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9781920355401
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Uganda's broadcast media landscape has witnessed tremendous growth in recent years. While the public broadcaster remains the dominant national player in terms of reach in both radio and television, commercial broadcasters have introduced a substantial level of diversity in the industry. Public broadcasting faces serious competition from the numerous private and independent broadcasters, especially in and around the capital Kampala and major urban centres. In fact, the private/commercial sector clearly dominates the industry in most respects, notably productivity and profitability. The publ
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Cover; Title page; Copyright page; Contents; Acronyms; Foreword; Introduction; 1 - Country Facts; 1. Government and political structures; 2. Socio-economic indicators; 3. Ethnic composition and languages; 4. Religion; 5. Main challenges; 6. Media and communication landscape; 7. Brief history of broadcasting; 2 - Media Legislation and Regulation; 1. International, continental and regional standards; 2. The Constitution; 3. General media laws and regulations; 4. Other laws with an impact on media and freedom of expression; 5. Jurisprudence; 6. Conclusions and recommendations
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3 - The Broadcasting Landscape1. The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation; 2. Commercial/private broadcasters; 3. Community and other forms of broadcasting; 4. Accessibility of services and technical standards; 5. Concentration of media ownership; 6. Conclusions and recommendations; 4 - Digitalisation and its Impact; 1. Background; 2. Preparedness for switch-over to digital within government and industry; 3. Preparedness for switch-over to digitalisation on the part of consumers; 4. Convergence; 5. Increased competition; 6. Conclusions and recommendations
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5 - Broadcasting Legislation and Regulation1. Regulatory mechanisms; 2. Broadcasting policy; 3. Licensing of broadcasters and enforcement of licence conditions; 4. Complaints and conflict resolution systems; 5. Conclusions and recommendations; 6 - The Uganda Broadcasting Corporation; 1. Legislation; 2. UBC profile; 3. Organisational structures; 4. Attitudes towards public broadcasting within UBC; 5. Attitudes from outside UBC; 6. Conclusions and recommendations; 7 - Funding of the Uganda Broadcasting Corporation; 1. Main sources of funding; 2. Spending; 3. Conclusions and recommendations
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8 - Programming1. Programme formats; 2. Programme/editorial policies and guidelines; 3. Programme schedules; 4. News and current affairs programmes; 5. The talk show phenomenon; 6. Feedback and complaints procedures at UBC; 7. Conclusions and recommendations; 9 - Broadcasting Reform Efforts; 1. Previous reform efforts; 2. Current reform efforts; 3. Conclusions and recommendations; 10 - Recommendations; 1. Media legislation/regulation in general; 2. Broadcasting landscape; 3. Digitalisation; 4. Broadcasting legislation and regulation; 5. UBC legislation, mandate and operations; 6. UBC funding
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7. Programming8. Broadcast reform efforts
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ISBN 9781920489717
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ISBN 9781920355401
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Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Public Broadcasting in Africa Series: Uganda
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