ofcom then later came back and defended my right to free speech.id, with reference to some of your statements about not believing that meghan markle had had suicidal thoughts, they said, ofcom, "we were particularly concerned about mr morgan's approach to such an important and serious issue, and his apparent disregard for the seriousness of anyone expressing suicidal thoughts," we also heard from the charity mind, it was disappointed and concerned, and that people, when they share this, need to be treated with dignity, respect, and empathy. i mean, presumably, you will agree you didn't treat meghan markle with respect in that moment. ijust find her, i'm afraid, not a witness that i find credible. and my point that i made very forcibly on the show was if, as she claimed, she went to two senior members of the royal household and told them she was suicidal, and they said, as she put it, that she couldn't get any help because it would be bad for the brand, let's have the names of those people and they should be fired. but here we are, over a year later

and perhaps more relevantly a which ofcom and perhaps more releva ntly a leading which ofcom and perhapstal health charities say they are concerned about. i charities say they are concerned about. . ., , ., about. i am entitled to my opinion and i have — about. i am entitled to my opinion and i have no _ about. i am entitled to my opinion and i have no desire _ about. i am entitled to my opinion and i have no desire to _ about. i am entitled to my opinion and i have no desire to diminish i about. i am entitled to my opinion | and i have no desire to diminish the importance of an issue like suicidal serious mental health or racism or any of the other issues that she touched on in the oprah winfrey interview. but as a journalist every instinct in me was, is it true? and i reached the conclusion pretty quickly that it wasn't. now, if she was to produce evidence that supported her allegations and we are still waiting then i may revise my position and i might be more sensitive but i am afraid, when i watched it, ifelt she sensitive but i am afraid, when i watched it, i felt she was sensitive

the ofcom podcasting code so it is something to judge them against.onsumers. i5 don't. .. just complaints from uk consumers-— consumers. is it likely that will draw u- consumers. is it likely that will draw op fines _ consumers. is it likely that will draw up fines for _ consumers. is it likely that will draw up fines for these - consumers. is it likely that will - draw up fines for these broadcasters and streamers and if so how they could they potentially be? normally what happens _ could they potentially be? normally what happens with _ could they potentially be? normally what happens with complaints - could they potentially be? normally what happens with complaints is - could they potentially be? normally what happens with complaints is if i what happens with complaints is if they are upheld by ofcom it is a bit of a slap on the list with broadcasters and the public dressing down. yes what you can do and there have been times in broadcasters have been fined ofcom. tend to be on the extreme end and i would expect netflix and amazon or digital operat

ofcom also said, with reference _ my right to free speech.ence to _ my right to free speech. ofcom also said, with reference to some - my right to free speech. ofcom also| said, with reference to some of your statements about not believing that meghan markle had had suicidal thoughts, they said we were particularly concerned about his approach to such a serious issue and his apparent disregard for the seriousness of anyone expressing suicidal thoughts and we also heard from the charity mind saying it was disappointed and concerned at that when people share this, they need to be treated with dignity, respect and empathy. i'm sure he would agree you did not treat her with respect. i am afraid i do not _ did not treat her with respect. i am afraid i do not find _ did not treat her with respect. i am afraid i do not find her— did not treat her with respect. i —n afraid i do not find her very credible on the point that i made very forcibly on the show was, if, as she claimed, she went to two senior members of the royal household and told them she

but ofcom said about ou not speech. but ofcom said about you not believing _ speech.eving that - speech. but ofcom said about| you not believing that meghan markle had suicidal thoughts, it is apparent disregard for the seriousness of anyone expressing suicidal thoughts, we also heard from the charity mind saying they are concerned about when people need to share this, they need to be treated with respect and empathy. and they believe you did not treat meghan markle with respect in this endeavour. i meghan markle with respect in this endeavour.— this endeavour. i 'ust did not find a very h this endeavour. ijust did not find a very credible - this endeavour. ijust did not find a very credible and - this endeavour. ijust did not find a very credible and on i this endeavour. ijust did not. find a very credible and on the show, if she claimed she went to two senior members of the royal household and told them that she was suicidal and they said as she put it, she cannot get any help because of the bed for the brand, let's have the names of those people and they should be

