EAST, SOUTH AND WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL CHANNEL 3 LICENCE ATTACHMENT TO VARIATION NUMBER 16 DATED 23 DECEMBER 2020 INDEX TO THE SCHEDULE EAST, SOUTH AND WEST MIDLANDS REGIONAL CHANNEL 3 LICENCE ................................................. 1 INDEX TO THE SCHEDULE ....................................................................................................................... 1 SCHEDULE ............................................................................................................................................... 4 Part 1: DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS RELATING TO THE LICENCE ......................................... 4 1. Definitions and Interpretations ................................................................................................... 4 PART 2: GENERAL CONDITIONS ........................................................................................................ 10 2. Provision of Regional Channel 3 Service by the Licensee ......................................................... 10 3. Prohibition on the Imposition of Charges ................................................................................. 12 4. Fees ........................................................................................................................................... 13 5. Additional Payments and Contributions to the National Television Archive ........................... 13 6. V.A.T. ......................................................................................................................................... 15 7. Public Service Remit and Programme Policy ............................................................................ 15 8. Networking Arrangements ........................................................................................................ 17 9. Regional Programme-Making ................................................................................................... 19 10. Regional Programming ............................................................................................................ 20 11. Commissioning of Independent Productions .......................................................................... 21 12. Broadcasting of Independent Productions ............................................................................. 22 13. Original Productions................................................................................................................ 23 14. General Standards and Requirements .................................................................................... 24 14A. Requirements for the handling of communication from viewers ........................................ 24 14B. ECTT Standards ..................................................................................................................... 26 15. News and Current Affairs ........................................................................................................ 27 16. Appointment of News Provider .............................................................................................. 28 17. Party Political Broadcasts ........................................................................................................ 29 18. Listed Events ........................................................................................................................... 30 19. Advertising and Sponsorship Standards and Requirements ................................................... 33 20. Subtitling, Signing and Audio-Description .............................................................................. 34 Page 1 of 67 21. Transmission Arrangements and Technical Standards and Requirements for the Regional Channel 3 Service .......................................................................................................................... 34 22. Retention and Production of Recordings ................................................................................ 35 23. General provision of information to Ofcom ........................................................................... 36 24. Notifications to Ofcom ............................................................................................................ 37 25. Renewal of the Licence ........................................................................................................... 40 26. Fair and Effective Competition ............................................................................................... 42 27. Compliance with Ownership Restrictions ............................................................................... 43 28. Transferability of the Licence .................................................................................................. 43 29. Compliance ............................................................................................................................. 43 30. Government Directions and Representations ........................................................................ 46 31. Standards Complaints ............................................................................................................. 47 32. Fairness and Privacy Complaints ............................................................................................. 47 33. Publicising Ofcom’s Functions ................................................................................................ 48 34. Power of Ofcom to Vary Licence Conditions .......................................................................... 49 35. Notices and Service ................................................................................................................. 50 36. Equal Opportunities and Training ........................................................................................... 50 37. 700MHz DTT Clearance Programme ....................................................................................... 51 PART 3: EXCEPTIONS AND LIMITATIONS ON LICENSEE’S OBLIGATIONS .......................................... 52 38. Force Majeure ......................................................................................................................... 52 PART 4: CONDITIONS RELATING TO ENFORCEMENT OF THE LICENCE ............................................. 53 39. Sanctions for Breach of Condition .......................................................................................... 53 40. Revocation .............................................................................................................................. 55 ANNEX TO CHANNEL 3 REGIONAL LICENCE: EAST, WEST AND SOUTH MIDLANDS .............................. 60 The Regional Channel 3 Service ............................................................................................................ 60 ANNEX PART 1: Requirements for the provision and content of the Regional Channel 3 Service ....... 60 1. Definitions and Interpretation .............................................................................................. 60 2. Independent Productions ..................................................................................................... 60 3. Original Productions.............................................................................................................. 60 4. News ...................................................................................................................................... 60 5. Current Affairs ....................................................................................................................... 60 6. Production in the Nations and Regions ................................................................................ 61 7. Regional Programmes ........................................................................................................... 61 Page 2 of 67 8. Subtitling, Sign Language and Audio Description ................................................................. 62 ANNEX PART 2: Days and times of broadcasting .................................................................................. 63 ANNEX PART 3: Details of Digital Terrestrial Broadcasting Stations – Main Stations and Dependent Relays .................................................................................................................................................... 64 ANNEX PART 4: Requirements Relating to the 700MHz DTT Clearance Programme ........................... 67 Cooperation and Coordination with Other Parties ....................................................................... 67 Page 3 of 67 SCHEDULE Part 1: DEFINITIONS AND INTERPRETATIONS RELATING TO THE LICENCE 1. Definitions and Interpretations (1) In this Licence unless the context otherwise requires: the “1990 Act” means the Broadcasting Act 1990 (as amended); the “1996 Act” means the Broadcasting Act 1996 (as amended); “700 MHz DTT Clearance Programme” means the clearance of DTT services from the frequencies 694 MHz to 790 MHz and the associated reassignment of DTT Services within the frequency range 470 MHz to 694 MHz. This policy is set out in Ofcom’s Decision to make the 700MHz band available for mobile data statement published on 19 November 2014 and Maximising the benefits of 700 MHz clearance statement published on 17 October 2016; references to any “accounting period” of the Licensee shall be interpreted in accordance with Section 19(9) of the 1990 Act; references to “all relevant codes and
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