Television: Local Broadcasting
Commons · Question 40987 · Tabled 25 Mar 2025 · Department for Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 28 Mar 2025
Question
Asked by Sir John Whittingdale
To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of TV viewing transitioning to online delivery digital viewing on linear TV broadcasting on her Department's policy aims for local
Answer
Answered by Stephanie Peacock, 28 Mar 2025
The Government recognises the important role that local TV continues to play in the wider broadcasting ecosystem. That is why last year we brought forward legislation to enable Ofcom to renew the licences for the local TV multiplex and the 34 individual l...