height of civil service is one of the senior economist —— sharon white had, before taking charge at ofcomt within weeks of her surprise appointment, she found herself having to take some very tough decisions — permanently shutting almost a third of the department stores factory outlets. this was a very bitter pill to swallow indeed. and yet, two years into a five year plan, there are some signs that the medicine is working. she's never given an major lengthy broadcast interview before. the question is simple, and a lot rides on the answer notjust for her, but for the very idea of shopping and of britain itself. can thejohn lewis partnership survive? sharon, good to see you. nice to see you. dame sharon white, thank you for speaking to the bbc and to me. in preparation, i spoke at as always to a lot of people about the subject. business journalism. they all said the same thing about you. this is terrifying, by the way. they were mostly very nice but terrified about yourjob. very impressive person, but she has the toughestjob in british business. john lewis... at a time when retail is going

and the pandemic, ofcom says, so a big spike in the consumption of online pornography.e're almost out of _ were consuming... sorry, we're almost out of time _ were consuming... sorry, we're almost out of time and - were consuming... sorry, we're almost out of time and i - were consuming... sorry, we're almost out of time and i do - were consuming... sorry, we'rel almost out of time and i do want were consuming... sorry, we're - almost out of time and i do want to get your very quick thoughts on how you think this could be tackled. is legislation the only way? i you think this could be tackled. is legislation the only way?- you think this could be tackled. is legislation the only way? i think we have not legislation the only way? i think we have got to — legislation the only way? i think we have got to look _ legislation the only way? i think we have got to look at _ legislation the only way? i think we have got to look at and _ legislation the only way? i think we have got to look at and we - legislation the only way? i think we have got to look at and we have - legisla

irony of the government agency five months later found in myum favor on a number of complaints and an ofcomected all ofil them and said it would haveng been a chillingem infringement on my free speech,n which it was. was very pleased about u that . we shouldn't have a regulator like that in the uk but they actually found my favor. lastst question has to dol with our bill maher and now i would never refer the queen as an old bag as he b did.e i would be more respectful. i'dd say yes, ma'am. no, ma'am.joke you and i would joke every time were on and you took over for larry king and you were lecturing americansco on the second amendment and guns. i was like, that's only good for me because it's a part of american o culture that i can totally understand. you might you might not understand. and i get that if i were to go over and do a show in great britain and i were to start saying why are you calling royal your highness, your majesty now i would be respectful to the queen. i've she's been seventy years. e i think's she's been a force for good t in terms of world events. but for as an american

streaming services are set to be regulated by ofcom for the first time, under new government proposalses that will bring them in line with traditional broadcasters. the culture secretary said the move would protect audiences from harmful material. the government's also publishing its plans for the sale of channel 4. they've been detailed in a white paper today. well, we can speak now to jake kanter, who's the media editor at the times. evening. the idea of regulating the streamers. this is fascinating because it's a whole new world by definition. how easy or difficult is that going to be? these are giant companies? i that going to be? these are giant companies?— that going to be? these are giant companies? that going to be? these are giant com anies? ., , companies? i think the thing here is really interesting _ companies? i think the thing here is really interesting that _ companies? i think the thing here is really interesting that uk _ really interesting that uk broadcasters have been subject to very strict standards on broadcasting for many, many years and at the same time now we h

streaming services are set to be regulated by ofcom for the first time, under new government proposalsm trend of viewers away from traditional television, there is a long—term decline of traditional spend on tv advertising, and that if you look at the amount of money public service broadcasters, including channel a, spend on first run original programmes, that has fallen significantly since 2010, so these are the problem is that... can i pick you up on that point? ian katz has tweeted, and he do when you mention this in an interview today with bbc radio, and he's mentioned that actually, channel a posted record advertising revenues last year and this year will spend more on content than any time in its history. i have seen that tweet and replied to it. in the most recent channel a annual report, published last summer, it shows that publishing this year with last year, revenues were down, and content spend was down as well, but the point i was making that the white paper sets out is that over the last five years, there has been a 30% decline in linear tv advertising, which is tv adverti