Press TV, the Iranian state broadcaster’s English-language outlet, has been forced off the air in the UK after Ofcom revoked its licence for multiple breaches of the broadcasting code. The controversial broadcaster had been threatened with being banned from broadcasting in the UK last year, after the channel aired an interview with Maziar Bahari, an imprisoned Newsweek journalist, that had been conducted under duress.
However, after hearing final submissions the media regulator downgraded the penalty to a fine of £100,000. It emerged today that Press TV has failed to meet the deadline for paying the fine, which was due in early January.
(Source : Media Network Weblog)
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