Love Island contestants will have their social media accounts taken away for the duration of the upcoming winter season and receive “guidance and training around mutually respective behavior in relationships” following thousands of complaints earlier this year. For the first time in the show’s history, the ninth winter … Read entire story.
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TikTok is an established provider of entertainment worldwide, but is also becoming increasingly popular as a news source with UK adults. British broadcasting regulator Ofcom’s annual report reveals that the social media platform is the fastest growing news source – with 7% of adults using it for news, up from 1… Read entire story.
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Updated with BBC response: The BBC must reform its operating license to focus on online services or “become out of step with audience behavior and technology developments,” according to British media regulator Ofcom. Failure to act “could stand in the way of the BBC’s transformation,” it added in … Read entire story.
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Michael Grade may be one of the British television industry’s elder statesmen, but this does not necessarily make him the right person to lead the country’s TV regulator Ofcom, apparently. Professor Jean Seaton, the BBC’s official historian, labelled the 79-year-old former producer turned TV executive “too old to be … Read entire story.
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Streaming platforms are set to be regulated like linear broadcasters for the first time, under the UK Government’s new plans, set out in a ‘White Paper’ policy document revealed this week. The UK regulator Ofcom, which currently monitors content on network television, will be responsible for applying and enforcing guidelines … Read entire story.
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