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MPs to question Ofcom chiefs

The Culture, Media and Sport Committee of the UK House of Commons is to question Ofcom Chief Executive Melanie Dawes and Chair Lord Grade on the work of the communications regulator. The evidence session on May 6th will focus on the responsibilities of Ofcom in relation to broadcasting regulation and standards, and the challenges and […]

May 2, 2025By Colin Mann

Ofcom Board appointments

The UK Government has confirmed the appointment of Tamara Ingram, OBE, and Lord Allan of Hallam to the Board of comms regulator Ofcom. Ingram, who will join the Board as Deputy Chair for a four-year term, has had an extensive career across advertising, marketing and digital communication spanning over 35 years. She has held several […]

November 1, 2024By Colin Mann

Grade: ‘Ofcom not culture wars regulator’

Lord (Michael) Grade, the Chair of UK broadcast regulator Ofcom, has declared that it “will not and should not regulate the culture wars”. Delivering a keynote speech at RTS London Convention 2022, his first since taking on the role in May 2022, industry veteran Grade noted the role Ofcom would be playing in the implementation […]

September 28, 2022Colin Mann @ RTS London Convention 2022