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Ofcom hits Royal Mail with a regulatory twig

Regulator’s paltry £5.6m fine suggests it is waiting for the company’s universal service obligation to be reformed

The Guardian - UK

Royal Mail fined £5.6m by UK regulator for missing delivery targets

Ofcom says performance missed targets by ‘significant and unexplained margin’ causing customers ‘considerable harm’

The Guardian - UK

BBC faces broad backlash over cuts to local radio output

Exclusive: Fallout includes anger from listeners, potential legal action and concerns from Ofcom

The Guardian - UK

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BBC licence fee is ‘regressive tax’, broadcaster’s former chair says

Michael Grade, now chair of Ofcom, says the government should re-examine the fee and criticised the BBC’s handling of complaints

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom chairman: Our job is not to stop broadcasters from employing politicians

Lord Grade said rules around impartiality, fairness, accuracy are the same for GB News as other broadcasters.

The Independent UK

Ofcom announces child protection guidelines for social media companies

Following the Online Safety Bill, Ofcom has released a draft framework for social networks

Evening Standard

Bar children from suggested friend lists to prevent groomer contact, Ofcom tells social media platforms

New online safety regulator has published its first draft codes of practice around stopping illegal content spreading online

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Ofcom lays out first plans to enforce new online safety rules

The new online safety regulator has published its first draft codes of practice around stopping illegal content spreading online.

The Independent UK

Ofcom inundated with complaints about GB News coverage of Israel-Gaza conflict

VIEWERS have complained to Ofcom about GB News’s coverage of the Gaza-Israel conflict.

The National (Scotland)

Ofcom gets 373 complaints about GB News’s Gaza-Israel conflict coverage

The programme covered pro-Palestine protests and antisemitism.

The Independent UK

Channel 4 making own content to have ‘safeguards’ as part of Media Bill

There has been a publisher-broadcaster restriction stopping Channel 4 from creating content in-house.

The Independent UK

Viewers complain about behaviour of Big Brother housemates to Noky and Trish

The media watchdog Ofcom said more than 1,000 complaints, which cited the behaviour of contestants, were made.

The Independent UK

Streaming giants will be subject to video-on-demand code

The changes will apply similar standards for TV to streaming services.

The Independent UK

BBC documentary about Brink’s-Mat robbery misrepresented lawyer, says Ofcom

The broadcaster has removed a clip from the BBC iPlayer version of The Gold: Inside Story.

The Independent UK

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The National (Scotland)

'Beautiful irony': Journalist kicked off GB News in media freedom of speech segment

VIEWERS have described a broadcaster and journalist being kicked off GB News in a segment focused on freedom of speech in media “beautiful…

The Guardian - UK

I loathe Little Britain, but it shouldn’t be censored – let it fade away for being unfunny

Its relentless fat jokes and female grotesques were dated even when they were first broadcast

The National (Scotland)

Lee Anderson says Little Britain is 'not racist' and 'hilarious'

SENIOR Tory MP Lee Anderson has defended the controversial sketch show Little Britain from accusations of racism – claiming the programme is…

The Independent UK

Sentencing of Zara Aleena’s killer ‘upsetting and disturbing’ for TV viewers

An Ofcom study asked audiences to rate TV clips on the level of violence and sexual content.

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The National (Scotland)

Viewers shock at 'explicitly racist' Little Britain sketch remaining on iPlayer

A SURVEY has found that viewers were shocked at the continued availability of an “explicitly racist” comedy sketch on

The Independent UK

Little Britain sketch is ‘explicitly racist and outdated’, Ofcom research finds

Research participants expressed surprise the controversial episode is still on iPlayer.

The National (Scotland)

BBC responds to Tory MP's complaint over coverage of GB News

THE BBC has responded to a complaint from a Tory MP that it “lacked impartiality” in its reporting on GB News ...

The Independent UK

How will Ofcom enforce the Online Safety Act?

The legislation places new obligations on social media platforms to keep users, and particularly children, safe online.

The Independent UK

Online Safety Act becomes law in the UK

The new internet safety rules will be overseen by Ofcom.

The Independent UK

Online Safety Bill could become law on Thursday, Ofcom boss says

Dame Melanie Dawes told MPs during a select committee hearing that the Bill could receive royal assent this week.

The Guardian - UK

Ofcom says GB news is not impartial, but how can that be true? It has every kind of wingnut going

Home to odd Tory MPs and conspiracy theorists, the channel is a broad church – except when it comes to those who follow the rules, says the Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

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