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A list of all breaches of licence conditions and ’s codes and rules over the last 10 years against each of the licensees and VOD service providers owned by Sky plc subsidiaries and by 21st Century Fox subsidiaries1

A list of all breaches of licence conditions and Ofcom’s codes and rules over the last 10 years against each of the licensees and VOD service providers owned by Sky plc subsidiaries

‘Breach’ refers to when an Ofcom investigation has found that the broadcaster has failed to comply with the Broadcasting Code, or other Ofcom codes or licence conditions. This decision will be published in full in the Broadcast and Bulletin.

‘Resolved’ refers to when a breach of the relevant rules or licence conditions did occur, but the broadcaster took immediate and appropriate steps to remedy the breach. In these cases, Ofcom may consider it appropriate not to record a breach, but to determined that the case is ‘resolved’.

Issues of Ofcom’s Broadcast and On Demand Bulletins can be found on Ofcom’s website: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about-ofcom/latest/bulletins/broadcast-bulletins

N.B. Some of the service names in the table below are different from the lists above because of subsequent name changes requested by the licensee.

Programme Service Decision Issue of Date of Broadcast publication and On Demand Bulletin ECW Wrestling 1 Resolved 76 15/01/07 Sky News Resolved 91 20/08/07 Luton Airport +1 Resolved 92 10/09/07 Call Me a Cabbie Sky Three Breach 94 08/10/07 International Football Sky Sports HD1 Resolved 95 22/10/07 Scottish Cup Final Sky Sports HDX Breach 96 05/11/07

Ricky Hatton Live Press Sky Sports Resolved 99 17/12/07 Conference News Sky Sports 1 Resolved 99 17/12/07 He Got Game Sky Movies Indie Resolved 101 28/01/08 Sky News Sky News Resolved 107 28/04/08

1 None of the breaches recorded against Sky or 21st Century Fox led to Ofcom imposing a statutory sanction. For information, all statutory sanctions imposed by Ofcom can be found at: https://www.ofcom.org.uk/about- ofcom/latest/bulletins/broadcast-bulletins/content-sanctions-adjudications The information that was used to determine which licensees to include in our search for subsidiaries of Sky plc and 21st Century Fox was sourced from a range of places including Companies House, the US Securities and Exchange Commission, the annual reports of Sky plc and 21st Century Fox, and the original licence applications. Most of these sources include publicly available information but we do not routinely make licence applications public. Promotions / Other Breach 120 27/10/08 Sky channels Domino’s Pizza Sponsorship Sky One Breach 128 23/02/09 of Sky News Sky News Breach 130 23/03/09 Soccer AM Sky Sports 1 Resolved 132 27/04/09 AM Sky Sports 1 Breach 139 03/08/09

Soccer AM - Tyne/Wear Sky Sports 1 Breach 139 03/08/09 Dance-Off and Sky One

Soccer AM - Dance-Off 2009 Sky Sports 1 Breach 139 03/08/09 and Sky One

Specsavers sponsorship of Sky Sports 1 Breach 144 26/10/09 'Hawk Eye' technology during Sky Sports coverage of Ashes cricket Soccer AM Sky 1 Breach 146 23/11/09 Sponsorship of The Simpsons Sky 1 Breach 152 22/02/10

Good Copy, Bad Copy 1 Breach 155 12/04/10 Lord of the Ring Promotion Breach 159 07/06/10 Sky Sports Resolved 168 25/10/10 News Sky Sports News Sky Sports Resolved 171 06/12/10 News Electronic Arts ("EA") branding Sky Sports 2 Breach 175 07/02/11 during football coverage Psychic Sally: On the Road Sky Livingit Breach 186 18/07/11 Take It or Leave It Challenge Breach 186 18/07/11 Duran Duran: Video Killed the Sky Arts 1 Resolved 189 12/09/11 Radio America's Next Top Model Sky Living HD Resolved 189 12/09/11 Ice Road Truckers History+1 Breach 190 26/09/11

Sky News Sky News Resolved 190 26/09/11 Jaguar sponsorship of Sky Sports 1 Breach 194 21/11/11 International Cricket Strike Back: Project Dawn Sky 1 Resolved 195 05/12/11

Road Wars Pick TV Breach 202 19/03/12 Provision of recording Sky1 Breach 216 22/10/12

