Posts Tagués ‘OFCOM’

See on Scoop.it – Régulation audiovisuelle includes Nations & Regions reports… See on stakeholders.ofcom.org.uk

« Old movies used to be a staple of afternoon television on U.S. broadcast television. No longer. However, that may still be the case in the U.K., although the difficulties of finding acceptable films during a time when children may be watching was highlighted this week when the classic Agatha Christie film Death on the Nile [...]

« A campaign has been launched to raise awareness of a service which can help transform the enjoyment of TV for people with sight problems. Audio description (AD) is a free and existing service available on all major TV channels which uses spaces in the original sound track of a programme to describe on-screen action, body [...]

« The way we consume audio-visual content is changing, and changing in many different ways simultaneously. In the future increasing numbers of viewers will be entering a ‘converged world’ in which traditional broadcast television programming will be available alongside content delivered through the internet on the same screen. Smartphones and other web-connected portable devices have already [...]

« Global communications sector revenues increased by 3.4% in 2010 to £1,132bn – a record high, with the UK communications sector generating £39bn of revenues in 2010 (3rd largest in Europe behind Germany, £49bn, and France, £44bn). Ofcom consumer research shows the majority of internet users have visited a social networking website (79% of UK consumers [...]

« Ofcom outlined new consumer protection powers which could soon boost its abilities to tackle scams and mis-selling. Currently if a company is found to have breached Ofcom’s rules it is given a month to address the problem.  If it complies within that time Ofcom does not have the power to take further action. However the [...]