Channel 4 and "schools programmes"
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I came across this section of the Communications Act 2003:
Does Channel 4 actually have such programmes these days?
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Schools programmes on Channel 4
(1)The regulatory regime for Channel 4 includes the conditions that OFCOM consider appropriate for securing that what appears to them to be a suitable proportion of the programmes which are included in Channel 4 are schools programmes.
(12)In this section “schools programmes” means programmes which are intended for use in schools.
Does Channel 4 actually have such programmes these days?
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Do they?
Simple answer: Yes.
http://licensing.ofcom.org.uk/binaries/tv/c4/Variation_13.pdf
Yes. Otherwise the would be in breach of their licence and, if their licence didn't require them to, their licence would technically be in breach of the legislation.
They are therefore required to broadcast a minimum or 30 minutes per year.
There are other licence measures in place to oblige them to produce much more schools programming for delivery by on-line means.
Also, when do they show it? I suspect it's a bit like Radio 4 who broadcast children's and schools programmes in the middle of the night to meet the requirements of the rights agreements before putting the programmes on-line.