Select committee: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Conclusion 17
Thirteenth Report - Draft Media Bill: Final Report
Published 22 Sep 2023
Paragraph 103
Addressed to Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Media Bill All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
We recognise concerns that there are elements of the Broadcasting Code which do not translate well to a Video-on-Demand context, particularly how the due impartiality obligations will be managed in a non-linear environment. However, Ofcom is required to consult Tier 1 organisations before finalising the Code and so we anticipate that stakeholders’ concerns can be addressed prior to implementation. We agree that there needs to be more clarification but consider that this is best left to Ofcom’s consultation and therefore do not propose any change to the Bill.
From: Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, Thirteenth Report - Draft Media Bill: Final Report (HC 1807), paragraph 103, 22 September 2023
Government response
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