Consultation: BBC Scotland channel news provision
Published: 3 May 2024
Ofcom is today seeking views following a request from the BBC to reduce the number of hours of news content that are required to be broadcast in peak time on the BBC Scotland channel.
Performance
Published: 4 March 2024
Ofcom is tasked with holding the BBC to account in relation to its output and services, using the range of regulatory tools at our disposal.
Operating Framework for the BBC
Published: 4 March 2024
This page gathers together the different parts of the BBC Operating Framework.
BBC Performance Tracker
Published: 20 February 2024
Last updated: 20 February 2024
The BBC Performance Tracker measures audience opinions on the BBC’s performance against the delivery and importance of the four public purposes across the UK.
Monitoring the impact of the BBC's activities on competition
Published: 8 February 2024
Ofcom must consider the impacts of the BBC’s activities on fair and effective competition
BBC must transform the way it serves audiences, Ofcom warns
Published: 3 January 2024
Last updated: 3 January 2024
The BBC must be much more open and clear with audiences about how it handles their complaints, responds to concerns and meets viewers’ and listeners’ needs, Ofcom warns today.
Working class audiences want the BBC to take more risks when producing new programmes
Published: 30 November 2023
Last updated: 14 December 2023
The BBC should take more risks when producing new programmes if it is to reconnect with viewers and listeners on lower incomes, according to new audience research published today by Ofcom. In recent years, our research has shown that people in lower socio-economic groups – who account for almost a quarter of the UK population – are less satisfied with the BBC.
Ofcom’s annual report on the BBC
Published: 30 November 2023
Last updated: 30 November 2023
This is Ofcom’s sixth Annual Report on the BBC in which we assess the BBC’s performance against all areas of our regulation and set out how we have carried out our role.
Ofcom's sixth Annual Report on the BBC: Interactive performance report
Published: 30 November 2023
Last updated: 30 November 2023
This interactive report accompanies our sixth annual report on the BBC. It includes extensive data on each of the Public Purposes and how well they have been delivered, across the range of the BBC’s services and platforms.
BBC Studios review
Published: 30 November 2023
Last updated: 30 November 2023
Ofcom is assessing the relationship between the BBC Public Service and BBC Studios