(NAR) VOL. 29 NO. 2/ APRIL - JUNE 18
1. Section 8, Chapter IV, of Memorandum Circular No. 02-2016 is hereby further amended to read, as follows:APPROVED, by the Movie and Television Review and Classification Board at its regular monthly Board Meeting on 21 March 2018.“Section 8. SUBMISSION FOR REVIEW AND CLASSIFICATION. - Starting 01 May 2018, all laws, rules and regulations, memorandum circulars and other directives issued by the Board in regard to the requirement of securing a Permit to Exhibit from the Board before any and all material is aired over free TV, which now includes DTTB, shall be in full force and effect. No material intended for DTT broadcast, except those specifically exempted by law under P.D. No. 1986 and its Implementing Rules and Regulations, may be aired without a valid Permit to Exhibit previously issued by the Board. All materials to be aired on DTT channels beginning 01 May 2018 must have the required permit to exhibit.2. Section 9, Chapter IV, of Memorandum Circular No. 02-2016 is hereby further amended to read, as follows:
Applications for Permit to Exhibit for content to be simulcast between an analog channel and a DTT channel shall be filed at the instance of the analog channel and charged according to the rates of analog channels, with the DTT channel being a mere beneficiary of the single-filing policy provided for in Section 3, Chapter 3 hereof.”“Section 9. RATE OF REVIEW AND MONITORING FEES - As a way to assist the DTTB industry in the initial stage of its operations while at the same time protecting the general public from inappropriate materials shown on DTT channels, the Board shall impose a reduced review and monitoring fee for materials to be aired over DTTB. Beginning upon the effectivity of this Circular, a review and monitoring fee equivalent to five (5%) percent of the applicable fees listed in Memorandum Circular No. 12-2013 (Schedule of MTRCB Review and Classification Fees and Charges) shall be assessed for every program shown on DTT channels.3. The Board shall reassess the propriety of the above-prescribed review rate on a yearly basis until the DTTB rate equals the prevailing rate for free TV broadcast. Until otherwise amended by the Board, the review rate herein prescribed shall automatically be the prescribed review rate in the succeeding year.
4. Upon the effectivity of this Circular and until otherwise provided by the Board, every DTT channel shall be assessed an annual registration fee in an amount equal to that as prescribed for “Other Regulated Entities,” per Section (c)(4) of the Schedule of MTRCB Fees and Charges under Memorandum Circular No. 12-2013. Any registration of DTT channel beyond 01 May 2018 shall be assessed with appropriate surcharges and penalties. The registration regulations, as well as the prescribed annual registration fee, for television stations with Provisional Authority or Certificate of Authority from the National Telecommunications Commission shall continue to be the same, as provided for under Memorandum Circular No. 12-2013.
5. All other provisions of Memorandum Circular No. 02-2016 and Memorandum Circular No. 02-2017, as well as all other issuances of the Board, that are not inconsistent with this Circular shall continue to be in full force and effect.
6. This Circular shall take effect on 01 May 2018 following its publication in a newspaper of general circulation and filing with the Office of the National Administrative Register in the University of the Philippines Law Center, as required under the Administrative Code of 1987.