Date   : Sun, 26 Jul 2009 02:22:20 +0100
From   : rs423@... (Mick Champion)
Subject: Fw: Fwd: ITV Teletext to shut down in January

Rob wrote:
> On 26/07/2009, Mick Champion <rs423@...> wrote:
>   
>> (thanks for that info Brian)  . I wonder if the 5 companies will still
>> have to tender for the old 15 regions the end of the term assuming there
>> are any bidders or terms anymore. I can't find any info on this. I guess
>> I'll have to write to OfCon.
>>     
>
> http://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv/ifi/tvlicensing/c3/
> Looks like ITV Broadcasting Ltd, for example, holds each licence
> individually.. so I presume they will have to bid for them
> individually again..
>   
Thanks.  Why couldn't I find that? So in 2011 we may see a change. 
That's if anyone else offers something more than ITV Broadcasting, 
assuming anyone even bids. Hard to stand up against such a huge 
organisation and say you can do better. Mind you, they might want to 
dump the less profitable regions. Border could be up for grabs then.



>   
>> than go walk the dog. On those companies not bound by OfCon rules such
>> as Virgin1, the adverts seem to go on forever. As a result, I absolutely
>> NEVER watch anything live from them, relying on the PVR to skip 3
>> minutes when the ads come on.
>>     
>
> Virgin 1 is most definitely regulated by OfCom, as is any station
> broadcast *from* the UK, even if it's not broadcast *to* the UK...
> (Some Swedish channels occasionally crop up in the Broadcast
> Bulletin!)
>   
I don't know why, but I thought OfCon only dealt with public service 
broadcasting. It makes total sense what you say though. Why would it be 
otherwise.


> They do however make a distinction between Public Service Broadcasters
> ("the BBC, Channel 3/ITV1, GMTV, Channel 4, Five, S4C and Teletext")
> and "everybody else", who get to put out a lot more adverts than the
> PSBs... PLus trailers and sponsor messages don't count as adverts. 
>   
Aha!


> I agree though!  Very seldom do we watch anything not recorded in
> advance by the TiVo or Sky boxes..
>   
Thus making excessive advertising counter productive as most of us skip 
them. I suppose the show sponsor is the only advert guaranteed to be 
seen these days.




Many thanks for your reply,

Mick