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NAB Activities
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6 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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2 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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1 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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25 |
TV Committee Meeting
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25 |
Exco Committee Meeting
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4 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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3 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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11 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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7 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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6 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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16 |
TV Committee Meeting
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16 |
Exco Committee Meeting
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2 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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1 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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5 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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4 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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2 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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8 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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7 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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24 |
TV Committee Meeting
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24 |
Exco Committee Meeting
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7 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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3 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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2 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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6 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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5 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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12 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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8 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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7 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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25 |
TV Committee Meeting
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25 |
Exco Committee Meeting
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4 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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3 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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25 |
Exco Committee Meeting
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25 |
TV Committee Meeting
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8 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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4 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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3 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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7 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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3 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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2 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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26 |
TV Committee Meeting
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26 |
Exco Committee Meeting
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5 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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4 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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8 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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7 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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5 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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17 |
Exco Committee Meeting
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17 |
TV Committee Meeting
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3 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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2 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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6 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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5 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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3 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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2 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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1 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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25 |
TV Committee Meeting
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25 |
Exco Committee Meeting
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8 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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4 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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3 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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7 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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6 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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6 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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2 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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1 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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26 |
TV Committee Meeting
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26 |
Exco Committee Meeting
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5 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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4 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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9 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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6 |
TV Committee Meeting
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5 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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4 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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8 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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4 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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3 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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27 |
Executive Committee Meeting
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7 |
TV Committee Meetings
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6 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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5 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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6 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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2 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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1 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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18 |
Executive Committee Meeting
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5 |
TV Committee Meetings
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4 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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3 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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11 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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7 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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6 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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4 |
TV Committee Meetings
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3 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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2 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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19 |
