Older People’s Faith in BBC on the Decline: Watchdog Report

A BBC sign is displayed outside the BBC headquarters in Portland Place, London, on July 2, 2020. Ben Stansall/AFP via Getty Images

The traditional loyalty enjoyed by the BBC from older people is on the decline according to the broadcasting watchdog, Ofcom.

The older and better-off people who have long formed the BBC’s core audience are keeping faith with the broadcaster less and less according to the regulator’s third annual report on the BBC (pdf) published on Wednesday.