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Television Broadcast Licensing Update October 2006

New Television Broadcast Licences Issued

Licence Type	Licensee	Service Name
TLCS	Canis 103 Limited	Applause
TLCS	Venus Media Limited	Venus Media
TLCS	Venus Media Limited	Plotto
TLCS	Parent TV Limited	Parent TV
TLCS	Discovery Communications Europe Limited	Discovery Travel & Living
TLCS	Discovery Communications Europe Limited	Discovery Science (UK)
TLCS	Discovery Communications Europe Limited	Discovery Civilisation (UK)
TLCS	Discovery Communications Europe Limited	Discovery Civilsation (Middle East)
TLCS	Discovery Communications Europe Limited	Animal Planet (Middle East)
TLCS	Discovery Communications Europe Limited	Animal Planet (UK)
TLCS	Discovery Communications Europe Limited	Discovery Channel (UK)
TLCS	Discovery Communications Europe Limited	Discovery Channel (Nordic)
TLCS	Discovery Communications Europe Limited	Discovery Channel (Benelux)
TLCS	Discovery Communications Europe Limited	Discovery Channel (Italy)
TLCS	Just4us TV Limited	Just4us
TLCS	Discovery Historia Limited	Discovery Historia
TLCS	Independent Television News Limited	ITN News
TLCS	Rayat Television Enterprises Limited	DD-India
TLCS	Rayat Television Enterprises Limited	DD-News
TLCS	Wedding TV Limited	The Wedding Channel
TLCS	Turner Entertainment Networks International Limited	Turner Classic Movies
TLCS	Turner Entertainment Networks International Limited	Cartoon Network (Germany)

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	Takerak Limited	African and Caribbean Channel
TLCS	Takerak Limited	ACTV
TLCS	Christian Family Television Limited	Daystar
TLCS	Portland Television Limited	Horoscope TV
TLCS	Move Channel TV plc	We Deliver TV*
TLCS	Quiz TV Limited	Quiz TV
TLCS	An-Nour Productions Limited	An-Nour TV
TLCS	Venus Television Limited	Venus Tele-shopping
TLCS	SRTV Limited	SRTV (Shopping Raja Television)
TLCS	Asia Television Network Global Limited	ATN Music

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	Gala TV	Gala TV Limited	Gala (Alderney) Limited
TLCS	Honey TV	Chelsea DRTV Limited	Ebak 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	Setanta Transmissions Scotland Limited	NASN 2	Setanta Golf
TLCS	Television Concepts Limited	Gag TV	Look4Love2
TLCS	Gala (Alderney) Limited	Avago	Gala TV
TLCS	Gala TV Limited	Gala TV	Gala Games TV
TLCS	Satellite Entertainment Limited	SportXXXclusive	LiveXXXBabes
TLCS	Satellite Entertainment Limited	XXXHousewives	SportXXXWives
TLCS	Satellite Entertainment Limited	SportXXX Amateur	SportXXXGirls
TLCS	Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited	Five.2	Five Life
TLCS	Channel 5 Broadcasting Limited	Five.3	Five US
TLCS	Monte Carlo TV Limited	Fortune Fever	Pitch Play
TLCS	R Music Limited	R Music	Genesis
TLCS	Channel S Television Limited	Channel S Television	Channel S
TLCS	Channel S Plus Limited	Channel S Plus	ATN
TLCS	Channel S World Limited	Channel S World	NTV

Content Change of Television Broadcast Licences

The following licences have changed the nature of the content of their service. A licence can fall in one of three main categories; editorial, teleshopping or self-promotional.

Licence Type	Licensee	Previous Content	New Content
TLCS	Star Bazaar TV Limited	Teleshopping	Editorial

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

* 'We Deliver TV' was referred to Ofcom by the ASA in February 2006 for consideration of a statutory sanction for breaches of the BCAP Advertising Standards Code. The licensee company was placed in liquidation in September 2006 and the licence was revoked shortly thereafter, in accordance with Ofcom's normal procedures. As the licence has been revoked Ofcom's sanctions procedure has, in this case, been discontinued.

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