Question follow-through · 40987

Television: Local Broadcasting

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of TV viewing transitioning to online delivery digital viewing on linear TV broadcasting on her Department's policy aims for local

answeredDepartment for Culture, Media and Sport

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Answering body
Department for Culture, Media and Sport
Tabled
25 Mar 2025
Target answer date
28 Mar 2025
Answer
28 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what assessment her Department has made of the potential impact of TV viewing transitioning to online delivery digital viewing on linear TV broadcasting on her Department's policy aims for local

  2. 28 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

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  3. 28 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    The Government recognises the important role that local TV continues to play in the wider broadcasting ecosystem. That is why last year we brought forward legislation to enable Ofcom to renew the licences for the local TV multiplex and the 34 individual l...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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Streaming: Age

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