SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 14Media ownership rules

Part 1Channel 3 services

Ban on newspaper proprietors holding Channel 3 licences

1(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.