Executive Committee Meeting
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9 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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5 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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4 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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8 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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7 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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2 |
TV Committee Meetings
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7 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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3 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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2 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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13 |
Executive Committee Meeting
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6 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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5 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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21 |
Executive Committee Meeting
|
11 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
|
8 |
TV Committee Meetings
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7 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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6 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
20 |
Exco Committee Meeting
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7 |
TV Committee Meeting
|
6 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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5 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
6 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
|
2 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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1 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
5 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
4 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
21 |
Executive Committee Meeting
|
7 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
6 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
4 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
|
7 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
|
3 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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2 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
4 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
22 |
Executive Committee Meeting
|
7 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
1 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
12 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
|
9 |
Commercial TV Committee Meeting
|
8 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
7 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
21 |
Exco Committee Meeting
|
7 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
6 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
1 |
Commercial TV Committee Meeting
|
7 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
|
3 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
7 |
Commercial TV Committee Meeting
|
6 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
4 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
22 |
Exco Committee Meeting
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21 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
7 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
5 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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8 |
Commercial TV Committee Meeting
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3 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
3 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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6 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
5 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
3 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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23 |
Exco Meeting
|
9 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
2 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
23 |
Exco Meeting
|
6 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
|
3 |
Commercial TV Meeting
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1 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
27 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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7 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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1 |
Executive Committee Meeting
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1 |
NAB Annual General Meeting
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4 |
Commercial TV Committee Meeting
|
3 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
2 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
6 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
5 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
3 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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22 |
Executive Committee Meeting
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7 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
2 |
Commercial TV Committee Meeting
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1 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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4 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
3 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
1 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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13 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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1 |
Commercial TV Committee Meeting
|
30 |
Executive Committee Meeting
|
30 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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6 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
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1 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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6 |
Commercial TV Committee Meeting
|
6 |
Commercial TV Committee Meeting
|
5 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
4 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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7 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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6 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
4 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
|
4 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
|
24 |
Executive Committee Meeting
|
3 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
2 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
2 |
Executive Committee Meeting
|
2 |
Commercial Radio Meeting
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1 |
Technical Meeting
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12 |
Commercial Radio Meeting
|
3 |
Technical Meeting
|
1 |
Community Radio Meeting
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21 |
Executive Committee Meeting
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6 |
Technical Meeting
|
4 |
Skills Development Forum
|
3 |
Commercial Radio Committee meeting
|
2 |
Technical Committee meeting
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25 |
NAB/ Telemedia presentation on ATM
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21 |
TV Committee meeting
|
14 |
ICT Empowerment Charter Indaba
|
10 |
Community Radio Committee meeting
|
10 |
Release of 3rd Working Draft of ICT Empowerment Charter
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6 |
Commercial Radio Committee meeting
|
6 |
Skills Development Forum meeting
|
5 |
Technical Committee meeting
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7 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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6 |
Submissions due on amendments of ICASA Content Regulations
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2 |
Skills Development Forum
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1 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
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26 |
NAB Presentation on Audio Watermarking technology
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9 |
Working draft of ICT Charter launched
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5 |
Executive Committee Meeting
|
4 |
Skills Development Forum
|
4 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
3 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
26 |
SADIBA AGM
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19 |
Executive Committee Meeting
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16 |
ICT Empowerment Charter - Mini summit on Social and Corporate Investment
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13 |
Submissions due on Ownership and Control Position Paper
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6 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
|
5 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
4 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
3 |
Submissions due on draft Convergence Bill
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14 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
