Independent Television Authority
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The Independent Television Authority was the former UK regulatory body responsible for overseeing commercial television broadcasting and licensing independent television companies.
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former public body of the United Kingdom
ⓘ
television regulatory authority ⓘ |
| appliesToMediaType | television ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1972 ⓘ |
| distinctFrom | British Broadcasting Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Television Act 1954 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| inception | 1954 ⓘ |
| industry |
mass media regulation
ⓘ
television broadcasting ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Television Act 1954 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate | to provide and regulate an alternative to the BBC television service ⓘ |
| natureOfOrganization | statutory corporation ⓘ |
| operatedInPeriod |
1950s
ⓘ
1960s ⓘ early 1970s ⓘ |
| operatedNetwork | ITV (Independent Television) transmitter network NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedInfrastructure | television transmitters for the ITV network ⓘ |
| parentLegalSystem | UK public law ⓘ |
| partOf | broadcasting regulation in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Independent Broadcasting Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regulates |
commercial television broadcasting in the United Kingdom
ⓘ
independent television companies in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| regulatoryScope |
advertising standards on commercial television
ⓘ
programme standards ⓘ technical broadcasting standards ⓘ |
| replaced | earlier ad hoc arrangements for commercial television regulation in the UK ⓘ |
| replacedBy | Independent Broadcasting Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
allocating regional ITV franchises
ⓘ
ensuring compliance with programme standards ⓘ licensing independent television companies ⓘ technical regulation of commercial television transmitters ⓘ |
| sector | public sector ⓘ |
| serviceTypeRegulated | Independent Television (ITV) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortName | ITA NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startOfOperations | 1955 ⓘ |
| successor | Independent Broadcasting Authority NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supervised | regional ITV programme companies ⓘ |
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