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The ±«Óãtv Trust has published changes to the way that temporary ±«Óãtv services, such as ‘Radio 5live Olympics Extra’ which broadcast on a temporary basis during the London 2012 Olympic Games, will be approved in future.

Under the new arrangements, proposals for temporary services (which may not exceed 28 days in duration and must keep within existing budgets) will still be subject to any necessary regulatory assessment, including an assessment of their significance. This will be carried out by the ±«Óãtv Executive Board, not the Trust. The ±«Óãtv will be required to publish annually a list of the temporary services it plans to introduce, and publish further information about each service 28 days before it launches.

The Trust will still have the right to approve, suspend or close a temporary service if it considers that there are grounds for such action in any particular case.

The process for temporary services has been set out in theÌý(PDF file), at Section E.

The change is consistent with the commitments made by the ±«Óãtv Trust and ±«Óãtv Executive in the joint governance review published in December 2013.

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