LBCI clarifies TV- cable providers dispute

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05-05-2015 | 07:11
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LBCI clarifies TV- cable providers dispute

LBCI would like to clarify that Lebanese cable providers are blatantly exercising piracy in terms of broadcast rights against the eight Lebanese TV stations, including LBCI.

Therefore, Lebanon's television channels are now demanding that all cable providers obtain their broadcast rights in terms of all local channels.

Cable providers have thus far delivered the eight Lebanese TV stations to their subscribers and received illegal fees without prior consent.

Therefore cable providers are now demanded to pay a sum of money to concerned media outlets, namely the eight TV stations in exchange for their services.

Cable providers are requested to deduct 6000 LBP from their monthly subscription fee as payment to the aforementioned media outlets without adding additional fees on subscribers.

As of last Friday, all those willing to watch the Lebanese Broadcasting Corporation International (LBCI) with the blue logo will have to subscribe to the services of Cable Vision, or Econet, or via the Lebanese Diaspora Corporation (LDC).

The 8 Lebanese TV channels; Tele Liban, Future TV, LBCI, NBN, Al-Jadeed, Al-Manar, OTV, and MTV, stressed that any attempt by cable providers to broadcast or rebroadcast any of their programs, prior to or after this declaration, is a breach to laws 382 and 75 and a violation to the circular issued last month by Economy Minister Alain Hakim.

TV channels announced that those who seek to rerun their programs must contact lawyer Wassim Mansouri’s office, between the 1st of May and the 1st of June, to sign official documents that grant them aforementioned broadcast rights.

The channels explained that cable providers will have to pay 4 dollars for each subscriber, adding that those who sign these documents within the mentioned delay will be made exempt from previous violations.
 
 

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