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Ofcom
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RTÉ deputy chief exiting for Ofcom
The deputy director general of Irish pubcaster RTÉ, Kevin Bakhurst, is set to exit and…
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Ofcom looking to place burden of service switch on new providers
UK regulator Ofcom has opened a consultation on proposals to make it easier to switch…
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Ofcom: Openreach to be a ‘distinct company’ but still part of BT
Ofcom has said that BT’s infrastructure division, Openreach, should become a distinct company, but resisted…
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Ofcom: TV viewing time down as ‘generation gap’ widens
TV viewers in the UK now watch 26 minutes less per day than they did…
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Ofcom: pay TV provider BT receives most complaints
BT was the most-complained about UK pay TV provider in the first quarter of this…
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UK-based European channels face uncertainty after Brexit vote
UK-licensed European channels face a period of uncertainty after last night’s Brexit vote, according to…
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Ofcom: BEN TV in breach of broadcast licence
BEN TV, an entertainment and news channel targeted at diaspora African and Caribbean audiences, has…
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Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone team up to present Openreach proposals
Sky, TalkTalk and Vodafone have teamed up to present a “10-point plan for a better…
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Regulator calls on C4 to programme for kids
UK public broadcaster should do more to cater for kids and has been asked to…
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Ofcom: 30% of UK adults think TV is getting worse
Some 30% of UK adults thought that the quality of TV programming got worse in…
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Former Sky News chief joins Ofcom content board
Ofcom has appointed former Sky News chief Nick Pollard to its content board – the…
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Ofcom: EE best UK mobile operator for video streaming
EE is the leading UK mobile operator for watching YouTube content, according to new research…
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Ofcom: BT most complained about pay TV service in the UK
BT was the most complained about pay TV service provider in the UK during the…
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Ofcom sets 2020 clearance target for 700 MHz spectrum
Ofcom has set out plans to clear the 700 MHz spectrum band that is currently…
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Ofcom: DTH spectrum can accommodate 30 UHD channels
Ofcom claims that 30 ultra HD channels, plus a growing number of HD channels, could…
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Clementi review: Ofcom should regulate BBC
The current system of governance of the BBC is “flawed” and the public broadcaster should…
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IoD: UK should aim for 1,000x faster broadband speeds
The UK government has a “poverty of ambition” when it comes to national broadband speeds…
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Ofcom to open new office in north of England
Ofcom is opening a new office in Warrington, north west England, later this year with…
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Ofcom: BT must open up but not separate from Openreach
BT must open up its Openreach infrastructure arm to competitors, but for now will not…
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BT’s Patterson defends Openreach ahead of Ofcom announcement
BT CEO Gavin Patterson has defended infrastructure arm Openreach’s continued existence as a part of…
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Online on-demand viewing grows in UK
Three quarters of UK adults have viewed an online video-on-demand service in the last 12…
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Ofcom makes board appointments
Ofcom has appointed former BT, KPN and Alcatel Lucent CEO, Ben Verwaayen, and journalist and…
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Ofcom launches consultation on VoD regulation
UK media regulator Ofcom is launching a consultation on the future of video-on-demand regulation following…
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BT tops pay TV complaints table in Q3
BT Group attracted the highest volume of pay TV-related complaints to media and telecoms regulator…
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Ofcom: UK TV viewers ‘most technologically advanced’ in Europe
Some 70% of UK adults will watch TV using free-to-air, catch-up services like the BBC…
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Ofcom: TV ownership still in slow decline
The number of UK homes with no conventional TV but with a broadband connection trebled…
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Ofcom names content board members
UK regulator Ofcom has named two new members of its content board. The regulator has…
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Ofcom: children now prefer YouTube to TV
This year for the first time, children aged 12-15 who watch both television and YouTube…
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Ofcom drops UK wholesale rules for Sky Sports
Ofcom has removed regulation that requires Sky to offer its Sky Sports 1 and 2 channels…
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Ofcom confirms 2016 spectrum auction for mobile broadband
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has confirmed plans for an early 2016 spectrum auction that will…