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All Ofcom articles – Page 24
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NewsOfcom hits Discovery with £100k fine
Ofcom has fined Discovery £100,000 for broadcasting several episodes of Deadly Women which featured dramatic reconstructions of torture, knife attacks and dismemberment before the 9pm watershed.
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Ofcom investigates ITV binge drinking doc
Ofcom has launched an investigation into ITV’s Tonight: Britain’s Young Drinkers after the broadcaster picked up the bar tab for students featured in the documentary.
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Benefits Street cleared by Ofcom
Channel 4’s controversial welfare series Benefits Street has been cleared of all wrongdoing in a comprehensive Ofcom ruling.
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Ofcom blasted over diversity
Ofcom’s lack of action and transparency on equality monitoring has contributed to the broadcasting industry’s “catastrophic” failure to achieve progress on diversity, according to the UK’s most powerful creative sector unions.
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Ofcom answers calls to clarify placement rules
Ofcom has clarified rules governing how broadcasters can use product placement following industry calls for greater guidance.
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Ofcom reveals board additions
Former C4 non-executive director Stephen Hill has been confirmed as one of three new appointments to Ofcom’s board.
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Ukip to petition Ofcom for major party status
Ukip has pledged to “campaign hard” to convince Ofcom its major party status should be extended for the 2015 general election.
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Ofcom PSB review to assess growth of digital players
The growth of online platforms including Netflix and Amazon Prime Instant Video will be considered as part of Ofcom’s third major public service broadcasting review.
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BT landed with £120k ESPN Ofcom fine
BT has been landed with a £120,000 fine from Ofcom that was incurred by sports broadcaster ESPN for failing to meet audio description targets.
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Ofcom warning over Scottish referendum
Ofcom has warned that it will consider imposing penalties on UK broadcasters if “great care” is not taken in reporting on the Scottish independence referendum.
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Ofcom probes Jeremy Clarkson joke
Top Gear’s Burma special is to be investigated by Ofcom after a Jeremy Clarkson joke was considered to be racist by some viewers.
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Ofcom criticises subtitling standards
The UK’s major broadcasters are failing to meet best practice guidelines when providing subtitles for the live programming.
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Big Brother breaches Ofcom rules
Channel 5 has been found in breach of Ofcom rules after an altercation between two contestants on Big Brother last year.
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Ofcom renews C4 licence
Ofcom has extended Channel 4’s licence for a further 10 years with the broadcaster’s out of England spend set to triple.
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Ofcom warned over apps 'loophole'
Ofcom has been warned about a “potential loophole” in its regulation of second-screen content as part of a report it commissioned into the burgeoning sector.
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Benefits Street probed by Ofcom
Ofcom has launched an investigation into Channel 4’s Benefits Street after receiving 960 complaints about the programme.
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Ofcom set for third major PSB review
Ofcom is to undertake a new PSB review, a significant study that will help define the future of public service broadcasting in the UK.
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Preferred candidate chosen to be Ofcom chair
Dame Patricia Hodgson, Ofcom’s deputy chair, has been chosen as the preferred candidate for the top job following the departure of Colette Bowe.
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Ofcom clears C4's gypsy programming
Ofcom has cleared Channel 4’s gypsy documentary franchises of breaking its code following a slew of complaints from the travelling community.
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Ofcom awards second wave of local TV licences
Estuary TV has added Scarborough to its existing Grimsby local television licence as Ofcom has begun awarding a second wave of 12-year broadcasting rights.
