Ofcom
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Ofcom rules out review into BBC and Discovery’s UKTV deal
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Last month the BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Studios, confirmed it had reached an agreement with fellow UKTV shareholder Discovery on a splitting up of the company.
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Ofcom forces broadband, phone and pay-TV firms to tell customers about their best deals
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The UK’s highly competitive market means firms offer a range of promotions and deals to tempt new customers to switch to them, but many of these lower prices come to an end after the initial contract term, with customers often facing automatic price hikes as soon as they’re out of contract.
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Ofcom asked to approve plans to keep shows on BBC iPlayer for at least 12 months
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The broadcaster is looking to boost the range and availability of content on its streaming service in order to deliver better value for Licence Fee payers and ensure audiences can enjoy shows before they become available on commercial platforms.
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BBC planning to make shows available for at least a year via iPlayer
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The broadcaster is also considering making complete series box sets for selected titles available and boosting the amount of content from the BBC archive that can be streamed.
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Ofcom wants video-on-demand services to boost subtitle availability
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The regulator wants providers of video-on-demand services to have to provide subtitles on at least 80% of their programmes, just as traditional broadcasters already do.
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Sky and Comcast confirm plans to guarantee Sky News’ funding and editorial independence
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These commitments build on undertakings given by Comcast as part of the US giant’s takeover of Sky which also include pledges to maintain Sky’s HQ in Osterley and not to acquire a UK newspaper, for a period of 5 years, as well as to establish the Sky News Board within 3 months of 9 October…