Jan 26 2016
Ofcom has announced that Charles Gurassa has been appointed as the next Chairman of Channel 4. He will join its Board on January 28th, succeeding Lord Terry Burns whose term ends on January 27th. Gurassa is currently Deputy Chairman of EasyJet, Chairman of the Genesis Housing Association, a Trustee of English Heritage and a Senior […]
Dec 15 2015
BT TV became the most complained about pay TV service in the third quarter of 2015, with Ofcom complaints stats showing a sharp rise in complaints. According to Ofcom data covering July to September 2015, BT’s complaints volume increased significantly to 25 per 100,000 customers, compared to 11 per 100,000 in the second quarter of […]
Dec 10 2015
Some 70% of UK adults will watch TV using free-to-air, catch-up services like the BBC iPlayer in December, more than in any other European country, according to Ofcom. The UK broadcast regulator’s research claims that UK viewers are now using TV gadgets “more than any other major country” and that catch-up viewing is ahead of […]
Oct 14 2015
The regulation of video-on-demand programme services is being brought fully within Ofcom to sit alongside its regulation of broadcast content. The move follows an Ofcom review to ensure regulation of broadcast and on-demand content remains as effective and efficient as possible for the benefit of consumers, audiences and industry. The review included the current co-regulatory […]
Oct 9 2015
Sky has urged Ofcom to separate BT and its infrastructure arm Openreach in its final submission to the UK broadcast regulator as part of its strategic review of the UK’s digital communications market. In a statement explaining its stance, Sky argued that as BT has sole control over Openreach its decisions about investment in national […]
Sep 22 2015
UK regulator Ofcom has come down heavily on Russia Today (RT and RT Europe) over a series of 14-minute transmissions called ‘The Truthseekers:Genocide of Eastern Ukraine’ which RT broadcast in July. Ofcom stated that RT had made a “serious breach of [the Ofcom] codes”. Ofcom stated that the news broadcaster made no attempt to provide […]
Aug 6 2015
The UK communications market is changing rapidly. In recent years, with the roll-out of new technologies and services, increasing numbers of people have gained access to superfast broadband and 4G mobile network services. Today, 83% of UK premises are able to receive a superfast broadband service. Almost one in three fixed broadband lines are now ‘superfast’ (providing […]
Jul 10 2015
Ofcom should amend the scope of its Digital Communications Review to include pay TV, so it can address high prices and a lack of competition in the UK market, according to the CEO of BT’s consumer division, John Petter. In a speech to the Broadcasting Press Guild yesterday, Peter said there were market failings in […]
Jul 8 2015
Radiocentre today unveiled a new report outlining its vision for the future of commercial radio. The industry body for commercial radio’s new policy document Radio. Connecting Past and Future, proposes new ways of working with Government, Ofcom and the BBC so radio can continue to thrive. This paper summarises where the commercial radio industry is […]
Jul 2 2015
Ofcom has today published the conclusions of its third review of public service TV broadcasting, the first review since 2008, suggesting that broadcasters need to adapt their models to maximise commercial revenues and efficiencies, and the PSB system needs to evolve as the trend towards online viewing grows. The review examines how the BBC, ITV, […]
Jun 30 2015
Ofcom today published data on the volumes of consumer complaints made to Ofcom against the major providers of telecoms and pay TV services.The latest report covers the three-month period from January to March 2015 (Q1), and reports on the complaints made to 13 providers of fixed line telephone, fixed line broadband, pay monthly mobile and […]
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Feb 22 2016
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch calls for the end of BT Openreach
Sky CEO Jeremy Darroch has urged Ofcom to call for BT and its infrastructure arm Openreach to separate, as the regulator prepares to publish the conclusions of its digital communications review. In an open letter, published in the Times newspaper today, Darroch said that ultrafast broadband is “critical to Britain’s future economic and social welfare”, […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: BT Openreach, Jeremy Darroch, Ofcom, Sky