Press TV loses UK licence

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laresFri 20/01/12 22:11

"Ofcom revokes English-language channel's licence for breaching the Communications Act.

Press TV, the Iranian state broadcaster's English-language outlet, has been forced off the air in the UK after Ofcom revoked its licence for breaching the Communications Act.

Ofcom found that Press TV's practice of running its editorial oversight from Tehran, Iran's capital, is in breach of broadcasting licence rules in the UK.

"Ofcom has decided to revoke the licence held by Press TV Limited with immediate effect," the media regulator said in a statement.

Ofcom wrote a letter to Press TV in November highlighting the issue and offered a choice of two remedies.

The first was to switch editorial control for Press TV's programming to the UK, the second to transfer the broadcasting licence to Iran.

"Broadcasting rules require that a licence is held by the person who is in general control of the TV service: that is, the person that chooses the programmes to be shown in the service and organises the programme schedule," Ofcom said.

"Ofcom gave Press TV the opportunity to apply to have its operations in Tehran correctly licensed by Ofcom and Ofcom offered to assist it to do so," said the regulator.

Ofcom said Press TV failed to respond to or implement either of these two options."

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I realise that Press TV is essentially just Iranian propaganda, but I quite like hearing "alternative" views. I guess they weren't really interested in continuing as it seems they could have quite easily complied with OFCOM's request.

markonseaFri 20/01/12 22:50

This is good, because none of those Islamist terrrrists out there will have the know-how to simply watch on the Web instead. So civilisation is saved again.

(Irony, did I hear?)

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