71. Journalists say radio and television stations will have to renew their licenses every year from the authority, which will give the government unrestricted control over the broadcast media. 72. More than half of each baht spent went on television advertising in the second half of last year as major clients devoted their remaining annual budgets to broadcast media. 73. Newspapers are not circulated in remote areas, and other broadcast media is available only with satellite dishes or boosters, which most people cannot afford. 74. No matter how unpopular, an incumbent enjoys immense advantages, including control over the government purse-strings and much of the broadcast media. 75. Nor could they be seen as fair, since the opposition had almost no broadcast media access. 76. On Tuesday, NATO and the Karadzic camp edged away from a showdown over state broadcast media, only to face a potentially more explosive confrontation. 77. Private and state-run broadcast media began live marathon broadcasts from Lausanne and Athens in the early morning hours. 78. Thanachai also revealed that the company is negotiating with some investors to sell a stake in its broadcast media operations. 79. The ban is part of rules restricting the advertising of alcohol and other addictive substances on broadcast media. 80. The bombing in Oklahoma City last week has been heavily covered by European newspapers and broadcast media. |