TV broadcasting: data and research

Ofcom’s statutory duties include ensuring that:

a wide range of high-quality television and radio programmes are provided, appealing to a range of tastes and interests;
television and radio services are provided by a range of different organisations;
people who watch television and listen to the radio are protected from harmful or offensive material; and
people are protected from being treated unfairly in television and radio programmes, and from having their privacy invaded.

To provide us with the evidence we need to carry out these duties, we carry out and publish market and consumer research, and collect data.

See also...

Statistical release calendar 2021
Ofcom's statistical release calendar lists the Official Statistics we are scheduled to publish in 2021.
Audience attitudes to broadcast media
21 October 2021

This report explores UK adults’ access to and use of connected devices, their attitudes and opinions towards television and radio broadcasting, and related areas such as advertising and regulation. It summarises the findings set out in the accompanying chart pack analysis of the research results.
Usability and accessibility research
This section covers research into usability of devices and services, and accessibility, particularly in relation to older people and those with disabilities.
Open data
20 October 2021

Ofcom’s open data is a mix of data from or about the companies we regulate in the communications sector, and the citizens and consumers who use them.