Mixed Reactions Trail Amendment of Broadcasting Code
Some stakeholders have reacted to the recently amended National Broadcasting Commission Code by the National Broadcasting Commission .
Chief Executive Officer of Paradigm Initiative, Mr. Ggenga Sesan said: “The Commission has by this amendment, laid down unfavorable conditions and requirements for the just budding PayTV Industry in Nigeria, placing unfair and unrealistic burdens on local content producers and by extension, the economy.”
“Apart from it being a blatant affront to the freedom of copyright holders to use and license their work as they wish, it also chokes innovation in the streaming television business.” He explained that with the new realities faced by Nigeria as a result of the COVID-19 Pandemic, government policies should not only desist from hampering nascent technologies but must in fact, encourage and incentivise same.
“The current amendment aims at to reposition Nigerian broadcasting industry and to make it more responsive to emerging realities in the broadcasting ecosystem.
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