Stewart Purvis to leave Ofcom

Stewart Purvis, the former ITN chief executive, is to leave the media regulator Ofcom after two-and-a-half years. Purvis, who is the Ofcom partner responsible for content regulation and standards, is understood to be leaving in the autumn. Purvis, who joined Ofcom in November 2007 , spent more than 30 years in broadcasting starting at the BBC and later moving to ITN. At ITN he held roles including editor of Channel 4 News, for which he won several Baftas, rising to become chief executive from 1995 to 2003. He was appointed a CBE for services to broadcast journalism in 2000. Ofcom's content and standards group oversees regulation of television and radio standards and compliance with the broadcasting code. • To contact the MediaGuardian news desk email [email protected] or phone 020 3353 3857. For all other inquiries please call the main Guardian switchboard on 020 3353 2000. • If you are writing a comment for publication, please mark clearly "for publication".