January 18th 2008
By: Russ
Ed Richards should watch this one -- it pretty much sums up the types of ISP complaints people often make. They get lost in a system of confusing emails / calls, missed appointments, dropped help tickets. Telling someone like this that the advent of retail competition means they ...
January 18th 2008
By: Russ
Folks, I thought the most interesting part of the day was a mini-debate or discussion concerning Ofcom's Public Service Publisher, or PSP. It was pretty funny -- Anthony Lilley and Tom Loosemore were on the panel defending the concept of a PSP. Both were defensive, telling the audience ...
January 16th 2008
By: Russ
Tomorrow is the Oxford Media Convention -- the most important media policy gathering in the UK each year. It's like a Madonna concert ... well ... except there is no Madonna and it's much more expensive. The cheapest tickets to be had are 245 GBP and up. ...
January 14th 2008
By: Russ
Ofcom today released its 100th Broadcast Bulletin. Every time you reach a milestone like the 100th, the 1000th, etc., you should either celebrate by popping the cork on some bubbly, or ... shake your head in amusement and wonder what's the point...
The Bulletin -- nine-tenths bullsh-t and one-tenth selected facts ...
January 11th 2008
By: Russ
There is an entire wiki devoted to shoe tossing!!??! In this case, I think it signifies the community's disgust for BT Broadband...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlG2KMDPXmw[/youtube]
And here's one that I call No Country for Old Networks:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L64o7YEiW_E[/youtube]
January 10th 2008
By: Russ
Ofcom announced today:
'Ofcom announced today the appointment of Anna Bradley as Chairman of its independent Consumer Panel. The Panel advises Ofcom on the consumer interest in telecommunications, broadcasting and spectrum markets.
Ms Bradley was Consumer Affairs Director of the Financial Services Authority (2002-5) having been Chief Executive of the National Consumer ...
January 7th 2008
By: Russ
Number 10 announced today that former Ofcom CEO Stephen Carter has been appointed as senior adviser to Gordon Brown covering communications, strategy, etc. I think Carter will probably best be remembered as the person promising and delivering on cost savings in the field of public regulation (while still paying ...
January 5th 2008
By: Russ
Folks, the new year has started and it's time again to start thinking about everyone's favourite topic: media and communications policy. Here are some good looking events for January and February:
-- 17 January 2008; The Oxford Media Convention. Expensive, but probably the best ticket around. Last ...
