All Ofcom articles – Page 43
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Ofcom to tackle 'regional' issue
Ofcom is planning a crackdown on what counts as a regional operation for indie producers and could insist on senior indie staff living in the area where the office is based, writes Jane Marlow.
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Hodgson in plea for less Ofcom duties
Patricia Hodgson, the chief executive of the Independent Television Commission, has called for fewer duties and responsibilities to be imposed on new super-regulator Ofcom once it takes over from the ITC. In a speech at the Treasury on Wednesday night (15 October), Hodgson said Ofcom has been charged with deregulating ...
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NewsOfcom to tackle ?media scrums'
Media secretary Tessa Jowell wants super media regulator Ofcom to step in to help sort out media scrums, where broadcasting and other journalists frantically compete for doorstep interview often in front of the camera, writes David Rose.
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Five seeks Ofcom approval to axe 7pm news
Five is set to call on new regulator Ofcom to allow it to axe its news bulletin from peaktime and open up its schedule to more popular shows, writes Michael Rosser.
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Carter warns Ofcom will face unparalleled legal challenges
Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has predicted that the new super-regulator will face an unprecedented amount of legal threats, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Ofcom appoints standards head
Ofcom has appointed Independent Television Commission (ITC) head of factual programmes Chris Banatvala to the key post of head of standards, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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Carter sets Ofcom staff ceiling.
OFCOM chief executive Stephen Carter has pledged to cut the head count of the five regulators his new department will replace by 200 people, scotching suggestions that staff numbers would increase, writes Colin Robertson.
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News Analysis - Ofcom overload?
After staying tactfully silent about the Communications Bill, Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has spoken out about the seemingly endless additions to the super-regulator's remit. Will Ofcom be able to cope with the burden?
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NewsBlair beaten over Ofcom role
Tony Blair suffered his first broadcasting setback this week when Lord Puttnam succeeded in putting the interests of the 'citizen' at the heart of the duties of new media regulator Ofcom, writes David Rose
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Ofcom could loosen ITN ownership rules.
ITV could be allowed to have complete ownership of news provider ITN from the end of the year, according to media minister Baroness Blackstone, writes David Rose.
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Ofcom could loosen ITN ownership rules
ITV could be allowed to have complete ownership of news provider ITN from the end of the year, according to media minister Baroness Blackstone, writes David Rose.
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In My View - Richard Hooper, Ofcom deputy chair and chair of Ofcom's content board.
The idea of an 'informed consumer' is key to making regulation light-touch but workable.
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OFCOM - The age of super-regulation.
Ofcom promises to make a clean break with the past, offering a lean and effective approach to communications regulation. But critics claim its commercial focus will see it put the market before preserving broadcasting culture.
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Puttnam warns that Ofcom could sink into black hole
Lord Puttnam warned the government yesterday that it was 'facing a black hole at the centre of the regulatory unive...
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Ofcom may set ethnic targets.
The government is considering arming Ofcom with strengthened powers to ensure broadcasters employ enough people from
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OFCOM CONTENT DEBUT.
Ofcom's new content board is to meet for the first time on Thursday (15 May). The
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GLOBAL CALL FOR OFCOM.
BBC Worldwide chief executive Rupert Gavin has called for Ofcom to be given a greater role
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Ofcom may set ethnic targets
The Government is considering arming Ofcom with strengthened powers to ensure broadcasters employ enough people from ethnic minorities - both on and off-screen, writes David Rose.
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NewsGavin calls on Ofcom to boost British media
BBC Worldwide chief executive Rupert Gavin has called for Ofcom to be given a greater role in boosting the profile and competitiveness of British Media Companies abroad, writes Luke Satchell