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The Islamic Channel has been fined over an antisemitic documentary it broadcast a few years ago and 5 Pillars is clearly not happy

Ofcom has rapped GB News Esther McVey and Phillip Davies show for impartiality issues.

BBC Studios-run channel Drama has been found in breach of Ofcom’s Broadcast Code after offensive language was broadcast within the subtitles of a popular drama series. Casualty, which has been a part of the UK television landscape since 1986, receives regular daytime showings on Drama. While the episode broadcast on 12 June 2023 did not…

Reality TV workers may not need their own union but they could benefit from joining existing unions serving the creative industries.

GB News has been hit with over 400 Ofcom complaints for three different shows on the channel in the past week.

Protecting TV and radio audiences from fake news requires a delicate balance of accuracy, impartiality, and freedom of speech, finds Meg Carter , after a series of high profile cases of misleading claims about covid-19 Covid-19 may no longer lead the UK media’s news agenda, but concern about covid misinformation remains. This is perhaps especially pertinent in the broadcast media, after several recent investigations and high profile rulings by Ofcom, the regulator responsible for ensuring stan...

UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has opened four further investigations into GB News’s compliance with its due impartiality rules. The first investigation conc

The first investigation concerns an episode of Friday Morning with Esther and Phil, which aired on May, 12th 2023. During the programme, there was discussion about a range of issues including relating to a teenager who was being sentenced for terrorism offences. Specifically, the television regulator's investigation will determine whether the programme broke Rule 5.3 of

Gregg Wallace’s ‘human meat’ mockumentary on Channel 4 has been hit with hundreds of Ofcom complaints after sparking horror from viewers.

The singer tells the BBC she wants to build better support for contestants on reality TV shows.