MOAs announced in its review of Public Service Media, Ofcom is seeking views on areas where broadcast regulation might be reformed or streamlined to support growth and innovation across the sector. The majority of the existing broadcasting legislative and regulatory framework was designed for a world of linear, scheduled programming. While the media regulator is […]
Ofcom’s annual Connected Nations report finds that Brits used nearly a fifth (18 per cent) more mobile data in 2025 than the previous year, totalling over 1.2 billion GB each month. That’s the equivalent of streaming 400 million football matches in HD, watching 315 billion TikToks, or sending 1.3 quadrillion text-only WhatsApp messages. While 4G […]
Against a backdrop of repeated major provider outages this year, a Uswitch broadband outage report reveals the scale of the UK’s connection challenge, with 22.4 million (41 per cent) users across the UK left disconnected at least once in the last 12 months. Internet outages totalled 238.7 million hours in the past year, costing the […]
The Digital Television Group (DTG) has announced the launch of D-Book 12.11, the latest edition of the UK’s digital TV specification, implemented in every digital TV in the UK, underpinning interoperability, compliance and innovation across the country’s broadcast and hybrid platforms. As the UK media landscape evolves under the Media Act 2024, D-Book 12.11 provides […]
Ofcom has published the latest figures for complaints the media regulator has received about the UK’s main broadband, mobile, and pay-TV providers. These figures cover the second quarter of 2025, from April to June. Overall complaint numbers decreased compared to the previous quarter; complaints about fixed broadband and pay-TV decreased while complaints about pay-monthly mobile […]
UK spectrum regulator Ofcom has granted “temporary authorisation” for SpaceX’s Starlink service to harness the E band (71-76GHz and 81-86GHz) frequencies for their mega-constellation of compact ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The move will reportedly boost Starlnk’s backhaul data capacity at their three UK gateway Earth station sites. Starlink has reportedly been […]
UK comms regulator Ofcom has announced the final results of its mmWave spectrum auction, following completion of the remaining stages. On October 16th, Ofcom announced the results of the Principal stage, which determined how much spectrum each of the three bidders – EE, O2 and VodafoneThree – had won, and how much they had committed […]
Research from the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) reveals that almost all parents (98 per cent) check age ratings when selecting films or TV shows for their children to watch on streaming services. In a survey of 2,000 parents of 3-16 year olds in the UK who subscribe to at least one streaming service, […]
Ofcom has issued new guidance to broadcasters about politicians presenting news, following its consultation on this issue. The media regulator says the guidance, which comes into force immediately, reflects the modern news landscape and sets guardrails for broadcasters who use politicians as presenters in programmes that include news. Specifically, the revised guidance explains the interaction […]
An Ofcom investigation has found that the BBC documentary, Gaza: How to Survive a Warzone broke broadcasting rules which state that factual programmes must not materially mislead the audience. Ofcom received 20 complaints which had completed the ‘BBC First’ process. Ofcom’s investigation also considered the findings from the BBC’s own internal review, which concluded that […]