Friday, November 28, 2014
Pretoria – Minister of Communications Faith Muthambi has extended the closing date to submit written proposals on the Broadcasting Policy Review to 16 January 2015.
On 12 November, the Minister released a Gazette 38206 in terms of section 3(2) of the Broadcasting Act (No. 4 of 1999), stating her intentions to undertake a comprehensive broadcasting policy review.
The Minister has requested members of the public and industry to submit issues for consideration during this process.
Issues to be included for submission can include, but not limited to:
- Mandate and funding of public broadcasting services
- Regulation of broadcasting services
- Content of local and national interest
- Development of languages through broadcasting services
- Broadcasting landscape beyond digital terrestrial television
- Institutional arrangements to support the development of the sector
- Must carry regulation; and
- Media development and diversity.
The proposals can be submitted to:
The Minister
Attention: Mr Donald Liphoko
Department of Communications
1035 Frances Baard Street, HATFIELD, Pretoria
Precian@doc.gov.za
- SAnews.gov.za
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