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TV Home Forum - Dimbleby considers bid to become BBC Chairman.....

If only Attenborough was 30 years younger. According to Wikipedia Dimbleby was in the running to be DG in 1987 and Chairman in 2001. Of course Attenborough was bbc management and gave it up to...

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By tightrope78

43 replies

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IS 10 Oct 2020 8:46amInspector Sands

ITV postal votes under investigation by Ofcom

TV Home Forum - New article from The Times

The rules require it to be at the minimum cost possible so allows a stamp or possibly a local phone call.

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By OboeShoes

12 replies

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MI 11 Aug 2020 8:09pmm_in_m

Ofcom's Annual BBC Report

TV Home Forum - BBC risking ‘lost generation’ as younger audience tunes out

Anne Widdecombe?

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By Square Eyes

46 replies

1,619 views

JA 26 Oct 2019 8:40pmjames-2001

Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin

The Newsroom - Latest issue: 385 (27/08/19)

I don't really see the point of this. Where relevant, certain OFCOM responses have been mentioned over the years on this site. There's no point just doing a summary, they're freely available for anyone...

By Capybara

1 reply

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AS 29 Aug 2019 8:21pmAsa

Childrens TV

TV Home Forum - OFCOM shows some mettle

Our House went under the name "Riff and Raff" for some of its existence. It was also a Gaelic show dubbed into English, called "Ru Agus Ra". STV showed the original Gaelic version as part of...

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By Ne1L C

89 replies

5,474 views

XI 24 Aug 2018 2:15amXilla

650 channels licences in limbo due to Brexit

TV Home Forum - No free trade agreement likely for broadcasting

If the UK secures a free trade deal with the EU in goods, but not services, then will TV programmes on a physical medium not being broadcast be classed as goods and TV channels classed as services?

By Brekkie

9 replies

981 views

RI 6 Jul 2018 12:20pmRiaz

Ofcom opens seven investigations into Russia Today

The Newsroom - Everyone's favourite state-sponspored propaganda machine is under scrutiny

I wonder if the BBC have made plans in the event a RT ban leads to the expulsion of the BBC from russia - including any effects it may have on the world cup if this happens before then

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By davidhorman

12 replies

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BM 22 Apr 2018 6:20pmBM11

Ofcom tells BBC to show more UK-made programmes

TV Home Forum - Also: comedy identified as 'an area of particular weakness' for the BBC

I’m not sure anyone was comparing PBS to the BBC, and that’s the point.

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By VMPhil

69 replies

2,656 views

JO 16 Oct 2017 6:37pmJon

Increase in U.K. children's productions?

TV Home Forum - Ofcom are to enforce public service broadcasters

Think we said before that House of Anubis was filmed in the UK but for the American Nickelodeon, not the UK one. Nick UK doesn't make much, Summer in Transylvania appears to have been its last...

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By fanoftv

19 replies

1,129 views

NJ 23 Apr 2017 6:25pmNeil Jones

ITC and ITV questions

TV Home Forum - from the 90s

I guess you were thinking Judy had had a lot of work done.

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By A former member

28 replies

2,167 views

BR 29 Nov 2016 11:35pmBrekkie

Ex Ofcom employee offered new employer huge data cache.

TV Home Forum - Employee joined TV company

Update on this story: "UKTV sacks executive for offering to leak Ofcom data"

By DVB Cornwall

5 replies

1,131 views

ST 17 Mar 2016 12:48pmsteveboswell

Ofcom: UK News Consumption

The Newsroom

From:- Key findings: Quote:- Nearly 9 in 10 (89%) UK adults follow news on any platform. Television is the most popular platform for news consumption; however this has decreased...

By Markymark

0 replies

501 views

MA 16 Dec 2015 11:47amMarkymark

Discovery Communications Europe fined £100,000

TV Home Forum - Ofcom ruling over broadcast of "Deadly Women" pre-watershed on Investigation Discovery

Another such word is "Oriental," which is generally considered to be unacceptable and even offensive in the U.S. (except to describe objects), but is commonly heard in the UK.

By bilky asko

5 replies

1,355 views

WW 17 Jul 2014 11:07amWW Update

Woolwich incident coverage - Ofcom ruling

The Newsroom

I actually have a lot of admiration for ITV News in quite how fast they got this to air. In the Ofcom document it states that the witness arrived at their studios at 5.45pm. In that time they would...

By thegeek

5 replies

1,687 views

PC 15 Jan 2014 12:40amp_c_u_k

Ofcom's report into Ch3 and Ch5 Licence renewal

TV Home Forum - Possibility raised of a new franchise round Pt2

Your dates are a bit out, the Broadcasting Act was in 1990 and Sky/BSB started in 1989/90 so only just before. Although both were in development for a few years before and competition was inevitable for somewhere.

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By DVB Cornwall

57 replies

14,739 views

IS 29 Nov 2012 10:22pmInspector Sands

The possible new channels on Freeview...

TV Home Forum - ...ITC comment on SDNs variety.

A Digital Spy Forum has more details:Digital Spy Forum The ITC told me: Thanks for your e mail. We would argue that it is possible to have a degree of variety within a genre such as home shopping.

By Meridian TV

7 replies

2,246 views

CW 7 Jan 2003 12:19amcwathen

One of those ITC Things after 'Tonight'

TV Home Forum

Did your region show one of them ITC Complaint things after 'Tonight With Trevor McDonald' tonight? Was it voiced locally in your region? On Yorkshire, it was the trailer man who did the very very long announcement, He didn't seem to be suited to this type of straight reading.

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By Andrew

12 replies

1,203 views

BB 16 Feb 2002 2:49pmBBC912

Press TV

The Newsroom - License revoked by Ofcom

Now it's also unavailable in Germany.

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By rob

15 replies

4,047 views

SK 13 Apr 2012 2:56pmskyviewer

Ofcom Broadcast Bulletin

TV Home Forum

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By Andrew

27 replies

7,165 views

DO 6 Mar 2012 4:02pmdosxuk

Fifth HD Channel on DTT

TV Home Forum - Ofcom advertisement - on air possibly from Apr 2012

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By DVB Cornwall

50 replies

13,079 views

ST 23 Dec 2011 8:52pmStuart