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Broadcasting bill

Title
Broadcasting bill
Genre
Press conference
TX Date
15 Dec 1995
Year of production
1995
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Duration
00:00:21
Description
Excerpt from a press conference with National Heritage Secretary Virginia Bottomley following the publication of the UK Government’s Broadcasting Bill which aims to introduce deregulation and plurality in the industry. ITV companies will no longer be restricted to just licences - instead there’ll be a limit based on an audience ceiling of 15 percent.
Contributors
Virginia Bottomley
Keywords
Parliamentary bills; UK; Great Britain; Television; ITV; Broadcasting; Commercial television; Television stations; Television channels; Deregulation

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