UK regulator revokes license of Iran's Press TV
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Britain's telecoms regulator on Friday revoked the license of Iranian state-owned television station Press TV, and said the channel would disappear from U.K. TV screens by the end of the day. Ofcom said it was not convinced the station, an arm of the Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting, had control over the programs it aired, a requirement for gaining a broadcasting license. It is a crime in Britain to broadcast without a license.
Ofcom said that the license was held by London-based Press TV Ltd. but editorial decisions were being made by Press TV International, which is based in Tehran. Press TV called the decision "a clear instance of censorship." But the regulator said it had "offered to assist them in coming into compliance" with the rules by registering its license in Tehran, without success. (Reuters)
