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Ofcom
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Ofcom kicks of phase two of local TV licensing
UK regulator Ofcom has begun the second phase of licensing local TV channels. Following the…
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Ofcom backs Sky in sports ad dispute
UK regulator Ofcom has ruled that BSkyB has not breached its broadcast code in refusing…
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Ofcom highlights changing pattern of online piracy
About 18% of UK internet users over the age of 12 who accessed digital entertainment…
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UK local TV operator Comux heads for Birmingham
Comux UK, the company responsible for operating the UK’s local digital-terrestrial TV infrastructure, is setting up…
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Second screen and VOD use on the rise, says Ofcom survey
A majority of viewers use a ‘second screen’ devices while watching TV, while about three…
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Ofcom to pilot white space technology in autumn
UK regulator Ofcom has unveiled plans for a trial of ‘white space’ technology has invited…
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UK Government proposes Ofcom cost-cutting efforts
The UK Government has launched a consultation, proposing seven changes to the duties of communications…
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UK local TV deadline looms
Parties looking to start up a local TV station in 30 UK areas, including Cambridge,…
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Next wave of UK local TV licences opened up
Another 30 local TV licences will be offered in the UK after communications regulator Ofcom…
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YourTV wins Preston licence as Ofcom completes local TV process
UK regulator Ofcom has awarded the last of its currently planned local digital-terrestrial TV licences…
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Ofcom awards local TV licence for Liverpool
UK regulator Ofcom has awarded the new local TV licence for Liverpool to Bay TV…
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Five take UK 4G spectrum
UK regulator Ofcom has awarded 4G mobile spectrum to five companies – Everything Everywhere, Hutchison…
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Ofcom awards Leeds local TV licence to Ian West’s Made Television
UK media regulator Ofcom has awarded a local TV licence for the Northern city of…
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YourTV wins Manchester local TV licence
YourTV, backed by former BBC chairman Michael Lyons among others, has secured UK regulator Ofcom’s…
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Evening Standard beats rivals to win new London TV licence
UK regulator Ofcom has awarded the new local TV licence for London to newspaper the…
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Ofcom awards Comux local TV infrastructure licence
UK regulator Ofcom has awarded Comux UK the licence to operate the UK’s local digital-terrestrial…
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Ofcom rules in BBC Worldwide’s favour in VOD case
UK communications regulator Ofcom has ruled in favour of BBC Worldwide in a case concerning…
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Ofcom fines Playboy TV Benelux
UK regulator Ofcom has levied a £100,000 (€120,360) penalty on Playboy TV’s UK-based Benelux operation…
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Ofcom awards local TV licences for Scottish cities
Ofcom has awarded local digital-terrestrial TV licences for Glasgow and Edinburgh in Scotland. The licences…
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ATVOD responds to Ofcom Channel Flip decision
UK media regulator Ofcom has upheld an appeal by Channel Flip Media against an ATVOD…
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UK leading new viewing habits, Ofcom reveals
A new report from UK media regulator Ofcom shows that the country is ahead of…
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Ofcom delays local DTT licences
UK regulator Ofcom is to delay a decision on awarding local TV licences in key…
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UK DTT viewers face disruption threat as Ofcom looks to 5G spectrum
UK regulator Ofcom last week unveiled plans to prepare frequencies for so-called 5G mobile services…
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UK completes switchover, readies for dividend auction
The UK has completed its eight-year long digital switchover process with the switch-off of analogue…
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BT Vision gets most complaints
BT Vision is the UK’s most complained about pay TV provider. Between April and June,…
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Ofcom: Sky is fit and proper
UK pay TV operator BSkyB has passed regulator Ofcom’s assessment of being fit and proper….
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Ofcom awards first two local TV licences
UK regulator Ofcom has awarded its first two licences for local digital-terrestrial TV channels. The…
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Ofcom revokes Praise TV licence
UK media regulator Ofcom has revoked the licence of Praise TV owner Destiny Broadcast Network…
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Ofcom confirms ATVOD’s regulatory role
Following a review, communications regulator Ofcom has decided the current arrangements for the co-regulation of…
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Ofcom reveals local TV licence bidders
UK regulator Ofcom has revealed the names of the organisations that have made a bid…