Media releases

Most complained about TV programmes of 2018

27 December 2018

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/most-complained-about-tv-programmes-of-2018

Update on investigations into the RT news channel

20 December 2018

Ofcom has today found that the RT news channel broke broadcasting rules by failing to preserve due impartiality in seven news and current affairs programmes over a six-week period.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/update-investigations-rt-news

Ofcom response to the CMA’s super-complaint report

19 December 2018

Ofcom welcomes the CMA’s report, which supports our existing work to protect customers.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/ofcom-response-cmas-super-complaint-report

Getting rural areas connected

18 December 2018

Mobile and broadband coverage are improving in the UK, but too many rural areas still get a poor signal – according to Ofcom’s major study of the UK’s communications networks.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/getting-rural-areas-connected

Getting rural areas connected in Wales

18 December 2018

Mae darpariaeth symudol a band eang yn gwella yn y DU, ond mae gormod o ardaloedd gwledig yn parhau i gael signal gwael – yn ôl astudiaeth sylweddol Ofcom ar rwydweithiau cyfathrebu’r DU.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/getting-rural-areas-connected-in-wales

Jonathan Oxley appointed Chief Executive of UK Regulators Network

14 December 2018

Jonathan Oxley, Competition Group Director and an Executive Board Member at Ofcom, has been appointed the new Chief Executive of the UK Regulators Network (UKRN).

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/jonathan-oxley-appointed-chief-executive-uk-regulators-network

Half of homes could boost their broadband

14 December 2018

Half of British households could switch to faster broadband today, Ofcom has found, as it announces a range of action to protect loyal broadband customers and help people get a better deal.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/half-of-homes-could-boost-their-broadband

Ofcom re-awards the Ceredigion commercial radio licence to Radio Ceredigion Limited

12 December 2018

Mae Ofcom wedi cyhoeddi heddiw bod y drwydded radio masnachol lleol FM ar gyfer Ceredigion wedi cael ei hail-ddyfarnu i’r unig ymgeisydd, sef Radio Ceredigion Limited.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/ofcom-re-awards-the-ceredigion-commercial-radio-licence-to-radio-ceredigion-limited

Ofcom re-awards the Bristol 106.5 FM commercial radio licence to Celador Radio Limited

12 December 2018

Ofcom has today announced the 106.5 FM local commercial radio licence for Bristol to Celador Radio Limited, broadcasting as Sam FM.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/ofcom-re-awards-the-bristol-106.5-fm-commercial-radio-licence-to-celador-radio-limited

Ofcom appoints new Content Board member

10 December 2018

Ofcom has appointed Stephen Nuttall to its Content Board on a three-year term.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/new-content-board-member

Ofcom sets out work programme for 2019/20

03 December 2018

Ofcom has today set out its planned programme of work for the next financial year.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/work-programme-201920

New price cap on 118 numbers

28 November 2018

People who call directory enquiry services will be protected from high prices under a new price cap on 118 phone numbers, announced by Ofcom today.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/new-price-cap-on-118-numbers

Tech shoppers ditch desktop PCs and DVDs

27 November 2018

Brits are ditching their DVD players and desktop PCs and increasingly turning to newer technology – with smart TVs and smart watches on the rise – Ofcom figures reveal.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/tech-shoppers-ditch-desktop-pcs-and-dvds

EE and Virgin Media fined for overcharging customers

27 November 2018

Ofcom has today fined EE and Virgin Media a combined total of £13.3m for overcharging phone and broadband customers who wished to leave their contracts early.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/ee-virgin-media-fined-overcharging-customers

Ofcom appoints new Chairman of MG ALBA

13 November 2018

Ofcom has today announced the appointment of Allan MacDonald as the new Chairman of MG ALBA, the body responsible for ensuring that high quality television programmes in Gaelic are made available to people in Scotland.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/ofcom-appoints-new-chairman-of-mg-alba

Charles Gurassa re-appointed as Channel 4 Chair

08 November 2018

Ofcom today announced that Charles Gurassa has been re-appointed as the Chair of Channel 4 for a further three years.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/charles-gurassa-channel-4-chair

Latest telecoms and pay-TV complaints revealed

08 November 2018

Ofcom has today published the latest league tables on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/telecoms-pay-tv-complaints-q2-2018

Ofcom submits interactive report to Welsh Language Commissioner

06 November 2018

Ofcom has today (Tuesday 6 November) submitted its first annual report on compliance with the statutory Welsh Language Standards to the Welsh Language Commissioner.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/interactive-report-welsh-language-commissioner

Supporting fibre investment: unrestricted duct and pole access, and the BCMR

02 November 2018

Companies laying high-speed fibre cables used by large businesses, mobile operators and broadband providers will have greater access to Openreach’s ducts and poles, under proposals set out today by Ofcom.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/fibre-investment-bcmr

Ofcom reports on performance of the BBC

25 October 2018

The BBC is generally delivering its remit for audiences, but it must go further in areas such as transparency, taking creative risks and attracting young people – Ofcom’s annual report on the corporation has found.

https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2018/ofcom-reports-performance-bbc