#2026/531UK designates major TV platform selection services for regulation
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The regulations bring major TV platform interfaces under the UK’s regulated television selection services regime from 1 July 2026. The named services include Amazon Fire TV OS, Android TV, Freely and Google TV, but only for internet television equipment first made available in the UK from the dates listed in the schedule. The practical impact is on platform operators, smart TV and streaming-device ecosystems, and broadcasters that rely on these interfaces to reach viewers. Businesses running or partnering with these services should check whether their UK devices and service versions fall within the designation and prepare for the related prominence and availability rules under the Communications Act framework.
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Key Changes
- Designates named TV platform selection services as regulated services from 1 July 2026
- Covers services including Amazon Fire TV OS, Android TV, Freely and Google TV for qualifying UK internet TV equipment
- Keeps the designation in place even if a covered service later changes its name
Obligations
What this law requires
Providers of the named television selection services must treat the service as a regulated television selection service where it is provided in connection with internet television equipment first made available to the UK public on or after the applicable Schedule date.
A provider cannot avoid the regulated television selection service designation merely by changing the name by which the service is known.