Ofcom

Ofcom has published its latest Media Literacy research, providing an accessible overview of the media habits and opinions of children aged 5-15 and their parents, and UK adults aged 16+. Data is taken from our 2010 fieldwork, and trends over time are included where possible. We have also published Annexes providing information about the main websites visited and TV programmes viewed among these age groups.

Key findings include:

Half of parents say they know less about the internet than their children

Ofcom has published the latest edition of its Media Literacy e-bulletin.

This edition features news of a range of new initiatives and resources including the launch of DigitalDemocracy.org.uk, the Brussels Declaration on Lifelong Media and the Award-winning education programme, PhoneBrain.

Ofcom has published the February edition of its Media Literacy e-bulletin.

Ofcom has published the January edition of its Media Literacy e-bulletin.

Ofcom today publishes the December edition of its Media Literacy e-bulletin.

This month we are delighted to introduce Race Online 2012’s ‘Go ON’ umbrella campaign and illustrate how Microsoft and UK online centres are planning to support the campaign.

We also feature a number of new publications such as Childnet’s new guide to help parents and teachers stay safe and legal online and a guide to film and filmmaking in schools produced by Media Education Wales.

Online Trust and Privacy is an analysis of adults' attitudes and behaviour in relation to trust and privacy when using the internet.

People have more flexibility and more choice than ever before when it comes to what, how and when they access media content and use communications services. However, there is little research available into how people use media and communications devices together and the relationships between them.

Ofcom has published its fifth annual report on The Consumer Experience of telecoms, the internet and digital broadcasting markets. It discusses the results of our research programme, which measured how well consumers have fared over the past year in their use of these services.

The research report is aimed at measuring how well consumers are faring in respect of:

UK consumers are some of the earliest adopters of new communications technologies, new Ofcom research reveals.

They are among the best connected for broadband, mobile and digital TV and the UK has seen the fastest growth in smartphone take-up. UK consumers are also enjoying lower prices for communications services than many consumers across the world.

Ofcom’s fifth International Communications Market report into the global communications market looks at take-up, availability and use of broadband, landlines, mobiles, TV and radio in 17 countries.

Ofcom has published the November edition of its Media Literacy e-bulletin.

This month we feature a wide range of activity, including the first MEA Media Literacy Conference, the launch of Vodafone’s Digital Parenting magazine,  the latest EU Kids Online study and highlight some opportunities for nominating individuals and groups for media literacy related awards.