F. whereas on the evening of 7 November two opposition TV channels, Imedi and Caucasia, were taken off the air; whereas the buildings of Imedi television and radio were stormed by armed members of security agencies wearing masks before the announcement of the state of emergency and without prior notification, with up to 90% of the station’s broadcasting equipment destroyed; whereas a Tbilisi court suspended the broadcasting license of Imedi and froze its assets on the grounds that its coverage of the events of 7 November amounted to incitement to overthrow the government; whereas the court notification was handed over to Imedi’s director only one week later; whereas the Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC) has suspended Im ...[+++]edi’s TV’s broadcasting licence for three months, citing the station’s violation of the law on broadcasting,

G. whereas on the evening of 7 November two opposition TV channels, Imedi and Caucasia, were taken off the air; whereas the buildings of Imedi television and radio were stormed by armed members of security agencies wearing masks before the announcement of the state of emergency and without prior notification, with up to 90% of the station’s broadcasting equipment destroyed; whereas a Tbilisi court suspended Imedi’s broadcasting license and froze its assets on the grounds that its coverage of the events of 7 November amounted to incitement to overthrow the government; whereas the court notification was handed over to Imedi’s director only one week later; whereas the Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC) has suspended Imedi’s TV broadcasting li ...[+++]cence for three months, citing the station’s violation of the law on broadcasting,

This Act shall, with the exception of § 5, apply only to television broadcasters covered by the Austrian Broadcasting Act (Österreichischer Rundfunkgesetz — ORF-Gesetz), published in the Federal Law Gazette (BGBl.) No 379/1984, or the Private Television Act (Privatfernsehgesetz), BGBl.

Implement the new law on broadcasting to guarantee the independence of broadcasters and the quality of the service they provide.

In the event of repeated and serious infringements of this Act by a television broadcaster (§ 2 subparagraph (1) of the Private Television Act, BGBl. I No 84/2001), the Federal Communication Senate shall initiate the procedure for withdrawing licences or prohibiting cable broadcasts as provided for in § 63 of the Private Television Act.

The measures taken by the United Kingdom are laid down in: Part IV of the Broadcasting Act 1996, the Television Broadcasting Regulations 2000, the Independent Commission's Code on Sport and other Listed Events and several declarations by the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports.