Indonesia's Draft Broadcasting Bill proposes to significantly expand the existing broadcasting framework to take account of digital broadcasting and the development of internet-based platforms.
The Bill is intended to amend Law No. 32 of 2002 on Broadcasting and expressly brings the operation of Digital Platforms within the scope of the proposed broadcasting framework. The broadcasting bill defines a “Digital Platform” as a telecommunications information facility that facilitates direct interaction between digital-platform operators and users for the exchange or acquisition of Digital Content. It further defines a Digital Platform Operator as any individual or business entity, whether domestic or foreign, that manages and/or presents Digital Content through Over-the-Top (OTT) and/or User Generated Content (UGC) platforms. (Article 1(17)– (19)).
