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1.媒體來源: Ofcom (英國政府下轄媒體監管機構) 2.記者署名: (英國政府機構官方網站) 3.完整新聞標題: 英國政府撤銷中國環球新聞網播放執照 Ofcom revokes CGTN's licence to broadcast in the UK 4.完整新聞內文: London, 10:15 GMT, 4 February 2021: Ofcom has today withdrawn the licence for CGTN to broadcast in the UK, after its investigation concluded that the licence is wrongfully held by Star China Media Limited. China Global Television Network (CGTN) is an international English-language satellite news channel. In the UK, broadcasting laws made by Parliament state that broadcast licensees must have control over the licensed service – including editorial oversight over the programmes they show. In addition, under these laws, licence holders cannot be controlled by political bodies.[1] Our investigation concluded that Star China Media Limited (SCML), the licence-holder for the CGTN service, did not have editorial responsibility for CGTN’s output. As such, SCML does not meet the legal requirement of having control over the licensed service, and so is not a lawful broadcast licensee. In addition, we have been unable to grant an application to transfer the licence to an entity called China Global Television Network Corporation (CGTNC). This is because crucial information was missing from the application, and because we consider that CGTNC would be disqualified from holding a licence, as it is controlled by a body which is ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. We have given CGTN significant time to come into compliance with the statutory rules. Those efforts have now been exhausted. Following careful consideration, taking account of all the facts and the broadcaster’s and audience’s rights to freedom of expression, we have decided it is appropriate to revoke the licence for CGTN to broadcast in the UK. We expect to conclude separate sanctions proceedings against CGTN for due impartiality and fairness and privacy breaches shortly. Ofcom's investigation Our investigation found that SCML does not have editorial responsibility for selecting or compiling CGTN’s programme schedule. It is the distributor of the CGTN service in the UK, rather than “the provider” of the service.[2] In addition, none of the employees involved in CGTN’s decision-making, or day-to-day running of the channel, appear to be employed by SCML. CGTNC confirmed that its Global Editorial Board is the ultimate decision maker over the selection and organisation of programmes for the CGTN service and exercises editorial control. CGTN's licence transfer application In response to our enquiries, CGTN accepted that SCML did not control the channel and should no longer hold the licence. But it confirmed its intention to restructure to separate the CGTN division from China Central Television (CCTV) – which is ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party and so disqualified from holding a UK broadcast licence[3] – and apply to transfer the licence to an entity which did control the channel. Given the revocation of a broadcast licence is a significant interference with a broadcaster’s right to freedom of expression, we considered it appropriate to allow CGTN a reasonable period of time to come into compliance. An application to transfer the licence to CGTNC was submitted in September 2020. However, we were unable to properly assess it. Crucial information was missing from the application, while the restructure that CGTN had signalled had not, and still has not, taken place. CGTN has since repeatedly failed to respond to important questions necessary to our assessment of its application to transfer the licence, or to offer any update on progress with its restructure. Links between CGTNC and CCTV Having considered the available evidence, we have decided we are unable to grant the application to transfer the licence from SCML to CGTNC. Correspondence from CGTN submitted during the course of our investigation makes clear that CGTNC is controlled by CCTV, which is also the sole shareholder of CGTNC. Given CGTNC is controlled by CCTV – which, as part of the China Media Group, is controlled by the Chinese Communist Party and therefore disqualified from holding a broadcast licence under UK broadcasting laws – we consider that CGTNC would be disqualified from holding a licence. An Ofcom spokesperson said: “Our investigation showed that the licence for China Global Television Network is held by an entity which has no editorial control over its programmes. We are unable to approve the application to transfer the licence to China Global Television Network Corporation because it is ultimately controlled by the Chinese Communist Party, which is not permitted under UK broadcasting law. “We’ve provided CGTN with numerous opportunities to come into compliance, but it has not done so. We now consider it appropriate to withdraw the licence for CGTN to broadcast in the UK.” Other CGTN cases In 2020 we found CGTN in breach of the Ofcom Broadcasting Code for failing to preserve due impartiality in its coverage of the Hong Kong protests, and also found a serious breach of our fairness and privacy rules.[4] Due to the seriousness of these breaches, we told CGTN that we would consider imposing sanctions. Today’s decision does not affect these sanctions proceedings against CGTN, and we expect to reach our decisions shortly.[5] We have three other fairness and privacy investigations about content on the CGTN service which also remain ongoing, pending further consideration. NOTES TO EDITORS The Broadcasting Act 1990 prohibits (among other disqualified persons) bodies whose objects are wholly or mainly of a political nature, or those who are controlled by such bodies, from holding a broadcast licence. There is no statutory prohibition on state-funded organisations from holding broadcast licences. SCML has a contract with CCTV to rebroadcast content provided to it by CCTV/CGTNC. CCTV is a body whose objects are wholly or mainly of a political nature and/or is controlled by a body whose objects are wholly or mainly of a political nature as a result of its relationship with the Chinese Communist Party (i.e. a political organisation) through the China Media Group. The World Today and China 24, CGTN (PDF, 706.0 KB) Complaint by Mr Peter Humphrey about China 24 and News Hour, CCTV News, 27 August 2013 and 14 July 2014 (PDF, 420.7 KB) Under the Communications Act 2003, Ofcom is able to continue sanction proceedings against a broadcaster for breaches that occurred while they held a broadcasting licence, even if they later cease to hold a licence. 5.完整新聞連結 (或短網址): Ofcom tinyurl.com/324qfrnh BBC tinyurl.com/3dlo83gy CNN tinyurl.com/1tusc8ae 6.備註 台灣撤銷中夭新聞 中國黨是在靠夭什麼? --
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