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At last, a little more alacrity from Ofcom. Both Lord Hall and Sir David Clementi sighed and rolled their eyes in the House of Lords last month about how long it's taken to get iPlayer listings extended from thirty days to a year.

But now the regulator seems to have come to the wicket on 'channel prominence', promising to recommend that Parliament legislates to get public service broadcasters some prime visibility on smart tvs, streaming sticks and the like. This comes less than a month after a strong speech from Lord Hall asking Ofcom to hurry up.

Maybe the speed has something to do with the fact that Ofcom Director of Content, Kevin Bakhurst, faces the Lords Communication Committee next Tuesday.