Question follow-through · 27225
Television Channels
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to maintain the availability of free terrestrial television channels beyond (a) 2029 and (b) 2034; and what assessment she has made of the (i) financial impact on view
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- Answering body
- Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
- Tabled
- 4 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 9 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 21 Sept 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
4 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what plans she has to maintain the availability of free terrestrial television channels beyond (a) 2029 and (b) 2034; and what assessment she has made of the (i) financial impact on view
9 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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21 Sept 2026
Answer published
The Government recognises the importance of free-to-air terrestrial television and is considering its longer-term future as viewing increasingly moves online. In particular, Parliament has legislated to secure the future of digital terrestrial television ...
Official data retrieved 25 Sept 2026.
Later records
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