All Ofcom articles – Page 40
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NewsOfcom proposes TV ad sales shake-up
Rules governing how commercial television stations sell their advertising airtime could be scrapped following the launch of an Ofcom consultation on the issue.
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NewsSporting bodies lobby Ofcom for Sky
The chiefs of six of the UK’s largest sporting bodies have written to Ofcom voicing major concerns over its expected decision to force Sky to wholesale its channels to rivals at a cheaper rate..
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NewsRadio XL in Ofcom hot water again
Ofcom has rapped Birmingham-based Radio XL after the Asian-oriented station breached broadcasting codes for the second time this year.
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NewsOfcom urges BT to open up network
BT should open up its network of telegraph poles, underground ducts and new fibre lines to competitors under Ofcom plans announced to promote super-fast broadband in the UK.
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NewsOfcom: No This Morning sex investigation
Ofcom is not planning to investigate viewers complaints about This Morning’s sex-themed week, Sex Up Your Life.
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NewsOfcom clears Dancing on Ice over 'faecal' jibe
Dancing on Ice has been cleared of using offensive language inappropriately, following hundreds of complaints over judge Jason Gardiner describing a contestant’s performance like “watching faecal matter that won’t flush”.
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NewsSacked DJ cleared to take on Ofcom
Former TalkSport presenter Jon Gaunt who was sacked after calling a Tory councillor a “Nazi” and an “ignorant pig” during a debate about foster care has an “arguable case” for a judicial review, a High Court judge ruled.
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NewsOfcom investigates BBC HD content copying
Ofcom has published a second consultation on BBC proposals to control how its HD content is copied.
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NewsOfcom set to relax ad sales
Ofcom is poised to relax rules on advertising sales in its first review of the practice in seven years.
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ITV F1 competition broke Ofcom rules
Ofcom has ruled that an ITV Formula 1 competition in which no prize was awarded breached its rules.
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NewsOfcom rules against Pedigree Dogs Exposed
Ofcom has upheld three of 19 complaints against BBC documentary Pedigree Dogs Exposed, despite coming under severe pressure from the corporation.
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NewsOfcom: no progress on PSB content for kids
Ofcom chairman Collette Bowe has admitted the regulator has “not made much progress” in protecting public service content for children – but appears to have passed the buck to the nation at large.
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NewsGive Ofcom the "off switch", says Gaunt
MEDIA FESTIVAL: Shock jock Jon Gaunt has launched a blistering attack on the level of censorship in radio - claiming it will “kill” the medium and calling for Ofcom to be scrapped.
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NewsBBC/Ofcom play down Dogs furore
BBC and Ofcom officials moved to distance the organisations from the Pedigree Dogs Exposed furore yesterday after Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards telephoned director general Mark Thompson to discuss a series of damning leaks.
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NewsOfcom recommends relaxing media ownership rules
Ofcom has called for a radical shake-up of media ownership rules which would open the door for a new spate of consolidation.
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NewsOfcom deals blow to BBC HD plans
Moves by the BBC to copyright programmes held on high definition (HD) Freeview players look unlikely to succeed after Ofcom asked the corporation for more information on the purpose of the system.
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NewsOfcom bows to BBC over Pedigree Dogs ruling
Ofcom has held off publishing rulings about BBC1’s Pedigree Dogs Exposed documentary after sparking “unprecedented” anger from the corporation.
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NewsSports bodies attack Ofcom intervention
The UK’s leading sports bodies have attacked Ofcom’s proposed intervention in the UK pay TV market claiming it is “fatally flawed in a number of key areas”.
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NewsQuestion Time prompts 290 complaints to Ofcom
Almost 300 viewers have complained to the regulator Ofcom about last week’s edition of Question Time.
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NewsSky Sports breaks Ofcom sponsorship rules
Sky Sports gave undue prominence to Specsavers’ sponsorship of the Hawk-Eye technology used in its Ashes coverage, Ofcom has ruled.