SCHEDULES
SCHEDULE 14Media ownership rules
Part 1Channel 3 services
1Ban on newspaper proprietors holding Channel 3 licences
1
A person is not to hold a licence to provide a Channel 3 service if—
a
he runs a national newspaper which for the time being has a national market share of 20 per cent. or more; or
b
he runs national newspapers which for the time being together have a national market share of 20 per cent. or more.
2
A person is not to hold a licence to provide a regional Channel 3 service if—
a
he runs a local newspaper which for the time being has a local market share of 20 per cent. or more in the coverage area of the service; or
b
he runs local newspapers which for the time being together have a local market share of 20 per cent. or more in that coverage area.
3
For the purposes of this paragraph, where there is a licence to provide a Channel 3 service, each of the following shall be treated as holding that licence—
a
the actual licence holder; and
b
every person connected with the actual licence holder.