Following a public consultation, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ Board has approved the Policy for the distribution of the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s UK Public Services.
Effective distribution - essentially how the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ gets its content and services to audiences - is vitally important for the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ and its ongoing ability to inform, educate and entertain.
In February 2018 the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ opened a public consultation seeking feedback on its proposed Distribution Policy. The Policy set out seven conditions to govern the way the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ distributes its services and content on third party distribution platforms:
- Prominence - the placement of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ content and services relative to those of other providers should be in line with audience needs and expectations
- Editorial Control - the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ should retain editorial control of its content and its placement
- Branding & Attribution - users should be able to easily identify which content on a platform is provided by the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ
- Quality - users should be able to enjoy a high quality experience of Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ content and services
- Data - the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ should have access to data about the usage of its services
- Free Access - users should incur no incremental cost to access Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ content and services
- Value for Money - Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ distribution arrangements should maximise cost-effectiveness of distribution to the licence fee payer
The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ received 26 responses to the consultation from a range of organisations including other broadcasters, producers, the device manufacturing sector and audience and accessibility groups. Having considered those responses, the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ has made a number of refinements to the policy. The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ is also publishing guidance on the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s processes for dealing with requests for carriage of its content and services.
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We have also published a summary of the comments we received in the consultation, our response to those comments, and the amendments we have made to the Policy as a result which can be found below.
Organisational responses to the consultation, where permission has been given, have also been published below.
Distribution policy consultation conclusions
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The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s response to the Distribution Policy consultation
Responses from organisations
Related information
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12 February 2018
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Strategaeth Ddosbarthu'r Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ 12 Chwefror 2018