Media Development Authority of Singapore Act - Code of Practice for Market Conduct  (G.N. No. S 148/2010)

– updated 13 July 2011

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Notification of Supplying Qualified Licensee

29 November 2011 - The Authority hereby notifies that the following Regulated Person has become a Supplying Qualified Licensee under the Code of Practice For Market Conduct in the Provision of Media Services:

(a)  StarHub Cable Vision Ltd

Notification of Designation of Receiving Qualified Licensee

8 July 2011 - The Authority hereby designates the following Regulated Persons to be Receiving Qualified Licensees pursuant to paragraph 2.7.2 of the Code of Practice For Market Conduct in the Provision of Media Services with effect from 8 July 2011:

(a)  SingNet Pte Ltd and

(b)  StarHub Cable Vision Ltd

Amendments to the Code of Practice for Market Conduct in the Provision of Media Services (2010)

1 July 2011 - The Media Development Authority has varied the Code of Practice for Market Conduct in the Provision of Media Service ("MMCC 2010") to effect the implementation of the cross-carriage measure. The amendments to the MMCC 2010 are made after an extensive consultation process, which started on 12 March 2010. Please refer to the links below for the related materials:

Notification of Amendments to the Code

Closing Note on Consultation of Implementation on Cross-Carriage Measure

Press Release

The amendments to the MMCC 2010 would come into effect on 2 July 2011.

Code of Practice for Market Conduct in the Provision of Media Services (2010) - First Triennial Review

On 12 Mar 2010, the MDA gazetted the Code of Practice for Market Conduct in the Provision of Media Services (2010), after careful assessment of the comments received from the two public consultations in 2007 ("First Triennial Review")

Please refer to the links below for the related materials:

Code of Practice for Market Conduct in the Provision of Media Services (2010)

Notifications Issued by the MDA

List of Category A Programmes

Closing Note

Press Release

MDA targets to issue related guidelines by late 2010 to assist industry in understanding competition principles and ensure compliance to the Code.

Code of Practice for Market Conduct in the Provision of Mass Media Services (2003) 

In 2003, the MDA issued the Code of Practice for Market Conduct in the Provision of Mass Media Services (“Media Market Conduct Code 2003”) to promote fair market conduct and effective competition by laying out the ground rules for fair competition in the broadcasting and print sectors. The Media Market Conduct Code 2003 is intended to fulfil the following objectives:

(a)  enable and maintain fair market conduct and effective competition in Singapore’s media industry;

(b)  ensure the availability of a comprehensive range of quality media services in Singapore;

(c)  encourage industry self-regulation in Singapore’s media industry;

(d)  foster further investment in, and the development of Singapore’s media industry; and

(e)  safeguard the public interest.

As set out in paragraph 1.7.1 in the Media Market Conduct Code 2003, MDA is required to review the Code every three years. MDA commenced its first triennial review of the Media Market Conduct Code 2003 in 2007 with two public consultations with the aim to ensure that the Code remains an effective tool to enable and maintain fair market conduct and effective competition in the media industry. The relevant materials are as follows:

Code of Practice for Market Conduct in the Provision of Mass Media Services (2003)

Notifications Issued by the MDA

List of Category A Programmes