Outline of the Act Part 1 - Public service television
This Part of the Act updates and simplifies the current public service remit for television. It also seeks to change the legislative framework for PSB to give PSBs greater flexibility in how they contribute to that remit. In particular, it provides that public service content made available on a wide range of audiovisual services, including VoD services, can contribute towards fulfilment of the remit. This part also amends certain quotas (quantitative obligations placed on a public service broadcaster, generally to commission and/or broadcast at least a certain amount of a certain type of content) to allow PSBs to deliver against these quotas by way of any on-demand services which are, or are part of, a designated "internet programme service" (see Part 2). This Part also repeals sections 218 to 223 of the Communications Act 2003, which relate to the public teletext service. (Provision of the service ceased in 2009.)