Moving religious programmes online part of UK broadcasting revamp proposals

May 1, 2022 by

from Premier:

Broadcasters could have the option to move religious programming from TV to their digital platforms.  It’s part of the UK Government’s broadcasting white paper published on Thursday.

Under the proposals, the UK’s public service broadcasters (PBS) BBC, ITV, STV, Channel 4, S4C and Channel 5 would have “greater flexibility” in how people can access their public service content, which include shows with “leisure interests” like cooking and gardening, as well as religious programming.

The government said in a statement: “PSBs are required through a quota system to broadcast a minimum amount and variety of public service content (for example, programmes made outside of London), but they currently only get credit for this if they show it on their main linear channel (so in the case of ITV, on ITV1).

“The government will give PSBs greater flexibility to meet their obligations, including reaching audiences by delivering content on a wider range of services including via on-demand platforms.”

Roger Bolton, a Christian and long-time BBC presenter and producer, is not convinced this is the right course of action. He argues that a broadcaster only allowing a religious programme on a digital platform would stifle accessibility to a wide audience.

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