BT takes £600m landline charges case to the Court of Appeal October 19, 2021 BT will continue to defend itself against the claim of overcharging customers by taking the tribunal ruling to the Court of Appeal.
Ofcom to crackdown on TikTok, Snapchat and Twitch content October 6, 2021 Ofcom has announced plans to get tough on hate speech and inappropriate content shared on video sharing platforms including TikTok, Snapchat and Twitch. Britain’s broadcasting regulator will be given far reaching new powers to issue fines and even suspend platforms which allow hate speech and inappropriate content to be displayed. The policy change comes after [...]
Court gives 2m angry Brits the green light to claim £600m from BT September 28, 2021 A court has approved a £600m legal case against BT, on behalf of some 2m landline customers who claim they have been overcharged. The telecoms giant was investigated by Ofcom in 2017 for similar claims, which led to BT trimming future bills for those who felt short-changed. Director of Advocacy and Policy at Which?, Rocio [...]
Court gives £600m compensation case against BT the green light – CityAM : CityAM September 28, 2021 A court has approved a £600m legal case against BT, on behalf of some 2m landline customers who claim they have been overcharged. The telecoms giant was investigated by Ofcom in 2017 for similar claims, which led to BT trimming future bills for those who felt short-changed. Director of Advocacy and Policy at Which?, Rocio [...]
999 for banks: Lenders set to launch customer hotline to tackle fraud September 28, 2021 UK banks are preparing to launch an emergency hotline – dubbed the industry’s answer to 999 – later this week, in an effort to tackle surging levels of fraud. Customers who fear that they have been targeted by fraudsters imitating their bank, or other common guises such as HM Revenue & Customs or a parcel [...]
Ofcom approves return of BBC Three to TV screens in January September 17, 2021 Media watchdog Ofcom has approved the return of BBC Three to a broadcast channel, five years after it was moved online. The channel has been an online-only service since being taken off air in 2016 and carried acclaimed series like Fleabag, Killing Eve and RuPaul’s Drag Race UK. The BBC said it plans to relaunch [...]
Goldman Sachs’ CityFibre rallies £1.1bn in bid to muscle in on BT’s market share – CityAM : CityAM September 16, 2021 Challenger broadband firm CityFibre has rallied £1.1bn in fresh capital in its bid to muscle in on BT’s market share. The London-based company has sold off its £825m stake to Interogo Holdings, the Swiss-based firm that bankrolls Ikea and Abu Dhabi sovereign wealth fund Mubadala, according to The Telegraph. The figure also includes a £300m [...]
‘Do I get my job back?’ ITV has no plans for Piers Morgan to return to GMB September 1, 2021 There are currently no plans for a return of Piers Morgan to ITV’s early-morning show Good Morning Britain, according to various news reports. The journalist and television presenter had questioned whether he could return to the news programme after Ofcom ruled that his comments on the show about the Duchess of Sussex were not in [...]
Ofcom victory for Piers Morgan as Good Morning Britain is cleared over Meghan comments September 1, 2021 ITV’s early-morning show Good Morning Britain was not in breach of the broadcasting code over Piers Morgan’s controversial comments about the Duchess of Sussex, which sparked more than 50,000 complaints, watchdog Ofcom has said. The regulator said Morgan’s comments were “potentially harmful and offensive” but said it also “took full account of freedom of expression”. [...]
Ofcom slaps Chinese state-owned CGTN broadcaster with £200k fine August 26, 2021 Media watchdog Ofcom has fined a Chinese state-owned broadcaster £200,000 for failing to comply with broadcasting rules. The regulator said it had imposed the fine on Star China Media Limited, the licence holder for the China Global Television Network (CGTN), for breaches of its rules around fairness and privacy. CGTN, an international, English-language satellite news [...]