The Director-General of the National Broadcasting Commission (NBC), Armstrong Idachaba, says the commission is not backing down on the controversial amendment to the countrys broadcasting code. Idachaba said the new broadcasting code is to break the monopoly of greedy capitalists who call themselves dominant players and allow local payTV platforms to thrive. In March 2020, the NBC released the 6th edition of its broadcasting code, which mandates sub-licensing of premium content and kills the idea of exclusivity. Broadcasters, columnists, and Multichoice, one of the dominant players in the Nigerian payTV…
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