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Ofcom rules that Sky is a ‘fit and proper’ broadcaster
PAY TV giant BSkyB is “fit and proper” to hold a broadcasting licence, media regulators declared yesterday in a landmark judgment. After a year-long investigation triggered by the phone-hacking scandal, Sky ... Royal Mail; EC investigates plans to privatise
29th July 2011 The European Commission has opened an investigation into the UK government's plans to privitise the Royal Mail. It will look at plans to relieve the postal operator of a pension deficit of ... TalkTalk And Tiscali Fined £3m For Overcharging Customers
18th August 2011Ofcom has fined TalkTalk and Tiscali UK £3m for breaking consumer rules by charging thousands of customers for services they had not received. Ofcom discovered that among those affected were... Probably even cheaper internet, UK
British Telecom is a large company - and for years it has had its hands tied to stop it sweeping away new telecommunication companies - now that has been removed."Until now BT has been constrained from offering “triple-play” packages of fixed-line calls, digital... Head of Radio 2 Resigns! Jonathan Ross on 3 Month Suspension Without Pay
In a new statement, it has been announced that Jonathan Ross has been put on Garden Leave for twelve weeks without pay. The presenter is paid £16,000 for each two-day week. - Update 30th October...
created by Christina 123 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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2198 views | 24 recommendations | 19 comments
Jonathan Ross & Russell Brand Suspended From BBC
Jonathan Ross & Russel Brand have been suspended by the BBC. Following 18,000 complaints concerning a prank phone call to Andrew Sachs, on Russell Brand's Radio 2 program on Saturday 18 October 2008. The call...
created by Fairplay1 | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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1653 views | 41 recommendations | 6 comments
ITV in Public Service crisis
The UK's largest independent TV channel is ITV. Number 3 on the dial, it has always been the only serious competition to the BBC, with whom it has been locked in a ratings battle since it first...BBC fined 400,000 pounds for fake quizzes
BBc staff Member of one show won price30 Jul 2008 ... Several staff members were disciplined. The BBC said the DJ, who hosts the mid-morning show, was unaware that the caller was not a member of more> " ...Euro MTV Fined $485k for 'Extensive Offensiveness'
Remember Aphex Twin? For one, I can't believe that MTV is getting fined almost $500,000 for playing a video from, oh, I don't know...nine years ago. But, then again, after watching the first nine seconds of...
created by Jarrett Martineau | 4 years ago | updated 4 years ago
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BBC and ISPs clash over iPlayer
"A row about who should pay for extra network costs incurred by the iPlayer has broken out between internet service providers (ISPs) and the BBC. ISPs say the on-demand TV service is putting strain on their networks, which need to be upgraded to cope.Ashley Highfield, head of...More children joining social networking sites
A study in the UK has shown that more children than ever before are nowa member on at least one social networking site. That means that morethan a quarter of eight to eleven year-olds have a profile on a... Fury at Bremner's McCann sketch
"Dozens of viewers have complained about a sketch on Channel 4's Bremner, Bird and Fortune on Sunday which suggested that Gordon Brown would find Madeleine McCann on the eve of an election.
Media regulator Ofcom said it had received 32 complaints, while Channel 4 also... ITV to merge regional newsrooms
"Broadcaster ITV is hoping to reduce its number of regional newsrooms from 17 to nine by merging some services. The broadcaster aims to save between £35m and £40m a year to invest in programmes with the closures, but must get permission from regulator Ofcom. The London,...Britain enjoying 'digital boom'
"The net, mobile phones and MP3 players are revolutionising how Britons spend their time, says Ofcom's annual report. It reveals that older media such as TV, radio and even DVDs are being abandoned in favour of more modern technology. Surprisingly, it also shows that women,...User Vs. Networks: VoIP Battleground
More and more users are recognizing the benefits of true WiFi-enabled handsets, though service providers continue to drag their feet in bringing such devices to market. in the UK, two major carriers introduced the...
created by Jordan Yerman | 6 years ago | updated 6 years ago
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