6.7b What regulatory and industry interventions are most effective in ensuring the prominence and discoverability of Public Service Broadcasting content across all online platforms, particularly for news and children's content, and what are the commercial and audience impacts of such measures?

Background

DCMS wants to understand the potential impacts of giving prominence to Public Service Media (PSM) providers, ensuring they remain discoverable on online platforms as well as on traditional linear TV, and to understand the value audiences place on consuming content from PSM.

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