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Ofcom revokes Iranian TV channel's licence
Ofcom revokes Iranian TV channel's licence * Joseph O'Halloran ©RapidTVNews | 22-01-2012 *In a move that has been expected for some time, UK broadcast regulator Ofcom has revoked the transmission licence held by Press TV Limited with immediate effect. In December 2011, and following what it says was a period of investigation, Ofcom found that Press TV had breached Rules 7.1 and 8.1 of its Broadcasting Code (http://www.rapidtvnews.com/index.php...#ixzz1k1nivBFZ) in its presentation of imprisoned Newsweek journalist Maziar Bahari. It was considered unfair in that it omitted material facts and was placed in a context in which inferences adverse to Bahari could be drawn. Furthermore Ofcom ruled that the channel did not obtain Bahari
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