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Ofcom has announced new rules intended to ensure that customers are able to switch to a different broadband provider more quickly and easily.+Ofcom’s research reveals that while 83% of UK internet users who have switched provider found it easy to do so, a significant minority have encountered problems.A Migration Authorisation Code (MAC) is a unique… Continue reading New Broadband Switching Rules

Trinity Mirror is selling off The Racing Post and 138 regional titles in the Midlands, London and the South East following its strategic review, in order to concentrate on its national and major regional titles.According to reports in the trade press, the publisher said that it would make savings of £20 million after the sale… Continue reading Trinity Mirror To Sell Racing Post And Regional Titles

Channel 4 could launch a music channel on Freeview, according to Rod Henwood, the broadcaster’s new business director.In an interview in the Times Henwood said that Channel 4 is aiming to launch a new channel to fill the Freeview slot left vacant by the sell-off of quiz channel Quiz Call in November.Although Henwood said that… Continue reading Channel 4 Could Launch Freeview Music Channel

A television advertisement for the DVD release of horror film Silent Hill has been censured by the Advertising Standards Authority, after complaints that it was too violent.The advert featured brief scenes from the film including a woman screaming while trapped behind a wire fence; a woman being splashed with what appeared to be blood; an… Continue reading Silent Hill Horror Ad Censured By ASA

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Holland has become the first country to switch completely to digital signals, after ending its transmission of free-to-air analogue television.Only around 74,000 households relied primarily on over the air antennas in the country of 16 million, although 220,000 people had an ‘occasional use’ set, as the overwhelming majority of TV in the country is received… Continue reading Holland Switches Off

Popular non-terrestrial channels like LivingTV, Bravo and Trouble, could go free-to-air, after reports have suggested that Sky is involved in a clash with Flextech, the programming arm of cable TV operator NTL.Reports in the trade press say that industry insiders claim Sky plans to slash the amount of subscription revenue it gives to Flextech when… Continue reading Flextech Channels Could Go Free-To-Air

The ASA has banned an advert for pomegranate juice after it ruled that the feature made unauthorised medicinal claims.A doctor complained to the advertising watchdog about the headline “Healthy Happy Heart” and the text: “Looking after your heart… pomegranate juice could improve heart health and minimalise the risk of strokes… FACTS… pomegranate juice may help… Continue reading ASA Axes Ad After One Complaint

Somethin’ Else, the cross-platform production company, will this week launch a multi-platform radio station that will allow users to purchase the CD of a song immediately following broadcast.The station will first be available on Freeview, Sky and online and is then due to be rolled out across cable, mobile and DAB radio.The station will be… Continue reading New Radio Station Is Somethin’ Else

Channel 4 programmes will soon be simulcast on BT Movio, BT’s wholesale service for UK mobile operators to combine live TV and digital radio content onto mobile phones.The broadcaster’s content will be streamed both to mobiles and home television sets, having previously been available as “Short Cuts”, a made-for-mobile channel of programme highlights for the… Continue reading C4 To Simulcast On Movio