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TV streaming services overtake pay TV for first time
18 July 2018
The number of UK subscriptions to television streaming services like Netflix has overtaken those to traditional pay television for the first time, marking a major shift in the UK’s viewing habits.
Latest telecoms and pay-TV complaints revealed
18 July 2018
Ofcom has today published the latest league tables on the complaints it receives about the UK’s major providers of telecoms and pay-TV services.
Read all about it… without even realising
13 July 2018
Ofcom has published two qualitative research reports which explore what people think and feel about the news, and how they consume it. Ofcom Chief Executive Sharon White shares her views on the findings, originally published in the Times.
Ofcom engineer inducted into Digital Radio Hall of Fame
12 July 2018
Ofcom senior broadcast specialist Rash Mustapha has been formally recognised by Digital Radio UK, the body established to help promote and support the development of digital radio.Resources for industry
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