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The Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed & Designated Events is a series of regulations issued originally by the Independent Television Commission (ITC) then by Ofcom when the latter assumed most of the ITC's responsibilities in 2003, which is designed to protect the availability of live coverage of so-called "listed events" in sport — typically major sporting occasions — on free-to-air terrestrial television in the United Kingdom. The origins of the Code come from the Broadcasting Act 1996. Although the Home Secretary, Kenneth Baker, had devised a list of events not permitted to be broadcast solely on pay-per-view (PPV) services in 1991, the Act required the ITC to create a permanent list of such events. In 1997, the initial list was drawn up, and was revised in 1999, where the Code was divided into two categories, A and B. The Code was further amended in 2000 to give the ITC responsibility over UK-based broadcasters wanting to transmit listed events in other countries. In July 2000, a British-based broadcaster, TV Danmark, challenged the ITC's decision to deny it the rights to five Danish World Cup qualifiers. After having the decision overturned on appeal, the ITC appealed to the House of Lords. The Lords found in favour of the ITC, and the decision was upheld. ==Category A== Category A events are events which must have live coverage made available to free-to-air channels, although PPV networks may share live coverage. As of 2000, these events are: Association football: *FIFA World Cup finals (all matches) *UEFA European Football Championship finals (all matches) *FA Cup Final *Scottish Cup Final (applies to Scotland only) Horse racing: *Grand National *Epsom Derby Rugby league: *Challenge Cup final Rugby union: *World Cup final Tennis: *Wimbledon Championships men's and women's finals Multi-sport events: *Olympic Games (both summer and winter) *Paralympic Games (both summer and winter) 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Ofcom Code on Sports and Other Listed and Designated Events」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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