2008/10/17 Kevin Hinde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Iain Wallace wrote: > > > So it looks like C4 is shareholder-free. > > > > Wow, every day is a school day. I never realised that. Even > > so, none of my money is going towards Channel 4 so I don't > > feel like it's any of my business how they digitally > > distribute their programming. > > In a sense, some of your money goes towards Channel 4 because they get > free analogue spectrum in return for their public service > responsibilities. Hard to say exactly what the value of that subsidy is.
This isn't strictly true. Channel 4 IS a public service broadcaster, has been since the first day. For this reason they were provided with the fourth UHF channel in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland by the Broadcasting Act 1980, and granted half a Freeview multiplex by the 1996 Act. > > Whatever happened to backstage's OFCOM mole? He got too senior a job there! > > > Kevin. > > - > Sent via the backstage.bbc.co.uk discussion group. To unsubscribe, please > visit http://backstage.bbc.co.uk/archives/2005/01/mailing_list.html. > Unofficial list archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/backstage@lists.bbc.co.uk/ > -- Brian Butterworth NEW LOOK! http://www.ukfree.tv - independent digital television and switchover advice, since 2002
