The Science, Innovation and Technology Committee of the UK House of Commons is to scrutinise the government’s preferred candidate for Ofcom Chair. The Committee will hold a pre-appointment hearing with Sir Ian Cheshire on May 20th. Cheshire is chair of Land Securities Group, Spire Healthcare Group, the King Charles III Charitable Fund, the corporate climate […]

Audiences of the largest and streaming services in the UK will, for the first time, be afforded stronger protections under Ofcom’s draft new Codes. The Media Act granted Ofcom new powers to create and enforce a new content standards Code for streaming services. “The aim was to level the regulatory playing field between streaming services […]

Ofcom research has revealed that 89 per cent of UK households can now get gigabit-capable broadband. The media watchdog’s Connected Nations Spring Update reveals that, as of January 2026, gigabit broadband – which delivers speeds of at least 1000 Mbit per second – is available to 27.1 million homes, up from 26.4 million (87 per […]

Ofocm has published the latest figures for complaints received about the UK’s major broadband, mobile and pay-TV providers. These figures cover the final quarter of 2025, from October to December, and show an increase on the previous quarter for the first time since 2023. Complaints about broadband services decreased, while pay-TV complaints stayed the same. […]

Media regulator Ofcom has opened an investigation into BT concerning its compliance with requirements imposed under information request notices, issued under section 137A of the Communications Act 2003. The investigation relates to information provided by BT’s entities, EE and Plusnet. In December 2023, Ofcom issued EE and Plusnet with a formal notice under the Act, […]

Media regulator Ofcom has approved VodafoneThree’s request to use satellite technology to provide calls, texts and data to standard smartphones in the UK. Specifically, Ofcom has approved a request from VodafoneThree to amend one of the spectrum licences it holds so it can provide direct-to-device (D2D) services. This involves satellites in space beaming signals straight […]

Ofcom, the UK media regulator, has awarded small-scale DAB multiplex licences for five more areas across the UK. Small-scale DAB technology provides a low-cost way for local commercial, community and specialist music services to take to the digital airwaves. So far over 100 multiplexes have launched, supporting a wide range of hyperlocal digital radio services broadcasting […]

Sir Ian Cheshire has been announced by the UK government as the preferred candidate to be appointed as Chair of Ofcom, the UK’s media regulator. Cheshire offers experience of senior leadership across the private and public sectors, with a track record in governance, consumer facing regulation and organisational change. Most recently, he was the Chair […]

Research published by Ofcom reveals how people in the UK use, understand and feel about the media and online services they interact with in their daily lives. Ofcom’s annual Adults’ Media Use and Attitudes and Adults’ Media Lives research reports tracked trends in the nation’s media habits and online behaviours over the last 12 months. […]

Ofcom’s new rules for mid-contract price rises have backfired on a number of fronts according to research from UK broadband comparison site, Broadband Genie. 2026 is the first year many broadband customers will see their bills increase under the new ‘pounds and pence’ rules. But the new rules will fail millions of bill payers. Many […]