MDA closed the consultation on the Guidelines on Maximum Contract Term and Early Termination Charges for Pay TV Services Offered to Consumers and has issued the Guidelines today.

MDA is now conducting a public consultation on the Proposed Amendments to Appendix 4 of the Code of Practice for Market Conduct in the Provision of Media Services 2010: Implementation of the Cross-Carriage Measure. 
 
MDA hereby invites interested parties to submit written comments on the Proposed Amendments by 5pm, 7 September 2011.

The MDA has closed the consultation on the implementation of the cross-carriage measure today, by gazetting the revised amendments to the Code of Practice for Market Conduct in the Provision of Media Service (“MMCC 2010”).

The MDA has issued the Guidelines on Content Protection Security Requirements in support of the Cross-Carriage Measure in the Pay TV Market, having completed its review of the feedback from the technical consultation which closed on 26 May 2011.

MDA is now conducting a public consultation on the Proposed Advisory Guidelines on Maximum Contract Term and Early Termination Charges for Pay TV Services Offered to Consumers ("Proposed Guidelines").

MDA hereby invites interested parties to submit written comments on the Proposed Guidelines by 5pm, 18 May 2011.

The Code is constantly being reviewed based on close consultation with the industry and public. Among other things, the Code specifies the rights and obligations of Regulated Persons and certain other entities participating in the Mass Media Services markets. It also aims to promote fair market conduct and effective competition by laying out the ground rules for fair competition.

IDA and MDA have identified Next Generation Interactive Multimedia, Applications and Services (NIMS) as a potential new ecosystem, with a possible focus on interactive IPTV. IDA and MDA are seeking views from the industry to shape a strategy to develop a vibrant NIMS ecosystem through an Industry Dialogue exercise.

In November 2007, MDA invited the submission of comments from the industry and public on the proposed Policy and Regulatory Framework for Mobile Broadcasting Services in Singapore. This allowed MDA to gain a better understanding of the views of the interested parties