Keith at TeleBusillis likes Ofcom’s approach on the DDR…I haven’t fully explored the document, but I must say I am initially disappointed with Ofcom’s decision. Concepts such as uncertainty and market distortion are important and it is right and proper for Ofcom to take them into account. But let’s face it — the U.K. television [...]
More commentary on Ofcom’s recent publication…Today, I’ll briefly examine ‘Our changing media ecosystem‘ by John Naughton of The Observer. Bad title — too obvious and sounds like one of those social science films you had to watch in school when you were 13…
Naughton starts his essay by describing the changing media and communications landscape and [...]
I was teaching in Budapest this autumn, and while working with a colleague there, we started to brainstorm about user-generated content (UGC ~ like YouTube) and its place (or lack of) in the media policy scheme. It’s mostly his idea, but I thought it would be good to tee-up for further discussion.Anyway, if you connect [...]
Someone was kind enough to supply me with a hard-bound version of Ofcom’s recent publication, ‘Communications – The Next Decade‘, so I thought I would go through it over the next few weeks, offering my observations on certain chapters.So, where to start? Well, how about the Foreward? It was written by Viviane Reding. It’s basically [...]
OfcomWatch’s sister site — InformationPolitics.com — recently interviewed David Stewart, Director of Investigations of Ofcom.Click here for the link to a report of the interview and a transcript.
Ofcom today concluded its review of consumer policy which sets the framework for Ofcom’s future approach to consumer issues and concerns. This includes a new price comparison scheme to help consumers choose between providers of fixed, mobile and international telephony, digital TV and internet services. The statement, along with details of the accreditation scheme, can [...]
Our beloved communications regulator, Ofcom, has fined Digital Television Production Company Limited (DTPC) £35,000 for broadcasting material, under PIN encryption on XplicitXXX, that was the equivalent of BBFC R-18 content (Hard Core Porn). Apparently, back on 13th December 2005 an impressive audience of 62 people tuned in the an episode of “Rubber Ron” which featured [...]
Today’s Comment is Free has an interesting piece by Timothy Garton Ash on the License Fee. Read it — very illuminating. I thought some of the comments were also of a high calibre.
Here are my comments on a few of the nuggets contained in his article:
TGA: ‘Remarkably, an independent survey commissioned by [...]
Former Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has taken the CEO position at the PR firm Brunswick Group LLP.
OfcomWatch co-founder Luke Gibbs reports on last week’s Ofcom conference entitled – ‘Communications and Convergence – Challenges for 21st Century Digital Economies’ – which brought together international regulators and industry players to discuss the challenges for regulatory frameworks posed by convergence.
First, a brief overview of a couple of the sessions and then some comment on [...]
Has the introduction of competition in the provision of directory enquiry services been a net benefit for consumers? Four years on, I’m not so sure.
Of course, there is more choice, prices are lower, and there are some extra services. But choice has meant confusion and variable quality for consumers, prices might well have fallen anyway [...]
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