January 31st 2005
By: ChrisMarsden
As Stephen Carter spoke to the eForum, so David Currie was at ISPA (good to see speeches put online so quickly):
"We want to look to the future so that we can anticipate and respond to the changing market. This programme of work will cover three areas:
1. digital multi-media platforms
2. second ...
January 31st 2005
By: ChrisMarsden
Speech of Wednesday 26th:
"...by the time we have digested what we expect to be an extensive set of comments on 3rd February and developed our final proposals, it will be in the immediate run up to a May election and, though we are an independent regulator, that is never the ...
January 31st 2005
By: ChrisMarsden
Robert Peston in yesterday's Sunday Telegraph is intriguing:
"Carter's tantalising reply was that Ofcom's recommendations could actually be delayed by the timing of the general election - which didn't compute. How could there be any connection between the electoral cycle and Ofcom's adjudication of whether BT is allowing its rivals to ...
January 31st 2005
By: ChrisMarsden
Now this doesn't include any attempts at futile but time-wasting (say, 6 months) judicial review that might be attempted to stave off the inevitable, but expect 2 years from a summer referral if the fixed telecoms market is to go to the CC. Add on a JR and it's January ...
January 30th 2005
By: ChrisMarsden
Tomorrow (31st January) is the deadline for the release of drafts by the Working Group on Internet Governance. They can then be commented on until 16 February (which is the end of a two-day physical meeting) before being finalised the following 2 days for PrepCom 2 on 19 February, the ...
January 28th 2005
By: Luke
The BBC needs radical governance and regulatory reform, including the creation of a Public Service Broadcasting Commission (PSBC), an independent panel told Culture, Media & Sport Secretary. Tessa Jowell today.
The group was appointed by Jowell to assist in her review of the BBC's royal charter. The final report dealt ...
January 28th 2005
By: Russ
Professor Martin Cave of the Warwick Business School will be speaking here at Oxford on Tuesday February 1st, continuing Oxford�s Programme in Comparative Media Law and Policy�s (PCMLP) current seminar series �What�s wrong with competition policy in the media sector?�
Details: Tuesday, February 1st, 3pm, Manor Road Building, University of ...
January 27th 2005
By: Russ
Yesterday Ofcom published its statement on spectrum liberalisation. Here is what you need to know:
* First, what is liberalisation? Many of our friends might be confused by this term at first glance. 'Liberalisation' historically meant (in the EC context) the introduction of competition into a monopolistic ...
January 27th 2005
By: Paul
It would seem that Christian groups are still grumbling about the showing of Jerry Springer the Opera on BBC 2 earlier in the month. With Christian voice claiming that they will take the BBC to court on grounds of blasphemy.
Director General Mark Thompson gave a personal guarantee to Michael Grade ...
January 25th 2005
By: Russ
Great post over at bowblog, describing the inability of UK cable to harness PVR technology, and criticising the industry for its VOD efforts. You should also check out PWC�s recent cable industry review entitled - �Big Bets for the U.S. Cable Industry�. (Colourful, ...
