Ofcom

Regulator approves £16.5bn UK merger of Vodafone and Three

Watchdog demanded changes over concerns move could lead to higher bills for tens of millions of customers

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 09:45

UK regulator asks for antitrust inquiry into Amazon, Microsoft cloud dominance

Ofcom says study shows features that make it more difficult for UK businesses to switch to and use multiple cloud suppliers

Thu Oct 05 2023 - 07:33

Russian hackers threaten to release masses of private data stolen from Irish communications regulator

ComReg was targeted by group in May and refused to say if data has been published

Wed Jul 19 2023 - 05:00

RTÉ director general selection stalls after ‘fraught’ board meeting

Questions raised by some board members over process to select replacement for Dee Forbes to €306,000-a-year role running national broadcaster

Mon Apr 10 2023 - 05:00

Microsoft and Amazon face UK investigation on cloud computing

Communications watchdog Ofcom ‘particularly concerned’ over practices of tech giants that dominate cloud market

Wed Apr 05 2023 - 15:07

Patrick Freyne: Anyone living in a cult or Ranelagh will know how oppressive conformity can be

The Simpler Life sees a bunch of addled suburbanites living the life of the Amish

Fri Mar 25 2022 - 05:00

Eir removes Russia’s RT channels from its television service

Crackdown on Kremlin-backed media steps up in battle against disinformation

Mon Feb 28 2022 - 16:44

Boris Johnson defends UK sanctions and vows to take further action against Russia

British prime minister says more military support for Kyiv and financial sanctions on way

Wed Feb 23 2022 - 20:31

Succession and the Murdochs: Tighten your shoelaces for the next twist in the family saga

As Rupert buys a mega-ranch, it’s hard not to think: haven’t we seen this episode already?

Mon Dec 13 2021 - 14:33

Meghan Markle row: Piers Morgan ruling issued after host’s Good Morning Britain walkout

Controversial comments on breakfast-television show prompted more than 50,000 complaints

Wed Sept 01 2021 - 11:51

‘Audience of the future’ has better things to do than watch RTÉ

Home School Hub was a hit, but problem of how to reach youngest viewers remains

Mon Aug 23 2021 - 15:40

Love Island 2021: Five questions the final episode must answer

Will Kaz or Tyler win? Will the winner split the cash? And other hugely important questions

Mon Aug 23 2021 - 05:30

Love Island argument sparks 25,000 complaints

Explosive row between Faye Winter and Teddy Soares floods UK regulator with protests

Thu Aug 12 2021 - 08:20

Marlin Equity acquires controlling stake in Learning Pool

New investment agreed as Marlin buys out CCI stake in deal believed to be worth €175m

Wed Jun 16 2021 - 05:00

Diana interview: Ex-BBC director resigns from National Gallery role

Prince William says the 1995 interview fuelled his mother’s ‘fear, isolation’ in the final years of her life

Sat May 22 2021 - 14:30

Journalist used deceit to get Princess Diana interview, report finds

BBC apologises after inquiry finds it covered up means employed by Martin Bashir to secure 1995 interview

Thu May 20 2021 - 18:04

Investors line up to make bids for Learning Pool

Derry-based e-learning company is on the market for an estimated €160m

Fri May 14 2021 - 10:20

‘It was a ticking timebomb’: Inside the rise and fall of The Jeremy Kyle Show

Two years after the TV show was taken off air, former staffers reflect on a toxic work culture

Mon May 10 2021 - 06:00

BBC coverage of Prince Philip’s death attracts 110,000 complaints

Total is highest number ever published in UK about television programming

Thu Apr 15 2021 - 15:10

Meghan Markle makes formal complaint about Piers Morgan

Morgan dismissed Markle’s account of suffering suicidal thoughts in Oprah interview

Sat Mar 13 2021 - 12:26

Royal ratings, Biden visits and the vogue for non-fungible tokens

Planet Business: When the Boot is on the other Foot

Sat Mar 13 2021 - 05:31

Piers Morgan leaves ITV’s Good Morning Britain

Ofcom starts investigation into Monday’s episode of GMB after receiving over 40k complaints

Tue Mar 09 2021 - 18:51

Return of BBC Three shows linear TV is not quite dead yet

Yanking channel was ‘a bit mad’, but future interest of younger viewers must be in doubt

Mon Mar 08 2021 - 14:00

Beijing bans BBC news channel in retaliatory move

China says British broadcaster ‘violated requirements that news should be truthful and fair’

Fri Feb 12 2021 - 15:45

Three takes ComReg to court over plans to cap radio spectrum purchase

Mobile operator’s move described as ‘deeply cynical’ and will delay awarding of spectrum

Sat Jan 23 2021 - 05:30

Social media needs to get its act together on news and transparency

Public frustration is growing, yet it’s still the main source of news for half of Irish people aged 18-44

Thu Dec 03 2020 - 12:29

Former Daily Mail editor Paul Dacre tipped to lead Ofcom

Former Telegraph editor Charles Moore reportedly in line for BBC chairman job

Sun Sept 27 2020 - 08:53

Revenues up by a third at Derry-based Learning Pool

Company backed by Carlyle Cardinal Ireland reports big boost in full-year turnover

Mon Aug 17 2020 - 07:19

TV View: Spare a thought for Roy Keane as United toast top four

Irish fans grimace as Jack Grealish and Declan Rice embrace at the end of the game

Sun Jul 26 2020 - 20:57

Masts under attack as 5G conspiracy theory spreads across Europe

Authorities say lives being endangered by ‘dangerous lie’ that Covid-19 is caused by wireless technology

Thu Apr 16 2020 - 11:32

Belfast phone mast hit by arson after claims over 5G link to coronavirus

UK media regulator says is monitoring broadcasters who spread discredited theory

Sat Apr 04 2020 - 17:15

Cyrus Christie hits out at ‘useless’ support over online racist abuse

Fulham and Ireland defender says troll started poll to have him lynched after Denmark defeat

Thu Feb 13 2020 - 19:05

Denis Staunton’s UK election diary – Johnson dodges debates

Channel 4 replaces absent PM with melting ice sculpture for TV debate

Fri Nov 29 2019 - 08:06

Johnson says he would end talks on US trade deal if NHS was put on the table

Tory leader plays down poll pointing to Conservative majority of almost 70 seats, insisting the election remains close

Thu Nov 28 2019 - 22:30