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Changing attitudes of viewers and listeners revealed
TV and radio programmes that are unsuitable for children, or which contain hateful or discriminatory content, should be the priorities for Ofcom’s work in upholding standards – according to viewers and listeners.
Ofcom awards six new community radio licences
Ofcom has today announced the award of six new community radio licences in England.
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Changing attitudes of viewers and listeners revealed
- Media release
03 April 2020
TV and radio programmes that are unsuitable for children, or which contain hateful or discriminatory content, should be the priorities for Ofcom’s work in upholding standards – according to viewers and listeners.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/changing-attitudes-of-viewers-and-listeners-revealed
Ofcom awards six new community radio licences (March 2020)
- Media release
25 March 2020
Ofcom has today announced the award of six new community radio licences in England.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/six-new-community-radio-licences
Helping broadband and mobile users stay connected
- Media release
25 March 2020
Ofcom is launching a national information campaign to help broadband and mobile users get the most from their connections as millions of families work and learn at home.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/helping-broadband-and-mobile-users-stay-connected
Ofcom finalises rules for mobile airwaves auction
- Media release
13 March 2020
Ofcom has today confirmed how we will release important airwaves to help improve mobile broadband and support the rollout of 5G.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/mobile-airwaves-auction
Ofcom welcomes ‘shared rural network’ agreement to improve mobile coverage
- Media release
09 March 2020
The Government has announced it has reached agreement with the UK’s mobile network operators to build the shared rural network to improve mobile coverage.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/shared-rural-network-agreement
Ofcom awards four new community radio licences (February 2020)
- Media release
03 March 2020
Ofcom has today announced the award of three new community radio licences in England, and one in Scotland.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/four-new-community-radio-licences
Companies must tell customers about their best deals
- Media release
14 February 2020
Phone, broadband and pay-TV customers must be warned when their current contract is ending, and what they could save by signing up to a new deal, under Ofcom rules coming into force tomorrow (15 February).
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/companies-must-tell-customers-about-their-best-deals
Ofcom appoints Simon Saunders as Director of Emerging Technology
- Media release
13 February 2020
Ofcom has announced that Professor Simon Saunders will join Ofcom next month as Director of Emerging Technology.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/simon-saunders-director-of-emerging-tech
Ofcom response to Government announcement on online harms regulation
- Media release
12 February 2020
We share the Government’s ambition to keep people safe online and welcome that it is minded to appoint Ofcom as the online harms regulator.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/online-harms-regulator-response
Ofcom Board appoints Dame Melanie Dawes as Chief Executive
- Media release
12 February 2020
The Ofcom Board has today announced the appointment of Dame Melanie Dawes as Chief Executive.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/dame-melanie-dawes-as-ceo
Parents’ rising concern over children online
- Media release
04 February 2020
More parents than ever before feel that children’s online use now carries more risks than benefits, according to Ofcom’s latest annual study of children’s media and online lives.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/rising-concern-over-children-online
Parents' rising concern over children online (Wales)
- Media release
04 February 2020
More UK parents than ever feel children’s online use now carries more risks than benefits, according to Ofcom’s latest annual study of children’s media and online lives.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/rising-concern-over-children-online-wales
Ofcom awards four new community radio licences (January 2020)
- Media release
30 January 2020
Ofcom has today announced the award of four new community radio licences in England and Northern Ireland.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/ofcom-awards-four-new-community-radio-licences
Latest telecoms and pay-TV complaints revealed
- Media release
24 January 2020
Ofcom has today published the latest league tables on the complaints we receive about the UK’s major home phone, broadband, mobile and pay-TV firms.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/telecoms-pay-tv-complaints-q3-2019
Ofcom response to the CMA’s super-complaint update
- Media release
21 January 2020
Our response to the CMA's super-complaints update.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/response-to-cma-super-complaint-update
Helping customers get fair treatment and fair prices
- Media release
09 January 2020
Phone and broadband customers can easily compare which providers offer the best service and value for money, thanks to new performance scorecards published today.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2020/fair-treatment-fair-prices
Supercharging investment in fibre broadband
- Media release
08 January 2020
Homes and businesses up and down the country are set to benefit from much faster and more reliable fibre broadband, under major proposals set out today by Ofcom.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/supercharging-investment-in-fibre-broadband
Appointments to the board of MG ALBA
- Media release
20 December 2019
Ofcom has today announced four appointments to the board 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/2019/mg-alba-board
Latest UK broadband and mobile coverage revealed
- Media release
20 December 2019
More people can get faster broadband and a good mobile signal than last year, but some rural areas are still behind towns and cities for coverage – new data from Ofcom shows.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/latest-uk-broadband-mobile-coverage-revealed
Latest Northern Ireland broadband and mobile coverage revealed
- Media release
20 December 2019
More people can get faster broadband, but some rural areas in Northern Ireland are still behind towns and cities for coverage – new data from Ofcom shows.
https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/media/media-releases/2019/latest-northern-ireland-broadband-and-mobile-coverage-revealed