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3000 complaints but OFCOM won’t investigate X Factor fix claims
Unreality TV | November 10th 2009
TV regulator OFCOM have confirmed that despite receiving dozens of complaints themselves and 3000 more being submitted to ITV, they don’t intend to investigate ITV’s The X Factor. BBC News reports that Ofcom officials said that it only l read more
People will watch TV on their PCs…so long as it really is TV
Cowshed Productions | November 2nd 2009 by Cowshed Productions
I’m coming to this a few days late due to being in transit to Cow Africa, but UK comms regulator OFCOM has published it’s regular digest of facts and stats. Among other things, the look at adult media literacy reveals that online TV read more
People will watch TV on their PCs…so long as it really is TV
This is Herd | November 2nd 2009 by Dirk Singer
I’m coming to this a few days late due to being in transit to Cow Africa, but UK comms regulator OFCOM has published it’s regular digest of facts and stats. Among other things, the look at adult media literacy reveals that online TV read more
115,000 people call for lower mobile phone charges
The Chronicles from the Empire | October 28th 2009 by Sten A. Hankewitz
A campaign to lower charges for mobile phone calls between networks will hand telecoms watchdog Ofcom a petition with 114,259 signatures today, the BBC reports. The Terminate the Rate campaign wants to see mobile termination rates (MTRs) slashed to r read more
Illegal file-sharing: what does the public think?
Liberal Democrat Voice | October 27th 2009 by Mark Pack
The latest Ofcom survey of internet users in the UK shows that less than half believes downloading shared copies of copyright music and films should be illegal. 42% say it should be illegal, against 33% who believe it shouldn’t be illegal and 2 read more
Illegal file-sharing: what does the public think?
Mark Pack's blog | October 27th 2009 by Mark Pack
The latest Ofcom survey of internet users in the UK shows that less than half believes downloading shared copies of copyright music and films should be illegal. 42% say it should be illegal, against 33% who believe it shouldn’t be illegal and 2 read more
Social networking in the UK: Facebook soars, Bebo and MySpace dro…
Mark Pack's blog | October 26th 2009 by Mark Pack
Cross-posted from the Mandate blog: The latest Ofcom survey of internet usage is packed full of useful statistics and - even more helpfully - they are based on (a) proper research and (b) people in the UK. Many of the figures quoted are American - or read more
Energy Friendly WiMAX
GoingWiMax | October 22nd 2009 by Ari Zoldan
Motorola Powers World’s First WiMAX-based Electric Utility Smart Metering for SP AusNet – Oct 22, 2009 (PR Newswire) The advanced mobile broadband technology allows fast and cost-effective roll-out of new metering infrastructure. Motorol read more
Boost given to mobile apps at Olympics by Ofcom
GoMo News | October 19th 2009 by Bena Roberts
Rating: UK regulator promises extra spectrum for 2012 games Anticipating that the advent of London 2012 Games will give rise to thousands of wireless applications, UK regulator – Ofcom - has set out plans for making extra spectrum available. Besid read more
İngiltere Raporu: Her 3 çocuktan biri ilk arama sonuçlarını…
SEOmium | Güncel SEO, Web, SEM ve Pazarlama Makaleleri | October 9th 2009 by SEOmium International
Birleşik Krallık‘taki medya standartlarını belirleyen ve bizdeki RTÜK benzeri bir kurum olan Ofcom‘un 12 ila 15 yaşındaki çocuklar arasında yaptığı bir araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre araştırmaya katılanların %32’ read more
Internet dongles causing network strain
Pay as you go broadband | October 6th 2009 by Robin Moore
More than one billion people around the world will be accessing the internet by mobile broadband. These are the latest predictions for mobile broadband users by 2012. Slightly worrying however, is the fact that in Europe the current uptake on mobile read more
A lost generation of newspaper readers? Not necessarily
This is Herd | October 6th 2009 by Dirk Singer
Not everyone is a fan of the French interventionist model of doing things, but an experiment in France shows that it's not inevitable that newspapers will soon be met with a lost generation of readers who no longer consume their news in print. Accor read more
80% Of British TV’s Are Digital
Digitpedia Tech Blog | September 30th 2009 by Chris
There is an estimated 60 million televisions in the UK (average household has 2.4 TV’s), and according to Ofcom 80% of those are Digital TV’s. A surge in uptake means the majority of us are now ready for the switch over from analogue taki read more
80% Of British TV’s Are Digital
Digitpedia Tech Blog | September 30th 2009 by Chris
There is an estimated 60 million televisions in the UK (average household has 2.4 TV’s), and according to Ofcom 80% of those are Digital TV’s. A surge in uptake means the majority of us are now ready for the switch over from analogue taki read more
Broadband VOD Service Regulations Proposed by Ofcom
UK Broadband ISP Offers | September 23rd 2009
The telecommunications regulator of the United Kingdom, Ofcom has a few days back issued a proposal for regulating the broadband VOD (video-on-demand) services for the first time in the history. According to the Ofcom proposal, the broadband video-on read more
Official UK 3G Coverage Maps Now Available
The Mobile Broadband Blog | September 21st 2009 by John Pyramid
Ofcom Releases First 3G Coverage Maps For All UK Networks Ofcom, the UK’s independent regulator for the communication industries has finally published 3G coverage maps for the five UK mobile operators – H3G (3), Vodafone, O2, T-Mobile and read more
RBS want to keep the UK government at bay.
