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Television Broadcast Licensing Update June 2006

New Television Broadcast Licences Issued


Licence Type Licensee Service Name
TLCS Nollywood Movies Limited Nollywood Movies
TLCS Wedding TV Limited Wedding TV
TLCS Geo TV Limited Geo News
TLCS Zippo Entertainment Limited Zippo TV
TLCS TV Today Network Limited Aaj Tak
TLCS KM TV Limited KM
TLCS Arabic News Broadcast Limited Arabic News Broadcast
TLCS Oilean Media Limited Print, Publishing & Media Channel
TLCS Trends TV Limited Trends TV
TLCS Iqra Television Limited Iqra Television
TLCS Luxury Channel Limited Luxury Channel

Full contact details for all licensees are available on Ofcom’s website.

Television Broadcast Licences Handed Back or Revoked

The following licences have been handed back (no longer required by the licensee) or revoked as a matter of routine (usually for non-payment of the annual licence fee). 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 Type Licensee Service Name
TLCS Afghanistan Culture & Art Association Refugee TV
TLCS Zip Television Limited Zip TV

Television Broadcast Licences Transferred

The following licences have been transferred to a new company or individual who is now the legal licensee.

Licence Type Service Name Previous Licensee New Licensee
TLCS Primemax 2 Eclipse Sat Limited Touch TV Limited
TLCS Dizimax Eclipse Sat Limited Touch TV Limited
TLCS Sinematurk Eclipse Sat Limited Touch TV Limited
TLCS Primemax Eclipse Sat Limited Touch TV Limited
TLCS LIG TV Eclipse Sat Limited Touch TV Limited
TLCS Home TV Eclipse Sat Limited Touch TV Limited
TLCS Comedymax Eclipse Sat Limited Touch TV Limited
TLCS Extreme Sports Channel Extreme Sports Channel vof ESC Programming Limited

Service Name Changes to Television Broadcast Licences

The following licensees have changed the name of their service.

Licence Type Licensee Previous Service Name New Service Name
TLCS Information TV Limited Information TV 2 Information TV
TLCS Information TV Limited Information TV -Quizcall Info TV 2
TLCS DM Islam Television Limited DM TV Shop DM Digital Islam TV
TLCS Setanta Sport Limited Setanta Sports 3 Setanta Sports
TLCS Setanta Transmissions Scotland Limited Check 1:2 Setanta Sports 3
TLCS Advert Channel Limited Selldirect.tv Babestar.tv
TLCS One TV plc One TV 3 Alan & Barry's Crafts+
TLCS Romantica (East) Limited Romantica Zone Romantica
TLCS Zone Broadcasting (EMC) Limited Europa Europa Zone Europa
TLCS Zonemedia Broadcasting Limited Reality TV Zone Reality
TLCS Zonemedia Broadcasting Limited Reality TV +1 Zone Reality +1
TLCS Zonemedia Broadcasting Limited Reality TV (UK) Zone Reality (UK)
TLCS Zonemedia Broadcasting Limited Reality Extra Zone Reality Extra
TLCS Zonemedia Broadcasting Limited Horror Channel +1 Zone Thriller
TLCS Zonemedia Broadcasting Limited Fantasy Zone Fantasy
TLCS Zonemedia Broadcasting Limited Horror Channel Zone Horror
TLCS Club Channel Limited Club (Poland) Zone Club (Poland)
TLCS Club Channel Limited Club (Hungary) Zone Club (Hungary)
TLCS Club Channel Limited Club (Pan-European) Zone Club (Pan-European)
TLCS Zonemedia Broadcasting Limited Reality TV (EMEA 2) Zone Reality (EMEA2)
TLCS Zonemedia Broadcasting Limited Horror Channel (Netherlands) Zone Horror (Netherlands)

TLCS – Television Licensable Content Service licence
DTAS – Digital Television Additional Service licence
DTPS – Digital Television Programme Service licence

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