The Broadcasting Commission is advising the public that it has not
approved any change of ownership or control of the cable company
Matrix Entertainment & Communication Company Limited (Matrix).

Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission, Dr. Hopeton Dunn
says regulatory measures have been put in place to safeguard
against the abuse of dominance by any player in Jamaica’s
subscriber television sector.

To facilitate licensees’ requests for further Commission guidance on
the application of the Children’s Code for Programming (Code),
and to demonstrate the Commission’s position that all licensees are
required to comply with the particular standards relevant to them;
broadcast licensees are hereby advised of the Commission’s most
recent findings, and directed to refrain from transmitting such content
in a manner that conflicts with the requirements of the Code.

Even, as it engages with the media to ensure better compliance
with the law, the Broadcasting Commission is encouraging
parents to take a closer look at what controls they are applying
inside their homes to minimize children’s exposure to problematic
content in programming.

The Broadcasting Commission has directed that the insertion of local
advertising into programmes originating on foreign cable channels
seen in Jamaica should be discontinued.

The Broadcasting Commission is on course to facilitate more competition in the
Jamaican cable market.
The Commission is issuing a “Call for Applications” to companies that want to
provide island-wide subscriber television service using wireless technology.

The Broadcasting Commission has secured an agreement from Cable
Operators and Broadcasters across the island to actively co-operate in the
immediate introduction of an alert system to expedite the recovery of children
reported missing.

The Broadcasting Commission expresses disappointment that a matter
involving a genuine effort to respond to a crisis relating to our nation’s children
should be made into a controversy.

The Broadcasting Commission takes note of recent public statements in the media
referring to the issuing of an FM radio licence to Nationwide News Network (NNN).
Some of those reports have erroneously stated that a licence has been granted by
the Broadcasting Commission.

The Broadcasting Commission is confirming that its office received a bomb threat today
at 12:21p.m. The caller used expletives and alleged that the Commission was
threatening to remove the host of the Newstalk 93FM programme “Ragashanti Live”, Dr.
Kingsley Stewart, and in return, action would be taken against the Commission,
specifically that a bomb had been planted at its office to be detonated in the afternoon.