All Ofcom articles – Page 41

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    News

    BBC wins Ofcom backing on HD DRM

    2010-06-15T14:43:00Z

    Ofcom has backed the BBC proposals to use DRM (digital rights management) technology to protect Freeview HD programming from being copied and sent around the world via the internet.

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    News

    Sky v Ofcom: CAT delivers compromise

    2010-04-29T17:19:00Z

    A compromise ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal means BT Vision, Virgin Media and Top Up TV will have to continue to pay the full price for Sky Sports while BSkyB’s appeal against Ofcom’s controversial pay TV ruling is heard.

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    News

    Sky vs Ofcom hearing extended

    2010-04-26T12:25:00Z

    The crucial hearing to determine whether BSkyB must abide by Ofcom’s controversial Sky Sports ruling for the start of the 2010/11 football season has been extended into today.

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    News

    Ofcom cuts red tape for local radio

    2010-04-15T12:35:00Z

    Ofcom has announced a package of measures to deregulate local radio, paving the way for more mergers and more flexibility in the volume of locally-produced content.

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    News

    Sky: Ofcom’s U-turn on DTT proposal is no Picnic

    2010-04-08T08:30:00Z

    BSkyB has given a lukewarm reception to Ofcom approving its three-year-old proposal to sell premium channels on DTT.

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    News

    Ofcom calls for ITV’s CRR to be scrapped

    2010-04-06T13:09:00Z

    ITV has welcomed Ofcom’s call for the Contract Rights Renewal Scheme to be abolished to reflect changes in the ad market.

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    Comment

    Ofcom v Sky: the match with no winner

    2010-03-31T13:12:00Z

    Two years after Ofcom kicked off its review, the battle over TV sport is finally getting interesting, writes Chris Curtis.

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    News

    Darroch: Ofcom ruling will hit sport

    2010-03-31T12:06:00Z

    Sky chief executive Jeremy Darroch has slammed Ofcom’s pay TV ruling, claiming it has got its decision “badly wrong” and will “hit British sport where it hurts.”

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    News

    Sky's rivals bemoan Ofcom verdict

    2010-03-31T11:06:00Z

    Sky’s rivals BT Vision and Virgin Media have voiced disappointment that Ofcom’s has not gone far enough in forcing the satellite broadcaster to slash its sports channel wholesale rates.

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    News

    Ofcom's Sky verdict: what you need to know

    2010-03-31T10:58:00Z

    Don’t fancy wading through Ofcom’s 656 page Pay TV statement? Here’s what you need to know at a glance

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    News

    Ofcom proposes TV ad sales shake-up

    2010-03-29T12:22:00Z

    Rules governing how commercial television stations sell their advertising airtime could be scrapped following the launch of an Ofcom consultation on the issue.

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    News

    Sporting bodies lobby Ofcom for Sky

    2010-03-26T10:52:00Z

    The chiefs of six of the UK’s largest sporting bodies have written to Ofcom voicing major concerns over its expected decision to force Sky to wholesale its channels to rivals at a cheaper rate..

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    News

    Radio XL in Ofcom hot water again

    2010-03-23T12:40:00Z

    Ofcom has rapped Birmingham-based Radio XL after the Asian-oriented station breached broadcasting codes for the second time this year.

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    News

    Ofcom urges BT to open up network

    2010-03-23T09:34:00Z

    BT should open up its network of telegraph poles, underground ducts and new fibre lines to competitors under Ofcom plans announced to promote super-fast broadband in the UK.

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    News

    Ofcom: No This Morning sex investigation

    2010-03-16T15:00:00Z

    Ofcom is not planning to investigate viewers complaints about This Morning’s sex-themed week, Sex Up Your Life.

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    News

    Ofcom clears Dancing on Ice over 'faecal' jibe

    2010-02-22T11:37:00Z

    Dancing on Ice has been cleared of using offensive language inappropriately, following hundreds of complaints over judge Jason Gardiner describing a contestant’s performance like “watching faecal matter that won’t flush”.

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    News

    Sacked DJ cleared to take on Ofcom

    2010-01-29T10:21:00Z

    Former TalkSport presenter Jon Gaunt who was sacked after calling a Tory councillor a “Nazi” and an “ignorant pig” during a debate about foster care has an “arguable case” for a judicial review, a High Court judge ruled.

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    News

    Ofcom investigates BBC HD content copying

    2010-01-25T16:10:00Z

    Ofcom has published a second consultation on BBC proposals to control how its HD content is copied.

  • Ed Richards
    News

    Ofcom set to relax ad sales

    2010-01-18T10:45:00Z

    Ofcom is poised to relax rules on advertising sales in its first review of the practice in seven years.

  • News

    ITV F1 competition broke Ofcom rules

    2009-12-21T14:30:00Z

    Ofcom has ruled that an ITV Formula 1 competition in which no prize was awarded breached its rules.