Outline of the Act Part 2 - Prominence on television selection services
Prominence effectively means giving designated PSB channels and services a privileged (or "prominent") position on services through which audiences access this content. The existing regulatory framework for ensuring carriage and prominence of PSB channels, set out in the Communications Act 2003, does not extend to the PSBs’ online services, including on-demand and livestreamed programme services, nor services that enable viewers to navigate and select TV programmes beyond the TV guide (electronic programme guide), such as the user interfaces ("UIs") on smart TVs, set-top boxes and streaming sticks. This Act addresses this by giving designated PSB services prominence on major TV services.