BBC must do more to serve low-income audiences, says Ofcom

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The BBC must do more to serve low-income audiences, says broadcast watchdog Ofcom.

In its annual report, published on Wednesday, Ofcom said people from lower socio-economic groups are less engaged and less satisfied with the BBC.

It will launch an "in-depth review" next year into how the company connects with these audiences.

However, Ofcom said the BBC had fulfilled its mission, reaching a large proportion of the UK population.

< p class="ssrcss-1q0x1qg-Paragraph eq5iqo00">Eight in 10 people aged 16 and over in the UK consume BBC content every week .

Ofcom noted how during its transition to becoming a "digital" organization ue first", the BBC faced many challenges.

Changes to iPlayer

"These include: protecting targeting local audiences while that it seeks to make changes to its news and current affairs; improve its handling of complaints; and be more transparent about changes it intends to make to its license fee-funded utilities,” he noted.

The company recently announced that local BBC radio stations are having a significant number of programs cut under new plans.

The 39 networks in England will keep...