Read more Ofcom stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/15248/ofcom.htmlhttp://img1-cdn.newser.com/images/newser-black250x40.gifhttp://www.newser.com/2012 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorWed, 23 May 2012 04:42:09 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/38820/new-tv-ads-cant-be-zapped.htmlPeter Fearon<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=140571&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401002910' border='0' />Britain's leading ad-supported TV network is testing a new form of advertising that viewers can’t zap past, reports the Times of London. The new technology finds clear space in a video frame, such as blue sky or gray walls, and inserts an ad. It's being tested online before making its...Television viewers will not be able to avoid seeing a new form of advertising in which messages are placed in the clear space in TV pictures, such as sky and walls.http://www.newser.com/story/38820/new-tv-ads-cant-be-zapped.htmlWed, 01 Oct 2008 07:15:59 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/22626/uk-moves-closer-to-in-flight-cell-phones.htmlNick McMaster<img src='http://img1-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=87794&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401015819' border='0' />British air travelers may soon be able to use their cell phones while in flight, Reuters reports. UK telecom regulator Ofcom approved airline proposals to offer mobile service, pending assent by the European aviation safety authorities. Passengers would be able to make calls once the aircraft was in the air...Passengers sit in their assigned seats before take-off July 10, 2006 at San Diego's Lindburgh Field Airport in San Diego, California.http://www.newser.com/story/22626/uk-moves-closer-to-in-flight-cell-phones.htmlWed, 26 Mar 2008 17:58:03 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/9782/europe-likely-to-get-cell-phones-on-flights.htmlSam Gale Rosen<img src='http://img2-cdn.newser.com/getimage.aspx?mediaid=37551&width=45&height=45&crop=Y&updateddate=20110401030918' border='0' />European regulator Ofcom has proposed allowing cellphones in airplanes in EU airspace, making it more likely that Europeans will soon be able to chat in the air. Under the proposal, a mobile base station could be installed on planes, and the signal would be routed by satellite. The FAA ruled...Lufthansa German airlines planes are seen at Frankfurt, Germany, International Airport, in this May 15, 2007 file picture. Lufthansa said Thursday, July 26, 2007 that its profit more than doubled in the second quarter as people took to the skies despite high oil prices and concerns about climate change. The Cologne-based airline said it earned euro 438 million (US$ 601.9 million) in the period ending June 30, as compared with euro 183 during the same time in the previous year. (AP Photo/Oliver Multhaup, File)http://www.newser.com/story/9782/europe-likely-to-get-cell-phones-on-flights.htmlThu, 18 Oct 2007 17:01:17 CDT