33. What criteria determine allocation for free or subsidized access to media for political parties?

https://books.google.se/books?id=bL0FDAAAQBAJ&pg=PT143&lpg=PT143&dq=uk+political+party+election+access+to+free+media+allocation&source=bl&ots=ntP_lev648&sig=ACfU3U2GK9dIZ0fChAeZTk1phdfnBuqV8g&hl=sv&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwispqmU1JfoAhUkzMQBHXZeD6MQ6AEwBnoECAgQAQ#v=onepage&q=uk%20political%20party%20election%20access%20to%20free%20media%20allocation&f=false "Political parties and elections: Legislating for representative democracy" by Anika Gauja.

Proportionate access: "Distribution of party-political and election broadcasts among the various parties is determined on an ad hoc basis by the BBC and OFCOM (the UK broadcasting regulator) with regard to the views of the Electoral Commission. For example, in 2001, the broadcasters decided that only political parties that fielded candidates in at least one-sixth of the parliamentary seats would be eligible for a broadcast allowance" .