Ofcom to review BBC plans for Scotland channel over potential impacts on local media outlets
The broadcast regulator Ofcom has said it will assess plans for a BBC Scotland channel over fears it could crowd…
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Lord Burns tells MPs Ofcom would be ‘suitable vehicle’ to regulate social media as he is approved next chairman
Former Channel 4 chairman Lord Terry Burns has been approved as the new chairman of Ofcom. Lord Burns appeared before…
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Ofcom names former Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns as its next chairman
Former chairman of Channel 4 Lord Terry Burns has been named as the next chairman of broadcast regulator Ofcom. The…
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Ofcom chief ‘absolutely confident’ over advice Murdoch takeover would not undermine broadcasting standards at Sky
Ofcom chief executive Sharon White has said she is “absolutely confident” about advice from her body which said Rupert Murdoch’s…
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Ofcom clears Al Jazeera of anti-Semitism over probe into Israeli lobbying of Parliament
Broadcast regulator Ofcom has dismissed a number of complaints against Al Jazeera English over its undercover documentary series investigating the…
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Ofcom could face judicial review over Rupert Murdoch’s £11.7bn Sky takeover bid
Regulator Ofcom is facing a potential legal challenge on its ruling that Sky would remain “fit and proper” to hold…
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Government seeks further advice from Ofcom over Rupert Murdoch’s Sky takeover bid
The Government is seeking further advice from Ofcom on Rupert Murdoch’s £11.7bn Sky takeover bid after receiving “new evidence and comments”. The…
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Radio station loses licence after broadcasting 25-hours of lectures by suspected senior al-Qaida figure
A community radio station has had its licence revoked after broadcasting 25 hours of lectures by an alleged senior al-Qaida…
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