Mar 6 2012
ITV1+1 will have services for Westcountry, West, Tyne Tees and Anglia added shortly and Freeview multiplexes C and D extended by 12 years. Ofcom – Television Broadcast Licensing Update February 2012 notes that ITV Broadcasting Limited have been granted Television Licensable Content Service Licences for the following services: ITV 1 +1 Westcountry ITV 1 +1 […]
Dec 13 2011
Ofcom has proposed 20 local TV sites across the UK for consultation, as part of the Government’s plan to create a local television network. The 20 sites are: Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Grimsby, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Southampton and Swansea. These were selected from […]
Jan 25 2011
Sky has repeated its threat to close Sky News if the government refuses to let News Corp’s takeover go ahead. News Corp wants to take 100 per cent control of Sky, adding it to its stable of newspapers and publishing. And it’s warned that it might not want to keep Sky News going if it […]
Jan 18 2011
Digital television take-up in UK households has reached 92.6%, up by 3.1 percentage points year on year, according to Ofcom figures for the third quarter of 2010. Consumers are continuing to convert additional sets in the home—almost three-quarters (74%) of all secondary TV sets had been converted to digital by the end of June 2010, […]
Oct 20 2010
Ofcom has today announced that it will not launch an investigation into YouView, despite receiving numerous complaints about the IPTV joint venture. In a statement, the media regulator said that fears about YouView’s potential harm to market competition would be offset by its “benefits to viewers and consumers”. However, Ofcom also noted that the IPTV […]
Aug 3 2010
Virgin Media has submitted a complaint to Ofcom requesting that the regulator (in conjunction with the OFT) investigate the proposed internet-connected TV platform Project Canvas. Virgin Media said that they had submitted the complaint on the grounds that: “It (Canvas) is anti-competitive, restricts consumer choice and jeopardizes the future development of next generation TV in […]
Jun 14 2010
Ofcom has ruled that the BBC is allowed to limit the availability of its HD Freeview services to receivers that can control the use of content. The broadcaster has proposed that only receivers with content management technology should be permitted to access the electronic programme guide for Freeview HD. “This technology would control the way […]
Nov 10 2009
Ofcom has moved to turn down a BBC proposal to introduce more stringent copy protection on the forthcoming Freeview HD platform. Last month, the BBC defended its controversial plan to ensure that all Freeview HD receivers will be equipped with more restrictive copy protection technology. Acting on behalf of content owners, the corporation asked Ofcom […]
Sep 22 2009
Ofcom has revealed that it has received an “extensive” response to the latest consultation on a wholesale access model for premium content in the pay TV industry. In an investment briefing held today, Ofcom’s new chief technology officer Steve Unger revealed that all formal responses to the proposal, including one from Sky, are currently being […]
Aug 6 2009
15% of UK internet users or 5.2 million people now watch the BBC iPlayer service, according to Ofcom’s sixth Communications Market Report into TV, radio, broadband, telecoms and mobile industries. This figure is double the amount that were watching the service last year. Ofcom’s research identified that TV viewers are taking more control over their […]
Aug 6 2009
The penetration of digital TV in the UK has reached 89.2% by the close of Q1 2009, buoyed by the growth of high definition and online services, Ofcom has found. According to the regulator’s latest market consultation report, digital TV take-up has increased by 2.1 percentage points year-on-year, meaning that 22.8m UK homes received digital […]
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May 10 2012
Ofcom invites applications for first local TV channels
Ofcom has invited applications for 21 local TV channels across the UK. The local TV channels will broadcast on a specially-reserved multiplex. The initial areas identified for local TV channels are: Belfast, Birmingham, Brighton & Hove, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Glasgow, Grimsby, Leeds, Liverpool, London, Manchester, Newcastle, Norwich, Nottingham, Oxford, Plymouth, Preston, Sheffield, Southampton and Swansea. […]
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By Expat • UK Media News • Tags: Freeview, Local TV, Ofcom