News videos more popular than influencers on social media, report finds
News content is the third most popular type of social media video in the UK, a new Ofcom report has…
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Nigel Farage and GB News cleared by Ofcom: Channel yet to be rebuked by regulator
The first two investigations by broadcast regulator Ofcom into GB News have ended with no rebukes, keeping the TV channel’s…
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Most popular sources of news in UK for 2022: TikTok fastest growing outlet
Tiktok was the fastest growing news source in the UK between 2020 and 2022, according to Ofcom’s annual news consumption…
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RT breached impartiality rules 29 times in four days after Ukraine invasion, Ofcom says
RT breached the UK’s broadcasting code 29 times in four days after Russia invaded Ukraine, regulator Ofcom has said. Ofcom…
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Queen’s Speech media briefing: Big tech crackdown, Section 40 repeal, sources concern
The Queen’s Speech 2022 has revealed a series of legislative changes that will have serious ramifications for UK media. Based…
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Shadow culture secretary Lucy Powell on C4, big tech and regulating Fleet Street
Shadow Culture Secretary Lucy Powell has spoken to Press Gazette about Labour media policy and said the party could not…
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New Ofcom chair says he will ‘leave opinions at the door’ and that he applied to help tame tech giants
Update 1 April: Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has confirmed Michael Grade will be the next Ofcom chair following his appearance in…
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Ofcom revokes RT UK broadcast licence, declaring channel not ‘fit and proper’ to air in UK
Update 18 March 2022: Ofcom has revoked RT’s UK broadcast licence. The telecoms regulator said it did so after determining…
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