Government ‘to Begin Search for New Ofcom Chair’ – TVBEurope

Government ‘to begin search for new Ofcom chair’ – TVBEurope

According to reports, current chair Lord Grade is expected to stand down at the end of his four-year tenure Source: Government ‘to begin search for new Ofcom chair’ – TVBEurope

Ministers to begin search for new Ofcom chair

Veteran broadcast executive Lord Michael Grade is to step down from his position of chair Ofcom after a single term. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), which is already beginning a search for his replacement, well ahead of the expiry of Lord Grade’s term in April. Sky News, which first reported the story, said there was no suggestion that Lord Grade would leave his post ahead of time. He had previously held senior posi…

Government 'to begin search for new Ofcom chair'

The UK government is reportedly set to begin the search for the next chair of media regulator Ofcom with Lord Grade expected to stand down at the end of his term. According to Sky News, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT), which now has oversight of Ofcom, is set to begin the process in “the coming months”, Former BBC, Channel 4 and ITV executive Lord Grade was appointed as Ofcom chair in March 2022 by the then Conservat…