Public service broadcasting could go mobile

12/09/2007 by swordfish.

Communications watchdog Ofcom is launching a review into public service broadcasting, which could see an increased role for content delivered over the internet or via mobile phones.

With digital switchover approaching rapidly and traditional terrestrial channels facing declining viewing figures, Ofcom will explore whether the public service broadcasting (PSB) remit could be met through the internet.

Ofcom said in a statement: “The distinctions between content broadcast on traditional television and those delivered on new platforms are increasingly blurred. So there is potential for these new services to offer public service content.”

The review will include non-traditional services offered by the existing public service broadcasters on other platforms, and the prospects for other broadcasters and online producers to deliver content that meets public purposes.

Source ZDNET

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