The first draft radio and television law will prepare for review this year

Author:Guang Hua Ruizan Time:2022.07.21

Recently, the General Office of the State Council issued the "Notice on Printing and Distributing the State Council's 2022 Legislative Work Plan".

Government legislative plan in the field of culture, radio and television this year:

1. Focusing on the development of advanced socialism and strengthening cultural self -confidence, the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress is requested to review the draft of the Cultural Relics Protection Law.

2. Formulate the regulations on the protection of minors.

3. Amend the regulations on the protection and management of underwater relics.

4. Preparation for the Standing Committee of the National People's Congress to review the draft radio and television law.

As early as March 16, 2021, the State Administration of Radio and Television released the "Radio and Television Law of the People's Republic of China (Draft for Soliciting Opinions)", which officially launched the solicitation of the drafted radio and television law. This will be the first place in New China True radio and television method.

The nine types cannot be broadcast:

The soliciting comments draft lists 9 categories that are not contained in radio and television programs, including:

In violation of the basic principles determined by the Constitution, incite the implementation of the Constitution, laws, and regulations of the Constitution, distort and deny the advanced socialist culture;

Endem the national unity, sovereignty and territorial integrity, leak state secrets, endanger national security, harm national dignity, honor and interests, and preach terrorism and extremism;

Slandering Chinese excellent traditional culture, inciting national hatred, national discrimination, infringing national customs and habits, distorting national history or national historical figures, harming national feelings, and destroying national unity;

Crazy, ugly, blasphemy, denial revolutionary culture, heroes and martyrs' deeds and spirit;

Violation of national religious policies, preach cult and superstition;

Harmony with social morality, disrupting social order, undermining social stability, spreading false information, preaching obscene, gambling, drug abuse, rendering violence, terror, instigating crimes or teaching crimes, preaching race -based, nationality, region, gender, occupation, physical and mental defects, etc. Discrimination of reason;

Either the legitimate rights and interests of minors or harm the physical and mental health of minors, which is not conducive to the establishment of a correct world outlook, outlook on life, and values;

Insulting, slandering others, or spreading the privacy of others, causing adverse social impact;

Other content prohibited by law and administrative regulations.

The solicitation draft involves many hot topics that the public pays attention to, and make requirements and regulations on the protection of programs that protect minors, users uploaded, and user reviews.

Protection for minors:

The draft of solicitation stipulation stipulates that the integration and playback agency of radio and television programs shall establish and improve the minor protection commissioner, not adult program, minor program area, minor model and other measures through the establishment of a special frequency channel, a special time period, minor program area, and minor model. The adult program assessment committee and other mechanisms to prevent commercialization, adultization and excessive entertainment of minor programs, and protect the legitimate rights and interests of minors.

Broadcasting and television programs include the content of the physical and mental health that may affect the physical and mental health of minors, and the integration and playback agency of radio and television programs shall prompt and arrange the playback time and layout reasonably in a significant way.

For the main creators of the program:

The draft of the solicitation of comments is intended to require that the compensation standards and configuration ratio of the main creative personnel of radio and television programs shall comply with the provisions of the competent radio and television department and other relevant departments of the State Council.

If the main creators of radio and television programs have caused adverse social impacts for violating relevant laws and regulations, the competent radio and television authorities of the State Council can restrict the broadcast of the broadcast program.

Programs, user reviews uploaded by users:

If the solicitation of the comments stipulates that if the radio and television program integration and playback agency provides users with services such as uploading and comments, users shall be required to provide real identity information, and shall bear the management responsibilities such as the review of the competent radio and television authority of the State Council.

In addition, the comments draft also clarifies the legal responsibility that illegal acts should bear.

For example, if the production of radio and television programs does not meet the national creative personnel's compensation standards and the proportion of configuration, in addition to ordering the suspension of illegal activities and removing related programs, it must also confiscate illegal income and punish fines. If the circumstances are severe, they are ordered to suspend business and rectify; if the circumstances are particularly serious, the original permitting authority is revoked and ordered to be ordered to not engage in relevant radio and television business for more than one year.

In accordance with the requirements of the competent radio and television authority, it is restricted to the broadcast and television programs participating in the participation of the main creators who have adverse social impacts, and they will also be ordered to stop illegal activities, warn, notify criticism, confiscate illegal income and fines. If the circumstances are serious, it shall be ordered to suspend the suspension of specific programs (columns), specific channels (websites, zones) or specific channels (websites, area). If the circumstances are particularly serious, the original license agency is revoked by the permitting authority and may be ordered to not engage in relevant radio and television business in one year or five years.

It is worth noting that the comments draft shows that online audiovisual programs and online dramas are also included in management.

The attachment clearly states that radio and television programs refer to audio -visual programs such as wired, wireless and other methods, videos, audio and audio programs spread to the public through fixed, mobile and other terminals, including broadcast programs, TV programs, networks, networks, and Internet Audiovisual shows, etc.

The TV drama in the radio and television show refers to TV and online drama, including TV dramas, TV cartoons, TV movies, TV documentary, online dramas, online cartoons, online movies, online documentary, etc.

Radio and television program integration and broadcasting agencies refer to institutions that integrate and provide radio and television program broadcasting services to the public, including radio, television stations, integration media centers, online audiovisual programs, public audiovisual carrier playback agencies and integrated operating institutions, radio and television paid channelsOperating agencies and integrated operation agencies, radio and television video demand service agencies, radio and television stations and other institutions engaged in radio and television programs.Source: CMNC -Radio and Television Headline

Comprehensive from the State Administration of Radio and Television

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