November 5, 2018

The BBC has proposed a number of changes to the BBC iPlayer and provided its plans to Ofcom for consideration.

In order to protect fair and effective competition in the TV sector, Ofcom examines whether changes which the BBC wishes to make to its licence fee-funded TV, radio and online services are significant enough to merit detailed scrutiny.

Ofcom has decided that the BBC’s proposed iPlayer changes are material, and that the BBC should conduct a “public interest test” to properly assess their value and potential impact on other broadcasters. To read Ofcom’s Review of the BBC’s Materiality Assessment of Proposed Changes to the BBC iPlayer, click here.