TIDMUTV 
 
11 February 2014 
 
     UTV ACCEPTS OFCOM TERMS FOR NEW TEN YEAR LICENCE IN NORTHERN IRELAND 
 
UTV Media plc has today advised Ofcom that its subsidiary UTV Ltd (UTV) accepts 
the financial terms announced by Ofcom this morning for the renewal of its 
regional Channel 3 licence in Northern Ireland for a further ten year period 
commencing 1 January 2015. 
 
John McCann, Group Chief Executive, UTV Media plc said: 
 
"Today's announcement is wonderful news for our staff and our business and 
ensures UTV's continued investment in the local economy in Northern Ireland. 
 
"As a successful regional broadcaster we are totally committed to providing our 
audience with high quality public service programming in the future as we have 
for more than 50 years." 
 
Michael Wilson, Managing Director, UTV said: 
 
"The commitment of our staff has never been stronger and the quality of our 
regional output continues to enjoy some of the highest ratings in the whole of 
the UK. 
 
"Today's announcement ensures UTV can plan ahead to invest in high quality 
public service content and in further technology to enable our content teams to 
deliver our programming on an ever increasing number of platforms. 
 
"We look forward to providing our audience with the same high standards of 
news, current affairs and programming that reflects the people and issues of 
Northern Ireland in the future." 
 
 
 
                                    -Ends- 
 
  For further information contact Orla McKibbin, head of Communications, UTV 
 
                            on +44 (0) 2890 262188 
 
 
 
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