June 28th 2005
By: Steven James King
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=25941
Sub-committee says selection process for National Broadcasting Commission did not follow legal requirements
Bangkok PostWednesday, June 22, 2005
By Mongkol Bangprapa
A senate sub-committee has found the selection process for broadcasting regulators to be at fault, some of the 14 shortlisted candidates unqualified and the credibility of the selection panel itself to be ...
June 28th 2005
By: Steven James King
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=26105
Two papers agree to cooperate to create network between journalists
The Straits Times
Saturday, June 25, 2005
Beijing --- The Straits Times and the China Daily have signed an agreement on staff exchanges to step up cooperation between the two newspapers.
The move would allow journalists and management staff from both sides to get ...
June 28th 2005
By: Steven James King
http://www.asiamedia.ucla.edu/article.asp?parentid=26106
Academic conference focuses on media freedom and the burying of news unfavorable to the government
Bangkok PostSaturday, June 25, 2005
By Mongkol Bangprapa
The country has entered an era of commercial politics when media is "blinded, deafened and gagged" by the government's ability to dictate the news agenda, according to an academic conference.
The ...
June 27th 2005
By: Russ
I keep attending media and communications policy gatherings at which the introductory speaker reminds everyone of the implication of �Chatham House Rules�. I offer the following observations about the Chatham House Rules:
* At these gatherings, everyone nods their head as if we all know what the rules are. ...
June 27th 2005
By: Russ
Today's FT has the following analysis of the BT settlement:
Ofcom's strategic review is an intellectual landmark. BT will ring-fence its local loop into a new access services division. All service providers (including BT's) will buy access on equal terms, at prices which permit AS only a fair return. Yet, in ...
June 24th 2005
By: Roger Darlington
A selection of reactions here.
June 24th 2005
By: Russ
Aussie communications minister Helen Coonan thinks Ofcom's settlement with BT can be replicated with Telstra.
Meanwhile, ACMA (Ofcom's little brother) is taking shape. Still no leader.
June 23rd 2005
By: Roger Darlington
A view from a member of the Ofcom Consumer Panel member here.
June 23rd 2005
By: EuroTelcoBlog
Disruption in the UK market got a leg up today, as OFCOM unveiled the preliminary conclusions to phase 2 of its strategic market review. Most of the key elements are along the lines of what BT itself proposed back in February, though a few elements of the fine print lead ...
June 23rd 2005
By: Russ
I think what happened today with Ofcom's announcement of its settlement with BT over access to BT's network exposes some weaknesses in the EU / UK regulatory framework for telecoms. It seems that Ofcom's ex ante telecoms regulatory powers are quite weak and that the regulator essentially had to use ...
