Part 3Television and Radio Services
Chapter 4Regulatory provisions
Networking arrangements for Channel 3
290Proposals for arrangements
1
An application for a regional Channel 3 licence, in addition to being accompanied by the proposals mentioned in section 15(3)(b) of the 1990 Act, must be accompanied by the applicant’s proposals for participating in networking arrangements.
2
OFCOM may publish general guidance to applicants for regional Channel 3 licences as to the kinds of proposals which they are likely to consider satisfactory.
3
The publication of guidance under subsection (2) is to be in such manner as OFCOM consider appropriate.
4
Arrangements are networking arrangements for the purposes of this Part if they—
a
apply to all the holders of regional Channel 3 licences;
b
provide for programmes made, commissioned or acquired by or on behalf of one or more of the holders of such licences to be available for broadcasting in all regional Channel 3 services; and
c
are made for the purpose of enabling regional Channel 3 services (taken as a whole) to be a nationwide system of services which is able to compete effectively with other television programme services provided in the United Kingdom.