U.K. Media Regulator Ofcom Sets Strict Rules for BBC’s New Operating Licence
variety.comNaman Ramachandran U.K. media regulator Ofcom has laid out the rules for the BBC’s new operating licence, which comes into effect from April 1.
There are several operating rules that serve as cornerstones for the new operating licence. The Ofcom regulations recognize that while the licence fee paid by the public provides a steady income for the BBC, inflation means that program hours could be cut.
The new operating licence requires that the BBC adheres to more than 70 quotas across its broadcast TV and radio services. The quotas safeguard the delivery of news and current affairs content on the BBC’s main broadcast TV and radio services, the distinctiveness of the BBC’s radio services via quotas on music and sports and the provision of original and new U.K.
content. The quotas also ensure that the BBC commissions a minimum amount of content outside London and in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
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