The Independent Communications Authority of South Africa will hold public hearings on regulations with respect to Advertising, Infomercials and Programme Sponsorship for Broadcasting Service Licensees.
The intention of the draft regulations is to repeal the 1999 Regulations relating to the definition of Advertising and the Regulation of Infomercials and Programme Sponsorship in respect of broadcasting activities.
The authority published draft Code and Regulations on Advertising, Infomercials and Programme Sponsorship in Notice No 31903 on the 13 February 2009. The Authority received 17 submissions and seven of them have indicated that they are interested in making oral presentations.
It should be noted that the hearings will be held with respect to the draft Regulations and not the Code.
The hearings will be held as follows;
Date: 4 June 2009
Venue: ICASA Block C Presentation Room, 164 Katherine Street, Pinmill Farm
Sandton
Schedule: 4 June 2009
Registrations 8h30 to 9h00
Chairperson’s opening address 9h00 to 9h30
1. eTV: 9h30 to 10h10
2. eSat: 10h10 to 10h50
3. Mnet: and Multichoice 10h50 to 11h30
4. ODM: 11h30 to 12h10
Lunch: 12h10 to 13h10
5. SABC: 13h10 to 13h50
6. WOW: 13h50 to 14h30
7. YFM: 14h30 to 15h10
8. NAB: 15h10 to 15h50
Media enquiries should be directed to:
Sekgoela Sekgoela
Tel: 011 566 3455
Mobile: 079 492 3450
E-mail: ssekgoela@icasa.org.za
Issued by: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa
25 May 2009
Source: Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (http://www.icasa.org.za)
