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The UK has become a nation of binge-watchers
Forty million people are now watching multiple episodes of their favourite shows in a single viewing session
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PSBs boost spending in factual, sport and children’s programming
Spending on comedy programmes is now at its lowest level in ten years
Business
Karen Bradley is “minded” to refer Fox/Sky merger to CMA
Culture Secretary revealed her decision in the House of Commons
Business
DCMS extends Ofcom’s investigation into Fox/Sky merger
Deadline extended due to the General Election
TVBEverywhere
Ofcom publishes report on VoD access services
Currently there is no legislation in place to ensure VoD platforms provide subtitles, audio description or signing
Business
Culture secretary mulls intervention in Fox’s Sky deal
Sky agreed to sell the remaining 61 per cent of its business late last year
Opinion
Catching up with captions
By Matt Simpson, head of product management, access services, Ericsson Broadcast and Media Services
Business
On-demand broadcasters legally required to include subtitles
The government passed the amendment as part of the Digital Economy Bill
Business
Ofcom unveils BBC regulation plan
Ofcom has released a document detailing how it plans to regulate the BBC from April next year. The regulator will have responsibilities in key...
Business
Ofcom closes Premier League rights investigation
Ofcom has closed its investigation into how the Premier League sells live UK rights for its football matches. The investigation, carried out under the...
News
Data Centre
Netflix extends OTT lead as Now TV chases Amazon
Netflix has extended its lead over Amazon Instant Video in the UK, according to the latest Ofcom data. The regulator’s annual ‘Communications Market Report’...
News
Business
Ofcom proposes easier pay-TV switching
Customers of pay-TV services should be able to switch from one network to another with greater ease and confidence, under new proposals from regulator...
Business
TVBEverywhere
TV time drops as ‘generation gap’ widens
TV viewers in the UK now view almost half an hour less per day than they did in 2010, according to the latest Ofcom...
News
Business
TV quality deteriorating
Nearly a third of TV viewers believe that the quality of programming is falling, according to the latest Ofcom report. UK audience attitudes towards...
News
Business
Clementi’s BBC restructure leaves “no hiding places”
Following a five-month consultation, a review into the running of the BBC has been made public. Following a five-month consultation period with the BBC...
Business
TVBEverywhere
Ofcom: UK could host up to 30 UHD channels
The UK could accommodate up to 30 Ultra High Definition (UHD) TV channels without the need for additional satellite spectrum, according to Ofcom. The...
News
TVBEverywhere
Online video continues to rise
Viewing figures for online video and TV catch-up services have significantly increased over the past 12 months, according to an Ofcom report
News
Features
Rising from nothing
From its purpose built studios in Kensington, the channel produces five hours of news, arts and entertainment programing every day, which is targeted at...
Business
Ofcom to take over ATVOD on-demand regulation
The regulation of video on-demand programme services is being brought fully within Ofcom, ending ATVOD’s role as the co-regulator for the editorial content of...
News
Business
Government announces BBC review
An independent review looking at how the BBC is governed and regulated has been announced by the UK government
Business
Opinion
The evolution of entertainment discovery
Rapid changes in the way that consumers view content means that operators must rethink the way that content is discovered
Business
Children switch off TV as smartphone use surges
Smartphones have overtaken laptops as the most popular device for getting online, Ofcom has revealed in its 2015 Communications Market Report
News
Business
BT Consumer CEO calls for Ofcom to tackle Sky dominance
John Petter, CEO of BT’s Consumer Division, has called on Ofcom to formally amend the scope of its Digital Communications Review to include pay-TV,...
Business
Minority groups under-represented by PSB despite ‘significant contribution’ to UK broadcasting
Ofcom has today published the conclusions of its third review of public service TV broadcasting, the first review since 2008. Ofcom’s review finds that...
News
Business
BBC Three to go online; BBC One +1 launch fails; iPlayer update
The BBC Trust has published its conclusions on BBC executive proposals, stating that BBC Three will move online; a +1 channel for BBC One...
News
Business
London Live reports £12 million loss
London Live, the local television station which launched on 31 March 2014, has announced losses of £11.6 million in the year ending September 2014,...
Business
Business
Uncertainty over future of BBC Trust
Ofcom could next year govern the BBC if BBC Trust is to be abolished, it has been reported. The BBC Charter is to be...
Business
TVBEverywhere
More than half of UK homes now own a tablet
Ofcom research has found that fifty-four per cent of households in the UK now own a tablet device, up from just 2 per cent...
News
Business
Online consumption universal among young people
Consumption of online and on-demand content is almost universal among 16-24 year olds, reports BDRC Continental.
Production & Post
aQ at the Big Centre of Birmingham broadcaster
Big Centre TV (BCTV), Birmingham’s new local TV stations, has gone live with a combination of aQ Broadcast’s QNews newsroom system, aVS video server...
News
Business
Open Championship deal is a win for Sky, but will audience gain?
Sky has won the exclusive rights to broadcast the Open Championship from 2017, after signing a five-year deal.
News
Business
Non-digital TV ownership down as audiences favour portable devices
Ninety-six per cent of households have digital TV but there has been a significant increase in the proportion of homes without, according to Ofcom’s...
Business
Broadcasters could give go ahead to seven-party debates
The Green Party, SNP and Plaid Cymru are now expected to join the Conservatives, Labour, Liberal Democrats and UKIP in televised leaders’ debates ahead...
Business
MPs may support scrapped BBC Trust
MPs on the Conservative-led culture, media and sport select committee are expected to recommend the closure of the BBC Trust.
News
Business
Ofcom opens pay TV consultation into Sky Sports
Ofcom has launched a consultation into whether regulation that requires Sky to offer its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels to other pay TV...
Business
Sharon White announced as Ofcom chief executive
Ofcom has appointed Sharon White as its new chief executive. She will leave her current position as second permanent secretary at HM Treasury, and...
Production & Post
That’s Solent on air with QNews
That’s Solent, the new local TV channel for the south coast, went live with aQ Broadcast’s QNews newsroom system.
News
Business
BBC could lose Wimbledon TV coverage
The BBC could give up its right to exclusively broadcast the Wimbledon championship and instead share coverage of the event with BT
Business
Northern Ireland’s local station goes live
Northern Ireland’s first local TV channel, Belfast-based NvTv, went on air this week.