Ofcom has confirmed that it will not open an investigation into YouView (formerly known as ‘Project Canvas’) under the Competition Act following complaints made by Virgin Media and IPVision. Chief Executive, Ed Richards, said: “Ofcom’s view is that consumers’ interests will not be served by opening an investigation. It would be premature at the current […]
Erik Huggers, BBC director of future media and technology, says ISPs shouldn’t traffic manage but if they do it must be transparent. He summarised key points made by the BBC in its submission to the European Commission review on net neutrality (being conducted in conjunction with Ofcom) which says the EC’s three targets should be […]
The BBC has grabbed the chance to lock in the licence fee as part of horse trading in the UK government’s round of cuts. But it has paid a heavy price. The fee will be locked in at today’s rate of £145.50 (E167) for six years; a real terms cut of over 15%. It has […]
This Friday, October 22nd, BSkyB will unveil its Q1 results and a few hours later hold its AGM for the trading year that ended June 30th. It is also likely that James Murdoch, currently chairman of the broadcaster will comment on News Corp’s wish to take full ownership of BSkyB; News Corp currently holds 39.1 […]
Apparently Ofcom members were already gathered to discuss whether or not it will trigger a competition investigation on YouView, when Sky got in touch to say it was submitting a complaint to join those already received from Virgin Media, IP Vision, Six TV, United For Local Television and the Open Source Consortium. Ofcom and YouView […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom is to lose a range of powers as part of a drive across Government to increase radically the transparency and accountability of all public services. The news follows on from proposals set out by the Secretary of State for Culture, Olympics, Media and Sport Jeremy Hunt in July this year, […]
The US National Cable & Telecommunications Association (NCTA) has filed its contribution to the Net Neutrality debate with the FCC. It said that the FCC should not expand and codify its network neutrality rules at all, but if it does, it should apply them only to a “clearly defined broadband Internet access service” and not […]
Here in the UK a band of rival media owners have written to the Business Secretary, the Lib Dem Vince Cable, urging him to intervene to stop News Corp taking full control of BSkyB should it proceed with its bid. The letter says News Corp ownership of Sky alongside its existing ownership of The […]
The media producers organisation in France, SACD, has insisted the sector must be protected and not be ‘held hostage’ to European harmonisation. It spoke out in criticising the CSA’s opposition to the Government’s plan to make content quotas part of the price of attaining a VOD operating licence. The CSA thinks national and European quotas […]
Ofcom believes that competition and investment in super-fast broadband can be delivered in both urban and rural areas. A statement from the media regulator has been designed to provide a further spur to investment by confirming the regulatory framework for these services. It covers two principal interventions: 1. Providing competing services over BT’s fibre lines […]