Are there too many channels?

Every TV channel is recognised, whether it is registered to BARB or not. So, does this mean you would force every TV channel that broadcasts from a satellite that can be picked up in this country, to register to BARB? If not, then why are you expecting channels that don't register with BARB to get even basic information about viewing figures, when getting any kind of detailed information requires registration? If these channels want the information, they should pay for it, like the others do.

Registering with BARB could bring such channels under the wrath of Ofcom when it comes to matters like decency and impartiality.

Jurisdiction of the applicant
4.5 The Audiovisual Media Services Directive24 provides for freedom of retransmission and reception for television services within the European Economic Area. A service which is licensed (or otherwise appropriately authorised) in one Member State does not need separate licensing in any other Member State. Dual licensing is not permitted.

4.6 Ofcom can only license a service if the provider of that service (“the broadcaster”) falls into the UK’s jurisdiction as determined by the criteria set out in Article 2 of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive. Applicants should also have regard to the European Convention on Transfrontier Broadcasting and its amending Protocol (ETS132 and ETS171).
4.7 The criteria set out in Article 2 of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive state that the broadcaster may fall into the UK’s jurisdiction in the following circumstances:
• one of the primary establishment criteria applies (e.g. the broadcaster has its head office in the UK and the editorial decisions about the service are taken in the UK); or
• one of the subsidiary technical criteria applies (e.g. the broadcaster uses a satellite uplink situated in the UK). Please note that these criteria are applicable only if none of the primary establishment criteria apply; or
• the broadcaster is established in the UK in accordance with Articles 49 to 55 of the Treaty establishing the European Community. Please note that this is a subsidiary establishment criterion and is only applicable if neither the primary establishment criteria or subsidiary technical criteria are met.
4.8 Further details about these criteria are set out below including a flowchart in Figure 1 on page 14 to assist you in determining under which jurisdiction your proposed service falls.
Primary establishment criteria
4.9 The Audiovisual Media Services Directive states that a broadcaster is established in a Member State (i.e. falls into its jurisdiction) in the following circumstances:
• If a broadcaster has its head office in that Member State and the editorial decisions about programme schedules are taken in that Member State.
• If a broadcaster has its head office in one Member State but editorial decisions on programme schedules are taken in another Member State, it will be considered to be established in the Member State where a significant part of the workforce operates.
• If a significant part of the workforce operates in each of those Member States, the broadcaster will be considered to be established in the Member State where it has its head office.
• If a significant part of the workforce operates in neither the Member State where the editorial decisions about programme schedules are taken, nor the Member State where the applicant has its head office, the broadcaster will be considered to be established in the Member State where it first began broadcasting lawfully, provided that it maintains a stable and effective link with the economy of that Member State.
• If a broadcaster has its head office in a Member State but decisions on programme schedules are taken in a third country, or vice-versa, it will be considered to be established in the Member State concerned, provided that a significant part of the workforce operates in that Member State.
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Subsidiary technical criteria
4.10 If the primary establishment criteria do not apply, broadcasters may still fall into the jurisdiction of a Member State in the following circumstances:
• If a broadcaster uses a satellite uplink situated in that Member State. If the service is uplinked from more than one Member State, the broadcaster will fall under the jurisdiction of the Member State where the first established uplink is located. However, if the oldest uplink relates to a satellite without a footprint focused on Europe, while the more recent one relates to a satellite which does, the more recent one will be taken into consideration when determining the jurisdiction.
• If a broadcaster does not use a satellite uplink situated in that Member State, but does use satellite capacity relating to that Member State. This subsidiary criterion will apply if jurisdiction of any Member State cannot be established under the “satellite uplink” criterion referred to above.
4.11 If neither the primary or subsidiary technical criteria enable the jurisdiction of a particular service to be determined, the relevant Member State will be where the broadcaster is established within the meaning of Articles 49 to 55 of the Treaty establishing the European Community.
4.12 Broadcasts intended exclusively for reception in countries that are not signatories of the Audiovisual Media Services Directive and which are not received directly or indirectly by the public in one or more Member States are not normally licensable by Ofcom.

It is well known TV3 is regulated here but presumably they have to be licenced in Sweden to get the EPG slot and presumably broadcast from Sweden masts?

