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Licensing Classifications

a.) Commercial Broadcasting Service

Community Broadcasting Service means a free-to-air (radio or television) broadcasting service not operated for profit or as part of a profit-making enterprise which
(a) provides programmes
(i) for community purposes; and
(ii) is capable of being received by commonly available equipment; and
(b) does not broadcast programmes or advertisements on behalf of any political party

b.) Community Broadcasting Service

Community Broadcasting Service means a free-to-air (radio or television) broadcasting service not operated for profit or as part of a profit-making enterprise which
(a) provides programmes
(i) for community purposes; and
(ii) is capable of being received by commonly available equipment; and
(b) does not broadcast programmes or advertisements on behalf of any political party

c.) Subscription Satellite Broadcasting Service

Subscription Broadcasting Service includes a subscription satellite, subscription narrowcasting and subscription cable broadcasting service;
Subscription Cable Broadcasting Service means a broadcasting service, including a diffusion service, which
(a) is made available to members of the general public on payment of a subscription fee, whether such payment is periodical or otherwise, and whether or not such fee is charged on its own or forms part of a fee for multiple services including the broadcasting service; and
(b) provides programmes intended, or that appear to be intended, to appeal to the general public
Subscription Narrowcasting Service means a broadcasting service, including a diffusion service:-
(a) which is made available to persons on payment of a subscription fee, whether such payment is periodical or otherwise, and whether or not such fee is charged on its own or forms part of a fee for multiple services including the narrowcasting service; and
(b) the reception of which is limited by reason of :-
(i) being targeted to any special interest group or not otherwise intended to appeal to the general public; or
(ii) being intended only for reception in particular locations, including arenas or business premises;
(iii) being provided during a limited period or to cover a special event; or is limited for some other reason

d.) Subscription Cable Broadcasting Service

Subscription Cable Broadcasting Service means a broadcasting service, including a diffusion service, which
(a) is made available to members of the general public on payment of a subscription fee, whether such payment is periodical or otherwise, and whether or not such fee is charged on its own or forms part of a fee for multiple services including the broadcasting service; and
(b) provides programmes intended, or that appear to be intended, to appeal to the general public

e.) Subscription Narrowcasting Service

Subscription Narrowcasting Service means a broadcasting service, including a diffusion service:-
(a) which is made available to persons on payment of a subscription fee, whether such payment is periodical or otherwise, and whether or not such fee is charged on its own or forms part of a fee for multiple services including the narrowcasting service; and
(b) the reception of which is limited by reason of
(i) being targeted to any special interest group or not otherwise intended to appeal to the general public; or
(ii) being intended only for reception in particular locations, including arenas or business premises;
(iii) being provided during a limited period or to cover a special event; or is limited for some other reason;

f.) Open Narrowcasting Service

Open narrowcasting service means a broadcasting service, including a diffusion service
(a) which is not made available to persons on payment of any subscription fee; and
(b) the reception of which is limited by reason of :
(i) being targeted to any special interest group or not being otherwise intended to appeal to the general public; or
(ii) being intended only for reception in particular locations, including arenas or business premises; or
(iii) being provided during a limited period or to cover a special event; or is limited for some other reason;

g.) Data Casting Service

Datacasting Service means an information service that delivers information, whether in the form of data,text, speeches, images or any other form, to persons having equipment appropriate for receiving that information, where the delivery of the service uses the broadcasting service bands;

h.) Roadcasting Service

Roadcasting means the broadcasting of pre-recorded programmes for reception by passengers of any public service vehicle as defined in the Road Traffic Act [Chapter 13:11];

i.) Railcasting Service

Railcasting means the broadcasting of pre-recorded programmes for reception by passengers of any railway service;

J.) Webcasting Service

Webcasting service means a computer-mediated broadcasting service.

k.) Content Distribution Service

Content Distribution Service means a service provided by a content distributor comprising content aggregated within and outside Zimbabwe that is made available in Zimbabwe with or without payment of a subscription fee and the reception is through satellite;

l.) Video on Demand

On Demandmeans a service through which video or audio content is delivered at the request of persons having equipment appropriate for receiving that service and is made available to persons with or without payment and of subscription fee ,whether such payment is periodical or otherwise , and whether or not such fee is charged on its forms part of a fee for multiple services including the on demand service;

J.) Webcasting Service

Webcasting service means a computer-mediated broadcasting service.

OTHER IMPORTANT LICENCE DEFINITIONS

Diffusion Service includes the dissemination
(a) by means of any conducting medium of the whole or any part of writing, signs, signals, pictures, impulses or sounds broadcast by a broadcasting service; or
(b) of music, speech, pictures or other data for information, education or entertainment purposes by means of any conducting medium connected to two or more items of apparatus specifically designed for the reproduction of sound, pictures or data; or
(c) of teletext and vertical blanking intervals;

Free-to-air Broadcasting Service means any broadcasting service transmitted otherwise than by means of an encoded signal;

National Broadcasting Service means a free-to-air community or commercial broadcasting service whose licence area is the whole of Zimbabwe;

Public Broadcaster means the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation referred to in section 3 of the Zimbabwe Broadcasting Corporation Act [Chapter 12:01] or any other broadcasting entity established by law which is wholly owned or controlled by the State;

Signal Transmitting Station  means a radio transmitting station as defined in the Postal and Telecommunications Act (Chapter 12:05) or other station which is used for the purpose of transmitting a broadcasting service;

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