Ofcom doesn't need new leadership, it needs a new mandate from government.
As a regulator of the broadcast industry it has been useless.
Radio stations requesting format changes or relocations get the green light, ITV's plans to cut regional news programmes look likely to be rubber-stamped, and Channel 4 is being allowed to not quite get round to launching its digital radio service, 4radio.
The commercial sector is having a hard time, and the BBC is revelling in it. This is unhealthy. I think the BBC needs strong competition. Ofcom seems to be only focusing on the business side of commercial broadcasting without considering the value a strong, creative commercial sector adds to the market (I'm aware they need to make money - my wife works for a commercial broadcaster and her wages pay our mortgage). The BBC is a marvelous thing, but shouldn't be left as the sole supplier of PSB in the UK.
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