Business
UK government ‘to give Ofcom power to regulate the streamers’
According to reports, the government wants to give the UK regulator the power to fine the streamers up to £250,000 if they are found...
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Media Delivery
Ofcom proposes changes to digital television technical codes
Proposed changes follow last year's fires at Red Bee Media's playout centre and at the Bilsdale transmitter
Media Management
Ofcom probes UK’s cloud market
Ofcom intends to consider any market features that might limit innovation and growth in the sector by making it difficult for other companies to...
Media Management
Opinion: Learning the lessons from disaster recovery
UK regulator Ofcom has made some recommendations to broadcasters so that loss of services are avoided in the future. Raj Patel, VP of sales...
Media Consumption
The generation game: Younger viewers watching 7x less scheduled TV than those 65 and over
TV viewers aged 16-24 spend less than an hour (53 minutes) in front of broadcast TV in an average day – a fall of...
Business
Ofcom: RT breached impartiality rules 29 times in four days
Ofcom said it found that RT’s coverage failed to preserve due impartiality in relation to the conflict in the Donbas region of Ukraine
Business
Ofcom proposes modernising BBC’s operating licence to enable broadcaster to be more innovative
New operating licence would give the broadcaster greater flexibility to adapt and innovate in how it delivers content for audiences
Media Management
Ofcom: Broadcasters need to urgently improve their disaster recovery plans
Regulator has found Channel 4 in breach of its licence conditions following the fire at Red Bee Media's broadcast centre last year
Media Delivery
Ofcom publishes report into Bilsdale transmitter fire
Over a million viewers lost TV signal following a fire at the transmitter last August
Business
Ofcom suspends KTV’s broadcast licence
Broadcaster now has 21 days in which to make representations to Ofcom, which will then decide whether to revoke Khalsa Television Limited’s licence
Business
Grade: You leave your opinions at the door when you arrive at Ofcom
New Ofcom chair Michael Grade has been facing MPs ahead of his official appointment
People
‘He’s the opposite in every respect to his predecessors’: Reaction to Michael Grade’s Ofcom appointment
TVBEurope talks to Enders Analysis founder Claire Enders about Michael Grade's appointment as chair of UK media regulator Ofcom
People
Michael Grade appointed Ofcom chair
The long search for Lord Burns' successor is finally over
Business
Ofcom revokes RT’s UK licence
Regulator has concluded RT's licensee ANO TV Novosti, is no "fit and proper" to hold a UK broadcast licence
Business
RT faces multiple Ofcom investigations, Roku drops broadcaster from European channel store
All 15 Ofcom investigations relate to the channel's news programme on Sunday 27th February
Business
Ofcom: “We will not hesitate to take action” against RT
Ofcom CEO Melanie Dawes writes to culture secretary regarding crisis in Ukraine
Business
Dawes: ‘Real value’ in Ofcom regulating streaming services
Ofcom CEO Melanie Dawes says she wants to be able to regulate the global streaming services in the same was the organisation oversees the...
Media Management
Ofcom to investigate Channel 4’s access services outage
The regulator said it remains "very concerned" about the incident at Red Bee Media's broadcast centre last September which took the broadcaster's access services...
Business
UK government reopens search for Ofcom chair
Julian Knight, chair of the Digital, Media Culture and Sport Committee said the on-going process would "put a reality TV series to shame"
Business
New name emerges in search for Ofcom chair
Senior civil servant Sue Gray is now leading the search for the position, which became vacant when in 2020 when Lord Burns announced his...
People
Michael Grade ‘in contention for Ofcom top job’
Former BBC, ITV and Channel 4 boss is said to be in the running for the position
People
Dawn Airey, Tess Alps join Channel 4’s board
They join fellow new appointees David Kogan and Sarah Sands in serving three year terms
Media Consumption
Ofcom approves BBC Three’s return to linear TV
BBC Three will return to linear TV in early February 2022, and will be available on Freeview, Sky, Virgin and Freesat
Business
Ofcom: More people leaving UK broadcast industry than joining
Regulator has published its Diversity in Broadcasting Report 2021
Business
Search to begin for new Channel 4 chair
Charles Gurassa will step down in January at the end of his second three-year term
Media Consumption
Ofcom: Netflix more popular with UK viewers than pay-TV
Broadcast TV’s share of all adults’ total viewing dropped from 67 per cent in 2019 to 61 per cent
Media Consumption
Ofcom launches full assessment into BBC Three’s linear return
The assessment now has six months in which to conduct a BCA into the proposed television channel before issuing both a proposed and final...
Business
Ofcom calls for biggest shake-up to public service broadcasting in 20 years
Organisation is calling for the UK's regulatory system to be urgently updated
Business
Ofcom ‘to be given SVoD regulatory powers’
Government reportedly want to "level the playing field" between broadcasters and VoD services
Media Delivery
More on-demand platforms offer subtitles, but audio description and signing drop
More content now available with subtitles
Business
Oliver Dowden wants search for new Ofcom chair to begin again
Culture secretary wants the search to "start afresh"
Business
ITV warns of ‘radical changes’ needed if PSM system to continue
The broadcaster has laid out five areas where it says Ofcom and the government need to act in order to future-proof public service media
Media Consumption
For the first time, kids are watching more online video than traditional TV
New report from Ofcom looks at time spent watching TV during the past year
Business
Ed Vaizey ‘in the running’ for Ofcom chair
Former culture minister said to be on the shortlist to succeed Lord Burns
Business
Boris Johnson ‘preparing to announce’ Paul Dacre as Ofcom chair
Former Daily Mail editor is said to be the prime minister's "preferred choice" for the role
Business
Sky: BBC “gaming the system” by failing to separate commercial, public service arms
Pay-TV operator has written to Ofcom stating the BBC could be in breach of its Royal Charter
Production & Post
Ofcom: 5G, metadata, light field cameras among emerging tech that could shape production
Significant developments are expected in the next ten years including changes to the tools for content creation and production; content distribution routes; and the...
Business
Ofcom: Traditional broadcasting at risk ‘without radical shake-up’
Regulator suggests PSBs could become full or partly subscription-based.
Live Production
Ofcom awards News UK TV broadcasting licence
New channel is expected to launch Free-to-Air.
News
Business
Ofcom: Women still make up less than half of UK TV and radio industry
Ofcom has called on broadcasters to accelerate progress across three priority areas.
Business
DCMS Committee wants veto over Ofcom appointments
“Transparency must be at the heart of the process and this committee is determined to ensure that is what we will get," said committee...
Business
What impact would Dacre and Moore have on the British TV industry?
According to reports, the government is considering offering Paul Dacre the chairmanship of media regulator Ofcom, with Charles Moore installed as the new chair...