Source · Select Committees · Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee
Recommendation 14
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We are not persuaded by arguments that prominence can be left to the market simply...
Conclusion
We are not persuaded by arguments that prominence can be left to the market simply because PSB content is popular and if an organisation such as Freeview, which represents the interests of over 70 TV channels, finds it difficult to negotiate with global platforms and TV manufacturers, it is unlikely that individual PSBs will find it any easier. As we touch on later in the Report, competition policy authorities are currently evolving their approach to platforms and applications with ‘strategic market status’ and how these can act as gatekeepers in online markets with potential for anti-competitive exercise of market power. Manufacturers of TV hardware (and their operating systems and consolidator TV apps) should be thought of in exactly the same way.
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Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 17 June 2021. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