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• Broadcasting Code Research
• Children in Programmes: An independent research report for Ofcom by Sherbert Research
  Published 12|12|07
• Assessing Indirect Impacts of the EC Proposals for Video Regulation
  A study by RAND Europe published 12|09|2006
• The representation and portrayal of people with disabilities on analogue terrestrial television
  Content Analysis Research Report published December 2005
• New News, Future News
  The challenges for television news after Digital Switch-over
• The Provision of Current Affairs
  Report following symposium on The Future of Current Affairs
• Viewers and Voters: Attitudes to television coverage of the 2005 General Election
  Research Study conducted by ICM Research on behalf of Ofcom
• Lifeblood of democracy? Learning about broadcast news
  Published 12|02|08
• Access Services Audio Description: Research into awareness levels
  Research Document Published 02|07|08

Equipment

• Ease of use issues with domestic electronic communications equipment
  Published 17|07|07
• Summary of research on the ease of use of domestic digital television equipment
  Published 08|03|06
• HD Ready TV sets
  Mystery shopping survey
• Easy to use digital television receivers: remote control buttons and functions used by different types of consumer [pdf]
  Prepared for Ofcom by i2 media research ltd

Advertising, Sponsorship and Funding

• Update on impact of restrictions on food and drink advertising to children
  Published 14|02|08
• Young People and Alcohol Advertising
  Published 16|11|07
• Regulating TV advertising of food and drink to children
  Published 09|10|06 - A Report commissioned by Ofcom
• Child obesity - food advertising in context
  Children's food choices, parents' understanding and influence, and the role of food promotions. Report published July 2004
• The Future of Television Funding
  Research conducted by Human Capital on behalf of Ofcom. Published September 2005
• Television Promotion
  These reports were commissioned for the purposes of Ofcom's review of the cross promotion rules
• Economic Analysis of the TV Advertising Market [pdf]
  A Report by PricewaterhouseCoopers for Ofcom. Published December 2004

Other television research

• Digital Television Updates
  A series of quarterly reports, which supersede the ITC's Multichannel Quarterly reports
• Digital Switchover
• Programme Information Research: An investigation of current attitudes and behaviours towards programme information
  Published 06|09|2006
• Subtitling - An Issue of Speed?
  Published 06|01|05
• FA Premier League
  For details of research undertaken by Ofcom on behalf of the European Commission in support of the Commission's FA Premier League investigation, please see the document published on the European Commission website at: http://europa.eu.int/comm/competition/antitrust/cases/decisions/38173/en.pdf

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