October 31st 2007
By: Russ
A little drama unfolding in the Europe-Ofcom relationship, courtesy of the FT:
'Viviane Reding, the European commissioner responsÂible for telecoms, is due to publish her plan to reform the EU telecoms framework next month, but a draft proposal circulating in Brussels has already sparked divisions inside the Commission.
As well as the ...
October 30th 2007
By: Russ
There was a very interesting piece in the MediaGuardian yesterday by Anthony Lilley. Lilley generally argues for a more robust discussion of public involvement in what he calls the cultural industries. Here are the relevant nuggets, with my reactions:
'First, innovation. Improving the ability of artists, creators and the ...
October 27th 2007
By: Russ
As many of our regular readers know, I'm a huge critic of Ofcom's Broadcast Code and the resulting complaints. Let's face it, most of the complaints just waste everyone's time and foster a climate of nanny-state regulatory intervention.
But I never realised the Broadcast Code (rule 2.9) protects viewers from ...
October 25th 2007
By: Russ
As everyone knows, if you don't make at least 50,000 GBP per year in London, you're probably living above a filthy kebab shop somewhere in Zone 3 and take your life into your own hands just commuting to work.
So, we here at OfcomWatch have never really made a big issue ...
October 24th 2007
By: Russ
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HD6zoqnhCGo[/youtube]
October 23rd 2007
By: Russ
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7xh5H4jvk2Y[/youtube]
October 22nd 2007
By: Russ
Bird & Bird partner Graham Smith has an interesting piece in the Times (here) on the AVMS Directive. He writes in part:
'Broadcast content regulation is an anomalous relic of the old days of spectrum scarcity. If convergence is thought to demand platform neutrality in content regulation, it does not ...
October 19th 2007
By: Russ
UPDATE #2: The Serious Fraud Office say they are investigating...
UPDATE Friday 19 Oct: Scotland Yard say they will launch a criminal investigation if Ofcom ask for one. FT covers the story here.
Oh and there is a new poll up -- to the right of this page -- ...
October 19th 2007
By: Russ
I know we've been fascinated with the BT Home Hub videos on YouTube... so in the interests of fairness here are some people sharing their experiences with Orange Broadband. Take your pick --
Action:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmmpc9heCJw[/youtube]
Comedy:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mABk2hYAwoA[/youtube]
Drama:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PrR3hlioq-k[/youtube]
October 19th 2007
By: Russ
Stephen Timms gave a speech yesterday at the All Party Parliamentary Communications Group. Some nuggets, along with my reactions:
Timms: 'Since I last spoke to you, the average speed of UK broadband has trebled to 4.6 mbs – more than 80 times faster than the speed of dial-up connections. ...
