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Sun’s Tory ‘conversion’ may yet hurt Murdoch empire
Public Relations Consultant | December 4th 2009
When the Sun switched its support from Labour to the Tories in September, many in the Labour movement shrugged: few thought the Sun was Labour anyway. Then last month, the Sun took the gloves off and decided to make things personal by exploiting a ha read more
X Factor attracts most Ofcom complaints of year
My Complaint-A place where people can complain about ALMOST… | December 2nd 2009 by yolanda rozo
The X Factor has prompted the most viewer complaints to media watchdog Ofcom so far in 2009, figures reveal. The talent search attracted 5,975 complaints, with 4,000 relating to Dannii Minogue's remarks about contestant Danyl Johnson. The 10th serie read more
Ofcom Consultation on hiking BT Wholesale broadband charges
Broadband News and Information Source | December 2nd 2009
Latest consultation from Ofcom telecom regulator focus on how increasing BT wholesale charges on UK ISPs to reduce BT pension deficit can affect broadband users in UK. read more
Ofcom: Broadband improvements need to move at consumer's pace
Broadband Finder Blog | November 30th 2009 by James
The introduction of next-generation broadband services in the UK will be dependent on a consumer need for faster download speeds and greater coverage, it has been suggested.A spokesman for Ofcom, the corporate body which monitors the British telecomm read more
Finns fail to warm to 2.6GHz auction
CompareMobiles.com/ | November 29th 2009
Ofcom: ‘Gulp’ Ofcom may be sweating at the news that the Finnish auction of 2.6GHz raised only €3.8m. The regulator is hoping to raise a lot more when the same spectrum is auctioned off in the UK next year.… What is your reces read more
Bournemouth, Kota Tercepat di Inggris
Tip Blog Pemula Tentang Cerita Unik | November 27th 2009 by hayat m
London tidak masuk dalam 10 besar kota dengan kecepatan akses internet tertinggi di InggriKota Bournemouth di barat daya London, menjadi kota dengan kecepatan akses internet paling tinggi di Inggris. Predikat tersebut diberikan situs pengamat broadba read more
A Rude Observation
News Plus (Bitchy Harsh Comments) | November 25th 2009 by Steve N Allen
Now, this one isn't actually news. And this one is rude. It's very rude. If you don't like rude things... well... go away. You're the kind of person who would read about a TV show in the Daily Mail and complain to Ofcom even though you didn't see read more
Deposit Protection Scheme report dozy tenants
Landlord and BTL blog | November 25th 2009
Tenants can be very dozy.According to the Deposit Protection Service many tenants forget to update their contact details with the DPS after moving out of the rental property.This means the Deposit Protection Service is unable to trace them to pay bac read more
Mobile broadband still crawling at below 1Mb, despite ‘up to’…
GoMo News | November 25th 2009 by Bena Roberts
The latest mobile broadband speed test data from Broadband Genie shows two thirds of users have been saddled with speeds below 1Mb this year – less than 15% of the ‘up to’ speeds claimed by, for example, Vodafone (7.2Mb). The majority o read more
The Digital Economy Bill – does it add up?
TJantunen.com | November 20th 2009
This morning I joined a clutch of damp, sleepy and dishevelled hacks – sorry, bright-eyed and enthusiastic fellow journalists – at a briefing at the Department of Business in Whitehall about the Digital Economy Bill. In brief, this sets read more
Commercial radio and DAB: turkeys voting for Christmas
Grant Goddard : radio blog | November 20th 2009
Significant players in the UK commercial radio industry, along with Digital Radio UK, the Digital Radio Development Bureau, DCMS and Ofcom are all lobbying for DAB receiver take-up to be accelerated and for consumers to migrate their radio liste read more
BBC to launch internet radio player with commercial stations
Technotrip Weblog | November 20th 2009 by Anoop Kumar
The BBC is to launch a radio player allowing internet users to listen to more than 400 commercial and BBC stations. Tim Davie, BBC director of audio and music, said today that the project would give web users access to more than 400 Ofcom-lic read more
Tories’ blind faith in markets misses the point on digital medi…
lesbonner | November 19th 2009 by Les Bonner
“Without some intervention, the digital divide will widen,” said Don Foster, the Liberal Democrat Shadow Culture, Media and Sport Secretary. Commenting on today’s speech by Jeremy Hunt on media deregulation, Don Foster said: “There’ read more
Ofcom talks to spook firm on filesharing snoop plan
Good Old School Music | November 19th 2009 by BigMoneyGrip
Peering inside your packets Exclusive Ofcom has held talks with ISPs over a monitoring system that would peer inside filesharing traffic to determine the level of copyright infringement, in preparation for new laws designed to protect the music, fi read more
Ofcom Issues Handy Online Shopping Safety Suggestions
Technology Watch | November 19th 2009
With the festival season approaching, more and more people would switchto the internet to satiate the appetite of their starving shopping carts, and thereby would inadvertently offer cyber fraudsters a groovy opportunity to have their unauthori read more
Ofcom discusses new broadband technology
Broadband Finder Blog | November 17th 2009 by James
A discussion has been published this week regarding a new form of technology that seeks to improve broadband services across the UK for those who live in remote or currently under-supported areas.Ofcom explained it was looking into how wireless inter read more
Ofcom research reveals young people want advice about online priv…
Planet Numbers Ltd - 0845 numbers, 0844, 0800 numbers | November 16th 2009 by jassi09
The World Wide Web is possibly one of the greatest creations ever made. It can be used for many different means; a giant encyclopaedia, a portal for all the best media, it can be even be used to do your shopping from the comfort of your home. It is read more
Free2call X Factor Voting Scandal?
