Celtic TV were closed, Celtic announced that Celtic TV has ceased broadcasting and the channel would not return until a deal with a new rights holder is struck. In 2011, it returned as an internet-only channel, replacing Channel 67 under the Celtic TV name, and the channel is 100% owned by the club. Celtic TV It was a television channel until 2009 but it has since relaunched online, replacing Channel 67. Launched in 2004, Celtic TV was operated by the Irish company Setanta Sports, and was available on satellite and cable platforms in the UK and Ireland until the demise of the
Broadcasting Act 1990 Broadcasting Act 1990 The Broadcasting Act 1990 is a law of the British parliament, initiated in part due to a 1989 European Council Directive (89/552), also known as the Television Without Frontiers directive. The aim of the Act was to liberalise and deregulate the British broadcasting industry by promoting competition; ITV, in particular, had earlier been described by Margaret Thatcher as "the last bastion of restrictive practices". The act came about after the finding from the Peacock Committee. It led directly to the abolition of the Independent Broadcasting Authority and its replacement with the Independent Television Commission and Radio Authority