Television Broadcast Licensing Update December 2011
Television services licensed in this period
| Licence Type | Licensee | Service Name |
|---|---|---|
| DTPS | Playboy TV UK/Benelux Limited | PlayboyTV Chat |
| TLCS | SBS Broadcasting Networks Limited | 7'eren |
| TLCS | UTV Entertainment Television Limited | UTV Stars India |
| TLCS | Westernfield Media Limited | ANC TV |
| TLCS | Westernfield Media Limited | Gaziantep Olay TV |
Full contact details (by channel name) are available on Ofcom's 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 | DIAA. TV Limited | DIAA. TV |
| TLCS | Eicom plc | Rock on TV |
| TLCS | Eicom plc | SciTech TV |
| TLCS | Euro Bangla TV Limited | Euro Bangla TV |
| TLCS | One World Broadcasting Corporation Limited | World Food Channel |
| TLCS | Walt Disney Company Limited | Toon Disney Scandinavia |
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 | AIT International Limited | DAAR Communications UK Limited | AIT Int'l |
| TLCS | Body In Balance Limited | Alfratv Limited | Body In Balance (Europe) |
| TLCS | The Active Channel Limited | The Active Channel Broadcasting Limited | The Active Channel |
Service Name Changes
The following licensees have changed the name of their service.
| Licence Type | Previous Licensee | New Licensee | Service Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| TLCS | British Sky Broadcasting Limited | Sky Movies Showcase (HD) | Sky Christmas (HD) |
| DTAS | Connect TV Limited | Stream | Sports |
| DTAS | Connect TV Limited | Connect | CCTV |
| TLCS | Discovery Communications Europe Limited | Discovery Channel (UK) | Discovery Channel (Ireland) |
| TLCS | Film Matters Limited | AT TV | Al Ghad TV |
| DTPS | Playboy TV UK/Benelux Limited | Red Light | PlayboyTV Chat |
| TLCS | Playboy TV UK/Benelux Limited | Red Light 2 | PlayboyTV Chat |
| TLCS | Plus Media TR Limited | Play TV | Tarim Su TV |
| TLCS | Plus Media TR Limited | Kanal C | HM TV |
| TLCS | RHF Productions Limited | redhot 40+ | The Dept Store |
| TLCS | UTV Entertainment Television Limited | UTV Movies India | UMP Movies |
TLCS - Television Licensable Content Service Licence
DTPS - Digital Television Programme Service Licence
DTAS Digital Television Additional Service Licence