Tag: broadcasting

Switch to daytime repeats on BBC2 and axing of children's shows on BBC1 hit audiences BBC2 and Channel 4 have been the biggest ratings losers so far this year after changes to the corporation's...

Money will be spent on documentaries, debates and live coverage of the results on TV, radio and online BBC Scotland is to invest an extra £5m in programming and content for Scottish audiences in...

• Champions top earnings table with record amount • New TV deals mean winners next season could earn £100m The Premier League has revealed that Norwich City's victory at Manchester City on the...

ITV announces axing of celebrity skating contest as Jayne Torvill and Christopher Dean announce their departure ITV's long running entertainment show Dancing on Ice is to end after next year's...

The company behind the shopping channels Bid and Price Drop could have its broadcast licence revoked after being found to have consistently made misleading price claims and product descriptions.

Police in Uganda have raided two newspapers and two radio stations in a bid to discover the source of a story embarrassing to the government of President Yoweri Museveni.

Arianna featuring Pitbull's Sexy People is perfect example of ad-promo hybrids that wouldn't be allowed on TV As technology slowly removes the distinction between content watched on a television...

When film-maker Anna Hall found out about the exploitation of girls in Telford, she had to bring the evidence to a wider public Anna Hall is nothing if not patient.

A special mass to prayer for a change in weather conditions is to be broadcast live by Co. Mayo station Midwest Radio.

Will the Labour leader read the riot act to Google? • It must have seemed a no-brainer. The people who rule the 21st century offering a platform to the man who would run the country.

The industry event aims to balance out the gender divide and stop women turning off radio altogether • Click here to visit the Sound Women website What would help women hustle their way into radio?

Every fortnight Ofcom publishes our findings on the complaints we’ve received about TV and radio programmes.

Internet measurement techniques need a total overhaul – new methods make it hard for incumbent players to stay in the game The web user is the most watched consumer ever.

David Hepworth in the Guardian looks at the drop in Radio 1 listening since Nick Grimshaw took over the Breakfast Show.

What the majors want from the video hub, what he learned from MySpace – and why mobile is more than just phones There are very few surviving pictures of Nic Jones, now Vevo's senior...

✒Is it too soon for the BBC to carry jokes about the Jimmy Savile scandal? Apparently not, as long as it's Graham Norton that's making them.

It won acclaim for its Paralympics coverage, but can it return to the black after spending its way through the ad slump?

The station's bosses are focused on attracting a younger audience – but kids today have many more places to find music Radio 1's breakfast show is no longer the most listened-to programme on...

After a nationwide search, BBC Radio 3 and the Arts & Humanities Research Council (AHRC) have today unveiled the ten academics that have been named New Generation Thinkers 2013.

PM (R4) | iPlayer Cerys on 6 (6 Music) | iPlayer To the Sony Radio Academy awards last Monday, radio's annual big bash.

This week's finding that just 18% of presenters are women over 50 doesn't surprise me – but it does make me angry I enjoyed my life in news and current affairs, which started at Granada TV in...

"Radio 4's Today presenter John Humphrys, who has won a Sony award for the grilling of his boss, talks about sexism in broadcasting and the wisdom of the BBC’s move to Salford" reports the Daily...

John Plunkett is joined by Folder Media's Matt Deegan and Broadcast magazine's Lisa Campbell to sift through Channel 4's annual report: we all knew they'd be out of pocket, but has the investment...

When mutual incomprehension is a problem, there is a need for shows that interpret, explore and explain human motivations

Protecting children from harmful material on TV and radio is one of Ofcom’s most important duties.Protecting children from harmful material on TV and radio is one of Ofcom’s most important duties. Our Broadcasting Code sets standards for television and radio shows and broadcasters must follow its rules. There are strict rules about what can be shown on [...]

Viewers and listeners often complain to us about programmes they’ve seen or heard on TV and radio.Viewers and listeners often complain to us about programmes they’ve seen or heard on TV and radio. Those complaints are then assessed against the Broadcasting Code to see if they need investigating further. The code sets standards for television and radio [...]

On May 19th it will have been 40 years since the Israeli propaganda radio station, Voice of Peace, started broadcasting. Thankfully the station only lasted for about 20 years, dying in 1993.

I have 'anoraked' about Steve and Sue before. Oh yes, I have. Both on this fine blog and elsewhere, I have had to declare my love and unfettered adulation for this radio 'couple'.

Broadcasting radio without a licence can be fun, although of course you shouldn’t try this at home.

Every fortnight Ofcom publishes our findings on the complaints we’ve received about TV and radio programmes. Every fortnight Ofcom publishes our findings on the complaints we’ve received about TV and radio programmes. It’s the culmination of a process which begins as soon as we receive a complaint from a viewer or listener. Each complaint is assessed against the [...]