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Nepal: 81 Foreign TV Channels Seek Downlink Permit

Date	:	08/06/2010
Category	:	Other media related news
Country	:	Nepal

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Nepal: 81 Foreign TV Channels Seek Downlink Permit

8 June 2010

Altogether 81 foreign TV channels have applied for downlink permission with the Ministry of Information and Communications (MoIC) to broadcast in Nepal, local media reported today. According to Joint Secretary Narayan Prasad Regmi, spokesperson for MoIC, the applications were received after the ministry invited the same from parties concerned as per the new government policy that makes it mandatory to acquire downlink permission to air any foreign TV channel within Nepali territory.

“The ministry has received a total 81 applications from different foreign TV channels seeking to broadcast in Nepal,” Regmi was quoted by Republica daily as saying. “The ministry will give permission bearing in mind the language and content broadcast in the respective TV channels.”

According to the National Broadcast Regulations 2052 BS Fourth Amendment, foreign TV channels wishing to broadcast in Nepal must get downlink permission from MoIC. The amendment to the regulations published in the government gazette on 7 December 2009 set a six-month deadline for foreign TV channels or their authorized agents in Nepal to acquire such permission. The amendment also allows the authorities to ban any foreign TV channel deemed detrimental to the well-being of society or the national interest.

Source: Xinhua

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