<div dir="ltr">given the tendency of parties to challenge any broadcaster that they feel has not treated them fairly this could be a minefield...<div><br></div><div>Any hints on whether the past performance/current support formula applies nationally, regionally or locally?</div><div><br></div><div>Bests</div><div><br></div><div>Phil</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><font size="1">Phil Korbel FRSA - <font color="#6aa84f">Director,</font> Radio Regen, charity no. 1077763 <span style="font-family:Arial">Company Ltd by Guarantee Registered in</span><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><span style="font-family:Arial">England</span><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial">and</span><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><span style="font-family:Arial">Wales</span><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><u style="font-family:Arial"></u><span style="font-family:Arial"> </span><span style="font-family:Arial">No 3753832. </span></font><div><div><a href="http://www.communityradiotoolkit.net" style="font-size:12.8px" target="_blank"><font size="1">www.communityradiotoolkit.net</font></a><br></div><div><font size="1"><a href="http://www.connecttransmit.org.uk" target="_blank">www.connecttransmit.org.uk</a> </font></div><div><br></div><div><font size="1">Please note that I work at Radio Regen under 2 days a week so responses might not be as quick as we'd like. Many thanks.</font></div><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
<br><div class="gmail_quote">On 9 March 2017 at 11:42, CMA-L <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:cma-l@commedia.org.uk" target="_blank">cma-l@commedia.org.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div><div>Ofcom has today confirmed plans to <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/consultations-and-statements/category-2/broadcast-impartiality-accuracy-and-elections-rules-review" target="_blank">remove the concept of ‘larger parties’ from its Broadcasting Code and its rules for party political and referendum broadcasts</a> with effect from 22 March 2017.</div><div><br></div><div>Previously, ahead of an election, relevant broadcasters have been required to allocate at least two party election broadcasts to each party on the ‘larger parties’ list.</div><div><br></div><div>Today’s decision to remove the list confirms proposals in Ofcom’s November 2016 consultation. Instead, broadcasters must base editorial decisions about election coverage, and decisions on the allocation of party political broadcasts, on evidence of past electoral support and/or current support.</div><div><br></div><div>To assist broadcasters in making editorial decisions in relation to the forthcoming May 2017 elections, a <a href="https://www.ofcom.org.uk/tv-radio-and-on-demand/information-for-industry/guidance/programme-guidance" target="_blank">digest of evidence of past electoral support and current support</a> is also being published today.</div><div><br></div><div>The statement also sets out some amendments to Section Five (due accuracy and due impartiality) and Section Six (elections and referendums) of the Broadcasting Code, and Ofcom’s rules on party political and referendum broadcasts, so that they apply to BBC.</div></div><div><br></div>\\<div><br clear="all"><div><div class="m_-1070140949231370310gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div>Community Media Association</div><span class="HOEnZb"><font color="#888888"><div>-- <br><a href="http://www.commedia.org.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.commedia.org.uk/</a><br><a href="http://twitter.com/community_media" target="_blank">http://twitter.com/community_<wbr>media</a><br><a href="https://www.facebook.com/CommunityMediaAssociation" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/<wbr>CommunityMediaAssociation</a><br><br>Canstream Internet Radio & Video<br><a href="http://www.canstream.co.uk/" target="_blank">http://www.canstream.co.uk/</a><br><a href="https://twitter.com/canstream" target="_blank">https://twitter.com/canstream</a></div></font></span></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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