October 25th 2005
By: Nicholas Francis
The BBC Governors today released a consultation paper on Service Licences and a "public value test".
The Government's Green Paper on the BBC Charter stated that "Every BBC service would be held to a detailed service licence against which performance could be measured". The Governors envisage that the Service Licences would ...
October 24th 2005
By: Yves Blondeel
The European Commission's Competition Directorate has opened a formal investigation, to assess whether public funding for a new fibre-to-the-home (FttH) network in the municipality of Appingedam, located in The Netherlands, complies with EC Treaty State Aid rules.
This is the first time that the European Commission is opening ('has had to ...
October 24th 2005
By: Roger Darlington
Today and tomorrow, Cable & Satellite International are holding "The Multi-Channel TV To Handhelds Conference" in London. Thanks to one of tomorrow's speakers - fellow OfcomWatcher Monica Ariño - I'm attending much of the event which is about a new subject for me and most consumers. But, make no mistake, ...
October 24th 2005
By: Luke
A community radio toolkit, created by Manchester-based community radio charity Radio Regen, was launched by Creative Industries and Tourism Minister James Purnell, MP last week at the 2nd annual Community Radio conference Community FM.
The toolkit includes everything from advice on applying to Ofcom for a community radio licence to technical ...
October 24th 2005
By: Russ
Normally, OfcomWatch doesn't post job adverts, but I thought we could make an exception:
Playboy TV is looking for a person experienced in viewing programmes for
television broadcast for compliance with Ofcom regulations, ideally with an
understanding of the rules applied to late-night erotica.
The ideal candidate will be available immediately to work for ...
October 24th 2005
By: Don Redding
If anyone would like to read my account of the Liverpool Broadcasting Conference at which the revision of the TV Without Frontiers Directive was discussed, it is now available at http://www.politics.co.uk/campaignsite/public-voice-$3436683$8.htm
or from me by email at don.redding@pop3.altohiway.com
October 23rd 2005
By: monica
The European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) held its semi-annual meeting in Budapest last week. Once the meeting was over, Russ Taylor and I met with Joan Botella, member of the CAC (Catalan Audiovisual Regulator) and president of EPRA since May 2005. Our meeting was fun and revealing. A full ...
October 23rd 2005
By: Russ
I spent most of last week in Budapest� a good autumn getaway in any case, but work-related because I was invited by fellow OfcomWatcher Dr. Monica Arino to give a lecture to students in the master�s in public policy course at the Central European University (CEU). Here are my ...
October 21st 2005
By: Roger Darlington
Earlier this week (Thursday), the Westminster eForum held a full-day seminar on the digital divide. I attended most of the event and offer the following headline points:Many commentators felt that the issue of the digital divide had slipped down the agenda, partly because politicians have confused availability with actual take-up ...
October 20th 2005
By: Nicholas Francis
Ofcom has ended its investigation of the case it opened in December 2004 following complaints from the Wireless Group (operator of talkSPORT) that an agreement between the Football Association and the BBC, for the supply of national radio rights to FA cup games, infringed Chapter I of the Competition Act.
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