Reed Smith is releasing this client alert, as the deadline for
submitted responses to the following DCMS recommendations is on 22
October – just one week away.
Executive Summary
On 30 July 2013, following recommendations from Lord Justice
Leveson, the Department for Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS)
issued a consultation on media ownership and plurality regarding
newspapers, TV, radio and online platforms. The purpose of the
consultation is to "question how media plurality should be
measured", identify the scope of the measurement framework,
and ultimately "ensure that the media landscape isn't
dominated by too few organisations". In particular, the DCMS
is seeking submissions on which forms of media the measurement
framework should include, which genres should be covered, which
organisations and services should be included, whether the BBC
should be included, and submissions regarding the audiences with
which the framework should be concerned.