13 |
ICASA launches Position paper on Ownership and Control
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5 |
Government Communicator Awards
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4 |
Radio Committee
|
4 |
SABC Licence Renewal Hearings
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3 |
Technical Committee
|
27 |
Executive Committee Meeting
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25 |
DoC`s National Summit on Language and Content
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21 |
Portfolio Committee on Communications Briefing - ICASA Annual Report
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20 |
NAB Finance Committee
|
20 |
ICASA Advisory Committee on People with Disabilities
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19 |
SAARF Board Meeting
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12 |
Portfolio Committee on Communications Briefing - DoC on Telecommunications Amendment Bill
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11 |
Portfolio Committee on Communications Briefing - SABC Annual Report
|
10 |
Community Committee Meeting
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7 |
NCRF Annual General Meeting
|
6 |
Radio Committee Meeting
|
5 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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23 |
National Summit on Language and Content (Proposed date)
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23 |
Executive Committee meeting
|
12 |
SABA Conference - Botswana
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8 |
DOC - Roundtable on National Language and Content Summit
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2 |
Radio Committee meeting
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1 |
Technical Committee meeting
|
29 |
Due date for submissions on ICASA`s discussion papers on Regional TV and Local TV
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12 |
Due date for comments on ICASA`s Draft Terrestrial Broadcast Frequency Plan, 2003
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8 |
Community Radio Committee meeting
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5 |
DoC mini-summit on language and content in Mpumalanga
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4 |
Commercial Radio Committee meeting
|
3 |
Select Parliamentary Committee briefing on Liquor Bill and Broad-Based Black Economic Empowerment Bill
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3 |
Technical Committee meeting
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29 |
DoC mini-summit on language and content in the Western Cape
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28 |
SAARF Board Meeting
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22 |
DoC mini-summit on language and content in KwaZulu-Natal
|
15 |
DoC mini-summit on language and content in North West
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14 |
Mid-year plenary session for Transformation in Advertising and Marketing
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8 |
DoC mini-summit on language and content in the Northern Cape
|
7 |
Radio Committee Meeting
|
7 |
NAB workshop for Community Radio industry
|
6 |
Technical Committee meeting
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1 |
DoC mini-summit on language and content in the Eastern Cape
|
25 |
DoC mini-summit on language and content in Limpopo
|
24 |
NAB Finance Committee meeting
|
24 |
NAB Exco Meeting
|
15 |
DoC International Convergence Colloquium in Sandton
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11 |
DoC mini-summit on language and content in the Free State
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7 |
Community Committee Meeting
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4 |
TV Committee Meeting
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3 |
Radio Committee Meeting
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2 |
Technical Committee Meeting
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28 |
Briefing on the Black Economic Empowerment Bill to Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Trade and Industry
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19 |
Verbal presentations on the ICASA enquiry on Low Power Sound Broadcasting
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19 |
NAB Low Power Sound Broadcasting Presentation to ICASA
View Submission
View Presentation
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13 |
Deadline for public comment on SABC`s draft editorial policies
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10 |
MediaTech Africa Exhibition and Conference
|
10 |
Screen Africa Talent & Technology Conference at the Sandton Convention Centre
|
5 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
4 |
Technical Committee Meeting
|
3 |
SABC Board briefing to Parliamentary Committee on Communications
|
3 |
MARKEX (Marketing and Promotions Exhibition) at the Sandton Convention Centre
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27 |
Community Radio Committee Meeting
|
22 |
Parliamentary vote on the budget for the Department of Communications
|
17 |
European Media Research Organisation Conference in Finland
|
16 |
ICASA hearing for 4-year community radio licence applications end
|
10 |
Deadline for representations to ICASA on preliminary decisions for four-year community sound broadcasting licences in Gauteng
|
9 |
Exectuive Committee Strategic Planning Session
|
8 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
|
7 |
Techncial Committee Meeting
|
7 |
Parliamentary vote on GCIS budget
|
7 |
Deadline for representations to ICASA on Four-Year Community Sound licence applications in Gauteng
|
29 |
Association of International Broadcasting`s annual; Global Media Business Conference in London
|
12 |
Parliamentary vote on the Budget of the Department of Trade and Industry
|
4 |
Deadline for submissions on the ICASA discussion paper on Low Power Sound Broadcasting
|
3 |
Commercial Radio Committee Meeting
12h00 at the NAB
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2 |
Techncial Meeting
|
2 |
Technical Committee Meeting
9h00 at the NAB
|
31 |
Deadline for submissions on the ICASA review of the frequency band plan for frequencies in the range 20MHz - 3 GHz.
|
18 |
ICASA fourth annual stakeholder meeting at the Park Hyatt Hotel, Rosebank
|
17 |
ICASA Community radio workshop for Gauteng applicants at the ICASA offices in Sandton
|
14 |
NAB Annual General Meeting
14h30 at the NAB
|
6 |
Commercial Radio Committee meeting
12h00 at the NAB
|
5 |
Technical Committee Meeting
9h00 at the NAB
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28 |
Launch of the ICASA discussion paper on `Low Power Sound Broadcasting`
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3 |
ICASA Council interviews by the Parliamentary Portfolio Committee on Communications
|
16 |
test
|
7 |
Transformation in Advertising plenary session
|
3 |
ICT job summit
|
29 |
Public hearings on contributions to the Universal Service Fund
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17 |
World Telecommunications Day
|
17 |
The MOU, which has been in the wings for the last year, lays out areas of potential co-operation between the two organisations. These include:
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15 |
15 Hearings start of the Portfolio Committee on Communications on the Electronic Communications and Transactions Bill
|
10 |
Briefing on GCIS budget to Portfolio Committee on Communications
|
7 |
Sentech Multimedia service licence due to be issued by ICASA
|
3 |
Briefing on DoC budget to Portfolio Committee on Communications
|
25 |
Portfolio Committee on Communications meets to select new ICASA councillors
|
22 |
22 Portfolio Committee on Communications’ interviews start for ICASA council
|
19 |
Closing date for comments on the draft regulations on contributions to the Universal Service Agency
|
12 |
Wits University / MISA seminar on the Media Development and Diversity Agency
|
9 |
9 Western Cape 4 year community radio licence hearings start
|
27 |
SAARF “Racism Hearing”
|
25 |
25 Meetings of other task groups on transformation in advertising start
|
20 |
Meeting of ‘vision’ task group on transformation in advertising
|
18 |
Hearings on MDDA Bill
The NAB chairperson and executive director attended the parliamentary hearings on the MDDA Bill in early March. The NAB submission supported the goals of the legislation but called for amendments to the sections dealing with ministerial powers and the mandate of the agency.
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18 |
Task groups on transformation in advertising
Following the parliamentary hearings on the transformation of the advertising industry held in late 2001, four industry task groups started meeting in March. The NAB is represented on each task group. The groups will report back to parliament later this year.
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18 |
NAB participates in broadcast production workshop
The NAB attended a workshop of the Minister’s broadcast production advisory body on 15 March at which the body’s strategy for growing the film and video industry was discussed. The body is expected to finalise its recommendations later this year.
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18 |
Radio players hold strategy session
The NAB brought together senior members of the radio industry on 4 March to discuss the current position of the sector and the future of the Radio Advertising Bureau. The meeting agreed that the RAB was a neccessity for radio. A business plan for the RAB is currently being developed.
