A Bill to Make provision about public service television; about the sustainability of, and programme-making by, C4C; about the name, remit, powers, governance and audit of S4C; about the regulation of television selection services; about the regulation of on-demand programme services; about the regulation of radio services; about the regulation of radio selection services; for the repeal of section 40 of the Crime and Courts Act 2013; for addressing deficiencies in broadcasting legislation arising from the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the European Union; and for connected purposes.
Parliamentary stages
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1 The Media Bill will reform the legal framework for the regulation of public service broadcasting, make changes to on-demand programme service ("ODPS") regulation in the UK and make changes to the legal framework for the regulation of radio; including conferring new powers and duties on the Office of Communications ("OFCOM") and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The draft Bill will also repeal an uncommenced provision of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 related to the regulation of news publishers.
2 The draft Bill is divided into 7 parts, as follows:
● Part 1 contains provi…