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revoked (1999) in UK because of violent demonstration after the
arrest of Ocalan (Kurdish militar leader, head of an terrorist
organization PKK)
§ Med TV changed its name and moved to France
§ Medya TV introduced in 2002 a request for an agreement with CSA
§ The CSA did not answer. This implicit refusal was challenged
by Medya TV
§ The French Appeal Court rejected their request in February 2004
§ Med TV began transmitting from Danemark under the name RojTV
Sanctions
§ Administrative sanctions are issued when broadcasters fail to respect
their obligations and commitments.
§ The CSA can sentence a broadcaster to a
§ financial penalty
§ suspend a broadcasting licence or reduce its term
§ withdraw it (in the most serious cases).
Since July 2004, it can request a satellite operator to stop broadcasting a
channel