Legislation / Legal

CompC: The Competition Commission (CC) has decided to block the proposed video on demand (VOD) joint venture between the BBC through BBC Worldwide Limited (BBCW), ITV plc (ITV) and Channel Four Television Corporation (C4)-UKVOD, also known as 'Project Kangaroo'.  It has concluded that none of the other remedies proposed could remove the threat to competition in the VOD market.
 
In its final report, the CC has confirmed its provisional finding that the joint venture is likely to result in a substantial lessening of competition (SLC) in the supply of UK TV VOD content at the wholesale & retail levels.
Press release ~ Final report
 
ScotGov: A Bill that will lead to local government elections being held on a separate day from Scottish Parliamentary elections has been published. The decision to decouple the elections was taken by the Scottish Government following a recommendation from the Independent Review of the Scottish Parliamentary and Local Government Elections (the Gould Report).
 
As a result of the change proposed in the Bill, the next local government elections in Scotland will take place in 2012.  The dates of future Scottish Parliamentary elections will be unaffected.
Press release ~ Independent Review of the Scottish Parliamentary and Local Government Elections (the Gould Report) ~ Scottish Elections 2007: Scottish Government Response to the Independent Review of The Scottish Parliamentary and Local Government Elections 3 May 2007 ~ Decoupling the Scottish Parliamentary and Local Government Elections: Consultation Paper (closed) ~ Scottish Local Government (Elections) Bill ~ Scotland Office statement ~ ScotGov response to Gould report ~ SASC: Experience of the Scottish Elections – Press release for Restore Integrity to Voting System and Report ~ Statutory report on the Scottish Parliamentary and local elections
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