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Broadcasting Policy

We work to ensure that, wherever possible, the views and concerns of the UK broadcasting industries are represented in a number of areas. These include competition issues, management of the radio spectrum, legislation which affects the UK broadcasting industries, and technical standards. We maintain a productive relationship with broadcasters and platform operators.

We have a close working relationship with the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).

The DCMS takes the main responsibility within Government for a number of TV and radio broadcasting issues. These include: export of content; media ownership; sports rights on free-to-view television; access to television services for the hearing and sight impaired; broadcasting initiatives in the EU, the Council of Europe and other international fora; policy on public service broadcasting in the UK; management of the BBC's Charter and Agreement.

BERR and DCMS have joint responsibility for the delivery of the Digital Television Action Plan.

For further information on our partnerships with industry and external bodies, our work on technical standards and our work on regulatory issues, please see the topics menu on the left-hand side of the screen.