Internet Programme Service (IPS) Designation: Application Form
Published: 10 September 2026
Review of broadcast regulation
Published: 20 November 2025
Last updated: 8 September 2026
We want to hear from stakeholders on their priorities for reforming regulation and where this impacts their ability to innovate and grow.
Public Service Media Review
Published: 21 July 2025
Last updated: 8 September 2026
The UK media landscape is undergoing rapid transformation. Traditional broadcasters are in a fierce battle for audience attention, while global tech giants flood the market with an ever-growing range of content.
Understanding what people in the UK need from public service media
Published: 13 November 2023
Last updated: 29 July 2026
The annual Public Service Media tracker explores UK adults’ satisfaction, attitudes and opinions towards Public Service Broadcasters as well as their on-demand services.
How Ofcom regulates Channel 4
Published: 20 March 2024
Last updated: 7 July 2026
This page provides information about how we regulate Channel 4 in the UK, including our latest reports and reviews.
Channel 4 reporting and Ofcom’s Statement of Media Content Policy (SMCP) Responses
Published: 3 July 2026
Last updated: 7 July 2026
This page sets out Channel 4’s obligation to produce an annual Statement of Media Content Policy (SMCP) and our regulatory responsibilities. It also provides access to each year’s SMCP response in a filterable format, following the approach used on Ofcom’s BBC Annual Report page.
Channel 4 Consultations, Statements and Updates
Published: 3 July 2026
This page provides links to all published consultations, statements and media updates pertaining to C4C.
Five-Year Review of Channel 4 Regulation
Published: 3 July 2026
This page sets out the purpose of, and provides links to, previous five-year reviews of Channel 4 regulation.
Made outside London TV programming
Published: 8 November 2023
Last updated: 30 June 2026
A list of the programmes produced by the PSBs outside the M25, and criteria against which each programme qualifies as made outside London.
Regulating public service broadcasters
Published: 19 September 2023
Last updated: 30 June 2026
Information and all published documents from each of Ofcom’s reviews of Public Service Broadcasting (PSB).