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Title and introductory text
2026 No. 531
BROADCASTING
ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS
The Television Selection Services (Designation) Regulations 2026
Made
15th May 2026
Laid before Parliament
19th May 2026
Coming into force
1st July 2026
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 362AF(1)(a) and 402(3) of the Communications Act 2003.
In accordance with section 362AF(2) of that Act, the Secretary of State considers that the television selection services designated by these Regulations are used by a significant number of members of the public in the United Kingdom.
In accordance with section 362AF(4) of that Act, the Secretary of State has received a report from OFCOM under section 362AG of that Act relating to the television selection services designated by these Regulations.
Propose a change1 Citation, commencement and extent
(1) These Regulations may be cited as the Television Selection Services (Designation) Regulations 2026.
(2) These Regulations come into force on 1st July 2026.
(3) These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.
Propose a change2 Interpretation
(1) In these Regulations, a reference to a body corporate includes any body corporate which is a member of the same group of companies as that body corporate.
(2) For the purposes of paragraph (1), two bodies corporate are members of the same group of companies if, and only if—
(a) one of them is controlled by the other, or
(b) both of them are controlled by the same person.
(3) In paragraph (2), “controlled” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of Schedule 2 to the Broadcasting Act 1990.
Propose a change3 Designated television selection services
(1) The television selection services known by the name in the first column of the table in the Schedule provided by the person in the second column of that table are regulated television selection services but only so far as the service is provided in connection with internet television equipment first made available to members of the public in the United Kingdom on or after the date in the third column of that table.
(2) A designation of a television selection service as a regulated television selection service under paragraph (1) is not affected by a change to the name by which the service is known.
Propose a changeSchedule Regulated television selection services
Regulation 3
Table Regulated television selection services
Name of the service | Provider of the service | Internet television equipment first made available
Amazon Fire TV OS | Amazon EU S.à r.l., a company incorporated in Luxembourg (company number B101818) and Amazon Media EU S.à r.l., a company incorporated in Luxembourg (company number B112767) | 1st January 2017
Android TV | Google LLC, a company incorporated in the State of Delaware, United States of America (file number 3582691) | 1st January 2019
Freely | Everyone TV Platforms Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 09880917) | 30th April 2024
Google TV | Google LLC, a company incorporated in the State of Delaware, United States of America (file number 3582691) | 1st January 2020
Roku streaming platform | Roku, Inc., a company incorporated in the State of Delaware, United States of America (file number 3582593) | 1st January 2015
Samsung Smart Hub (Tizen) | Samsung Electronics Co. Limited, a company incorporated in the Republic of Korea (registration number 130111-0006246) | 1st January 2023
Sky OS | Sky UK Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 02906991) | 1st January 2021
Sky Q | Sky UK Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 02906991) | 1st January 2016
Smart Media Product Software (webOS) | LG Electronics Inc., a company incorporated in the Republic of Korea (registration number 110111-2487050) | 1st January 2022
tvOS | Apple Distribution International Limited, a company incorporated in the Republic of Ireland (registration number 470672) | 1st January 2015
VIDAA Smart TV OS | V America Operations Inc., a company incorporated in the State of Georgia, United States of America (control number 19072156) | 1st January 2021
Virgin Media Horizon | Virgin Media Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 02591237) | 1st January 2020
Virgin Media TiVo | Virgin Media Limited, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 02591237) | 1st January 2016
YouView Service on EE TV | YouView TV Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 07308805) | 1st January 2021
YouView Service on Sony TV | YouView TV Ltd, a company incorporated in England and Wales (company number 07308805) | 1st January 2020
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