All Ofcom articles – Page 37
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NewsOfcom wants "fit and proper" updates from police
Ofcom is asking the police to update it with information that may impact whether News Corp passes the “fit and proper” broadcast licence test, as the phone hacking fall out continues.
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NewsOfcom investigates C5's Candy Bar Girls
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the appropriateness of trailers for Channel 5’s forthcoming lesbian reality show Candy Bar Girls.
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NewsOfcom launches TV ad review
Ofcom has today formally kicked off its review into how TV advertising deals are agreed.
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NewsHodgson to leave BBC for Ofcom
Patricia Hodgson is leaving the BBC Trust to take up a new role at Ofcom, having been passed over for the top job at the corporation.
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NewsJail for Ofcom employee who stole £520,000
A senior member of IT staff at telecoms regulator Ofcom has been jailed for stealing more than £520,000.
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NewsC4 Munchausen doc sparks Ofcom complaints
A doctor who featured in a recent Channel 4 documentary about Munchausen’s syndrome by proxy has complained to Ofcom, and a group of professional child carers is also preparing to submit a complaint.
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NewsOfcom rejects Rooney complaints
Complaints about Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney swearing into a camera during a match have not been upheld by the TV watchdog.
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NewsOfcom: C4 series infringed privacy
Ofcom has censured Channel 4 doc The Ugly Face of Beauty after a row between a contributor and the producer, Crackit Productions.
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NewsJaney Walker resurfaces at Ofcom
Janey Walker, Channel 4’s former managing editor of commissioning, is to join Ofcom to help set and enforce television and radio standards.
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NewsOfcom clears raunchy X Factor performances - just
Ofcom is to revise the rules governing family entertainment shows after ruling that The X Factor final performances by Rihanna and Christina Aguilera were “at the very margin of acceptability”.
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CommentOfcom rule changes mean we’re all in this together
MipTV muddied product placement debate by leaving broadcasters in the cold, says Sally Quick.
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NewsOfcom ruling expected on Boyle joke
Ofcom is expected to reveal its decision over Frankie Boyle’s joke about Katie Price’s son Harvey this week.
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NewsOfcom budget facing 22.5% cut in 2011/12
Ofcom is to slash its budget by 22.5% (£26.7m) over the coming year as part of a four-year cutback strategy at the regulator.
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NewsPact contacts Ofcom over concerns at C5
Pact has raised concerns with Ofcom that Channel 5 is failing to meet its PSB obligations, and is taking legal advice over its treatment of suppliers.
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CommentWhat is missing from Ofcom's 4G plans
As Ofcom announces that it plans to auction off 4G licences in 2012, Tony Ballard addresses what the proposals fail to consider.
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NewsOfcom plans 4G auction in 2012
Telecommunications regulator Ofcom has announced plans to auction off licences for fourth-generation (4G) mobile phone services.
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NewsOfcom to review TV ad deals
Ofcom is to launch review of how TV advertising deals are agreed – a move that could change the way the UK’s commercial broadcasters make money.
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NewsOfcom announces new film ad rules
TV channels will be able to show longer advert breaks within films under new rules published by broadcast watchdog Ofcom.
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NewsOfcom raps BBC News at Ten
BBC News at Ten has been found in breach of Ofcom’s rules after flashing images appeared in a report about Prince William and Kate Middleton’s engagement.
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NewsSchofield brands Ofcom complaints 'crazy'
Presenter Phillip Schofield has branded complaints about the spat between Jason Gardiner and Karen Barber on Dancing On Ice “crazy”.