Sändningsformer som inte granskas
Utländska programföretag omfattas inte av svenska regler. Det innebär att även om du kan se sändningen i Sverige så får vi inte granska innehållet. De utländska företagen ska normalt sett följa lagen i det land som de är etablerade.

Några exempel på kanaler som inte omfattas av svenska regler är:

Kanalerna TV3, TV6, TV8 och TV10 som sänds av Modern Times Group MTG Ltd, etablerat i Storbritannien.
Kanal 5 och Kanal 9, som sänds av det brittiska bolaget Discovery Networks Northern Europe Limited.
Vill du anmäla ett program i dessa kanaler ska du vända dig direkt till vår motsvarande myndighet i det aktuella landet. Gäller det exempelvis Storbritannien kontaktar du myndigheten Ofcom och gäller det Nederländerna kontaktar du Commissariaat voor de Media.

Anmäla program till Ofcom och ASA
Om du vill anmäla ett program som sänts i någon av kanalerna TV3, TV6, TV8, TV10, Kanal 5 eller Kanal 9 måste du vända dig direkt till den brittiska myndigheten Ofcom (Office of Communication). En sådan anmälan måste ha kommit in inom 20 dagar efter sändningstillfället. Gäller anmälan tv-reklam lägger Ofcom över ärendet till ASA (Advertising Standards Authority), som granskar reklam i media i Storbritannien. Anmälningar mot brittiska programföretag som kommer in till oss vidarebefordrar vi, enligt en överenskommelse, till Ofcom. I de fall Ofcom granskar programmet rapporterar myndigheten resultatet till oss.

English google translate with some tweaking :
Foreign broadcasters are not covered by the Swedish rules. This means that although you can see the broadcast in Sweden, so we can not review the content. The foreign companies will normally follow the law of the country in which they are established.

Some examples of channels that are not covered by the Swedish rules are:

TV3, TV6, TV8 and TV10 broadcast by Modern Times Group Ltd., established in the UK.
Channel 5 and Channel 9, which is sent by the British company Discovery Networks Northern Europe Limited.

To submit a complaint about these channels, you must apply directly to our counterpart in that country. Applies to the UK, for example, contact the authority Ofcom and applies to the Netherlands, contact the Commissariaat voor de Media.

If you want to complain about a program broadcast on any of the channels TV3, TV6, TV8, TV10, Channel 5 and Channel 9, you have to turn directly to the UK authority Ofcom (Office of Communications). Such notification must be received within 20 days of broadcast. Concerning television commercials Ofcom will hand over the case to the ASA (Advertising Standards Authority), which examines advertising in the media in the UK. Complaints against British broadcaster who comes to us, we will forward, according to an agreement to Ofcom. In cases Ofcom examines the program reports the Authority the results to us.

What absolute rubbish. The rules of Ofcom regulation are very clear. Ofcom govern channels licensed in the UK. That has nothing to do with whether the channel is viewed in the UK or available in the UK or not. If you are licensed in the UK - which is required to operate from here - then you are regulated. If you are operating from elsewhere in Europe, then you are not usually regulated by Ofcom.

It's difficult to tell exactly how many people watch TV channels not registered with BARB but one should not systematically assume that numbers are completely insignificant.

Registering with BARB could bring such channels under the wrath of Ofcom when it comes to matters like decency and impartiality.

Is it possible to register a TV channel with BARB if it is not already registered with Ofcom?

Can you give any examples of channels that aren't Ofcom licensed that would/should/could be considered under BARB ratings (i.e. are watched in the UK on Sky, Virgin, Freesat, Freeview or other platforms), or is this a purely hypothetical question?

I'm trying to think of non-Ofcom licensed channels - there are some that are primarily based in the Netherlands, but not sure if they license their UK operations there or in the UK.

Obviously you have no knowledge about the various non-EU satellite channels receivable in Britain.

(i.e. are watched in the UK on Sky, Virgin, Freesat, Freeview or other platforms)

I'm still laughing at the bloody ridiculous suggestion of a BARB sample size of 1-5 million households.

It's difficult to tell exactly how many people watch TV channels not registered with BARB but one should not systematically assume that numbers are completely insignificant.