(07-04-2013 22:44 )Scottishbloke Wrote:  Give it a few years and technology will really be the one that well and truly defeats ofcom when the amount of channels on our SKY EPG increases dramatically. Internet TV is already on the horizon anyway.

Just how are ofcom going to be able to control not just the UK based channels but the numourous foreign ones that will most likely become a reality aswell.

At present SKY UK is broadcast from the Astra 2 satelite whilst the European ones are using the Astra 1 and various hotbird ones for their platform.

My prediction is that in a few years time we'll all be sharing the same satelite from a much larger one at a new position because money talks and increasing revenue via more subscriptions will be the way forward.

I'm currently able to view some European channels anyway via my smart phone. TV's I'd guess won't be far behind in this ever increasing and expanding era.

Quote:Sky stated that Most Haunted was not a series which is significantly attractive to children. The full series of Most Haunted, broadcast on Pick TV from July to November 2012, had attracted a total child audience (4 to 15 year-olds) average of “only 7%”. However, although this specific episode had attracted a child audience of 14%, this figure was still significantly lower than the threshold of 120 on the child index scale described by Sky as “used by broadcasters across the industry” as a measure of whether a programme attracts a significant proportion of children relative to the population as a whole.

Quote:'When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said, in rather a scornful tone, 'it means just what I choose it to mean — neither more nor less.'

'The question is,' said Alice, 'whether you can make words mean so many different things.'

'The question is,' said Humpty Dumpty, 'which is to be master — that's all.'

(24-04-2013 09:43 )fedup1 Wrote:  Got hold of this via a twitter tip,

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2013042427409/uk-government-proposes-changes-to-ofcom-remit.html

Quote:UK Government proposes changes to Ofcom remit

In a move that it claims is all about the taxpayer, the UK Government is promising to change the areas of responsibility of the broadcast regulator Ofcom.

Many in the ruling Conservative party have always regarded the organisation - the current chief executive of which was previously a senior policy advisor to Labour Prime Minister Tony Blair - with some suspicion, and its new consultation published today proposes making seven changes to Ofcom’s statutory duties and functions that it claims will cut red tape and “will save money and increase efficiency for both the regulator and industry.”

The UK Government says that is committed to removing unnecessary burdens on business so broadcasters will no longer produce annual statements of programme policy under these proposals. It adds that these statements are weak regulatory levers, and the relevant information is collected through other means. The proposed changes include removing the obligation for Ofcom to review the public service broadcasting landscape every five years and instead allow the UK Culture Secretary to request a review when it is needed. It is also designed to allow Ofcom to assess how the various Channel 3 licensees work together when necessary, rather than annually. The regulator would no longer have to review a change of control of a Channel 3 or Channel 5 licence and instead do it if warranted.

The consultation also suggests Ofcom should have more flexibility to change its governance structures, enabling it to adapt as circumstances change, with the Secretary of State’s approval, and be as efficient as possible. Interestingly, the proposed changes would allow Ofcom to charge for filing applications for satellite orbits with the International Telecommunications Union (ITU).

Commenting on the proposals, Ed Vaizey, Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Culture, Communications and Creative Industries, Department for Culture, Media & Sport, said: “We must ensure that every penny of taxpayers’ money is spent properly. Ofcom and broadcasters are currently legally obliged to spend money and time doing work that isn’t necessarily required.”

(24-04-2013 20:01 )billyboy1963 Wrote:  

(24-04-2013 09:43 )fedup1 Wrote:  Got hold of this via a twitter tip,

http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php/2013042427409/uk-government-proposes-changes-to-ofcom-remit.html

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