Ofcom

  • Ofcom backs Sky over BT Sport ad ban

    Ofcom backs Sky over BT Sport ad ban

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    Media regulator Ofcom has ruled Sky is free to block rival BT from advertising BT Sport on its Sky Sports channels. BT had argued that Sky’s actions amounted to discrimination because Sky had previously accepted adverts for ESPN’s channels. The broadband and phone company argued that blocking its adverts from Sky Sports would make it…

  • BT accuses Sky of withholding Sky Sports package in new Ofcom complaint

    BT accuses Sky of withholding Sky Sports package in new Ofcom complaint

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    BT has asked media regulator Ofcom to investigate rival Sky for “an abuse of dominance” after the two companies failed to agree a carriage deal for Sky Sports 1 & 2 on BT’s YouView platform. Under the terms of an existing deal BT is able to offer the channels to users of its legacy BT…

  • Ofcom publishes proposals to improve TV subtitles

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    Ofcom has published new proposals to improve the quality of live subtitling on UK TV for the million people with hearing impairments which rely on them. It says while pre-prepared subtitling is generally of a good quality, viewers have expressed dissatisfaction with the speed, synchronisation, accuracy and presentation of live TV subtitling. To help address…

  • One month left to respond to Ofcom’s 0800 and 0845 reforms

    One month left to respond to Ofcom’s 0800 and 0845 reforms

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    Consumers and interested parties have one month left in which to respond to to telecom regulator Ofcom’s plans to ensure greater transparency of charges for calling numbers starting 08, 09 and 118. As reported earlier this month, Ofcom says customers whose landline is provided by companies other than BT cannot always “easily tell how much…

  • Ofcom to make 0800 free on all mobile and fixed line deals

    Ofcom to make 0800 free on all mobile and fixed line deals

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    Telecoms regulator Ofcom is consulting on new rules which will ensure phone users always know the cost of calling numbers starting 08, 09 and 118. It has also announced plans to ensure calls to freephone (0800) numbers are always free, even on mobiles. The regulator says non-BT customers cannot always “easily tell how much they…

  • Mobile phone competition is driving great savings for UK consumers

    Mobile phone competition is driving great savings for UK consumers

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    With 20 million of us having a second mobile, the UK’s networks have to work especially hard to earn our custom.