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With the licence granted, Singapore now had eight free-to-air television channels available, six from MediaCorp and two from SPH MediaWorks. [31] In connection to this, Channel U and TVWorks started their campaign to raise awareness of the new services [ 32 ] and that, with competition, the quality of local productions would increase.
The Telecommunication Authority of Singapore (TAS) was the statutory board that acted as the national regulator and promoter of the telecommunication and postal industries in Singapore. Prior to 1992, the TAS also managed postal and telecommunications services until Singtel and Singapore Post were split off from the board as corporatised entities.
Media classification in Singapore is currently administered by the Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA). All forms of media, including films, TV programs, video games, and theatrical productions, must receive an age classification before widespread distribution.
The move will mean the 7,000 people who apply for a free licence each month will be able to do so more quickly online or over the phone. The BBC last year limited the free TV licences to over-75s ...
The TV licence grace period for over-75s came to an end on July 31. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Login / Join ...
The TV licence fee costs currently stands at £169.50 per year [PA Media] People over the age of 75 on the Isle of Man will continue to receive a TV licence for free for the next two year after ...
On 1 January 2019, the television licence (Swedish: TV-avgift, literally TV fee) in Sweden was scrapped and replaced by a "general public service fee" (Swedish: allmän public service-avgift), which is a flat income-based public broadcasting tax of 1 per cent, capped at 1,300 Swedish kronor (approximately US$145 or €126) per person per year ...
On 3 January 1963, the Singaporean government announced the start of pilot programming effective February 15. The station was set to broadcast on VHF channel 5 in the 625-line television standard and would provide a license fee of $24 per year ($2 per month), touted at the time as being "one of the cheapest in this part of the world".