Posted on 09/09/2011 5:00:21 PM PDT by SunkenCiv
Algeria's audiovisual sector is to be opened to private broadcasters with the introduction of a new liberalisation bill to parliament, according to the North African country's Prime Minister Ahmed Ouyahia.
"For the first time, we will have legislation dealing with the opening of broadcast media," Mr Ouyahia is quoted by AFP as telling reporters at the senate's inaugural session on Sunday (4th September).
He added "there are no freedom restrictions" in Algeria's draft Information Bill, currently before Parliament.
Algeria's public TV network is the state controlled Enterprise Nationale de Television (ENTV).
Although liberalisation of the sector has long been called for by the opposition, the bill has not yet been made public. The move has therefore received some criticism from media companies which have so far been left out in the cold.
Redouane Boudjemaa, a media expert at the University of Algiers reportedly believes it is too early to assess the development as a provision to liberalise the sector to private broadcasters has theoretically been enshrined in law since 1990.
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Just FOI restrictions.
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