May 29th 2008
By: Russ
Continuing my occasional look into the Ofcom Pluralism book, I came across this passage from indy producer Steve Morrison:
Seems like a very bad idea for me:
-- Lots of people benefit from people watching good television, including indy producers, advertisers, the viewers themselves, the distributors, etc. Suddenly putting a whopping ...
May 29th 2008
By: Russ
I just heard last night that Poland's Civic Platform led government failed in its attempt to eliminate the Polish television licence fee. It has been eliminated for the poor and elderly but everyone else must 'pay up sucka'.
It seems that Poland's cultural elite came out strongly in favour of ...
May 28th 2008
By: Russ
There was a bit of a debate -- rare for this site -- in the comments below. I thought I would share it on the main page.
I don't think I am usually too soft on Ofcom, although oddly people always tell me that. I'm moody with Ofcom. ...
May 27th 2008
By: Russ
Ofcom released its 110th Broadcast Bulletin today. Woohoo!
One very important issue resolved by Ofcom dealt with whether it was fair or not for ITV to misidentify someone's gang affiliation:
Reminds me of the Van Buren Boys:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=buwunI_4DZg[/youtube]
May 23rd 2008
By: Russ
I'm constantly evaluating Ofcom -- both for my PhD research and for this blog. The challenge for both is essentially giving the regulator a bit of a break at times: Gaining a deeper understanding of the challenges it faces but at the same time insisting that it function as a ...
May 23rd 2008
By: Russ
Someone should do a PhD thesis on the social-psychology underlying these videos...
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLiGMYZMPAk[/youtube]
May 23rd 2008
By: Russ
We received this comment from Richard Brown today:
'I am astonished by the complacency of Ofcom in today’s (22nd May) announcement about the penetration of rural broadband. The implication is that because the same number of people in rural areas as urban areas now have broadband, the digital divide is closed. ...
May 21st 2008
By: Russ
The CAT's decision is here.
I have not followed this case closely. Well, I have not followed it at all, other than to maintain my firm conviction that mobile termination rates are like hospital super-bugs -- they are nasty, bad for us and seemingly immune from eradication by the powers ...
May 20th 2008
By: Russ
Ofcom's PSB Review blog remains a bit buried in its site -- thought I would pass this along. Click on the image to link to the Ofcom blog and submit your comment:
I think people focus on the BBC licence fee because they strongly doubt Ofcom will convince the government ...
May 20th 2008
By: Russ
From today's Guardian leader:
'The government would like broadband to be delivered by the private sector. There is, however, a troubling gap between a national vision of high-speed broadband to the home (as happens in South Korea, which has a government-backed industrial policy) and the perceptions of most big companies, like ...
