All Ofcom articles – Page 41
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NewsGive Ofcom the "off switch", says Gaunt
MEDIA FESTIVAL: Shock jock Jon Gaunt has launched a blistering attack on the level of censorship in radio - claiming it will “kill” the medium and calling for Ofcom to be scrapped.
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NewsBBC/Ofcom play down Dogs furore
BBC and Ofcom officials moved to distance the organisations from the Pedigree Dogs Exposed furore yesterday after Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards telephoned director general Mark Thompson to discuss a series of damning leaks.
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NewsOfcom recommends relaxing media ownership rules
Ofcom has called for a radical shake-up of media ownership rules which would open the door for a new spate of consolidation.
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NewsOfcom deals blow to BBC HD plans
Moves by the BBC to copyright programmes held on high definition (HD) Freeview players look unlikely to succeed after Ofcom asked the corporation for more information on the purpose of the system.
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NewsOfcom bows to BBC over Pedigree Dogs ruling
Ofcom has held off publishing rulings about BBC1’s Pedigree Dogs Exposed documentary after sparking “unprecedented” anger from the corporation.
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NewsSports bodies attack Ofcom intervention
The UK’s leading sports bodies have attacked Ofcom’s proposed intervention in the UK pay TV market claiming it is “fatally flawed in a number of key areas”.
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NewsQuestion Time prompts 290 complaints to Ofcom
Almost 300 viewers have complained to the regulator Ofcom about last week’s edition of Question Time.
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NewsSky Sports breaks Ofcom sponsorship rules
Sky Sports gave undue prominence to Specsavers’ sponsorship of the Hawk-Eye technology used in its Ashes coverage, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsOfcom: ITV could lose £64m a year on regional news
Ofcom has warned that the ITV network will be facing a loss of up to £64m a year by 2012, if it has to continue providing regional news bulletins.
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NewsOfcom exceeded powers, claims BSkyB
Broadcast regulator Ofcom has come under fire from BSkyB for suggesting the company should sell its highest value content at pre-determined prices.
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CommentOfcom’s price-fixing strategy is driven by a DTT agenda
Prioritising investment in infrastructure over content is cause for concern, says Mike Darcey.
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NewsOfcom allows BT broadband deals
Competition rules that banned BT from providing discounted landline broadband and television deals have been scrapped by Ofcom.
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NewsOfcom toughens fine limits for ITV
Ofcom could fine ITV more than £3m for any future breaches of the broadcasting code, after a review concluded the broadcaster’s fines over the TV fakery scandal were not hefty enough.
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NewsOfcom: UK broadband not up to speed
Broadband users do not get the speeds they are paying their providers for, according to a major survey by Ofcom.
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NewsScale back "arrogant" Ofcom, says Labour MP
Labour MP John Grogan has backed David Cameron’s pledge to strip Ofcom of its policy-making role if the Tories are elected, branding the media regulator “arrogant towards Parliament”.
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NewsCameron pledges to scale back Ofcom's powers
David Cameron has vowed to strip Ofcom of its policy-making role as part of a proposed scaling back of “empire building” quangos if the Tories are elected.
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NewsSky at loggerheads with Ofcom over pay-TV sales
BSkyB and Ofcom have clashed over the regulator’s plans to intervene on how Sky wholesales its premium channels, with the satellite broadcaster claiming Ofcom’s proposals will undermine investmentin content.Sky chief operating officer Mike Darcey told the IEA Marketforce Future of Broadcasting conference: “Ofcom wants to make pay-TV retailing a more ...
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NewsMyers calls for shake-up at Ofcom
John Myers, the former chief executive of GMG Radio, has slammed Ofcom claiming the media regulator is out of date and unwilling to change.
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Premier League attacks Ofcom plan
The Premier League has waded into the row between BSkyB and Ofcom, claiming the regulator’s plan to review its rights auction process is an attempt to fix something that isn’t broken.
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NewsBSkyB and Ofcom on collision course
BSkyB is set for a legal battle with Ofcom after the regulator proposed forcing the satellite giant to offer its premium sports and movie channels to rival pay TV operators for fixed sums.