OFCOM

Ofcom licences all UK commercial television and radio broadcasts. Their Broadcasting Code sets out the rules which television and radio broadcasters must follow. Ofcom follows the act under the "competition act 1998". E.g. Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross had a show on BBC radio 2 and they abused their position by pranking Andrew Sachs, the grandfather of a women who Russel Brand dislikes. After doing this they received many complaints from listeners which eventually led to them being suspended.


The radio broadcast that got Russell Brand and Jonathan Ross suspended from their positions: