TV and Radio Compliance Consultant
It is very difficult to win a judicial review (JR) against an expert regulator like Ofcom so think carefully – very carefully – before starting it. A JR is expensive and time-consuming. So choose your JR prudently. (By the way… Continue
So Ofcom has finally published its consultation on daytime PIN protection (let’s call it DPP for short). It was BSkyB who initially pushed several years ago for a liberalisation of the DPP rules to allow it to show a wider… Continue
Once Ofcom has decided to consider a serious breach of the Code for a sanction, all is not lost. This month I am giving some tips, based on years of experience handling sanctions at Ofcom, on how best a broadcaster… Continue
As the manager at Ofcom who headed its 2016 Offensive language research, I wanted to make a few points about the regulator’s (now) controversial decision to breach the Family At War 1970-2 drama series shown on Talking Pictures TV for a… Continue
As consultant with leading West End media firm, Simons Muirhead, I was privileged last night to be invited on to both the Al Jazeera Arabic and English services (see picture) to seek to explain the great Al Arabiya mystery. Why… Continue
With Ofcom fining the Al Arabiya channel a whopping £120,000 in January 2018 it is more essential than ever for broadcasters to know what to do to avoid an Ofcom sanction. The first and obvious thing is to have good… Continue
Although there is one Ofcom Code breach in today’s Broadcast Bulletin (22 January 2018) I wanted to talk about briefly, I thought I would break with tradition by first saying a few words about an interesting article in The Times… Continue
“To edit or not to edit, that is the question” is an issue often faced by standards compliance advisers. But it is rarely a more vexed point than in old films and TV programmes containing language considered acceptable at the… Continue
Clients regularly ask me about how best to handle Ofcom time deadlines. Here’s what you need to know. When starting a standards investigation or asking for information, Ofcom sets deadlines. These are to help ensure Ofcom meets its Key Performance… Continue