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Consultation Document: Broadcasting Authority Interpretation concerning Immovable Property Programmes

Media Release 16/07

 

Consultation Document: 

Broadcasting Authority Interpretation

concerning Immovable Property Programmes

 

The Authority had the opportunity to consider programmes involving the review of specific immovable property during one of its recent sittings and decided to interpret the current laws to such programmes. The Authority is proposing that such programmes should conform with effect from 1st October 2007 to the following:

  1. the programme in question does not contain surreptitious advertising;

  2. no logos or shop fronts of estate agents may be shown during the programme;

  3. the person who shall describe the immovable property shall not be an employee or a representative of an estate agency;

  4. the location and the name of the street, square, road, etc. where the immovable property is situated shall not be identified at any stage of the programme, either visually or orally. It is, of course, permitted to refer to the city, town or village where the property is situated;

  5. no mention of the immovable property’s price shall be allowed.

Feedback on these proposed standards should be addressed to: 

Dr Kevin Aquilina

Chief Executive

Broadcasting Authority

7 Mile End Road

Hamrun HMR02

 e-mail: ambuhagiar@ba-malta.org

fax: 21 240855 

and should be submitted by not later than Friday, 27th April 2007.

 

Mario Axiak                                                                                                                                                                         9th April 2007

Head Communications & Research

Broadcasting Authority