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Ofcom extends review of News Corp's ownership of BSkyB

Ofcom has asked News International for documents relating to phone hacking settlements, after ... Since setting up a special team in January Ofcom, the broadcasting regulator, had been following ... . Ofcom has asked News Group Newspapers (part of News International and the publisher of The Sun ... hacking victims. It emerged last month that Ofcom set up a team, Project Apple, in January ...

Ofcom steps up 'fit and proper' Sky probe

Ofcom has set up a dedicated team to investigate BSkyB's status as a "fit and proper" owner of a ... , according to Ofcom minutes. Having been on the verge of achieving a full takeover of Sky in June 2011 with Ofcom's blessing, Rupert Murdoch's News Corp and his heir apparent now find their involvement ...

UK leads the way digitally, says Ofcom report

Broadcasting regulator Ofcom's International Communications Market Report says people in the UK ... , although a smaller sub-set was used for some of the analysis. Ofcom looked at five typical baskets ... . Ed Richards, chief executive of Ofcom, said: "Across the globe, people are embracing e ...

X Factor's Tulisa covers up her tattoo amid Ofcom probe

investigation by broadcasting regulator Ofcom for potentially promoting her perfume. ... , Ofcom launched an investigation into whether 'The Xtra Factor' on 29 October, 'The X Factor Results ... . The Ofcom investigation is considering whether the shows broke either rule 9.4 (products, services ...

Ofcom media plurality review gets more than 45,000 submissions

Ofcom has received more than 45,000 submissions to the review of media plurality prompted by issues ... against the News Corp bid. In this most recent activity, Avaaz promoted Ofcom's review as a chance to "End the Murdoch Mafia" and urged people to send a pre-prepared letter to Ofcom, asking it to "ensure ... members visited Ofcom's headquarters to hand in more than 30,000 messages in response to its 'Stop Murdoch ...

ITV's X Factor hit by Ofcom probe into Tulisa's tattoo

'The X Factor' is to be investigated by broadcasting regulator Ofcom after complaints suggested ... of the perfume she launched in October. Ofcom announced today it had launched an investigation into whether ... ' episode and one person complained about both 'The X Factor Results' and 'The X Factor'. Ofcom ... ) of the Broadcasting Code. It is not the first time 'The X Factor' has prompted an Ofcom investigation. In January ...

Ofcom launches consultation into media plurality

Jeremy Hunt, the culture secretary, has instructed broadcasting regulator Ofcom to consult on media ... Today (21 October), Ofcom has asked the industry for comment on a range of issues, including ... review of plurality. At the end of last year, in Ofcom's report against the public interest test ... , the secretary of state for culture, Olympics, media and sport, wrote to Ofcom to ask it to assess how practical ...

Local radio groups question Ofcom on DAB switchover

response to a consultation from broadcasting regulator Ofcom. ... for genuinely local radio in many areas." Ofcom launched its consultation entitled 'An Approach to DAB ... -confidential responses have now been published on the Ofcom website. The consultation document asks six specific ... . The radio groups questioned what they referred to as a number of presumptions made by Ofcom, including ...

Local TV possible in 65 cities, says Ofcom

Broadcasting regulator Ofcom has assessed the available spectrum on 70 TV transmitters that serve the largest number of people in the UK, and has identified 65 locations where local TV services could be provided by around 60 transmitters. The DCMS has launched a consultation asking interested parties ...

Ofcom 'has confidence' DAB coverage can match FM

Ofcom has stated publicly for the first time that it is confident DAB coverage can be built ... , Ofcom was asked to chair the DAB coverage and spectrum planning group to determine the current level of FM coverage and develop options to ensure DAB can match it. Today (22 June), Ofcom said in a ... and that it has "confidence" DAB road coverage can also be built to match FM. Ofcom's claim about ...

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