Roger Bolton warns of “dramatic collapse” in TV religious programming
from Religion Media Centre:
Broadcaster and journalist Roger Bolton says there has been a dramatic collapse in the number of religious programmes shown by public service broadcasters in the last decade.
He told Premier Christian News that Ofcom statistics showed UK religious and ethical TV programmes, made for the BBC, Channel 4, Channel 5 and ITV and shown for the first time in peak time, had dropped by 85 per cent in the ten years to 2022, the latest stats available.
He quoted other stats saying all programming of a religious nature dropped by 76 per cent, the hours of original religious broadcasting fell by 41 per cent and Channel 4 provided nothing now. His further complaint is that the Media Bill going through Parliament ends the requirement for public service broadcasters to show a certain percentage of programmes about religion, leaving it up to companies to decide.
He fears religion and ethics programming will be shunted onto digital platforms, but says seven million households have no broadband or mobile access.
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