106.The Channel 4 Television Corporation’s (“C4C”) existing primary functions currently relate only to the Channel 4 television channel. Taking into account the growth of digital media, the Act introduces provisions that extend the functions of C4C in relation to media content. The Act achieves this by introducing new C4C functions via a new section 198A of the Communications Act 2003 (“the 2003 Act”).
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