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Streamed channels face Ofcom regulation
On the day right wing news channel Newsmax secured its own Freeview channel number, the Government has confirmed plans to bring online-only channels under Ofcom control.

Full article: rxtvinfo.com 

In some respects it's slightly surprising that online-only channels weren't already under OFCOM's control.  It may be interesting to see how these channels are defined.  

There's currently got online channels on Freeview which have a channel number.  Then there's FAST channels (and iPlayer equivalent), most of which don't have a dedicated channel number on platforms.  Though unlikely, I wonder if YouTube could potentially even fall under regulation, as their app is commonly included on most smart TVs & platforms, and some YouTube channels contain programmes and live content.