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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...