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Written question asked by Lord Chadlington (Conservative) on Monday, 11 September 2017, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 25 September 2017. It was answered by Lord Ashton of Hyde (Conservative) on Tuesday, 19 September 2017 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

BBC: Video on Demand

Question

To ask Her Majesty's Government whether they intend to take steps to ensure licence payers are able to access BBC iPlayer when outside the UK; and if so, when.

Answer

The Government's BBC White Paper published in May 2016, 'A BBC for the Future', made clear that the Government agrees that BBC content should be portable following the closure of the iPlayer loophole.

The BBC is an independent body governed by the Royal Charter. Under the terms of the Charter, the BBC is operationally and editorially independent of Government and there is no provision for the Government to intervene in the Corporation's day-to-day operations. Therefore it will ultimately be up to the BBC to determine whether or not their content will be available abroad.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
HL1496
Session
2017-19
Subjects
BBC Streaming
Link
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