Television Broadcast Licensing Update May 2012
Television services licensed in this period
| Licence Type | Licensee | Service Name |
|---|---|---|
| TLCS | AATW Limited | Now Music TV |
| TLCS | Blackbelt TV Inc | Blackbelt TV |
| TLCS | Cloud Television One Limited | Starz |
| TLCS | Discovery Communications Europe Limited | Discovery Channel (Bulgaria) |
| TLCS | Discovery Communications Europe Limited | Discovery Channel (Hungary) |
| TLCS | Discovery Communications Europe Limited | Discovery Channel (Romania) |
| TLCS | Discovery Communications Europe Limited | Animal Planet (Romania) |
| TLCS | Discovery Communications Europe Limited | Discovery Channel (Poland) |
| TLCS | Discovery Communications Europe Limited | Animal Planet (Poland) |
| TLCS | Discovery Communications Europe Limited | Discovery Science (Poland) |
| TLCS | Discovery Communications Europe Limited | Discovery World (Poland) |
| TLCS | e.sat TV (Pty) Limited | eNews Channel Africa (eNC Africa) |
| TLCS | Evision247 Limited | Samah TV |
| TLCS | Plus Media TR Limited | Albeni TV |
| TLCS | Trace UK World Limited | La Chaine Des Champions, Special Londres |
| TLCS | Ultimate......Hits Limited | Ultimate Hits TV |
Full contact details (by channel name) are available on Ofcoms website under Ofcom Licensing / Television Broadcast Licensing.
Television services that have ceased to be licensed (handed back or revoked) in this period
The following services are no longer licensed.
The relevant licence is either:
- no longer required by the licensee so has been handed back, or the service has been removed from a licence covering multiple services, or;
- revoked as a matter of routine (usually for non-payment of the annual licence fee).
- the licensee ceases to exist (has been liquidated or become dissolved)
| Licence Type | Licensee | Service Name |
|---|---|---|
| TLCS | Broadcasting (UK) Limited | Hustler TV UK |
| TLCS | Datel Holdings Limited | Max TV |
| TLCS | Ocean Finance and Mortgages Limited | Ocean Finance |
| TLCS | Sun TV Network Europe Limited | Chutti TV |
Ofcom can also revoke licences for a number of reasons relating to the conditions of the licence. In such cases Ofcom will normally publish a statement setting out the reasons for the revocation.
Licence transfers
The following licence has been transferred to a new company who is now the legal licensee.
| Licence Type | Previous Licensee | New Licensee | Service Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLCS | Dolphin Broadcsting Limited | Entertainment Networks (UK) Limited | Movies4Men (+1) |
| TLCS | Dolphin Broadcsting Limited | Entertainment Networks (UK) Limited | Movies4Men2 (+1) |
| RTSL | Dolphin Broadcsting Limited | Entertainment Networks (UK) Limited | Men and Movies |
| TLCS | Information TV Limited | Autonomous Non-profit Organisation (ANO) "TV Novosti" | Russia Today* |
| TLCS | Living TV Group Limited | British Sky Broadcasting Limited | Bravo |
| TLCS | Living TV Group Limited | British Sky Broadcasting Limited | Bravo 2 |
| TLCS | Living TV Group Limited | British Sky Broadcasting Limited | Challenge (+1) |
| TLCS | Living TV Group Limited | British Sky Broadcasting Limited | Challenge Jackpot |
| TLCS | Living TV Group Limited | British Sky Broadcasting Limited | Channel One |
| TLCS | Living TV Group Limited | British Sky Broadcasting Limited | Sky Living HD (+1) |
| TLCS | Living TV Group Limited | British Sky Broadcasting Limited | SkyLivingLoves |
| TLCS | Living TV Group Limited | British Sky Broadcasting Limited | Sky Livingit (+1) |
*see service name change details,below
Service Name Changes
The following licensees have changed the name of their service.
| Licence Type | Licensee | Previous Service Name | New Service Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLCS | AATW Limited | Now Music TV | Channel AKA |
| TLCS | Al Tayyer Limited | UMC | Hawler TV |
| TLCS | ANO TV Novosti | Russia Today | RT (Russia Today)* |
| TLCS | Entertainment Networks (UK) Limited | Movies4Men2 | Sony Movie Channel |
| TLCS | PAK (UK) TV Limited | Prime TV | PTV Prime |
| TLCS | sit-up Limited | Speed auction TV/Screenshop | speedauction/screenshop |
| TLCS | sit-up Limited | bid TV | bid |
| TLCS | sit-up Limited | Price-drop TV | price drop |
| DTPS | sit-up Limited | bid TV/screenshop | bid/screenshop |
| DTPS | sit-up Limited | Price-drop TV / Screenshop | price drop/ screenshop |
| TLCS | Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited | TCM Moderno | TCM (Spain) |
| TLCS | Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited | Boomerang (Spain) | Cartoonito (Spain) |
| TLCS | Turner Broadcasting System Europe Limited | TCM Clasico | TCM Autor |
| TLCS | UltimateHits Limited | Ultimate Hits TV | Greatest Hits TV |
TLCS - Television Licensable Content Service Licence
DTAS - Digital Television Additional Service Licence
DTPS Digital Television Programme Service