Financial Management of Parliament Act, 2009
R 385
Independent Communications Authority of South Africa Act, 2000 (Act No. 13 of 2000)RegulationsICASA Regulations on Local Television Content3. Public Television Broadcasting |
| (1) | A public television broadcasting ,licensee must ensure that after twenty four (24) months of the gazetting of these regulations or within twenty four (24) months of issuing of a licence to a new licensee or within such longer period as the Authority may determine, a minimum weekly average of 65% of its programming, measured over the period of a year, during the South African television performance period consists of local television content and that such local television content is spread evenly throughout the said performance period and prime time. |
| (2) | In complying with its obligations in terms of sub-regulation (1) a public television broadcasting licensee must ensure that a minimum of all genres listed below is broadcast: |
| (a) | 35% of its drama programming consists of South African drama; |
| (b) | 80% of its current affairs programming consists of South African current affairs; |
| (c) | 50% of its documentary programming consists of South African documentary programming; |
| (d) | 50% of its knowledge building programming consists of South African knowledge building programming; |
| (e) | 60% of its educational programming consists of South African educational programming; and |
| (f) | 55% of its children's programming consists of South African children's programming. |
| (3) | The commercial service of a public television broadcasting licence is subject to the provisions of regulation 5. |
