... licensing and regulating (but not broadcasting) all commercial television services (including terrestrial, satellite and cable) except for S4C in Wales. Licensing system, the previous contract based regulatory system was replaced by a licensing system, with each license subject to certain conditions with penalties for non-compliance. Licenses for certain services were to be awarded by competitive tender to the highest bidder after a 'quality threshold' and sustainability test had been passed, except in exceptional circumstances. Cable and satellite programme licenses were to be issued virtually on demand for services complying with the consumer protection requirements in ITC codes. Transmission, the part of the IBA was formerly responsible for the transmission of commercial broadcasting services was transferred to a separate company, National Trans-communications Ltd (NTL), prior to being privatised. The Broadcasting Act of the 1990s was the first step towards deregulation in British broadcasting. It reversed previous restrictions on ownership on ITV ...

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