Our approach
In May 2024, the Media Act received Royal Assent and became law. This legislation is the biggest change to the public service media framework in two decades. It makes changes to Ofcom’s existing responsibilities as the UK’s regulator of broadcast media, – including:
- Updating the regulatory framework for commercial radio to secure important local content.
- Ensuring that the UK public service broadcasters (‘PSB’) can deliver obligations, such as quotas, wherever audiences expect them and not just on linear TV.
- Introducing new duties to secure prominence for PSB content and the accessibility of UK radio through voice assistants.
Since publishing our roadmap, we have been working alongside industry and government to prepare for our new duties. This section of our website will provide regular updates to keep stakeholders informed as we progress our work and act as a home for the consultations and other publications we will be publishing in the coming months.
Below you will find the timelines we are currently working towards across the different parts of the Act. Where it is possible to do so, we will look to accelerate our timetable and update this webpage accordingly.
Latest update - May 2025
This spring we have published three documents as part of our ongoing work to implement the Media Act.
Read our latest update.
Our work
Consultation: Proposals to update the PSB quotas
Published: 15 May 2025
Production quota obligations support and safeguard the provision of new, UK public service media content. The public service broadcasters (‘PSBs’) each have quotas for original, regional and independent production.
Update on implementing the Media Act
Published: 17 October 2024
Last updated: 15 May 2025
Latest updates for implementing the Media Act can be found here.
Statement: Designation of Radio Selection Services – principles and methods for Ofcom’s recommendations
Published: 4 February 2025
Last updated: 15 May 2025
Our role in the designation of radio selection services is to provide the Secretary of State with a report making recommendations about which radio selection services should be designated. It is for the Secretary of State to decide which of the RSS available in the UK are designated. This statement sets out our principles and methods by which we will arrive at the recommendations in the report.
Statement: designation of television selection services - principles and methods for Ofcom’s recommendations
Published: 11 December 2024
Last updated: 23 April 2025
In this consultation, we welcome input on the proposed methods and principles that we intend to apply in our report.
Consultation: Statement of Programme Policy and Statement of Media Content Policy guidance
Published: 11 February 2025
The public service broadcasters (‘PSBs’) hold a unique place in UK society. Their role includes providing a wide range of informative and entertaining programmes that reflect the diversity of the nations and regions of the UK and are freely available to all.
Consultation: Designation of Public Service Broadcaster Internet Programme Services
Published: 11 February 2025
In this consultation, we welcome input on our proposed framework and the methods we intend to apply when deciding whether to designate an IPS. We also seek views on our proposed processes for IPS providers to follow when applying for designation, and for Ofcom to revoke designation.
Consultation: Revised Guidance for Public Service Broadcasters on Commissioning Codes of Practice
Published: 27 January 2025
In response to the Media Act’s new transparency measure, we are further proposing to make provision in our Guidance to ensure that independent producers are aware of the PSB’s Code ahead of negotiating a commissioning contract with that PSB.
Consultation: local commercial radio licence renewals
Published: 11 December 2024
We welcome views from interested parties on our proposals and any other factors worth considering when determining whether a multiplex is suitable for a licensee’s needs under the New Renewal Route set out in our consultation.
Update on implementing the Media Act - December 2024
Published: 11 December 2024
Ofcom is today publishing two consultations as we continue to implement new laws under the Media Act 2024.
Call for evidence: Listed events - Implementing the Media Act 2024
Published: 18 July 2024
Last updated: 7 November 2024
In this call for evidence, we are seeking input to help us implement changes to the listed events regime introduced by the Media Act.