22-11-2022, 11:15 AM
On a loosely related note I spotted that back in June OFCOM submitted a report for the relicensing of 'Channel 3' licences for Jan 2025.
www.ofcom.org.uk
The article states there's 16 channel 3 licences, which links to the list of full licence names.
www.ofcom.org.uk
Interestingly the licences still include separate licences for 'London weekday' and 'London weekend'.
Arguably the channel 3 licences need some reform. The simplest options would be merging London weekday and weekend, as no other region has that split. Additionally axing the Breakfast licence and allowing the other regions to broadcast 24hr would make sense, though ITV might not like the reduced advert revenue. A more radical option would be to simply have licences for each nation (plus Channel Islands and Isle of Man), with requirements for regional news in England and local news in the other nations.
www.ofcom.org.uk
The article states there's 16 channel 3 licences, which links to the list of full licence names.
www.ofcom.org.uk
Interestingly the licences still include separate licences for 'London weekday' and 'London weekend'.
Arguably the channel 3 licences need some reform. The simplest options would be merging London weekday and weekend, as no other region has that split. Additionally axing the Breakfast licence and allowing the other regions to broadcast 24hr would make sense, though ITV might not like the reduced advert revenue. A more radical option would be to simply have licences for each nation (plus Channel Islands and Isle of Man), with requirements for regional news in England and local news in the other nations.
Formerly 'Charlie Wells' of TV Forum.