{"id":264,"date":"2015-09-10T06:21:58","date_gmt":"2015-09-10T06:21:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bicma.gov.bt\/bicmanew\/?page_id=264"},"modified":"2024-06-19T16:30:51","modified_gmt":"2024-06-19T10:30:51","slug":"media-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.bicma.gov.bt\/?page_id=264","title":{"rendered":"Media and Content Division"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"padding-left: 30px; text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">The Media and Content Division will be responsible for carrying out the following social regulation associated with the ICT and Media Sector.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Licensing and Regulation of Printing Presses, Publication Houses, and Over-The-Top Media Platforms<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issuance of license for printing press and enforcement of its terms and conditions which includes monitoring and inspection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issuance of licence for newspaper\/book\/periodical publication house and enforcement of its terms and conditions which includes monitoring and inspection.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issuance of licence for Over-The-Top Media Platforms and enforcement of its terms and conditions which includes monitoring and inspection.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Content Management<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Periodically review the content of the Licensees (FM Radio\/TV Station\/CATV Station\/Print media).<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set standards and guidelines related to media for issuance of accreditation cards<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop and review the programme code including advertisement standards periodically.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Registration of Books<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Issuance of registration number for books which are meant to be made available for sale or distribution in Bhutan.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Film Promotion, Development, and Regulation<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide necessary professional support to film production firms including training and capacity development.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Participate in international festivals to promote Bhutanese films, scripts for co-productions, and locations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Facilitate film sector in organizing film awards and festivals to recognize films of excellence and to promote film culture<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Grant filming permits to both local and foreign productions as per the prescribed rules and regulations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rate and certify both local and foreign films.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promote Co-production with International investors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Promote distributors in Films within and outside the country.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Develop rules and regulations pertaining to the film industry.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><b>Content monitoring and accreditation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Accredit and certify the Journalists.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Regulate or curtail any harmful, offensive, illegal or antithetical content on the internet and other ICT and Media services, unless otherwise provided under specific provisions in this Act.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Set standards and guidelines in accordance with the overall media related codes and standards set by Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hear the complaint and settle the dispute in relation to offences of content not amounting to criminal offences which are prescribed under the Rules and Regulations.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide recommendations on matters affecting the media sectors.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ensure objective and fair treatment of any person by the media;<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Protect general public and more specifically vulnerable sections of the population such as children and young persons from undesirable influences of all Media services.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">For further information, you can contact the Media and Content Division at<\/span>\u00a0<a href=\"media@bicma.bt\">media@bicma.bt<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Media and Content Division will be responsible for carrying out the following social regulation associated with the ICT and Media Sector. 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