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SNP MP calls on Ofcom to investigate how Nigel Farage was cast on I'm A Celebrity

AN SNP MP has urged Ofcom to investigate how Nigel Farage was permitted to appear on I’m A Celebrity Get Me Out of Here.

The National (Scotland)

Will the Autumn Statement Tax Relief and the Media Bill Boost the UK Creative Industries?

The UK government has announced VFX tax relief to boost the UK film and television industry in the Autumn Statement, which, along with the Media Bill, seeks to change how TV shows are made and broadcasted in the UK.

International Business Times UK

Why Royal Mail is struggling to deliver

Royal Mail, the UK’s oldest postal service, has received plenty of bad news in recent weeks. It has been fined for failing to achieve its delivery targets, lost an exclusive deal with the Post Office and recorded operating losses of £319 million – £100 million higher than for the same…

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UAE-backed bid for Telegraph raises fears of Gulf ‘newswashing’

Deal could be referred to Ofcom but some analysts say concerns about foreign influence may be overstated

The Guardian - UK

How the Daily Mail became the Boris and Dorries show – and left middle England behind

Its new star columnists are symptoms, but not the cause, of the newspaper no longer being quite sure what it stands for, says Archie Bland, editor of the Guardian’s First Edition newsletter

The Guardian - UK

Frontrunner in Telegraph newspaper takeover bid accuses rivals of hypocrisy

Jeff Zucker of Abu Dhabi-backed Redbird IMI insists editorial independence of titles would be protected

The Guardian - UK

UK minister intends to refer Barclay family’s offer for Telegraph to Ofcom

Government ‘minded to’ issue intervention notice to call in regulator on public interest grounds

The Guardian - UK

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Major broadband provider fined £1.4 million for 'serious breach' of rules

Shell Energy has been fined £1.4 million by Ofcom after breaching regulator’s rules

The National (Scotland)

Shell Energy fined £1.4m for failing to flag end of mobile and broadband contracts

More than 70,000 customers were affected by breach of consumer protection rules, says Ofcom

The Guardian - UK

Culture Secretary: Media Bill will remove threats to public service broadcasters

The Bill has its second reading in the House of Commons on Tuesday.

The Independent UK

As UK landlines go digital, fears grow for vulnerable people whose home phone is a lifeline

Campaigners say BT’s switch to Digital Voice is too fast and will leave many unable to make calls in an emergency

The Guardian - UK

Amazon accused of funding anti-Microsoft cloud groups

Microsoft has been facing many antitrust cases recently, and this report reckons Amazon could be behind some.

TechRadar

Campaigners could make online safety super-complaints to Ofcom, Government says

A consultation has been launched on allowing charities and campaigners the chance to raise online safety concerns directly with the regulator.

The Independent UK

Royal Mail launches Christmas punctuality bonus as losses soar

Postal service renews call to change universal service obligation as its revenues fall

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The Guardian - UK

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

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

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The Independent 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.

Evening Standard

Ofcom announces child protection guidelines for social media companies

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

The Independent UK

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

The Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

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.

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