dosxuk Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 So it's finally happened, Iran run Press TV has lost it's broadcast licence and has been shut down from broadcasting in the UK, after it's failed to meet the requirements layed down by OfCOM after broadcasting an interview ages ago which was decreed to be biased. The requirements were to pay a fine, and to ensure, in line with all UK registered channels, that the channel was run from the UK. In OfCOMs investigations, it found that the UK address given on the licence was for an office with a handful of staff who looked after the administration of the UK licence, with the actual production and editorial staff all being based in Iran. All Press TV needed to do was pay the fine and move a few senior producers to the UK who could be seen to be ensuring the channel didn't break UK broadcast rules. However, with the Iran Government taking the sanctions as a UK Government orchestrated attack on their channel, this hasn't happened. Cue the conspiracy theorists who've lost one of their favourite channels... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CXC3000 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 War on Iran seems more likely now (i.e. no reporting from the actual country when it happens)... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
altus Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 So it's finally happened, Iran run Press TV has lost it's broadcast licence and has been shut down from broadcasting in the UK, after it's failed to meet the requirements layed down by OfCOM after broadcasting an interview ages ago which was decreed to be biased. The requirements were to pay a fine, and to ensure, in line with all UK registered channels, that the channel was run from the UK. In OfCOMs investigations, it found that the UK address given on the licence was for an office with a handful of staff who looked after the administration of the UK licence, with the actual production and editorial staff all being based in Iran. All Press TV needed to do was pay the fine and move a few senior producers to the UK who could be seen to be ensuring the channel didn't break UK broadcast rules. However, with the Iran Government taking the sanctions as a UK Government orchestrated attack on their channel, this hasn't happened. Cue the conspiracy theorists who've lost one of their favourite channels... They didn't even have to do that. From a Register article. Ofcom tells us it offered to help Press TV get a licence for its Tehran-based editorial operation, and reminds us that several channels have their editorial operations abroad and that's fine as long as those operations are the ones holding the licence. But Press TV refused such offers, and only the UK office holds a broadcast licence. All they had to do was apply for a licence for their Tehran office but they refused to. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mj.scuba Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 That's a shame (for Ken Livingston and Lauren Booth). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Dome Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 War on Iran seems more likely now (i.e. no reporting from the actual country when it happens)... When it happens they'll be the last to report it anyway. RIP PressTV LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CXC3000 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 When it happens they'll be the last to report it anyway. RIP PressTV LOL To be honest, I didn't find it too interesting. Their bias was so obvious it was pretty embarrassing at times. The only time it was worth watching (was) when it's reports were coming in from the Occupied Territories, and how the Palestinians were treated on a daily basis at the hands of the brutal IDF. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Dome Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 To be honest, I didn't find it too interesting. Their bias was so obvious it was pretty embarrassing at times. The only time it was worth watching (was) when it's reports were coming in from the Occupied Territories, and how the Palestinians were treated on a daily basis at the hands of the brutal IDF. :hihi::hihi: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
plekhanov Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 War on Iran seems more likely now (i.e. no reporting from the actual country when it happens)... This is of course why I used to get Pravda back in the days of the Cold War, because without Pravda there was "no reporting from the actual country" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ian Dome Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 they had full access to the UK and look how they reported issues like the riots - like it was some extension of the arab spring! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
azazel666 Posted January 20, 2012 Share Posted January 20, 2012 Oh yeah that was the guys who made that Muslamic Infidels video wasn't it!! Always said it looked dodgy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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