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A Broadcasting Authority & a Radio and TV Tribunal
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Those in
The proposal for a Broadcasting Authority was welcomed by ten commentators, and rejected by one. favour felt the Authority would provide a badly needed improvement in the regulation of the industry.
Corporate Structure of the Commercial Licensees
6.
Fifteen submissions supported the BRB's proposals, arguing that the commercial licensees were unaccountable to the public and that the virtual monopoly held by TVB militated against good competition and good quality programming. Seven submissions held that the changes proposed by the BRB were excessive interference in our laissez-faire economy.
Tobacco Advertising
1.
More than six hundred submissions were wholly or
Five hundred and sixty party devoted to this subject. opposed a ban on tobacco advertising, while fifty, including
It was quite students, teachers and doctors, supported it. obvious to the author of this summary that the bulk of letters opposing a ban emanated from employees of tobacco companies and advertising agencies, and might more appropriately be regarded as the views of interested parties rather than of disinterested members of the public. of course, does not make the submissions less legitimate, but it would be unwise to assume that the letters received necessarily reflect the views of the public at large.
This,
Other Issues
8.
There were very few comments on the other proposals
in the BRB Report.
No comments yet.
Private notes are available after approval.