GB News Wins Legal Challenge Against U.K. Media Regulator Ofcom
variety.comNaman Ramachandran In a significant victory for Britain’s newest news network, the High Court has ruled in favor of GB News in its judicial review against U.K.
media regulator Ofcom over decisions related to politician-presented programs. Justice Collins Rice found on Friday that Ofcom made errors of law when it ruled that two episodes of “Jacob Rees-Mogg’s State of the Nation” breached broadcasting rules.
The judge determined that Ofcom incorrectly applied its own Broadcasting Code when it found the Conservative politician’s delivery of news content violated impartiality requirements.
The case centered on Ofcom’s March 2024 decisions regarding two broadcasts from May and June 2023. In one instance, Rees-Mogg read a 53-second news update about Donald Trump’s civil case verdict.
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