Colombia. The National Television Authority, ANTV, participated in the Regional Forum of Regulators, RRF, organized within the framework of the 50th anniversary of the International Institute of Communications. This is a space for the regional dialogue on communications and content regulation that took place between May 15 and 17, and brought together experts in regulation and telecommunications from Latin America and the Caribbean.
This Forum allowed diverse opinions on media and telecommunications regulation, and promoted the creation of networks and/or private alliances, business meetings, topical debates and the opportunity to catch up with colleagues around the world.
This year, the RFF related topics such as content on national broadcasters, mergers and voice quotas, advertising, among others; in addition to its inclusion and funding, building resilience for emergency planning and preparations for WRC19.
This version was attended by the engineer Ernesto Orozco Orozco, representative of the Governorates before the National Television Board (JNTV) of the ANTV, who was in the talk about the 'Future of online content and video in a post-convergent world'; talk in which he talked about the implications of the changing patterns of consumption of audiovisual content and video sharing platforms in a world of global content, among other topics.
For her part, Suzy Sierra Ruiz, representative of Civil Society at JNTV, shared the panel 'Content Regulation' with Dolores Souza, representative of the National Television Council of Chile; Antonio Martusciello, Commissioner of the Italian Communications Assurance Authority; Allyson Leacock, Board Member of the Barbados Television Authority; and Carlton Sheffield, director of the Bahamas Communications Regulatory Authority.
"What was most surprising was not only the experiences and presentations of the panelists, but the way in which a wide range of topics were covered that show how content, in its broadest sense, is the key to building for efficient and effective transnational regulation in communications for the economic and social development of our nations, " Sierra said.
The representative of Civil Society at the JNTV also referred to intellectual property rights, appropriation and media literacy, the priority of including vulnerable populations – mainly rural – and especially the age groups that are at the extremes – young people and older adults.
