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U.K. Regulator Revokes TV Broadcast License of China’s CGTN
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variety.comPatrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefThe U.K.’s broadcast regulator Ofcom said Thursday that it had revoked the license of CGTN, the overseas arm of China Central Television.
The move is likely to increase tensions between the two already fractious countries.Ofcom explained that it had “withdrawn the license for CGTN to broadcast in the UK, after its investigation concluded that the license is wrongfully held by Star China Media Limited.”While that reads like a technicality, the regulator explained that licensees must have editorial control over the licensed service.
In addition, license holders cannot be controlled by political bodies. CGTN fell foul on these two counts because editorial control rests with CCTV.
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