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Many fledgling community stations are still waiting for ICASA to have their licence hearings, delayed for more than three years in some provinces. KwaZulu-Natal will be the next province to go into licensing hearings, which are not yet…

The publication of a paper on the Media Development Agency is likely to be published shortly. This position paper follows the publication of a discussion paper earlier in the year, which proposed the establishment of an independent agency to…

Local content is once again on the broadcast agenda, with the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa (ICASA) due to publish a discussion paper on the issue at the end of November. (Check www.iba.org.za later this…

The NAB is concerned by proposed amendments to the Copyright Act that will compel broadcasters to pay needletime. Needletime is the payment of a levy to performers and producers of a piece of music. At the moment, broadcasters pay a levy to…