Emmerdale faces potential Ofcom probe after pre-watershed rape scene garners 62 complaints

Last Monday, fan favourite Rhona Goskirk (played by Zoe Henry) was sexually attacked by her new husband Pierce Harris (Jonathan Wrather) on her wedding night. The upsetting scene, which saw Pierce violently push his new bride to the floor before forcing himself on her, attracted 62 complaints to the Broadcasting regulator. Today Ofcom confirmed that […]

Ofcom proposes free cash for lengthy broadband outages

Under new proposals by Ofcom, Brits could soon receive automatic compensation for slow broadband repairs and missed engineer appointments. The measures are part of a larger crackdown on the UK’s telephone and internet service providers. Openreach, the arm of BT that handles broadband infrastructure, was forced to become its own, “legally separate company” earlier this […]

EastEnders CLEARED by Ofcom over 'insensitive' bus crash – one month on from Berlin terror

The BBC show has avoided an investigation by the broadcasting watchdog as the episode didn’t show “graphic” detail, although some previously argued that Martin Fowler’s bloodied face was pretty graphic. Ofcom also considered that the bus crash plot was part of a “long-running storyline”, so the case will not be continued. The regulator received 44 […]