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18 |
Radio industry holds forum for media planners
The NAB’s Radio Advertising Bureau held a conference for media planners and directors on 5 March. The conference was held in Johannesburg and Cape Town and speakers included Muzi Khuzwayo and Andrew Ingram from the RAB in the UK. The conference was hailed as a success with over 90% of delegates stating that they found it valuable.
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15 |
15 Broadcast Production Advisory Council Workshop
|
11 |
Meetings of transformation in advertising task teams (facilitated by GCIS and DoC)
|
6 |
Portfolio committee on communications hearings on Media Development and Diversity Agency
|
5 |
RAB Media Forum
|
28 |
NAB Annual General Meeting
|
27 |
NAB Annual General Meeting
|
27 |
Election of NAB chairperson
|
18 |
New local content quotas
The NAB attended the announcement of the new local content quotas for broadcasters. The quotas come into effect in August 2003 and have generally been welcomed by industry.
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18 |
Mandla Langa speaks at NAB AGM
The chairperson of ICASA, Mandla Langa spoke at the NAB’s Annual General Meeting on 27 February. In his address, Langa laid out some of the Authority’s planned activities for the year and emphasised the forthcoming review of broadcast ownership rules.
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12 |
Association of Christian Broadcasters Conference
|
8 |
Meeting of NAB Commercial television committee to elect chairperson
|
7 |
Meeting of NAB Commercial radio committee to elect chairperson
|
6 |
Meeting of NAB Technical committee to elect chairperson
|
4 |
Meeting of NAB Community radio committee to elect chairperson
|
31 |
SAARF LSM workshop
|
31 |
Closing date for comments on ICASA’s draft regulations on special event licences
|
30 |
SADIBA presentation to Digital Broadcasting Advisory Body
|
18 |
NAB responds to needletime legislation
Outgoing NAB chairperson Randall Abrahams responded with disappointment to the news that parliament’s portfolio committee on trade and industry had approved the introduction of needletime. Abrahams said that he doubted the legislation would address the problems of South African artists. He said that the NAB would now focus on the regulations in order to try mitigate the negative impact for broadcasters.
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18 |
Research on Broadcast Engineer training complete
The NAB completed its research into the training of broadcast engineers. The research findings showed that the development of a learnership may not be viable and that the industry should consider the development of a series of skills programmes to train broadcast engineers. A task group ofthe NAB’s technical committee is continuing to drive this matter.
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12 |
Sithengi 2001 starts
|
11 |
new event
|
6 |
Parliamentary hearings start into transformation in advertising
|
23 |
Parliamentary hearings into advertising industry
|
22 |
ICASA’s hearings start for four-year community radio licences in KwaZulu Natal
|
27 |
NAB community radio workshop
The venue and speakers have been confirmed. The workshop will be held on 27 September 2001 and will provide an opportunity for community radio management teams to interact on key issues.
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20 |
Radiocracy conference
|
11 |
Closing date for submissions on NFVF Indaba proposals
|
11 |
SAARF research symposium
|
10 |
Highway Africa conference
|
1 |
Training of broadcast engineers
The technical committee of the NAB has contracted research into the feasibility of a broadcast engineering learnership.
|
1 |
Format study
An initial questionnaire was distributed to radio stations and a workshop was held to discuss working towards a SA format map.
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25 |
SA Music Week starts
|
11 |
National Film and Video Foundation
The NAB attended the NFVF’s Indaba on 11 August to consider strategies for growing the local production industry. The NAB also prepared a written submission for the post-Indaba report.
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1 |
Support for South African music week
The NAB notified all members of South African Music Week and developed a questionnaire to measure broadcaster support for this important venture.
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1 |
Meeting on community radio with ICASA
The NAB attended a meeting with ICASA on four year community radio licensing. The Authority shared its plans for forthcoming licensing which will commence in October.
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1 |
BCCSA workshops
Workshops were held for television channels and radio stations to discuss the application of the Code of Conduct. Broadcasters were given the opportunity to share their experiences and raise queries and concerns with members of the BCCSA.
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1 |
SADIBA workshop
The NAB chaired the Digital Audio Broadcasting session during the recent SADIBA conference.
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1 |
Radio revenue project
The first radio revenue report, conducted in conjunction with PwC was distributed to all commercial and public radio members.
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1 |
Submission on frequency plan
The NAB made a submission on ICASA’s draft frequency plan.
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