November 6th 2006
By: Russ
Yesterday influential blogger Iain Dale praised Ofcom, and Lord Currie in particular:
Currie says that within ten years the entire media world will have completely changed. ... As you might imagine, I'm not a great fan of regulators, but Ofcom have rather impressed me in my dealings with them. They're open ...
November 5th 2006
By: Russ
I attended the 'From Secret Service to Public Service' international conference at the Central European University in Budapest on Friday.
Great event. As I have written before, people who think that Hungary sits at the remote edge of Europe really have no idea how much energy and fresh ideas are ...
November 3rd 2006
By: Scott
Ofcom has issued notifications to Carphone Warehouse; IDT Direct(trading as Toucan); Brakenbay Kitchens Ltd; and Space Kitchens Ltd for causing annoyance to consumers through the making of silent or abandoned calls, and for not abiding by revised guidelines relating to such calls.
Ofcom found that the four companies had: (i) ...
November 2nd 2006
By: Luke
The Ofcom Board today announced that Chief Policy Partner Kip Meek will be standing down from the Ofcom Board with effect from early 2007.
Kip Meek joined the Ofcom Board in March 2003 and is responsible for Ofcom's content and standards, legal and international functions. As Chairman of the independent European ...
November 1st 2006
By: Roger Darlington
Ofcom's Chairman Lord Currie today delivered the second annual Ofcom lecture at an event in the Lewis Media Centre in central London organised by the Westminster Media Forum and chaired by the BBC's Nick Higham.
Lord Currie's headline message was : "The most encouraging trend in the communications market over the ...