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Telecoms firms must do more to help customers struggling to pay bills – Ofcom

Telecoms firms must do more to help customers struggling to pay their bills, Ofcom has said. Companies will be expected to offer special discounted packages to customers who are financially vulnerable, known as social tariffs, and proactively ...

17 Mar 2022 at 13:25

Former BBC boss Lord Grade emerges as favourite for Ofcom chair – reports

Conservative peer Lord Grade of Yarmouth has emerged as the favourite to become the next chair of Ofcom, according to reports. Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries is expected to make a final decision this week on who will oversee the media ...

23 Mar 2022 at 11:25

Lord Grade: Veteran executive has held top-level posts across broadcast media

The new Ofcom chief Michael Grade has held a number of senior positions at UK broadcasters after starting his career with a brief stint in sports journalism. Since the mid-1980s, the 79-year-old has served as controller of BBC One, ...

24 Mar 2022 at 18:55

Ukrainian ambassador says Russian media needs to be ‘regulated differently’

The Ukrainian ambassador to the UK has said Russian media “has to be regulated differently” following the cancellation of RT’s licence in the UK. The Kremlin-backed broadcasters had its licence revoked with “immediate effect” by ...

19 Mar 2022 at 01:25

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Alex Salmond: Alba to field 100 candidates in local elections

The Alba Party will field at least 100 candidates in the Scottish local council elections in May, its leader Alex Salmond has said. The former first minister spoke to the party’s spring conference at Hampden Park in Glasgow on ...

26 Mar 2022 at 18:55

New Ofcom chair Lord Michael Grade to appear before DCMS select committee

Newly announced Ofcom chair Lord Michael Grade is due to appear in front of a Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) committee for a “pre-appointment scrutiny”. Lord Grade will receive a grilling from MPs which may include ...

31 Mar 2022 at 03:55

New Ofcom chief Lord Grade defends branding BBC licence fee ‘regressive’

Newly-announced Ofcom chairman Lord Michael Grade has said he believes describing the BBC licence fee as “regressive” is not an opinion but a “statement of fact”. The 79-year-old Conservative peer, who has held senior ...

31 Mar 2022 at 11:55

New Ofcom chief Lord Grade admits he does not use social media

Newly-announced Ofcom chairman Lord Michael Grade has admitted he does not use social media but said he does “understand the dynamics”. The 79-year-old Conservative peer, who has held senior positions at all three of ...

31 Mar 2022 at 13:25

New Ofcom chair Lord Grade may need support tackling social media, MPs conclude

Incoming Ofcom chairman Lord Michael Grade will bring “considerable experience and knowledge of the media sector” but may need support when tackling social media and online safety, according to MPs. The Conservative ...

01 Apr 2022 at 13:25

Media Bill to give Channel 4 ‘tools it needs to succeed in the future’

Boris Johnson has cemented the Government’s intention to privatise Channel 4, saying the sale will “unleash the potential of the UK’s creative sector”. The comments formed part of the Prime Minister’s introduction ...

10 May 2022 at 13:55

Channel 4 privatisation ‘ends restriction on producing and selling own content’

The privatisation of Channel 4 will remove restrictions which “effectively prohibit” the broadcaster from producing and selling its own content, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has ...

28 Apr 2022 at 08:55

Ofcom to be given powers to regulate streaming platforms

Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has revealed new plans for Ofcom to regulate streaming platforms to “protect audiences” from “harmful material”. The Government will give the UK media watchdog the power to ...

27 Apr 2022 at 23:55

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