015, 4:06 pm by INFORRM
Charter renewal every ten years and licence fee negotiations every five now coincide almost exactly with the dates of UK general elections and will do so for the foreseeable future. [read post]
12 Sep 2015, 1:22 am by INFORRM
A former Labour minister, James Purnell is currently working as a senior BBC executive, specifically on charter renewal and presenter Andrew Marr had a well-publicised flirtation with Trotskyist grouplets in his youth. [read post]
9 Sep 2015, 5:54 am by Ben
 What those currently reviewing the BBC and the Licence Fee on behalf of the UK Government as part of charter renewal will make of a fully-fledged online music streaming service, owned and hosted by the Beeb, remains to be seen - but the BBC justify the move as an 'enhancement' to current services saying "Through this digital music offer, we would reinvent our role as a trusted guide, in partnership with our audience and with the UK music… [read post]
28 Aug 2015, 4:12 pm by INFORRM
How on earth can the public be expected to take part in sensible and well-informed debate on BBC Charter renewal in an atmosphere so poisoned by economic self-interest, ideological warfare and political calculation? [read post]
28 Jul 2015, 3:31 am by INFORRM
The Green Paper’s consideration of the BBC’s public purposes, which are enshrined in the Charter and Agreement, also reveals a narrow conception of what constitutes public service broadcasting. [read post]
21 Jul 2015, 5:54 am
Source: BBC News (21 July 2015)http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-33605248India's Supreme Court has rejected a final mercy plea of a man found guilty of financing the 1993 serial bombings in the western city of Mumbai.Yakub Memon will be the first person to be executed in India since a Kashmiri man, Afzal Guru, was hanged in 2013 for the 2001 attack on India's parliament.The blasts in India's financial capital killed 257 people and wounded 713.The attacks were allegedly… [read post]
19 Jul 2015, 6:47 am by INFORRM
The green paper on the BBC Charter Review signals the latest stage of a scuffle between the government and the corporation (and perhaps even between the government and BBC audiences) about how big, independent and accountable the corporation should be in the coming years. [read post]
24 May 2015, 4:08 pm by INFORRM
  The news was covered by the BBC , The Daily Mail, the Sun and many others. [read post]
20 May 2015, 9:53 am by Emelina Perez
Thailand is currently operating under a temporary charter [AP report] as its previous constitution was abolished after a coup last May. [read post]
6 May 2015, 5:00 am by INFORRM
” He wants BBC bias to be part of the Charter renewal process. [read post]
26 Apr 2015, 2:56 am by Ben
Digital Natives have YouTube, they have Spotify, they have the BBC iPlayer, they have iPods, they have Amazon – and they have The Pirate Bay and many many other tools on the internet to find both legal and illegal content. [read post]
18 Apr 2015, 4:54 pm by INFORRM
It has its own constitution, which is separate from the BBC public service Charter. [read post]
16 Apr 2015, 4:13 pm by INFORRM
As he pointed out on 14 November: It is incumbent upon the Trust under the terms of the Royal Charter to stand up for the independence of the BBC and in particular its editorial independence. [read post]
2 Apr 2015, 12:48 am by INFORRM
For example in Lindqvist the court essentially decided that a pensioner could be criminally prosecuted for uploading information about her colleagues’ hobbies during an IT course, and in Digital Rights Ireland struck down an entire piece of legislation on the basis it was not compatible with Charter rights. [read post]
29 Mar 2015, 4:30 am by Barry Sookman
Court Extends Global Shutdown of DVD Ripping Software http://t.co/wM6SKbOB9x -> Privacy commissioner calls for prosecution over Rob Ford privacy breach http://t.co/oN5HAo7QQf -> India’s Supreme Court strikes down law that led to arrests over Facebook posts http://t.co/gELy36iOIX -> Red Light: Competition Bureau Alleges Misleading Advertising By Car Rental Firms using CASL http://t.co/1yasLqEgTb -> BBC warns of Australians avoiding piracy code http://t.co/cqe1Dcw2N4 ->… [read post]
26 Mar 2015, 9:37 am by Kelly Phillips Erb
Five years later, the BBC changed its name to the British Broadcasting Corporation under its first Royal Charter which also defined the BBC’s objectives, powers and obligations. [read post]