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Media Statement: Islandwide Broadcast Coverage Requirement and Public Access to CVM Television Signals for FIFA World Cup 2014

June 23, 2014 Broad Com

Over the last two years, since 2012, the Broadcasting Commission has been in correspondence and meetings with all broadcasters and cable providers about their coverage range and signal quality being delivered to towns, communities and villages throughout Jamaica, in line with the terms of their licences. Over the period 2012 to 2014 the Commission supplemented […]

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The Rise of Second Screens

June 15, 2014 Broad Com

Do you often find yourself using your mobile phone or tablet while watching television? If yes, you are among the many persons now participating in the growing trend of using second screens. In Jamaica, the use of smartphones and tablets is gaining popularity as both an alternative and complement to watching television or listening to […]

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Child’s Month Special – A look at Digital Natives

May 21, 2014 Broad Com

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Many of us are not digital Natives. We are rooted in the age of sharpened pencils (tied to a string around your neck so you won’t lose it) and “cut book” (an exercise book cut in half so it would last twice as long). Back then a friend was a friend, someone you spent face […]

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EDUCATING THE GENERATION OF FUTURE CREATIVES WITH SCHOOLS OUTREACH SESSIONS

April 14, 2014 Broad Com

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Mention the Broadcasting Commission to any young person and one of the first things they may associate the media regulator with is the pulling of inappropriate tunes off our airwaves. Keeping broadcast radio and television in line with established content standards is, however, but one of the functions of the BCJ. In an effort to […]

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READY TO MAKE MUSIC! iCREATE MUSIC WORKSHOP SERIES BEGINS

April 14, 2014 Broad Com

As of the first Saturday in April, the Broadcasting Commission’s iCreate series kicks off their first workshop in the series. Launched in February of this year, iCreate Music will facilitate music education and creative collaboration among young people aged 13-21 years old. The young people from across the island who engaged with the BCJ’s Facebook, […]

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BCJ RECUITS VOLUNTEERS TO BE TRAINED AS ‘MEDIA MONITORS’

January 8, 2014 Broad Com

On January 27, 2014, the BCJ will host an online training session which will be carried out under the Commission’s Citizen-based Media Monitors Programme. The programme was initiated to strengthen our capacity to monitor the content transmitted by our licensees. The primary duty of the media monitors is to monitor radio, broadcast television and cable […]

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Protecting Children From Harmful Television Content

December 3, 2013 Broad Com

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An increasing number of programmes come into our homes each day and it can be difficult for parents to monitor what their children are watching. Research suggests that television viewing is related to a host of negative outcomes in children. Studies have found that television viewing among young children is associated with aggression, desensitization to […]

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Tough Decisions – The Dilemma of an Omoebic Digital Market

November 27, 2013 Broad Com

Presentation by Mr. Cordel Green, Executive Director of the Broadcasting Commission – Jamaica at the Advertising Agencies Association Awards Banquet – October 30, 2013: “Tough Decisions – The Dilemma of An Omoebic Digital Market”. I am delighted to have been invited to make these remarks. Only a few days after accepting, did I get the […]

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THE GROWTH OF ANIMATED TV PROGRAMMES IN JAMAICA

September 5, 2013 Broad Com

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A burgeoning industry all over the world, animation is building momentum on ‘the rock’. Research indicates that the animation industry has grown globally at an annual growth rate of 10.5 per cent to reach US$140.6 billion at the end 2012 (from US$74 billion in 2008) and the global animation software market has been forecast to […]

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THE NEW MEDIA: STILL GLORIOUS DESPITE LIMITATIONS

July 26, 2013 Broad Com

“You control the information age. Welcome to your world.” In 2006, TIME magazine selected not just one person—but a group of people—to take up the mantle as their Person of the Year. Which group did they consider the most intriguing, the most influential, and the most deserving of this honour? You. In 2006, the world […]

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Media Statement: Islandwide Broadcast Coverage Requirement and Public Access to CVM Television Signals for FIFA World Cup 2014

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EDUCATING THE GENERATION OF FUTURE CREATIVES WITH SCHOOLS OUTREACH SESSIONS

READY TO MAKE MUSIC! iCREATE MUSIC WORKSHOP SERIES BEGINS

BCJ RECUITS VOLUNTEERS TO BE TRAINED AS ‘MEDIA MONITORS’

Protecting Children From Harmful Television Content

Tough Decisions – The Dilemma of an Omoebic Digital Market

THE GROWTH OF ANIMATED TV PROGRAMMES IN JAMAICA

THE NEW MEDIA: STILL GLORIOUS DESPITE LIMITATIONS

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