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Friday, August 22, 2025
Volume 16 . Issue 73
Suva: The names of companies that have registered as media organisations to operate under Fiji's new Media Decree have been announced by the Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
The list includes Fiji TV, Communications Fiji Ltd, Fiji Times, Fiji Sun, ALSA Ltd as Mai Life Magazine, Mai TV, Active Media, Sporting Pulse, Islands Business, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Half Time publications, and Bula Namaste.
Respected online media agency Fijilive seems to have not registered by the deadline as its name was not announced by the AG.
Sayed-Khaiyum also announced that prominent academic Professor Subramani is now the chairman of the Media Industry Development Authority, replacing Satendra Nandan who withdrew due to health issues.
Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) manager Matai Akauola is also a member of the authority, as well as the Solicitor-General Christopher Pryde.
The other three members are Aselika Uluilakeba, representing the interests of the children, Peni Moore representing women's interests, and Jimaima Schultz, representing consumer interests.
Sayed-Khaiyum also confirmed that government would not be giving an expression of interest to buy the Fiji Times.
He also relayed that there would be no extensions to any deadline set out in the media decree.
Meanwhile there have been reports that New Limited, the owners of Fiji Times have announced the sale of the title following the new media decree requirements that 90% of the shareholding of media outlets must be held by Fiji citizens.
Suva: The names of companies that have registered as media organisations to operate under Fiji's new Media Decree have been announced by the Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum. The list includes Fiji TV, Communications Fiji Ltd, Fiji Times, Fiji Sun, ALSA Ltd as Mai Life Magazine, Mai TV,...
Suva: The names of companies that have registered as media organisations to operate under Fiji's new Media Decree have been announced by the Attorney-General, Aiyaz Sayed-Khaiyum.
The list includes Fiji TV, Communications Fiji Ltd, Fiji Times, Fiji Sun, ALSA Ltd as Mai Life Magazine, Mai TV, Active Media, Sporting Pulse, Islands Business, Fiji Broadcasting Corporation, Half Time publications, and Bula Namaste.
Respected online media agency Fijilive seems to have not registered by the deadline as its name was not announced by the AG.
Sayed-Khaiyum also announced that prominent academic Professor Subramani is now the chairman of the Media Industry Development Authority, replacing Satendra Nandan who withdrew due to health issues.
Pacific Islands News Association (PINA) manager Matai Akauola is also a member of the authority, as well as the Solicitor-General Christopher Pryde.
The other three members are Aselika Uluilakeba, representing the interests of the children, Peni Moore representing women's interests, and Jimaima Schultz, representing consumer interests.
Sayed-Khaiyum also confirmed that government would not be giving an expression of interest to buy the Fiji Times.
He also relayed that there would be no extensions to any deadline set out in the media decree.
Meanwhile there have been reports that New Limited, the owners of Fiji Times have announced the sale of the title following the new media decree requirements that 90% of the shareholding of media outlets must be held by Fiji citizens.
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