BOCRA licences four TV stations
Dumisani Ncube | Tuesday June 27, 2017 18:00
Alfaview and Ovy will operate as subscription satellite television service providers. Clouds TV will operate as free to air satellite television service provider. Kwese TV will be a subscription management service provider.
“The licensees will carry all the broadcasting obligations including responsibility over suitability of broadcast material for Botswana audience.
The broadcast content could be locally produced by the broadcaster or commissioned from third parties in a form of a full channel or a packaged programme,” BOCRA’s deputy director of corporate communications Aaron Nyelesi said.
He noted that more companies are yet to be licenced as they are still assisting other applicants on the proper procedures of applying for the TV licence.
The four stations join Star Times and Mediacore Botswana, which were given licences last year. Having a number of TV stations in the country means that the broadcasting and media is growing and it will also create employment at an era when the country has a number of media and communications graduates.
“We desire you to make content that is not only destined for your platforms, but rather content that is also destined for international markets and other broadcasting platforms.
I challenge you to change the landscape,” BOCRA acting chief executive officer Tshoganetso Kepaletswe said. He further stated the reason they are licencing more companies is because they want to see the industry grow and offer consumers a variety of choice.
The licencing of television stations that do not require radio frequency spectrum is still open.