September 30th 2003
By: Russ
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Idea for the GMS

Idea for the GMS The GMS should start by covering creative contests and ceremonies that are ignored by other broadcasters. The BBC has Eurovision, but maybe GMS can find a diamond in the rough.
September 30th 2003
By: Luke
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Neil Fraser Appointed Head of Gaelic Media Service

Neil Fraser Appointed Head of Gaelic Media Service Neil Fraser has been appointed the new Chairman of the Gaelic Media Service, Ofcom announced today (30 September, 2003). His appointment, which has the approval of the Secretary of State for Scotland, will take effect from 1 January 2004 and will run for ...
September 30th 2003
By: Luke
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New Look ofcomwatch.co.uk

New Look ofcomwatch.co.uk We've got a new look thanks to Tommi Eisele at keindesign It looks great - many thanks Tom!
September 30th 2003
By: Luke
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Stirton’s Take On Playlists

Stirton's Take On Playlists In response to a number of posts on this site throughout the summer in regard to radio playlist quotas for domestically produced music we recieved this handy alternate checklist from Lindsay Stirton. He says: "I thoroughly support the idea of quotas for music, though perhaps nationality is only ...
September 30th 2003
By: Russ
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Sarah Baxter on the BBC’s reception in the U.S.

Sarah Baxter on the BBC's reception in the U.S. The September 28th Times has a piece on the image of the BBC among those Americans who know it exists...I mean...who tuned in during the Iraq war for unbiased coverage of events. The whole piece appears overstated to me. I was, depending ...
September 29th 2003
By: Hugo
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Oh We Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside…

Oh We Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside... As everyone else was gabbing on about boring old shite in the main hall at the Labour Party conference in Bournemouth, Tessa Jowell was announcing to a fringe meeting that the BBC would emerge from charter renewal a strong and independent ...
September 29th 2003
By: Hugo
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Prince Phillip: First To Test Ofcom’s New Harm and Offence Codes?

Prince Phillip: First To Test Ofcom's New Harm and Offence Codes? Reports indicate that Prince Phillip is to direct and produce that annual blockbuster - The Queen's Speech. Apparently Prince Phillip has been disappointed by the 'soft' approach of recent broadcasts and sees an opportunity this year to preach his own brand ...
September 29th 2003
By: Hugo
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Digital TV Takeup 10m+

Digital TV Takeup 10m+ BSkyB hopes to announce it has reached 7m subscribers three months ahead of schedule when it celebrates the fifth anniversary of Sky Digital on Wednesday. Meanwhile Freeview has pushed the number of digital TV homes in Britain past 10m for the first time, according to a report ...
September 29th 2003
By: Hugo
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From Poetry To Prose?

From Poetry To Prose? Harsh words from Sonia Purnell in the Independent on Sunday this past weekend in regard to Ofcom's regulatory intergration and convergence. The article quotes a senior source as saying, "People have got very angry and emotional about the whole process...we have been boiling down five existing regulators into ...
September 29th 2003
By: Hugo
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Carter RTS Keynote Reviewed

Carter RTS Keynote Reviewed Decent reframing of Stephen Carter's RTS Cambridge speech - at least the PSB portion of it - by Maggie Brown in today's mediaguardian. All the key points highlighted - particular emphasis on Ofcom's desire to frame the debate in terms that move beyond the "you know it ...

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OfcomWatch book corner: Charlie Beckett, SuperMedia

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May 11th 2008
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The GMTV phone-in scandal: Was Ofcom too soft?

I SHOULD ADD: I've written before how failed or inadequate regulatory remedies for consumers in the UK are opening the door to a relatively new type of remedy: the class action lawsuit. Well, it turns out the case of the GMTV wrongdoing that at least one large law firm may be ...
May 9th 2008
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Ofcom pluralism book: Tim Suter on impartiality in broadcasting

I thought one of the more engaging articles in Ofcom's recent book on pluralism was written by Tim Suter. In his piece Suter questions the notion that rules on due impartiality are coherent and future-proof. He writes in part: 'The fact that the requirement for impartiality stretches back to ...
May 6th 2008
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UK no. 1 in broadband international league table…

According to the OECD's most recent statistics, the UK is number 1 in the international league table of people videoing their destruction of ADSL wireless routers: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgBNc8Z0Zxk[/youtube] What is it about BT Home Hubs that drive people to violence?
May 2nd 2008
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OfcomWatch Friday Film Festival: Tiscali under scrutiny…

Here's an instant classic: [youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cBVAu927mw[/youtube]

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