[Brekkie]

Other than news though what PSB responsibilities does ITV (as in Channel 3) have left? Kids content has been shipped out to CITV a long time ago other than in the breakfast slot at weekends and local programming outside news in England at least is limited to the few episodes of the political shows they do a year. There is no sign of any religious programming requirements - the only other thing might be current affairs where along with Tonight they have the post-news shows like On Assignment and Exposure which feel like they were commissioned on merit rather than to meet a quota considering they weren't in the schedules a decade or so ago.


Ultimately too as much as ITV want a bite of that streaming pie so much of their most successful content works because of the linear environment they exist - their entire daytime line up and arguably the soaps too. You'd struggle to launch a format like The Chase in a streaming only environment.

[eyeTV]

PSB responsibilities are not just about genre programming though.

[Bluecortina]

I don't believe this will lead to anything.

ITV will keep their PSB licenses for the next ten years but after that, well anything can happen. I'd be curious as to how ITVX performs in the next ten years and I think that will depend on whether it becomes successful to the point where they might not want the PSB licenses.

The ITV Licences are auto renewed, which is in the legislation (1990 Broadcasting act)).

Makes you wonder though, if these licences are now auto renewed what do ITV have to do hypothetically to not get them renewed in 2034?

The Channel 3 PSB licences to broadcast are absolutely not auto renewed. 

The power to continue with the current licence holders (ITV) or to re-advertise them completely or to continue with the current holder albeit following adjustments to the PSB requirements as recommended by Ofcom or as requested by the DCMS to Ofcom lies entirely in the hands of the Secretary of State at the DCMS. She, currently Michelle Donelan, has until the middle of 2023 to make up her mind as to which route she wishes to take.

rxtvinfo.com 

Ofcom recommends ITV, STV and Channel 5 licence renewal > RXTV info
Culture Secretary Nadine Dorries has the power to block the renewal of the broad…
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In the last licence renewal the Secretary of State at the DCMS (Jeremy Hunt) came to the conclusion that ITV plc should continue with the licences (if they wished - they did) subject to the outcome of satisfactory negotiations and adjustments of their PSB requirements as directed by Ofcom. Hunt was replaced by Maria Miller before this process was completed and she could changed the entire outcome, she decided to continue with Hunt’s decision.