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.
Review of the BBC’s materiality assessment of proposed new music streams on BBC Sounds
Published: 16 July 2024
Ofcom has today published its review of the BBC’s assessment of whether its proposals for three new music streams on BBC Sounds constitute ‘material changes’ to its public service activities.
Review of the BBC’s materiality assessment of proposed new streams on BBC Sounds
Published: 16 July 2024
Monitoring the impact of the BBC's activities on competition
Published: 8 February 2024
Last updated: 16 July 2024
Ofcom must consider the impacts of the BBC’s activities on fair and effective competition.
BBC Performance Tracker
Published: 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.
BBC must transform the way it serves audiences, Ofcom warns
Published: 22 June 2022
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.