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Football fans feeling the pain as costs mount, says Virgin Media
Some 77% of English football fans want to see more Premier League football made available…
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Ofcom to take over VoD regulation from ATVOD
The UK’s Ofcom is to bring regulation of on-demand video services in-house, ending existing co-regulator…
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BT defends Openreach structure, hits back at Sky
BT has issued a strong defence of infrastructure arm Openreach’s continued operation as part of…
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Sky calls on Ofcom to separate BT and Openreach
Sky has urged Ofcom to separate BT and its infrastructure arm Openreach in its final…
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TalkTalk most complained about UK pay TV provider
TalkTalk became the most complained-about UK pay TV provider in the second quarter, according to…
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Sky, TalkTalk, Vodafone urge ‘radical reform’ of UK broadband
The UK broadband market is letting customers and businesses down and it is “time we…
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UK government launches review of BBC governance
UK government launches review of BBC governanceThe UK government has appointed former Virgin Money and…
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UK broadcast TV viewing has been falling since 2012, says Ofcom
The proportion of the UK population who watch broadcast TV on an average week remains…
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Ofcom survey reveals Netflix and Amazon numbers
Netflix has 4.4 million paying customers in the UK according to communications regulator Ofcom and…
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BT Sport customers can opt out of pay service, says Ofcom
BT customers who have been switched over to a paid BT Sport package are now…
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UK TV revenues up despite changing viewing habits
The UK TV industry generated revenues of £13.2 billion (€18.9 billion) last year, up 3.1%…
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Vice wins appeal on ATVOD ruling
Youth-focused media outfit Vice UK has won an appeal against a determination by ATVOD that…
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Ofcom mulls future of Openreach
Ofcom has called for expressions of views to feed into its strategic review of digital…
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BBC Trust hits out over licence fee deal
The head of the BBC Trust has hit out over the way the recent licence…
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Ofcom raps AXN and TV3 over lack of subtitling, audio description
Ofcom has found Sony Pictures Entertainment-owned AXN and MTG’s TV3 in breach of it Code…
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BT calls on Ofcom to address Sky’s pay TV dominance
Ofcom should amend the scope of its Digital Communications Review to include pay TV, so…
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Only half of young people’s viewing is through live TV
Only 50% of 16-24 year-olds’ audio-visual consumption is through live television, according to UK broadcast…
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Ofcom fines EE £1 million
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has fined mobile operator EE £1 million for failing to comply…
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Satisfaction with public sector channels up, investment in content down in UK
Investment in UK-originated content has decreased in recent years, but satisfaction with public service channels…
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Sky calls for probe into BT’s hold on Openreach
Sky has called on UK competition watchdog the CMA to investigate BT’s Openreach division, accusing…
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Ofcom empowers people with slow broadband
UK broadband customers will be able to walk away from their contracts if speeds fall…
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More than 50% of UK homes now have tablets
Approximately 54% of UK households now have a tablet computer, up from 2% in 2011,…
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UK political row over mooted censorship plan
Prominent members of the UK government have been revealed to be at odds over mooted…
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Three in 10 UK viewers say TV programming is getting worse
Three in 10 adult TV viewers in the UK said they felt that the quality…
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Ofcom ups sign language requirements for small TV channels
UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has set new rules that will boost the amount of TV…
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BT TV attracts most complaints of UK pay TV services
BT TV attracted the most complaints among UK pay TV services recorded by regulator Ofcom…
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Changing viewer habits ‘key trend’ in PSB review, says Ofcom CTO
The change in viewing behaviour is “the key trend we’re looking at in our review…
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ATVOD makes first rulings as new regulations come into force
UK video-on-demand regulator ATVOD has ruled that two adult online on-demand services have breached new…
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Ofcom mulls ‘lighter approach’ to regulation
Ofcom’s new CEO Sharon White has said that the UK broadcast regulator will look at…
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STV wins local TV licences
Scottish commercial broadcaster STV has been awarded local licences to deliver services in Aberdeen, Ayr…