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7 unusual facts about Ofcom


BrainTeaser

Avon and Somerset Constabulary are awaiting the reports from ICSTIS and Ofcom to see if they reveal any allegations or evidence of criminal wrongdoing contrary to the Fraud Act 2006.

Children's culture

A research review done on behalf of Ofcom, an independent regulator in the U.K. communications industry, scholars from the Centre for the Study of Children, Youth and Media Institute of Education, University of London researchers reviewed literature relating to children’s media literacy focusing on the media formats of television, radio, internet, and the mobile telephone.

Discovery Channel Europe

The channel is broadcast from the United Kingdom and holds an Ofcom licence.

Honey Mitchell

The scenes in which Honey was attacked were subject to heavy criticism in 2007, with Ofcom receiving 78 complaints from viewers about the level of violence displayed, and concerns for the safety of her baby.

Jackpot247

Games were overseen by Ofcom and, because Two Way's gaming division was based there, the Alderney Gambling Control Commission.

Star 107.9

The station ceased broadcasting on 29 September 2006 following a decision by UKRD to return the licence to the United Kingdom's broadcasting and telecommunications regulator, Ofcom.

Yakee A Dangerous Liaison

Ofcom later found against the television show for not allowing the Kennel Club a chance to respond to the implied cover-up of the operation on air.


2009 in Scottish television

28 August – At the Edinburgh International Television Festival News Corporation Chairman James Murdoch delivers the MacTaggart Memorial Lecture in which he launches an attack on the BBC and UK media regulator Ofcom.

Avtar Lit

Sunrise Radio carried extracts from an interview with him in advance of this, contrary to section 90(2)(b) of the Broadcasting Act 1990; the Radio Authority (now Ofcom) fined Sunrise Radio £10,000.

Babeworld

Ofcom therefore concluded that Babeworld Television Limited was not the provider of the licensed services in accordance with section 362(2) of the Communications Act 2003.

Bubble Hits

Despite being Irish-owned, it was not licensed by the Broadcasting Commission of Ireland (BCI) but instead by the UK's Ofcom to "Creative Sounds UK", who are based in Northchapel.

Competition Appeal Tribunal

To hear appeals against certain decisions made by Ofcom and the Secretary of State relating to the exercise by Ofcom of its functions under Part 2 (networks, services and the radio spectrum) and sections 290 to 294 and Schedule 11 (networking arrangements for Channel 3) of the Communications Act 2003.

Competition Commission

The CC has an appeal function following decisions by the Gas and Electricity Markets Authority to modify certain energy codes under the Energy Act 2004 and in relation to price control decisions by Ofcom, following a reference by the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) under the Communications Act 2003.

Cube Interactive

Cube Interactive owns a license, granted by Ofcom (the UK broadcasting regulator), to operate on the 8 MHz (542–550Mhz) interleaved spectrum in the Cardiff, Newport, parts of Bristol, and Weston-super-Mare.

Digital News Network

DNN was set up by Capital (GCap Media), Chrysalis Radio and GMG as part of the bid to win regional DAB licenses from the Radio Authority, who later became Ofcom.

East Lothian FM

They have stated publicly that they intend to apply for a licence to broadcast Community Radio on the FM broadcast band during the current application period announced by Ofcom.

FibreSpan

Established in 2001, it is an independent UK national statutory utility, licensed by the DTI and regulated by Ofcom.

Jo O'Meara

Along with Jade Goody and Danielle Lloyd, O'Meara was accused of racist and bullying behaviour toward fellow contestant Indian actress Shilpa Shetty, resulting in a record number of complaints to OfCom, extensive national and international media coverage, and condemnatory statements from the British and Indian governments.

Lycamobile

T-Mobile in the United Kingdom charges its customers exclusive of their minutes allowance for calls to United Kingdom Lycamobile/GT Mobile numbers, despite Lycamobile UK being headquartered in London, and using United Kingdom "07"-prefixed numbers issued by Ofcom, in the UK.

Media of Scotland

In 2014, STV Group plc will launch two super-local TV services, one each for Edinburgh and Glasgow, after winning Ofcom's May 2012 auction for the licences.

News Corporation takeover bid for BSkyB

On 4 November 2010 Business Secretary Vince Cable referred the takeover bid to Ofcom to consider issues of media plurality.

Pudsey Grangefield School

Since 1997 it has broadcast for a few weeks each year on FM under a Restricted Service Licence, issued by Ofcom, originally under the name "Pudsey Grangefield FM", later abbreviated to PGFM.

Radio LaB

Due to the success of the station this year, 2009 was the last of the stations twelve-year stretch as an RSL cease as Ofcom awarded the station with a five-year full-time community license starting in January 2010.

Sam Strachan

In October 2007, drinks' industry body the Portman Group made an official complaint to communications regulator Ofcom about a scene in Holby City episode "Trial and Retribution", which depicted characters Sam and Maddy Young each taking five shots of tequila following a stressful day at work.

Teachers TV

This was a requirement of the Communications Act 2003 and Ofcom, the regulator for the UK communications industries.

The Sun Has Got His Hat On

When Calendar, an ITV1 news programme broadcast a version of the song with the word in May 2012, a complaint was made to Ofcom.

The Superstation Orkney

The Superstation started broadcasting under a 3 month trial Restricted Service Licence awarded by Ofcom on Saturday September 4, 2004, from the MV Communicator, berthed at St Margaret's Hope.


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