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This section provides the over-arching policies for broadcasting, then links to related material for radio and TV.
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Broadcasting Policy Ref 01 The BBC will meet its statutory obligations for services that are subject to regulation by (External) Ofcom , formerly the ITC
Broadcasting Policy Ref 02 The BBC will continue to play an active part in the development of all open standards affecting technology for the UK broadcasting industry, and additionally Europe & world-wide where appropriate.
Broadcasting Policy Ref 03 News will - as far as possible - aim to maintain the standards as detailed in the relevant documents, but may accept (or deliver) material which varies from these where the editorial importance of the content outweighs any technical shortcomings.
Broadcasting Policy Ref 04 The BBC will meet the Government’s requirements for subtitling, audio descriptive services and signing as set by (External) Ofcom , formerly the ITC, on BBC services which are not regulated by (External) Ofcom .
The following is a list of useful, related policies from other areas of DQ.
The main Delivering Quality policies always apply.
Production Policies Ref 01 There are restrictions on non-broadcast use of the radio spectrum. Consequently, all non-broadcast use of the radio spectrum must be registered.
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