Statement: Ofcom review of BBC's proposed new DAB+ radio services and extending the hours of Radio 5 Sports Extra
Published: 21 November 2024
Last updated: 19 December 2024
We are providing stakeholders with an opportunity to comment on this initial assessment and seek initial views to understand how stakeholders consider the launch of the new DAB+ stations and the changes to Radio 5 Sports Extra could affect them if they go ahead. Stakeholders will have an opportunity to comment on our draft conclusions for both proposals before we reach a final decision.
Monitoring the impact of the BBC's activities on competition
Published: 8 February 2024
Last updated: 19 December 2024
Ofcom must consider the impacts of the BBC’s activities on fair and effective competition.
BBC Annual Report and Local Media Review
Published: 29 November 2024
Ofcom has today published its annual report on the BBC, which assesses the Corporation’s performance in meeting the needs of viewers and listeners over the period April 2023 to March 2024. This includes findings following a mystery shopping exercise into the BBC First complaints process.
How Ofcom deals with BBC complaints – what you need to know
Published: 29 November 2024
As the UK regulator responsible for overseeing content broadcast on TV, radio and video on-demand (VoD), Ofcom handles thousands of complaints from viewers and listeners every year, covering a range of issues.
Ofcom's seventh Annual Report on the BBC: Interactive performance report
Published: 29 November 2024
This interactive report accompanies our seventh 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.
Ofcom’s annual report on the BBC
Published: 30 November 2023
Last updated: 29 November 2024
This is Ofcom’s seventh 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.
Marking 50 years since Ceefax - the ‘horse-drawn internet’ - was launched
Published: 23 September 2024
Today marks the fiftieth anniversary of the launch of Ceefax, the BBC’s teletext service that allowed viewers to access text-based information on their TV sets, and which blazed a trail for the on-screen services we use today.
Statement: BBC Scotland channel news provision
Published: 3 May 2024
Last updated: 6 August 2024
We have approved a request by the BBC to reduce the peak time news quota for the BBC Scotland channel in the BBC Operating Licence.
Performance
Published: 4 March 2024
Last updated: 6 August 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
Last updated: 6 August 2024
This page gathers together the different parts of the BBC Operating Framework.