Apr 27 2022
Ofcom has today announced the appointment of Michael Lynton as a non-executive director to the Board of Channel 4 for a term of three years, commencing 25th April 2022. ichael is currently Chairman of Snap Inc, a position he has held since 2016 having joined Snap’s Board in 2013. He has also been Chairman of […]
Apr 8 2022
Following a Government decision permitting the renewal of multiplex licences up to 2034, the first licence renewals has now taken place. Ofcom has granted the renewal of the licences for Digital 3&4 and SDN, securing the bandwidth for ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 for the next decade. The Digital 3&4 multiplex carries ITV, ITV+1, […]
Mar 18 2022
Ofcom has today revoked RT’s licence to broadcast in the UK, with immediate effect. We have done so on the basis that we do not consider RT’s licensee, ANO TV Novosti, fit and proper to hold a UK broadcast licence. Today’s decision comes amid 29 ongoing investigations by Ofcom into the due impartiality of RT’s […]
Oct 24 2019
The BBC may not be sustainable in its current form, if it fails to regain younger audiences who are increasingly tuning out of its services. Ofcom’s annual report on the BBC looks at its performance between April 2018 and March 2019. It found that the BBC is generally serving viewers and listeners well, and people […]
Jan 31 2019
The UK is due to leave the EU at the end of March, and television channels targeting EU countries will require new licenses. Of the 1,039 cable and satellite TV channels licensed by UK-regulator Ofcom, 700 target other countries. According to business information provider IHS Markit (Nasdaq: INFO), the companies most affected include Discovery, with […]
Dec 20 2018
RT is “extremely disappointed” following British broadcasting regulator Ofcom’s announcement that some content on the RT news network was in breach of impartiality rules. In a bulletin issued December 20, Ofcom stated that a total of seven programmes or segments, including Sputnik, Crosstalk and various items of news coverage were found to be in breach […]
Dec 20 2018
The BBC is in talks with Irish and Dutch authorities to obtain licenses allowing it to continue broadcasting across the European Union in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to two people familiar with the matter. The U.K. licenses that the taxpayer-funded British Broadcasting Corp. uses to beam hit shows including nature documentary “Blue […]
Jul 27 2018
Ofcom has specific powers and duties in relation to public service broadcasters and their prominence on television guides, sometimes called electronic programme guides (EPGs). This includes a duty to draw up, and from time to time to review and revise, a Code of Practice (Code) for licensed EPG providers that, among other things, ensures such […]
Jun 7 2018
Media regulator Ofcom has proposed scrapping the further roll-out of local TV channels across the UK, citing concerns over “economic viability”. More than 30 local TV stations have already been set up in the UK as part of a plan laid out in 2011 by then culture secretary Jeremy Hunt. But several of the channels […]
Mar 22 2018
Travel channel Travelxp is apparently planning a UK launch in May. The channel which first launched in India, has rapidly expanded around the world, with a European service on-air since 2016. The channel offers a HD and 4K UHD option in some countries. Travelxp now holds Ofcom licences covering all digital TV platforms in the […]
Mar 13 2018
Britain’s media regulator Ofcom says it will “consider the implications for RT’s broadcast licenses” if it’s determined there was “an unlawful use of force by the Russian state against the UK” in the poisoning of Sergei Skripal. In a statement, Ofcom said: “As the independent UK broadcasting regulator, Ofcom has an ongoing duty to be […]
New Broadcast 2040+ research
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Jun 22 2022
BBC must transform the way it serves audiences, Ofcom warns
Too many people lack confidence in BBC complaints process, which must improve Audiences consistently rate it less favourably for impartiality Ofcom introduces new regulation to make the BBC more transparent and open The BBC must be much more open and clear with audiences about how it handles their complaints, responds to concerns and meets viewers’ […]
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