Part 1: Public service television Programming quotas for public service television Section 15: Networking arrangements for Channel 3
This section amends section 290 of the CA 2003, which relates to the existence of a system of networking arrangements which govern the interaction between the providers of the different regional Channel 3 services. Such arrangements must be approved by OFCOM. In considering whether to approve the arrangements proposed by a provider, OFCOM must consider whether the arrangements meet the three networking objectives set out in section 290(4).
	Subsection (2)(a) amends the second networking objective, which relates to the providers of a Channel 3 service making programmes available "for broadcasting in all regional Channel 3 services". It replaces these words with the words "for inclusion by all the holders of those licences in qualifying audiovisual services provided by them". (For the definition of "qualifying audiovisual services", see section 12.)
	Subsection (2)(b) amends the third networking objective, which relates to the need for the "regional Channel 3 services (taken as a whole) to be… able to compete effectively with other television programme services provided in the United Kingdom". It reframes the objective in terms of the ability of the providers of those services to be able to compete effectively with both television programme services and on-demand services provided in the United Kingdom.
	Subsection (4) amends the requirement on OFCOM to review annually any networking arrangements as it has previously approved, replacing it with a requirement to review them at least every five years.