Got to Dance Sky1 Resolved 216 22/10/12 Styled to Rock Sky Living Breach 218 19/11/12 Sponsorship of Sky News Sky News Breach 223 04/02/13 Weather Reports by Qatar Airways Senna Breach 223 04/02/13 Download Festival Sky Arts 1 Breach 224 18/02/13 Abu Dhabi Grand Prix Sky Sports F1 Resolved 224 18/02/13 WWE Superstars Sky 1 Breach 225 04/03/13 Ice Road Truckers History Breach 225 04/03/13 Most Haunted Pick TV Breach 226 18/03/13 Cross promotion for Sky Sky News Breach 229 07/05/13 Sports Fight Night Live Sky Sports 1 Breach 235 05/08/13 Finspreads' sponsorship of Sky News Breach 237 09/09/13 The Financial Report, Sky News Sky Poker.com bonus Sky Poker Breach 239 07/10/13 promotion Brit Cops: Frontline Crime Pick TV Resolved 239 07/10/13 Nothing To Declare – Australia Sky Living Resolved 252 14/04/14

Real Housewives of Beverly Lifetime Resolved 253 06/05/14 Hills Jerry Springer Pick TV Breach 256 16/06/14 The Pitch Breach 261 08/09/14

Austrian Grand Prix Sky Sports F1 Resolved 261 08/09/14 Sky News with Lorna Dunkley Sky News Resolved 263 06/10/14

Broadcasting licensees’ late CI (Africa) Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence fees Broadcasting licensees’ late Crime & Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence Investigation fees Network Europe Broadcasting licensees’ late History (HD) Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence ( fees feed) Broadcasting licensees’ late CI Polsat Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence fees Broadcasting licensees’ late History (Middle Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence East) fees Broadcasting licensees’ late History Channel Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence Europe HD fees (The) Broadcasting licensees’ late History Channel Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence Africa fees Broadcasting licensees’ late History (Polish Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence feed) (HD) fees Broadcasting licensees’ late History HD Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence (Turkey) fees Broadcasting licensees’ late History (Croatia) Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence fees Broadcasting licensees’ late Lifetime (Poland) Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence fees Broadcasting licensees’ late Crime & Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence Investigation fees Network (HD) Broadcasting licensees’ late Lifetime (+1) Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence (HD) fees Broadcasting licensees’ late History Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence (Romanian) fees Broadcasting licensees’ late History Channel Breach 289 28/09/15 and non-payment of licence (HD) fees Ian King Live Sky News Resolved 290 12/10/15 Time of Our Lives Sky Sports 1 Resolved 291 26/10/15 A League of Their Own Sky Sports 1 Breach 295 21/12/15 Sky News with Niall Paterson Sky News Breach 302 11/04/16

Sky News with Colin Brazier Sky News Breach 302 11/04/16

WWE SmackDown Sky Sports 3 Breach/Not in 302 11/04/16 Breach2

2 ‘Not in breach’ refers to cases where Ofcom has investigated a case, but finds that the broadcaster complied with the rules in the Broadcasting Code or other Ofcom codes, or with the requirements set out in the conditions in the licence. Sponsorship of various CI Polsat Breach 305 23/05/16 programmes by Natur Produkt Zdrovit Stage Fright Sky Movies Resolved 309 18/07/16 Premiere Sponsorship of Ford Super Sky Sports 1 Resolved 316 07/11/16 Sunday by Ford

A list of all breaches of licence conditions and Ofcom’s codes and rules over the last 10 years against each of the licensees and VOD service providers owned by 21st Century Fox subsidiaries

Programme Service Decision Issue of Date of Broadcast publication and On Demand Bulletin 2 Star One Breach 91 20/08/07

Kaun Banega Crorepati STAR Plus Breach 92 10/09/07 Sponsorship of Dexter FX Breach 136 22/06/09 Miley Jab Hum Tum Star One Breach 146 23/11/09 Sponsorship of Perfect Bride STAR Plus Breach 151 08/02/10

Deewar: Men of Power Gold Breach 179 04/04/11

Japan Disaster: Caught on National Resolved 183 06/06/11 Camera Geographic Channel Access Services Cases: Life FX Breach 189 12/09/11

Broadcasting licensees’ Fox News Resolved 209 09/07/12 Relevant Turnover returns Channel American Dad! FX Breach 219 03/12/12 "Sex Season" trailer National Resolved 221 07/01/13 Geographic Channel Studio B with Shepard Smith Fox News Breach 222 21/01/13 Channel Sponsorship of Satyamev Star Plus TV Breach 223 04/02/13 Jayate by Claim Today Solicitors Trailer for Star Parivaar Live Star Plus UK, Breach 226 18/03/13 Star Life UK, Star Gold UK Fox Extra Fox News Breach 227 08/04/13 Sponsorship of Star Plus Breach 244 16/12/13 Saraswatichandra Crash Investigation National Breach 280 01/06/15 Geographic Channel Justice with Jeanine Pirro Fox News Breach 288 21/09/15 Your World with Neil Cavuto Fox News Breach 311 22/08/16

Fox Extra Fox News Breach 311 22/08/16 Hannity Fox News Breach 317 21/11/16 Fox & Fox News Breach 319 19/12/16 Channel