News Archive - 2025
2025
10 September 2025 – OfCom’s Consultation on Digital Radio Multiplex Information Requirements
In September 2025, Ofcom published a consultation setting out its proposal for a new licence condition in multiplex operators’ licences where licensees will be required to publish up to date “rate cards” showing the charges for radio stations wishing to broadcast via their multiplex. Under the Media Act 2024, a statutory duty has been placed on Ofcom to require multiplex operators to publish information about their charges.
8 August 2025 – Ofcom consultation on listed events concludes
The Media Act 2024 introduces significant changes to the listed events regime, which will now apply to both linear television channels and services which show live coverage of listed events to audiences in the UK (e.g. online streaming services). This reflects the evolving media landscape and the increasing importance of digital and streaming services in sports broadcasting. As part of such changes, Ofcom must define key terms and prepare a revised Code on listed events. To do so, Ofcom consulted on its proposals.
1 August 2025 - Ofcom consultation on guidance for C4C’s Statement of Commissioning Policy closes
Under the Media Act 2024, the “publisher-broadcaster restriction” previously imposed on Channel 4 Corporation has been repealed, enabling C4C to produce its own programmes for Channel 4. As part of its new duties under the Act, C4C must also prepare a Statement of Commissioning Policy, having regard of Ofcom’s guidance. Ofcom therefore consulted on its proposed draft guidance.
1 July 2025 - Ofcom continues implementation of Part 5 of the Media Act
On 1 July 2025, Ofcom published a consultation as part of its implementation of Part 5 of the Media Act 2024. Under this, Ofcom may include such conditions as it considers appropriate in local analogue commercial radio stations’ licences to ensure the regular broadcasting of local news and information. Ofcom is therefore consulting on its proposals.
July 2025 - TV and the Media Act: What you need to know about Ofcom’s latest publications
In July 2025, Ofcom published a consultation setting out how it has assessed television selection services and its draft recommendations to the Secretary of State for designations under Part 2 of the Media Act 2024, its final statement on Designation of Public Service Broadcasters’ Internet Programme Services, its revised Guidance for Public Service Broadcasters on Commissioning Codes of Practice and its updated Statement of Programme Policy and Statement of Media Content Policy Guidance.
On 6 May 2025, the Department for Culture, Media and Sport published two draft statutory instruments which, if finalised and approved by Parliament, will implement changes concerning production quotas set out within the Media Act 2024. In connection with these, on 15 May, Ofcom published a consultation setting out its approach to implementing the new framework for production quotas.
Ofcom published its final Statement of Principles and Methods it will be following when recommending which services should be designated as radio selection services by the Secretary of State.
23 April 2025 – Ofcom published its final Statement of Principles and Methods
Ofcom published its final Statement of Principles and Methods which it intends to follow when recommending which services should be designated as regulated television selection services by the Secretary of State.
Ofcom published two consultations as part of its continued implementation of the Media Act 2024 (the “Act”). The Act aims to ensure that public service broadcasters’ (“PSBs”) content is easily accessible and discoverable on connected TV platforms for audiences. These consultations focus on updates to the PSB Programme Policy guidance and the designation of PSB internet programme services.
4 February 2025 – Consultation on radio selection services: Ofcom’s proposed methods
Ofcom launched a consultation on the designation of radio selection services (“RSS”) under the Media Act 2024. This consultation seeks input on the principles and methods for designating RSS, which are services that enable users to select between internet radio services.
Ofcom launched a consultation on proposed revisions to its guidance for the public service broadcasters’ (the “PSBs”) concerning the PSBs’ Commissioning Codes of Practice. This move comes in response to the changes introduced by the Media Act 2024 to update the regulatory framework affecting the PSBs.
