Channel 4 subtitles outage breached licence, Ofcom rules

Broadcaster failed to provide enough subtitled programmes after sonic boom destroyed equipment in 2014

Channel 4 breached the conditions of its broadcast licence by failing to provide enough subtitled programming to some viewers in autumn 2021 after a sonic boom destroyed equipment used to broadcast its programmes, the media watchdog has found.

An investigation by the media regulator Ofcom has now concluded that Channel 4, which is under threat of privatisation, breached its licence conditions when a fire alarm caused the sonic boom to damage computer servers.

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1 year ago

Your perspective on this topic is spot-on, and I couldn’t agree more. It’s time we make a change and take action.

paushoki
paushoki
11 months ago

Your article was a pleasure to read. You have a way with words.