Media Act 2024: Updated UK framework for PSBs, VoD and radio—online prominence, quotas, smart speakers, Ofcom enforcement, and repeal of Crime and Courts Act 2013 s 40

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This Practice Note offers guidance on the Media Act 2024 (MA 2024), enacted to modernise the regulation of public service broadcasters (PSBs) in light of smart TV technologies and the expansion of video-on-demand (VoD). It outlines the principal legislative measures and evaluates what they mean for businesses. It further highlights the consequences for the regulator, Ofcom, arising from the broader powers granted to it under the Act.

Background to MA 2024

In April 2022, a White Paper titled Up next—the government’s vision for the broadcasting sector (the White Paper) was laid before Parliament by the then Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS). On the same day, the government issued its response to the Digital Radio and Audio Review. Commissioned in 2020, the Digital Radio and Audio Review examined the regulatory framework for radio and audio and produced recommendations in light of altered listening patterns, with most radio consumption now occurring via digital platforms. The White Paper set out a series of legislative reforms intended to keep PSB regulation up to date and aligned with changing technology around smart TV and the growth of VoD, ensuring oversight remains effective for PSBs and relevant businesses across the sector...

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Jason Raeburn

Paul Hastings LLP

Jason heads up the London intellectual property and technology litigation practice at Paul Hastings.Jason's practice has a particular focus on complex IP and technology disputes, often relating to trade secrets, copyright and patents in the fields of software development and licensing, cloud and AI-related implementations. His practice also encompasses IP crossover issues involving breach of contract, IT infrastructure, the misuse of data and reputational threats.Jason also sits part-time as a judge in the English High Court, as a Deputy Master of the Chancery Division and formerly as a Judge of the First-Tier Tribunal, hearing specialist appeals.Jason was recognised by Who's Who Legal as a 'Future Leader' in Litigation (2021) and (2020) having been identified as one of 'the most promising litigators in the world, whose skills and expertise are already turning heads at an international level'.Jason has been identified as a 'Next...

Natalie Coulton

Paul Hastings LLP

Natalie is an associate in the firm’s Intellectual Property & Technology Practice at Paul Hasting, in the firm’s London Office. Natalie is a highly experienced IP & Tech lawyer, having worked on matters spanning copyright, trade marks, patents, registered designs, trade secrets and confidential information for clients across a broad array of sectors.Her Medicinal Chemistry degree makes Natalie particularly well placed to advise life sciences clients, but she has an unmatched ability to adapt and quickly understand a broad array of complex inventions, products and technologies across various sectors, including crypto and AI. ...

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