Suruhanjaya Komunikasi Multimedia Malaysia BROADCASTING REGULATIONS IN MALAYSIA

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| BROADCASTING REGULATIONS IN MALAYSIA UNDER THE COMMUNICATIONS AND MULTIMEDIA ACT 1998 17 th ABU Copyright Committee Seminar 20 July 2011 Presenter: Zulkarnain Mohd Yasin Acting Senior Director Industry Monitoring & Enforcement Division 1

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| Establishment of MCMC Scope of Responsibility Institutional Framework under CMA Mandated Objectives under CMA What is the Justification for Content Regulation Present Regulatory Framework for Broadcast Sector Levels of Regulatory Intervention in Malaysia Industry Information Provisions under CMA 1998 Special Licence Conditions on Content The Digital Environment Safeguarding your Copyright 2

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| ESTABLISHMENT OF MCMC A statutory corporation • Established by the Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission Act 1998 (MCMCA) • Effective from 1 November 1998 ØOperational autonomy but subject to policy directives from Minister 3

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITY To regulate according to the: • Communications and Multimedia Act 1998 (CMA) • Postal Services Act 1991 (PSA) • Digital Signature Act 1997 (DSA) Ø Covers telecoms, broadcasters and ISPs; postal and courier services; and digital certification authorities 4

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK UNDER CMA Parliament Cabinet Ministry Minister Directions Consumers Recommendations MCMC Consultative Industry Forums (Consumer, Content, Access and Technical 5 Appeal Tribunal Appeals Industry Players Regulation Enforcement

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| MANDATED OBJECTIVES UNDER CMA 1. Creating a global hub 2. Building a civil society 3. Nurturing local content and culture 4. Ensuring long-term benefits for end-users 5. Nurturing user confidence 6. Promoting access and equity 7. Creating a robust applications environment 8. Facilitating efficient allocation of resources 9. Developing industry capabilities 10. Promoting secure and safe networking 6

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| WHAT IS THE JUSTIFICATION FOR CONTENT REGULATION? MARKET FORCES ALONE ARE UNABLE TO DELIVER REQUIRED PUBLIC OBJECTIVES MANAGEMENT OF SCARCE RESOURCE (SPECTRUM) Regulation to manage scarce national resource i. e. Spectrum 7 PROACTIVE CONTENT REGULATION Regulation to promote content themes such as provision of children’s programming or encouragement of domestic production PROTECTIVE CONTENT REGULATION Regulation to protect audiences or users from inappropriate or harmful content

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| PRESENT REGULATORY FRAMEWORK FOR BROADCAST SECTOR • Film (National Film Development Corporation Malaysia, Ministry of Information, Communications & Culture) • Multimedia (Ministry of Science, Technology & Innovation) • Policy & Regulation (Ministry of Information, Communications & Culture/ MCMC) Content Development • All “film” content over all media (Film Censorship Board, Ministry of Home Affairs) Content Censorship • All networked content on all media (MCMC & Ministry of Information, Communication & Culture) • Jurisdiction across content on broadcast, mobile and online platforms Content Regulation 8

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| LEVELS OF REGULATORY INTERVENTION IN MALAYSIA FTA TV PAY TV MOBILE CONTENT INTERNET Prior Censorship By LPF Special Licence Conditions Standard Licence Conditions Licensing Content Code General Provisions of CMA 1998 and other written laws LINEAR 9 NON- LINEAR

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| INDUSTRY INFORMATION Terrestrial Free To Air TV: 8 stations on air 6 private stations 1 pending roll-out (private channel) 2 public service stations Terrestrial Radio Broadcasting: 56 total channels on air 22 operational (private channels) 3 pending roll-out (private channels) 34 operational (public service Exemption: channels) Internet Content Subscription TV: 9 licensees 3 operational 6 in development 10 Satellite Broadcasting: 1 licensee 10

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| PROVISIONS UNDER CMA 1998 Sec 211 • Prohibition of offensive content which is defined as “content which is indecent, obscene, false, menacing or offensive in character with intent to annoy, abuse, threaten or harass any person”. Sec 232 • Fraudulent use of network services, etc. Sec 263 11 facilities, • General duty of licensees to assist in preventing the commission or attempted commission of an offence under the Laws of Malaysia.

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| SPECIAL LICENCE CONDITIONS ON CONTENT Local content requirement, including language quotas (varies depending on licensee) Requirement to provide news Restrictions on prohibited content and requirement to comply with the Film Censorship Act: Prior approval is required for live and delayed broadcast Commercial advertisements- max 10 minutes/ hour a) shall not provide any content which may upset the sensibilities and sentiment of any race or religion in this country Requirement to allocate at least 2 minutes per broadcast hour for Public Service Announcements and Government messages Others -programmes that promote Malaysian culture and national identity b) Shall not provide any content which contains cultural and moral values that are against the community aspirations of the nation 12

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| THE DIGITAL ENVIRONMENT • New Media Platforms/ Channels • TV/Radio or Audio/Video Internet • Mobile phones (TV, Radio, Internet) • Interactive TV • New Applications & Technology • User generated content (UGC) • Social networking CONVERGENCE OF TECHNOLOGY & APPLICATIONS RESULTING IN ‘NEW MEDIA’ IS CHALLENGING TRADITIONAL CONTENT REGULATORY REGIMES. 13 • Content Services • Multichannel • UGC MULTIPLE PLATFORMS ED IS AL N SO R PE ER US OL R NT CO Telecoms Broadcast Internet

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| SAFEGUARDING YOUR COPYRIGHT Proactive monitoring of Internet by the copyright owner as the infringer employs online platform as their medium to carry out the crime A need for closer cooperation with Ministry of Domestic Trade , Co-operatives and Consumerism in addressing copyright infringements More dialogues with content providers so that they continue to support the Ministry and its efforts. Broadcasters to leverage on the Internet to promote their existing Internet TV/portals & to develop more portals promoting their content to the public Copyright owners cooperation in identifying breach of copyright 14

|Suruhanjaya Komunikasi & Multimedia Malaysia| Thank you |Malaysian Communications and Multimedia Commission| Off Persiaran Multimedia 63000 Cyberjaya Selangor Darul. Ehsan MALAYSIA Tel: +60386888000 Fax: +60386881003 www. skmm. gov. my 15