Ofcom

  • UK broadband users enjoying faster speeds

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    UK households are enjoying 22 per cent faster broadband speeds at home than they were 12 months ago, according to new Ofcom research. In November 2011 the average residential broadband speed was 7.6Mb compared with 6.2Mb in December 2010. The regulator says the increase is mainly due to consumers upgrading to packages offering higher speeds.…

  • TV product placement logo unveiled

    TV product placement logo unveiled

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    Commercial TV channels airing UK-produced shows containing product placement – the inclusion of goods or services in return for a fee – will have to transmit a new logo around the programmes to ensure viewers are aware of of the inclusion of featured items. Under guidelines set out by broadcasting regulator Ofcom, the logo will…

  • Innovation, not regulated prices, is the answer for Sky's competitors

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    We’d all raise an eyebrow if Lada suddenly demanded Porsche supply it with 911’s at a price Lada’s customers could afford, but when it comes to Sky it’s suddenly Ok to sit on the sidelines, allow someone to build the end product and then demand access to it at a price which suits your chosen…

  • Sky ordered to cut wholesale sport costs

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    OFCOM has today ordered BSkyB to make Sky Sports 1 & 2 available on all platforms at regulated wholesale prices as well their HD counterparts “on fair, reasonable and non-discriminatory terms.”

  • Broadcasters Agree HD Freeview Strategy

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    The UK’s four terrestrial broadcasters have signed a a non-binding memorandum of understanding that, if agreed, would deliver High Definition (HD) channels on Freeview by the projected completion of Digital Switchover in 2012. From late-2009/2010 Freeview users could enjoy a new family of High Definition channels – BBC HD (approved yesterday by the BBC Trust),…

  • MPs Back Freeview HD Calls

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    MPs from all parties are supporting calls for Culture Secretary Tessa Jowell to override Ofcom and insist on the allocation of sufficient spectrum to allow HD television on the Freeview platform. Current spectrum allocations do not currently offer broadcasters the capacity to broadcast high definition pictures. More than 50 MPs have backed a Commons motion…