Ofcom fines BBC £400,000
12.06 Wed Jul 30
The BBC has been fined £400,000 for faking winners and deliberately conducting competitions unfairly on TV and radio shows.
Ofcom slaps record £5.67m fine on ITV
14.57 Thu May 08
ITV has been fined a record £5.67 million by Ofcom for abusing premium rate phone services in viewer competitions.
British-made TV programmes under threat
10.57 Thu Apr 10
The future of British-made TV programmes is under threat according to an Ofcom report.
Beeb to broadcast Ofcom findings
12.44 Wed Apr 09
BBC bosses have been ordered to broadcast the TV watchdog's findings about swearing broadcast during the Live Earth concert.
Watchdog's warning to O2
09.57 Wed Feb 27
Ofcom has threatened O2 with regulatory action if it fails to meet a 3G network deadline.
Moblie calls could be allowed on flights
16.47 Thu Oct 18 2007
UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has announced plans to allow mobile phone calls and texts on planes.
Mobile phones 'outsell' landlines
08.00 Thu Aug 23 2007
A new report has revealed mobile phone ownership is continuing to erode landline use.
BBC pulls plug on all phone-in quizzes
19.20 Wed Jul 18 2007
The BBC has suspended all phone-in competitions after discovering a host of editorial breaches involving shows such as Children In Need.
Four of five homes 'have digital'
15.02 Wed Jun 20 2007
Around 80 per cent of UK households have digital television, according to new figures.
Big Brother pics leaked
18.57 Sun May 27 2007
Aerial shots of the Big Brother House have been leaked which appear to show two separate gardens.
Half of adults have broadband in UK
12.57 Mon Apr 02 2007
More than half of British adults have broadband at home, according to telecoms regulator Ofcom.
Junk food ads banned
10.57 Sun Apr 01 2007
A new ban on adverts for junk food during young children's TV shows has started.
Ofcom curbs mobile connection costs
20.09 Tue Mar 27 2007
The cost of calling a mobile phone should fall under new controls announced by telecoms regulator Ofcom.
ITV: Probe into BSkyB share purchase
15.56 Mon Feb 26 2007
BSkyB's purchase of a stake in ITV is to be investigated by broadcasting regulator Ofcom, the Government has said.
Junk food ads ban from April
10.36 Thu Feb 22 2007
A ban on showing junk food adverts during children's programming will come into effect from April.
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