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"We have tried to strike a balance between satisfying the public's demands for an improved local commercial television service and the licensees' right to creative freedom and independence from unwarranted Government intervention."
In response to public demand, the BA will impose greater obligations on the licensees in some programming areas, such as in cultural, children's and advisory programmes.
The BA will also review and update its codes of practice to see if, for example, some of the new types of programmes, such as the very controversial and yet quite popular magazine- type programmes, can be better regulated.
Although many people have expressed the hope that the BA will do something about competitive scheduling, the BA has, after careful consideration, decided that to attempt to do so would be interfering too much with the scheduling arrangements of the licensees and would also probably be a breach of the licensees' freedom of expression under the Bill of Rights.
Sir Roger said: "We sincerely believe that through the recommendations we can amend the regulatory system governing commercial television to help ensure that a better product, and one that is more responsive to public aspirations, is delivered into people's homes."
End/Thursday, December 15, 1994
Mid-term review of ATV and TVB licences
A spokesman for the Recreation and Culture Branch today (Thursday) explained the role of the Broadcasting Authority (BA) in conducting the mid- term review of the ATV and TVB licences earlier this year.
"The responsibility of conducting the review falls squarely on the BA," he said.
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