(18-03-2012 04:14 )Scottishbloke Wrote: ... only since Cellcast won their defence over Ofcom with the backing of Nicam has this channel suddenly shown as interest in broadcasting this to us ...
I love how you constantly twist the facts to fit your own version of reality, you should get a job in government
For starters, cellcast didn't
'win their defence' of anything, Ofcom approached Nicam who restated their position that they had no issue with the broadcasts according to their own regulations. Cellcast played no part in that process as far as I can see. Yes they are the beneficiaries of the outcome, but they didn't
actively defend anything.
Secondly, we don't know the real timeline here. Yes we have heard about Eurotic's plans
after that statement, but for all we know, this was planned sometime before, I'm sure it was, this is a big decision financially, and wouldn't have been made overnight. For all we know, Ofcom was aware of Eurotic's plans and foresaw the potential development of a problem and decided to act first by challenging cellcasts broadcasts. That could have been a pre-emptive strike by Ofcom to begin to close the door on this foreign license loop-hole.
A couple of other points to bear in mind.
Cellcast have broadcast on a foreign license for many years and are hardly any more explicit than any Ofcom licensed channel. StanTheMan seems to have some insider knowledge regarding Eurotic and has stated that they will not broadcast the night show as it is
too explicit for Ofcom despite them having a foreign license. So lets not get carried away with the idea that a foreign licensed channel means explicit hardcore action.
And as stated in the broadcast regulations section,
and still conveniently overlooked and ignored, there is a process in place for a national regulator (i.e Ofcom) to challenge the broadcasts of a company using a foreign license and force those broadcasts to comply with their own regulations. The
first step in that process is the approach Ofcom made to Nicam which was rebuffed. That doesn't mean that process is over, Ofcom can now move to the next stage in the process, so that 'victory' may be short-lived.
So while it is great that another channel is coming into the arena, lets keep our feet firmly on the ground as far as the content is concerned, and don't for one minute think that Ofcom are a spent force and have been 'defeated' in any way.
munch