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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...
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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...
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Online consumption universal among young people
Consumption of online and on-demand content is almost universal among 16-24 year olds, reports BDRC Continental.
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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...
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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...
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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.
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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
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Northern Ireland’s local station goes live
Northern Ireland’s first local TV channel, Belfast-based NvTv, went on air this week.
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Birmingham local TV channel in administration
Birmingham Local TV Limited has gone into administration, without having broadcast any programmes.
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Ofcom opens local TV applications
Ofcom has invited applications for seven new UK television channels
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Analysis
Ofcom publishes advertising consultation
Ofcom has published a consultation document detailing various approaches to the enforcement of TV advertising schedules. The consultation is designed to explore the options...