Ventures in kid capital: U.K. indies contemplate life after Ofcom
On July 17, three years of wheeling and dealing in the U.K. media sector ended with the passing of the Communications Act 2003. In a far-reaching piece of legislation, Parliament tore up the U.K.'s existing regulatory regime, relaxed TV network ownership rules and introduced a range of tenets designed to redress the balance of power between broadcasters and independent producers.
January 1, 2004










