how long has ofcom regulates the bbc?
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BBC regulation and Operating Framework. Effective from 3 April 2017, Ofcom became the BBC's first external regulator.
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Generally the expiry date for anything on iPlayer is 30 days. Most shows are available for streaming and downloading 30 days after its airing date. Once you've downloaded a show, you have 30 days to watch it.
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At least 500 total minutes broadcast in the last 30 days. At least 7 unique broadcast days in the last 30 days. An average of 3 concurrent viewers or more over the last 30 days. At least 50 Followers.
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"Access to televisions is a condition of good behaviour. ... Prisons that are run by private companies, of which there are 11 in England and Wales, may provide Sky TV in prisoner's cells. Figures for the number of inmates with access to Sky TV in their cells rose from 1,536 in 2006 to 4,070 in 2009.
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In December 2006, CB radio was deregulated by Ofcom and it is now licence-free. Although the use of CB radios in the UK has declined from its peak, it is still popular, especially with the farming community, Land Rover owners and Mini-Cab services.
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BBC is considered generally reliable. This includes BBC News, BBC documentaries, and the BBC History site (on BBC Online).
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For television broadcasting licences, financial penalties, up to a maximum of 5% of qualifying or multiplex revenue, can be imposed by Ofcom for failure to comply with a condition of a Channel 3 licence, the Channel 4 licence, the Channel 5 licence or a Commercial Additional Service licence, or with any direction ...
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Before to the 2019 general election, the BBC was accused by some Labour politicians and pundits of coverage that favoured the ruling Conservative Party.
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The Government has confirmed that from 1 April 2020 the cost of the annual television licence fee will increase from £154.50 to £157.50. The Government is responsible for setting the level of the licence fee and announced in 2016 it would rise in line with inflation for five years from 1 April 2017.
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Is a BBC account free? A BBC account is totally free to sign up for. You need to pay the TV licence fee, which costs £147 a year, in order to watch BBC iPlayer or any other TV programming in the UK, but that is required to legally watch television in this country, even if you never use iPlayer.
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Avro Energy banned from taking on new customers. ... Energy regulator Ofgem had issued the firm with a final order on 3 April, which warned that it would no longer be able to accept new customers after 26 May if it hadn't joined the smart meter network.
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Income from the licence is primarily used to fund the television, radio and online services of the BBC. The total income from licence fees was £3.83 billion in 2017–18 of which £655.3 million or 17.1% was provided by the government through concessions for those over the age of 75.
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Jeremy Guscott, Jonathan Davies, Andy Nicol, Martyn Williams and Chris Paterson are the main pundits. The BBC's main commentators are Eddie Butler and Andrew Cotter who commentate alongside Brian Moore and Phillip Matthews.
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Television advertising of tobacco products was banned in the UK in 1965 under the Television Act 1964, which was reinforced by an EU directive in the 1980s. Other advertising, such as press and billboard, was governed by a self-regulatory agreement with the Government.
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Public broadcasting, whether via radio or television, is primarily different from privately/corporately owned in how it is funded. ... Because of this financing difference public broadcasters offer more programming content per hour than commercial broadcasters do.
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BBC coverage starts on 17 December and ends on 22 December with a top-class show jumping field in the Olympia Grand Prix. ... Viewers can watch live coverage on the BBC Red Button, BBC iPlayer, Connected TV and via the BBC Sport website and mobile app.
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Ofcom is a statutory corporation. ... Although independent of Government, Ofcom has links to the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) and to the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS), and the Secretary of State is required to lay Ofcom's annual report before Parliament.