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<p>All Ofcom broadcast licence holders are allowed to provide broadcasting services
throughout the EU. The Country of Origin principle, which underpins the single market
for audiovisual media services, enables broadcasters to obtain a broadcasting licence
in one EU Member State for all their channels and services in different EU countries.</p><p>
</p><p>The UK is currently one of the biggest European broadcasting hubs. According
to a 2017 report by European Audiovisual Observatory, 758 channels based in the UK
mainly target the European market. This represents 55% of the TV channels which hold
Ofcom licenses.</p><p>Similarly, around half of the UK-based video-on-demand services
(152 video-on-demand services) primarily target EU audiences.</p>
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