The chairman of Openreach, Mike McTighe, has emerged as the leading contender to head Ofcom.
Dacre quits race to become Ofcom chair
Boris Johnson’s preferred candidate to become the next chairman of media regulator Ofcom has withdrawn from the process.
Loveworld fined £25,000 for misleading Covid statements
Ofcom has fined religious satellite channel Loveworld £25,000 after an investigation found it had broken broadcasting rules.
Ofcom to require all operators to smooth process of broadband switching
Ofcom says broadband providers must simplify their switching processes, allowing residential customers to switch to a new company is as little as one day.
Brits spend a third of their time watching the TV
It used to be said that watching too much TV would make your eyes go square. If that remains true, then the findings of an Ofcom survey will have Brits calling their opticians.
Ofcom launches BBC Three competition assessment
The UK regulator Ofcom has launched a full competition assessment into the BBC’s proposal to launch BBC Three as a TV channel.
Ofcom calls for stronger system of PSM
The UK regulator Ofcom has recommended a radical overhaul of law to ensure that public service media (PSM) survives in the digital age.
Legislation on Smart TV prominence coming this year
The Government has denied it has been too slow to act in securing prominence for Public Service Broadcasters (PSBs) on Smart TVs.
Ofcom concern over Sky contract notifications
Ofcom has written to Sky over the way the pay-TV platform handles notifies customers at the end of a minimum contract period.
CGTN fined £225,000 for Broadcasting Code breach
Ofcom has fined Star China Media Limited, the operating company of China Global Television Network (CGTN), a total of £225,000 for serious breaches of the Broadcasting Code.