BBC Regulation

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  • Regulated by OFCOM - regulatory body that uphold the BBC's Values, process complaints
Love Island receive thousands of OCFOM complaints a year

  • Shirky -publish then filter
Royal Charter
OFCOM must:
  • enable the BBC to fulfil its mission and promote the public purposes
  • protect fair and effective competition
  • produce an operating framework
OFCOM'S requirements
  • impartial news and information
  • educative
  • high quality, distinctive programmes
  • reflecting, representing and serving all communities across Britain
  • supporting creative industries - keep arts alive
  • reflecting the UK and its values to the world
Impossible for OFCOM to regulate the BBC effectively


  • OFCOM to regulate BBC's online services more 
  • More money is being invested into digital news. 
  • OFCOM have to review more complaints.
  •  BBC aim to be a digital first organisation.
  • BBC struggle to deliver to all audiences
  • Taking action to improve handling complaints
  • Increase catalogue of older content on BBC iPlayer
  • OFCOM's power limited to opinions
  • Lower income groups are less engaged with the BBC

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