Financial News | September 21st 2009 by Mark
Royal Bank of Scotland is considering approaching the market for extra money to avoid handing more control to the government. The bank, now 70% owned by taxpayers, is preparing to join the government’s Asset Protection Scheme (APS) to stop some read more
The demand for DAB radio: where is it?
Grant Goddard : radio blog | September 17th 2009
Most of the current debate on the challenges facing DAB radio seems to be focused on ‘supply side’ issues, such as upgrading existing DAB transmitters, making DAB radio receivers available in cars and the creation of another national DAB multiple read more
Ofcom gets tough on cell phone cowboys
A View From Middle England by Arden Forester | September 16th 2009 by Arden Forester
I wonder why it has taken Ofcom so long to realise that the best scam in town is flogging a mobile phone contract. On Ofcom's website today is the stark message "Mobile service providers and retailers engaging in dishonest, misleading or deceptive co read more
Pay as you go broadband for students
Pay as you go broadband | September 15th 2009 by Robin Moore
Ofcom have recently released advice for Students about to go to University. It is the first time the organisation has provided a broadband mini guide for students. The guide compares the benefits of pay as you go mobile broadband against the need to read more
UK Commercial radio revenues Q2 2009
Grant Goddard : radio blog | September 7th 2009
Commercial radio revenue figures for 2009’s second quarter have been published.Q1 2009 DATA£119.7m total revenues – lowest since Q3 1999£34.8m local revenues – lowest since Q1 2001£60.0m national revenues – lowest since Q1 1998£24.8m bran read more
BBC Business editor: The advent of the digital news marketplace
This is Herd | August 30th 2009 by Dirk Singer
Over on the BBC Reporters website, business editor Robert Peston has reprinted his speech from the Edinburgh TV Festival, which ended last night. The key take out for me? Journalists are now in competition with each other, whatever the medium, a read more
The end of local newspapers doesn't mean the end of local news
This is Herd | August 22nd 2009 by Dirk Singer
Something I've picked up a few weeks late is this piece in the Economist using Bedworth in the Midlands (UK) as a case study of a town with no (traditional) local media following the closure of its weekly newspaper. What's interesting about the pie read more
Ofcom Comments On The Changing Tastes Of TV Viewers in UK
Plasma Tv Reviews | August 12th 2009
Ofcom, the regulatory watch dog of UK Telecommunication has revealed the changing television habits of the contemporary Britons in their Sixth Communications Market Report. The invasion of DVR has brought a new concept in the viewing experience. “T read more
Kids Abandon Social Networking Sites
The Big Picture | August 11th 2009 by Bobby Owsinski
Who ever thought that social networking would be uncool? Apparently that's what millions of 15 to 24 year olds now think about the major social sites like Facebook and MySpace, according to an article in The Guardian.The article states that according read more
Broadband Maslow and the Hierarchy of Human Needs
WOWNDADI @ redcatco | August 11th 2009 by Benjamin
The BBC ran an interesting piece, based on an OFCOM survey, or rather OFCOM’s annual Communications Market Report. It features some rather ’startling’ findings about us Brits and our use of broadband. “Britons are more willi read more
British costcutters say no to restaurants but yes to new mobiles!
LG Blog UK | August 10th 2009 by Chris Applegate
Last week the BBC announced the results of an Ofcom review which suggests that we Brits are more willing to tighten the purse strings on our holidays and meals out than on spending on communication technology! The watchdog’s annual report says read more
Brits prefers Technology against Food and Holidays even in Recess…
The best software 4 download blog | August 9th 2009 by Martin
According to Ofcom, about 40 percent of the Brits would do away with their holidays and making merry by eating out of budget in an attempt to beat recession instead of cutting money to be spent on technology. What a way to remain neck to neck with ch read more
12 Percent of UK Homes Enjoy Mobile Broadband, Says Ofcom
UK Broadband ISP Offers | August 7th 2009
Ofcom has revealed in its latest report on the communications market that around three million households in the United Kingdom had a mobile broadband connection currently. The telecoms watchdog of the country said that in May alone, more than 250,00 read more
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