Myanmar: Broadcasting Law Annex: The Broadcasting Law (unofficial translation checked by ARTICLE 19) Broadcasting Law (2015, Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law Number 53) 13/First of Wa Gaung/1377 (28/August/2015) The Pyidaungsu Hluttaw hereby enacts the following law. Chapter I Titles and Definitions 1. 2. This Law shall be called the Broadcasting Law. The following terms contained in this Law shall have the meanings given hereunder: (a) Broadcasting means transmission of radio and/or television programmes in encoded and uncoded form by means of terrestrial transmitters, cables and satellites intended the direct reception by the general public. In this definition, internet based broadcasting shall not be included. (b) Advertising means paid-for spots broadcast and/ or sponsored programs which aim to persuade the broadcast audience to promote or patronize/favor a specific idea, individual, product, service and company. (c) Public service announcement means a non-profit broadcast which aims to introduce or provide knowledge people to follow or to obey or to introduce thoughts, ideas, intentions and suggestions or other reports which are influence on the people, accordance with the sent reports. (d) Broadcasting services mean the public service broadcasting, commercial sroadcasting services, community broadcasting services, government broadcasting services and broadcast distributing services. (e) Public Service Broadcasting means the Public Service Radio and Television Broadcasting abiding by and implementing the basic principles of the public service media; such as, universalities, diversities and independence. (f) Commercial broadcasting services are commercial organizations, run by Myanmar citizens, or foreigners or foreign organizations with the investment granted by the current laws, which conduct radio or television broadcasting and related activities for profit. (g) Community broadcasting services mean radio and television broadcasting which is not intended for the profit, and administered by the civil societies, nongovernmental organizations, public based organizations, acadameic societies and other organization to distribute the necessary information for relevant organization or civil society. (h) Government broadcasting services mean radio and television services which is owned and administered by union level government organization, state, region and self-administerative regional governments in order to broadcast public information accurately. (i) Broadcast Distribution Services are organizations licensed to provide pay broadcasting services. They distribute radio, television, multimedia programs ARTICLE 19 – Free Word Centre, 60 Farringdon Rd, London EC1R 3GA – www.article19.org – +44 20 7324 2500 Page 16 of 30