(29-03-2012 19:00 )continental19 Wrote:  In my opinion Ofcom's position is untenable, after being made a laughing stock of in front of there European Neighbours. If you imagine we're at a poker table and we see Ofcom appearing to holding a winning hand trying to bluff there way through the game. However the Reality is that Ofcom are holding a Shitty hand, and though they appear to be untouchable, i do feel a change is inevitable.
Whether it be from another Regulatory Body, i don't honestly no, however i would think even Ofcom themselves must realise there so called solid foundation, is starting to crumble

(29-03-2012 19:19 )Scottishbloke Wrote:  Well once upon a time I also used to also think that Ofcom's world was crumbling too. Ofcom are a massive problem helped by the fact they are continually being backed by Cameron and Clegg (AKA - Dumb and Dumber) such as the enquiry into the recent News Of The World phone hacking scandal. When Cameron took office in 2010 I was of the opinion at the time that Ofcom would have been one of the very first on the hit list based on Camerons previous comments on what he would do with Ofcom if he ever came to power. What a lieing bastard he turned out to be, politicians will feed you all kinds of bullshit when vying for votes. Infact this very subject probably gained him a lot of votes into the bargain. The only ones I feel who can bring down Ofcom now are the channel execs themselves but to date I've seen no such efforts taking place, Ofcom may very well be the laughing stock of Europe but at the end of the day it's them who ultimately will have the last laugh. Babestation didn't so much get a victory, it was more down to luck than anything that they gained the backing of Nicam, this was only a minor setback for Ofcom. Afraid to say it but the only thing we have left now is hope. I tune in night after night thinking will this be the night when the rules suddenly change, here's hoping that behind the scenes that some tough negotiations are taking place and that some day our wishe's come true

(30-03-2012 02:15 )eccles Wrote:  Just a quick post, Ofcom have just published a report out on "Adults media use and attitudes". Sections 4.2-4.4 are interesting.

http://media.ofcom.org.uk/2012/03/29/uk-adults-less-concerned-over-internet-despite-privacy-risks/

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/market-data-research/media-literacy/archive/medlitpub/medlitpubrss/adults-media-use-attitudes/

http://stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/research/media-literacy/media-use-attitudes/adults-media-use-2012.pdf