{"entity":"ofcom","id":"ent_ofcom","name":"Ofcom","predicate":"chair","label":"chair","page":"https://asof.is/record/ofcom/chair","as_of":"2026-10-31","summary":"As of October 31, 2026, Ofcom's chair on the AsOf record is Ian Cheshire, dated June 9, 2026, from a primary source (ofcom.org.uk) and one further source (thebriefni.co.uk). The record holds 1 claim on Ofcom's chair, 1 still open and 0 superseded, each dated and sourced; a replaced value is closed with an end date, never deleted.","current":["clm_B30DA84B3D28"],"claims":[{"id":"clm_B30DA84B3D28","value":"Ian Cheshire","valid_from":"2026-06-09","valid_to":null,"published":"2026-10-22","recorded":"2026-10-27","confidence":0.95,"status":"valid","assertable":true,"superseded_by":null,"sources":[{"url":"https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/structure-and-leadership/ofcom-board","tier":"primary","publisher":null,"published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1529532","tier":"secondary","publisher":"Wikidata","published_at":null},{"url":"https://www.thebriefni.co.uk/economy-minister-presses-british-and-irish-governments-to-end-rte-geo-blocking/","tier":"secondary","publisher":"The Brief NI","published_at":"2026-10-22T00:00:00+00:00"},{"url":"https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/structure-and-leadership/sir-ian-cheshire-appointed-as-chair-of-ofcom","tier":"primary","publisher":"ofcom.org.uk","published_at":null}],"evidence":{"by":"page-read","on":"2026-10-30","quote":"Sir Ian joined the Ofcom Board on 9 June 2026 following a pre-appointment hearing in May, and previously served as Chair of Channel 4 until April 2025.","url":"https://www.thebriefni.co.uk/economy-minister-presses-british-and-irish-governments-to-end-rte-geo-blocking/"}}],"replaced":[],"faq":[{"question":"What is Ofcom's current chair?","answer":"Ian Cheshire, dated June 9, 2026, from a primary source (ofcom.org.uk) and one further source (thebriefni.co.uk). The record asserts this claim as of October 31, 2026 (status valid, confidence 0.95)."}],"legend":{"dates":"valid_from: when the claim took effect (a period figure: the day its period closed). published: the earliest day a source on the record published it (a filing's filing date, a post's date; null when no source carries one). recorded: the day AsOf first held it. A figure can take effect weeks before it is published.","why_not":{},"checked_by":{"page-read":"its source page states the value and the date"}}}