Media Act 2024
Media Act 2024
Independent editorial summary — not the official statute text. Read the official version on legislation.gov.uk.
Overview of the Act
Reproduced verbatim from the Explanatory Notes published with the Act on legislation.gov.uk (Crown Copyright, Open Government Licence v3.0). Explanatory Notes are prepared by the responsible government department and are not part of the Act.
The Media Act reforms the legal framework for the regulation of public service broadcasting, make changes to on-demand programme service ("ODPS") regulation in the UK and make changes to the legal framework for the regulation of radio; including conferring new powers and duties on the Office of Communications ("OFCOM") and the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport. The Act also repeals an uncommenced provision of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 related to the regulation of news publishers.
Type: UK Public General Act
Year and chapter: 2024 c. 15
Royal Assent: 2024-05-24
Last ingested: 2026-06-12 from legislation.gov.uk. Acts commence section by section — check the official text for commencement orders.