Community Television (TV) Policy workshop

Community Television (TV) Policy workshop: A strategic vehicle to unlock the potential of the local content industry Birchwood Hotel, Boksburg, Johannesburg

13 May 2010

The Department of Communications, hereby invites members of the public, industry, labour, civil society and other interested sectors to attend the Community TV policy workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to develop a broad framework that can enable the successful launch of community television in South Africa. For that purpose, the following issues will be discussed:

* Policy/Regulatory environment (digital migration, draft Public Service Broadcasting (PSB) Bill, draft local content).
* Community television as a vehicle to unlock the potential of the local content industry, by providing a window for emerging content creators, and decentralisation of content production activities in predominantly rural provinces.
* A viable business model eligible for public funding.
* Creating synergy between community TV and other tiers of broadcasting system in the Republic.

Who should attend?

The workshop is intended for policy makers, regulators, content creators, aggregators and distributors, community broadcasters, funders, provincial industrial corporations and Economic Development and related agencies and academics.

Interested persons wishing to participate at the summit should confirm their attendance with:

Mr Robert Makatu
Tel: 012 421 7014
E-mail: robertm@doc.gov.za

Linda Mazibuko
Tel: 012 427 8558
E-mail: xolo@doc.gov.za

Closing date for confirmation of attendance is 19 May 2010.

Issued by: Department of Communications
13 May 2010
Source: Department of Communications (http://www.doc.gov.za)