October 19th 2005
By: Luke
Culture Media and Sport committee
HOUSE OF COMMONS - SESSION 2005-06
19 October 2005
New inquiry: Broadcasting rights for cricket
The Culture, Media and Sport Committee has decided to inquire into the acquisition of broadcasting rights for cricket, including Test Matches played in England.
The Committee is particularly interested in receiving evidence on the ...
October 19th 2005
By: Luke
Press Release
Voice of the Listener & Viewer's 2005 Children's Conference is designed to raise public awareness and debate about a range of current issues which have far-reaching implications for the future quality, cost and accessibility of children's broadcasting services throughout the UK:
'Kids' Media - a Cultural Force or a Cash ...
October 19th 2005
By: Luke
AFX reports -
Ofcom today closed an investigation into Bulldog, the broadband internet service provider owned by telecoms group Cable & Wireless PLC.
Ofcom launched its probe at the end of August after receiving hundreds of complaints about over-billing and deficiencies in the ISP's customer service practices. In a statement this ...
October 19th 2005
By: Luke
Ofcom, in a statement and consultation document to launch Phase 2 of 'Radio - Preparing for the Future' have proposed a new national DAB multiplex licence,
"Ofcom is persuaded that there are strong public policy reasons for making Band III spectrum available to complete the pattern of local multiplex licensing, and ...
October 19th 2005
By: Roger Darlington
There is research evidence that television viewers would welcome more guidance, especially in the form of labelling, on the content of programming that is inappropriate for young children or might be offensive to older children or adults. Currently all we have in the UK are the 9 pm watershed - ...
October 18th 2005
By: Luke
It looks like this morning's meeting between the FA Premier League's Richard Scudamore and the European Commission's Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes might result in a compromise deal in regard to the auctioning of rights to televise live Premier League football games for 2007-2010 seasons.
Positive noises are being reported on both ...
October 18th 2005
By: Scott
The UK's Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has dismissed an application by Vodafone to prevent Floe Telecom (in administration) from introducing new evidence in their appeal against a decision to allow Vodafone to disconnect GSM gateway services offered by Floe. Back in November 2003, the legacy telecoms regulator, Oftel found ...
October 18th 2005
By: Roger Darlington
It is now several weeks since Ofcom published its "Final statements on the Strategic Review of Telecommunications, and undertakings in lieu of a reference under the Enterprise Act 2002". Welcome though the settlement between BT and Ofcom clearly is, the regulator has so far spent much more time and ...
October 17th 2005
By: Russ
The Guardian reports today:
News International chairman Les Hinton has accused "journalists" of
amateurism, misrepresentation and failing to emulate the standards of
traditional news organisations.
Using the example of coverage of this year's hurricane in New Orleans -
where he said bloggers were responsible for "bad information", including reports
of unrest and rape that were not ...
October 16th 2005
By: Luke
Ofcomwatcher Don Redding had his letter - written in response to Steve Hewlett's comments about the BBC's proposed licence fee increase being used to pay for the government's industrial policy - published in yesterday's Guardian...
Saturday October 15, 2005
The Guardian
Steve Hewlett is right to question whether BBC licence payers' money should ...
