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Myanmar Government
continues to advance
development plans as new
broadcasting law edges
towards conclusion
Top priority agenda for
Myanmar’s satellite
project as the country’s
first
event of its kind sets
for return
16 July 2015
Myanmar’s broadcasting
industry is set for
significant changes as
the Government moves
forward with a new
broadcasting law which
is nearing completion.
In the run-up to the
return of the hugely
successful CommuniCast
event and Myanmar’s
second Satellite
Forum co-presented
with talk Satellite, the
Myanmar Government has
acted on its plans to
develop one of the
country’s key industry
sectors with a new
broadcasting law to open
up the country’s media
industry and encourage
the distribution of new
services.
Myanmar’s broadcasting
industry is accelerating
at a fast pace the new
law will send a strong
message to the world
that the Myanmar
Government is committed
to infrastructure
development on a truly
massive scale.
Talking about the
country’s
telecommunications and
broadcasting industries
and the advancements
that have been made,
Deputy Minister,
Ministry of
Communications and
Information Technology
Myanmar, H.E U Thaung
Tin, said: “The
broadcasting industry is
moving very fast. From
an economic, commercial,
national prestige and
national security point
of view, everything
points towards satellite
and the demand is
increasing. We have now
given the satellite
project top priority on
our agenda and are
working
on getting this set up
in the near future.
“We have done well in
terms of telecom
liberalisation so far
but the journey has just
begun. We now have to
kick momentum and
fulfill the people of
Myanmar’s desires and
expectations. People are
now asking for the
quality of service and
more choices and we have
to deliver that,” he
added.
Satellite Sovereignty
was a key theme from
last year’s event which
was host to the
country’s first
Satellite Forum, and the
announcement of a new
broadcasting law is sure
to stimulate the debate
at the event’s return on
18 November 2015.
Broadcast services,
connected TV and
satellite technologies
and services have
already been highlighted
as key topics for this
year’s CommuniCast event
and, with plans making
headway for the launch
of the country’s own
satellite within five
years, satellite
infrastructure is set to
take the spotlight again
at the country’s second
Myanmar Satellite Forum.
The CommuniCast Myanmar
2015 event will take
place from 17-19
November 2015
at Myanmar Event Park,
Yangon and is supported
by both the Ministry of
Communications and
Information Technology
and the Ministry of
Information.
The
second Myanmar Satellite
Forum co-presented by
talk Satellite will be
held on 18 November
2015. - Please contact
kfrench@talksatellite.com
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