May 31st 2006
By: Nicholas Francis
The DTI has published a report (PDF, 33 pages) that examines concurrent competition powers in sectoral regulation. Concurrency is the regime through which regulators such as Ofcom, Ofwat, Ofgem and ORR are given powers alongside the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) to enforce the Competition Act 1998 (and the ...
May 29th 2006
By: Roger Darlington
Digital switchover will take place from 2008-2012 and the first ITV region to switch will be the Border region which straddles the north of England and the south of Scotland. Last week, DigitalUK held a conference in Carlisle to explain to local citizens what will be involved and to answer ...
May 28th 2006
By: Russ
Folks, the life of an avid OfcomWatcher is never boring:
1. Monday the 22nd. Went to a seminar here in Oxford held by Dr. Karen Yeung on how regulatory agencies such as Ofcom manage publicity. The examples given were the U.K. Office of Fair Trading and the Australian consumer regulator. Does ...
May 26th 2006
By: Roger Darlington
The Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) has today published a report of a trial conducted in Bolton to investigate what type of support would be needed at digital switchover by people aged 75 and over.
The results of the trial, run jointly by the DCMS and the ...
May 26th 2006
By: Luke
Ofcom press release below - although it fails to mention that Ofcom's current Chief Operating Officer, Ed Richards is a shoo-in for the top job.
"The Ofcom Board today announced that Stephen Carter will stand down from his role as Chief Executive Officer, with effect from 15 October 2006.
He will continue ...
May 23rd 2006
By: The PolicyTracker team
Technically most of the options are already known: mobile TV; ‘standard’ mobile telephony - particularly expanding coverage in rural areas; wireless broadband, terrestrial High Definition Television (HDTV); additional standard definition TV channels or interactive services. There is also the wildcard of what the European Commission calls ‘innovative new services’, which ...
May 23rd 2006
By: Russ
As Don points out below, the issue of whether Ofcom should impose restrictions on the advertising of junk foods to children seems to be gathering steam. Just take a look at the consultation responses Ofcom has released on its website (my favourite: Mr. Mike Thomason - they should put him ...
May 23rd 2006
By: Don Redding
Ofcom could face its first judicial review at the hands of the National Heart Forum, an alliance of health and consumer charities and professional medical organisations concerned about obesity.
In its current consultation of the advertising of food to children on TV, Ofcom offered three options for new restrictions, but did ...
May 22nd 2006
By: Russ
Today's MediaGuardian has a piece from Jeff Jarvis on the BBC's role in the media marketplace. He writes in part:
The BBC can become the grand laboratory of media. For because of those licence
fees, you are in a better position than any organisation anywhere to think
generously, to share knowledge and audience ...
May 18th 2006
By: Russ
Sorry, folks - if you click on any of our archived material to the right you may receive a 'Not Found' message. We're working on the problem and hope to have it fixed soon.
Until then, you can always search (and read) our archive on Google using the limitation --- site:ofcomwatch.co.uk ...
