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Year: 2022
Date: 20 June, 2022
Offence Group: consumer-protection-related offences
Offence Type: telecommunications violation
Violation Description: Ofcom found Channel 4 in breach of its broadcast licence conditions after a release of fire-suppressant gas destroyed a large number of servers used for providing subtitles. This resulted in Channel 4 failing to subtitle the required percentage of programmes in September-November 2021, and it was found that the company failed to provide adequate information to viewers.
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Office of Communications
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