TV’s transition must have an inclusive vision | Letters

Fri, 30 Jan 2026

Kieran Clifton of the BBC responds to concerns about plans which would make UK television available only via the internet

The BBC is committed to universal public service and we would never have a plan – or support one – that excluded any audience (Letters, 28 January).

What we have said, jointly with the other public-service media organisations, is that a transition to delivering TV over the internet in the mid-2030s as part of a UK-wide plan to get everyone in the country online has the potential to close the digital divide once and for all.