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United Kingdom: Closed consultation on draft Media Bill including new powers for OFCOM

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Closed consultation on draft Media Bill including new powers for OFCOM

On 17 May 2023, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee of the UK Parliament closed the public consultation on the draft Media Bill. The Bill would amend the Communications Act 2003 by giving the Office of Communications (OFCOM) new powers to regulate “on-demand programme services” such as Netflix. Furthermore, video-on-demand providers not currently regulated in the UK but who target and profit from UK audiences will also be brought under OFCOM’S jurisdiction.

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Scope

Policy Area
Content moderation
Policy Instrument
Content moderation authority governance
Regulated Economic Activity
streaming service provider
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2023-03-29
under deliberation

On 29 March 2023, the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport published the draft Media Bill whi…

2023-04-19
in consultation

On 19 April 2023, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee of the UK Parliament opene…

2023-05-17
processing consultation

On 17 May 2023, the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee of the UK Parliament closed …

2023-11-08
under deliberation

On 8 November 2023, the Media Bill was introduced to the House of Commons for the first reading. Th…

2024-01-30
under deliberation

On 30 January 2023, the Media Bill was passed by the House of Commons after the third reading. The …

2024-05-23
adopted

On 23 May 2024, the Media Bill was adopted by the UK Parliament. The Bill aims to amend the Communi…

2024-05-24
in grace period

On 24 May 2024, the Media Bill entered into force with a grace period until its full implementation…

2024-08-23
in force

On 23 August 2024, multiple provisions of the Media Act 2024 are implemented, as specified by The M…