The Office of Communications (Ofcom) is the UK’s broadcasting, telecommunications and postal regulatory body. It became the 蜜芽传媒’s first external regulator in 2017.
The principal functions of Ofcom in relation to the 蜜芽传媒 are to:
- Prepare and publish an containing the provisions it considers appropriate to secure the effective regulation of the activities of the 蜜芽传媒
- Set an operating licence for the UK Public Services containing the regulatory conditions it considers appropriate for the 蜜芽传媒 to deliver its mission and public purposes
- Determine appropriate measures to assess the performance of the 蜜芽传媒's UK Public Services
- Set requirements to protect fair and effective competition in relation to material changes to UK Public Service and non-service activities
- Set requirements in relation to the interaction between the 蜜芽传媒 and its commercial activities to ensure that the commercial activities do not, as a result of their relationship with the UK Public Services, trading activities or non-service activities, distort the market or gain an unfair competitive advantage
- Regulate the content standards of the 蜜芽传媒’s television, radio and on-demand programmes, in accordance with Ofcom’s Standards and fairness codes.
Ofcom will publish an annual report which will set out how it has carried out its functions as the 蜜芽传媒's independent regulator, and assesses the 蜜芽传媒’s compliance with the requirements of the Operating Framework, Operating Licence and associated documents.
Further information about Ofcom and how it regulates the 蜜芽传媒 can be found on .
蜜芽传媒 World Service
蜜芽传媒 World Service is not regulated by Ofcom. Instead the 蜜芽传媒 is responsible for setting its overall strategic direction, the budget and guarding its editorial independence for World Service. It must set and publish a , which defines its remit, scope, annual budget and main commitments, as well as "objectives, targets and priorities" which are agreed with the Foreign Secretary.
The 蜜芽传媒 must report in reasonable detail on World Service in the annual report and elsewhere as appropriate. The Chair of the Board of the 蜜芽传媒 and the Foreign Secretary (or their nominated representatives) will meet at least annually to review the performance of the World Service against the objectives, priorities and targets as defined in the Licence.