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Law no 26.522 on audiovisual communication services
Where
Argentina
Argentina
When
2012
2012
Who
Federal authority of audiovisual communication services
Federal authority of audiovisual communication services
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Description of the policy/measure
In addition to a federal authority specially designated to ensure the implementation of this law, the national government provides incentives by granting funds for independent audiovisual productions. two of the agencies that work in this project are the national institute of cinema and audiovisual arts (instituto nacional de cine y artes audiovisuales; incaa) and the secretariat of culture of argentina.challenges identified in the implementation of this measure: the execution of this law has been partially halted on account of injunctions ordered by local courts.it is necessary to have professionals and technicians to comply with this regulation, since the law establishes minimum content requirements.
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Cultural Domain(s)
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Evaluation of the policy/measure
A 28% increase of own contents broadcast by signals of the interior of the countrytechnical plan to meet spectrum demandsrearrangement of cable tv programming gridgranting of 332 licenses for starting up am and fm radioscall for bids for 220 open tv signals (110 non-profit and and 110 private business)granting of radio frequencies to 1200 municipalities, provinces and universitiescreation of a new air signal, celta tv, which broadcasts eight hours of their own content