Part 1: Public service television The public service remit for television Section 4: Statements of programme policy, and section 5: Changes of programme policy
Section 266 of the CA 2003 mandates OFCOM to require the providers of the licensed public service channels (i.e. channels 3, 4 and 5: section 362) to prepare statements of programme policy which set out how they intend to fulfil their individual channel remits (see section 3). Currently, these statements must only be prepared in relation to the PSBs’ public service channel. Section 267 sets out how PSBs go about making changes to their statements of programme policy, and requires them to consult OFCOM if a change is deemed "significant". A significant change is defined as one that would result in the PSBs’ public service channel becoming "materially different in character" from previous years.
	In light of the changes to section 3, section 4 amends section 266 CA 2003 so that the licensed PSBs must also set out in their statements of programme policy which audiovisual services they will use to fulfil their channel remit, and, if so, the contributions that each service will make.
	Section 5 amends section 267 to update the definition of a "significant change" so that it applies if any of the services a licensed public service broadcaster is using to deliver its remit were to become "materially different in character" (rather than just their public service channel).