TV firm takes Â£2m hit for competition line scandal
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Should have been watching the Opera Ofcom has fined GMTV Â£2m for failing to check up on its service provider, Opera Telecom, and thus allowing the public to get ripped off by an early winner selection scandal.â¦
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After a two-year probe, UK regulators have prompted a group of broadcasters to scrap arduous financial tests imposed on buyers of ad time, a practice that inflated costs for the agencies and restricted competition.
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Monopoly watchdogs don't like the smell of big stake Government regulators have demanded that Sky offload most of its stake in ITV because it threatens competition in the TV market, and could harm consumers.â¦
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Turner Broadcasting and a New York marketing firm agreed on Monday to pay $2 million in compensation for a "guerrilla" advertising campaign that sparked fears of terrorism in the Boston area last week.
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The Competition Commission is to investigate BSkyB's purchase last year of a stake in ITV.
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Minister gets involved Trade and Industry minister Alastair Darling has asked Ofcom to investigate BSkyB's purchase of a 17.9 per cent stake in ITV. He wants the regulator to provide him with advice on whether the deal has public interest implications by 27 April. Ofcom said is also looking at the possible impact on programming.â¦
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Labour is extracting Â£2m a year from local councillors' publicly-funded expenses, a newspaper claims.
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The company that ran phone competitions for GMTV is fined a record Â£250,000 after viewers lost an estimated Â£20m.
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A new hi-tech communications centre for Lothian and Borders Police is suffering from a Â£1.2m overspend.
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Media & professional: Â· Audit follows salary leak and cries of foul by rivals   Â· Inquiry into broadcaster's influence on market rates
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Turner Broadcasting and a New York marketing firm agreed on Monday to pay $2 million in compensation to Boston-area authorities for a "guerrilla" advertising campaign that sparked a terrorism scare last week.
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The BBC was fined 50,000 pounds on Monday for a phone-in scandal in which a young studio guest posed as a phony competition winner on one of Britain&#39;s best loved children&#39;s shows.
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A Â£200m compensation package for investors who lost money after investing in split capital trusts was held up last night after a row over a legal clause that would prevent the 22 companies involved from suing one another to reclaim any losses.
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A subsidiary of the German engineering giant Siemens has landed a 2.7bn euros outsourcing contract with the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC).
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Alleged abuse victims from a number of Manchester children's homes are awarded Â£2m in compensation.
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Reports of a takeover approach continues to surround ITV, the UK's largest commercial broadcaster.
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X Factor viewers were overcharged by Â£200,000 because of an interactive vote error, ITV admits.