The government of Kazakhstan has approved licensing rules for organising TV and radio broadcasting. Danial Akhmetov, Prime Minister of Kazakhstan, signed a corresponding order on 20 October. This document regulates the order of issuing licences for organising TV and radio broadcasting; explains reasons why a licence can be refused, as well as a procedure of resolving disputes between a licensor and a licensee.
“The licensing of activities on organising TV and/or radio broadcasting is carried out to implement of the state regulation of activities of physical and legal persons in the area of TV and/or radio broadcasting, as well as to fill up the information space of Kazakhstan with TV and radio programmes,” the document says.
The government decree on rules of licensing activities on organising TV and/or radio broadcasting was published Friday in official media and will come into effect 10 days after its publication.
(Source: Gazeta/R Netherlands Media Network Weblog)