Famewatcher | November 15th 2009 by pim watts
Have the voting results for The X Factor been compromised by a website (free2call.tv) which allows non-UK based fans to vote for their favourites? That, my friend, is the question that the show’s producers, ITV, and government regulator Ofcom w read more
what are 03 numbers?
03 numbers | November 15th 2009 by noel liverton
03 numbers are the fastest growing section of the Non-Geographical marketplace and were introduced by So, what are 03 numbers?.These are non-geographical numbers that can be dialled from overseas and are free from mobiles as long as you do not go ove read more
The X Factor: Midweek Update
The Razor Wire | November 11th 2009 by Rob Gillett
It seemed like the end of the world was upon us when Simon sent Lucie Jones packing at the weekend by taking the results down to deadlock. 3 days and 3,000 ridiculous complaints to OFCOM later and the whole thing is pretty much forgotten. The 'unsto read more
Watchdog rules out X Factor probe…
Ben Hewis | November 10th 2009
Broadcasting watchdog Ofcom says it is not investigating some 3,000 complaints to ITV about X Factor hopefuls John and Edward Grimes staying in the contest. ITV, whose message boards was deluged after Sunday’s result, said the show “can d read more
X Factor Result Not Being Investigated By Ofcom
Buzzin TV | November 10th 2009 by Terry Lane
X Factor After several complaints were received about the results of Sunday evenings X Factor, an investigation was expected to take place by the media watchdog Ofcom. It has now been announced that this will not take place as Ofcom does not investig read more
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
BT Telephone and Broadband Complaint
BT Complaints | November 10th 2009 by Sig Simons
Dear Sir, it is reassuring to learn from your BT customer service complaints website that I am not the only one, but the incompetence of BT beggars belief. Here's my story: I have already written to OFCOM and to Sir Michael Rake, the Chairman of BT, read more
Tuesday's bye, bye witches news
The Medium is Not Enough | November 10th 2009 by Rob Buckley
Doctor Who Promo pics from Waters of Mars Film Cecile de France joins Matt Damon in Clint Eastwood's Hereafter Len Wiseman to direct Nocturne Dolph Lundgren to appear in Conan? Dwight Schultz to cameo in The A-Team Theatre Lesley read more
Ofcom Turns Down Proposal To Incorporate DRM in Freeview HD
Technology Watch | November 10th 2009
UK media regulator Ofcom has apparently rejected a proposal from the BBC to incorporate anti piracy technology in Freeview which would have prevented illegal copying of its high definition television programs citing objections from the Open Rights Gr read more
Top Gear spoof advert was 'too graphic' (Video)
Odd News | newslite.tv | November 9th 2009 by newlsite
A spoof advert filmed by the Top Gear team - in which a man commits suicide by shooting himself in the head - breached broadcasting guidelines.Ofcom say the mock advert for a VW Scirocco - part of a challenge in an August episode of the BBC show - wa read more
Top Gear in trouble for Volkswagen spoof suicide advert
eGMCarTech - the CarTech Mag | November 9th 2009
BBC’s Top Gear, known for attracting controversy, is being criticized by television watchdog Ofcom for showing scenes of a man committing suicide before 9 p.m. watershed. Ofcom said that Top Gear had breached broadcasting regulations that aim read more
Naughty Top Gear ad - what do you think?
Rag Reader | November 9th 2009 by Steve Fleming
The Top Gear spoof ad for VW has been condemned by Ofcom.'Ludicrous and obviously comic' or 'potentially disturbing'?Let's judge for ourselves. read more
Ofcom abolishes broadband migration scheme
Top 10 Broadband Blog | November 6th 2009 by Kimberley Howson
Communications regulator Ofcom has announced it is closing a scheme based around compliance to the MAC broadband migration process. read more
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