{"id":16071,"date":"2024-11-29T15:22:00","date_gmt":"2024-11-29T15:22:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsmediauk.org\/?p=16071"},"modified":"2025-02-26T11:04:46","modified_gmt":"2025-02-26T11:04:46","slug":"nma-responds-to-ofcoms-bbc-annual-report-and-local-media-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsmediauk.org\/blog\/2024\/11\/29\/nma-responds-to-ofcoms-bbc-annual-report-and-local-media-review\/","title":{"rendered":"NMA Responds to Ofcom&#8217;s BBC Annual Report and Local Media Review"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Responding to Ofcom\u2019s BBC Annual Report and Local Media Review, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ofcom.org.uk\/tv-radio-and-on-demand\/bbc\/bbc-annual-report-and-local-media-review\/\">published today<\/a>, NMA chief executive Owen Meredith has said:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the Local Media Review today, Ofcom has acknowledged that \u2018increased BBC online local news forms part of the headwinds facing local publishers and that there may be some local areas where BBC viewing is displacing commercial viewing\u2019 and that there is potential for the problem to get worse in the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIt is now time for the BBC to acknowledge this and work with us to develop a sustainable future that promotes local news instead of obstructing it \u2013 and for Ofcom to decisively lead the way in achieving these goals, rather than continuing with the overly cautious approach it is currently adopting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe Review calls on the&nbsp;government&nbsp;to take action that supports local journalism, rightly highlighting the innovation within the local news sector and the huge audiences it commands. 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