Amendment to the Regulation on Online Radio, Television and On-Demand Broadcasting
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This regulation changes how online radio, television and on-demand broadcasting providers can replace guarantee letters submitted to Turkey’s media regulator, RTÜK. Providers may replace a guarantee letter up to five times, but only if they have no overdue debt to RTÜK, the new guarantee covers the full remaining licence fee, and its validity lasts until the end of the licence period. The change mainly affects licensed online broadcasters managing their financial guarantees.
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Key Changes
- Allows online broadcasting providers to replace guarantee letters submitted to RTÜK.
- Limits guarantee letter replacements to a maximum of five times.
- Requires no overdue RTÜK debt, full coverage of remaining licence fees, and validity until the licence end date.
Obligations
What this law requires
Licensed online radio, television, and on-demand broadcasting providers may replace a guarantee letter submitted to RTÜK only upon the provider’s request and no more than five times.
A provider requesting replacement of a guarantee letter must have no overdue unpaid debt to RTÜK at the time of replacement.
Any new guarantee letter submitted to replace an existing guarantee letter must cover the full amount of the remaining licence fee.
Any replacement guarantee letter submitted to RTÜK must remain valid until the end date of the relevant licence period.