UK regulator clears new TV project without probe

Premium Article - Tuesday, 19 October 2010

UK telecoms regulator Ofcom today announced it would not investigate YouView, the new internet-based video-on-demand television service being launched by several television companies, despite complaints from rival broadcasters BSkyB and Virgin Media.

BSkyB sells ITV stake

Premium Article - Wednesday, 10 February 2010

Pay-television company BSkyB has reduced its stake in ITV by more than 10 per cent. The sale ends three years of legal wrangling over BSkyB’s position in the UK broadcasting sector.

BSkyB loses second ITV appeal

Premium Article - Thursday, 21 January 2010

UK broadcaster BskyB today lost its challenge at the Court of Appeal over a decision forcing it to reduce its stake in ITV to 7.5 per cent.

ITV slams new proposals for regulating advertising

Premium Article - Tuesday, 19 January 2010

UK broadcaster ITV has hit out against Competition Commission proposals to change its contract right renewal (CRR) undertakings, claiming they should be abolished.

OFT refers Friends Reunited sale to commission

Premium Article - Tuesday, 03 November 2009

The UK’s Competition Commission will review ITV’s sale of online social networking site Friends Reunited, after the Office of Fair Trading identified competition concerns in the online genealogy market.

CRR remains in place for ITV

Premium Article - Tuesday, 15 September 2009

The UK’s Competition Commission has decided to retain Contract Rights Renewal (CRR), a mechanism that caps the amount television channel ITV can charge advertisers.

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