Wanted: A new culture war chair of the watchdog Ofcom. Anyone? Anyone? January 31, 2022 It’s been a busy time for news, as Russian forces mass on the border of neighbouring Ukraine and the British political establishment grapples with the mental image of being ambushed by a cake. So you may be forgiven for failing to notice that the government is once again advertising the position of chair of Ofcom, [...]
Ofcom to investigate Channel 4 following subtitle issues January 28, 2022 Ofcom has opened an investigation into Channel 4, following an extended outage last year of its subtitling, signing and audio description services.
Recruitment for Ofcom Chair ‘would put a reality TV series to shame’ says Tory MP January 27, 2022 Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Chair Julian Knight MP has called the recruitment process for the next Chair of Ofcom a "shambles", as the process lingers on following Paul Dacre controversy.
The labyrinth of the Online Safety Bill could fall over on complexity before its begun January 26, 2022 The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee came out this week to criticise the government’s Draft Online Safety Bill, stating it is “neither clear nor robust enough to tackle certain types of illegal and harmful content”. Chair Julian Knight MP even labelled it a “missed opportunity”. As it currently stands, the bill’s duty [...]
Former Channel 5 chief Dawn Airey named Channel 4’s interim Chair as privatisation battle looms January 25, 2022 Ofcom has today announced the appointment of Dawn Airey as Channel 4’s interim Chair, replacing current Chair, Charles Gurassa, who departs on 27 January 2022.
MPs: Online harm bill a “missed opportunity” to rein in tech giants January 24, 2022 Martyn Landi / Press Association The Government’s draft Online Safety Bill would fail to prevent the sharing of the most “insidious” images of child abuse and violence against women and girls, a new report from MPs has warned. The House of Commons Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) Committee said the draft legislation is currently [...]
Flight or fight: 5G confusion rocks both sides of the Atlantic January 21, 2022 The frenzy around 5G seems to have eased in the last day, as many US carriers – including American Airlines – said they registered a “minor operational impact”.
New laws proposed to strengthen UK’s fight against cyber crime January 19, 2022 New laws are needed to drive up security standards in outsourced IT services used by almost all UK businesses, the government has said this afternoon.
Nadine Dorries plays hard ball tactics with the big freeze of the BBC licence January 18, 2022 When Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries tweeted over the weekend that the next announcement about the BBC licence fee would be the last, social media erupted and a ticking time bomb was set off.
CMA boss Coscelli to step down from watchdog this year January 6, 2022 The boss of the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) is set to step down from the helm of the watchdog in July. Andrea Coscelli, who has held the position for some six years, confirmed today that he would be stepping away from the role. The departing chief executive has been with the watchdog since its [...]