UK broadcast regulator Ofcom is consulting on its provisional view of the television selection services (TSS) it proposes should be designated under the Media Act 2024.According to Ofcom, it is critical that viewers can easily find and discover the diverse range of high-quality content public service broadcasters (PSBs) offer for UK audiences, including trusted and accurate news. The Media Act 2024 introduced a new online availability and prominence regime for how PSB TV players – such as BBC iPlayer, ITVX, Channel 4 stream, 5, STV player, S4C Clic – are distributed on connected TV platforms – referred to in the Act as television selection services.Television selection services designated by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport will be required to ensure designated PSB TV players and their content are available, prominent, and easily accessible.Ofcom is now consulting on its provisional view that 14 services should be designated.Its provisional view is that relevant versions of the following 14 TSS should be designated: Amazon Fire TV OS; Android TV; Apple TV OS; Google TV; LG WebOS; Roku OS; Samsung Smart Hub (Tizen); Sky Entertainment OS; Sky Q; VIDAA OS; Virgin Media Horizon; Virgin Media TiVo on V6 devices; YouView on EE TV (Sagemcom devices); YouView on Sony devices.The consultation closes on September 16th, 2025. Ofcom says it will take full account of the views of stakeholders and any further available information when making its final recommendations to the Secretary of State, later in 2025.
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