Office of Communications

…ITA’s successor today is the Office of Communications (Ofcom). Created by the Communications Act of 2003, Ofcom is responsible for regulating all commercial radio and television services, including satellite and cable, as well as all wired, wireless, and broadband telecommunications. Commercial television broadcasters include Channel Four and the ITV network.…

It is regulated by the Office of Communications. The ITV network was authorized by an act of Parliament in 1954, when the BBC’s monopoly over radio and television broadcasting was modified to permit a single channel to operate by selling airtime to advertisers.

…United Kingdom, the communications regulator Ofcom regulates the radio sector, operating under a number of Acts of Parliament. It audits the volume of current affairs programming on terrestrial broadcasters, the range of formats and subject matter, the scheduling of current affairs programs, and the audience share. Traditional radio listening is…