All TV and radio licences to be auctioned annually, individual frequency by frequency.

Licences may be pulled for inadequate programming standards (too much overseas content, too much sport, 'junk'

programming (such as 'reality tv', Big Brother), cash-for-comment activities, 'hate' inducers, political bias in any aspect of station news or other operations).

Newspapers to be licensed and subject to pulling of licence in cases of political bias or lack of balance.