25 Mar 1996
WHARF CABLE LTD v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Citation
- WHARF CABLE LTD v. ATTORNEY GENERAL
- Court
- Court of First Instance
- Case number
- HCMP1493/1995
VOD, as described, is not "broadcasting" within s.2(1)(b) of the Television Ordinance because broadcasting denotes simultaneous transmission to multiple receivers; further, VOD falls within Schedule 1 paragraph 2 as a transmission made available only to persons making a request on a point-to-point basis (point-to-point meaning transmission between one point and another, not dependent on whether the underlying circuit is switched or unswitched). Therefore VOD does not require a licence under the Television Ordinance and the declaratory relief sought was refused.