The Office of Censorship [OC] and Media Niugini L.T.D [EMTV], today signed an agreement of co-sponsorship for the popular talent identification programme, Vocal Fusion.
This will be the ninth season in the franchise and the Office of Censorship is proud to officially commit to co-sponsoring the programme. Chief Censor, Mr. Jim Abani today stated that it was an important occasion as it not only signified the signing of a co-sponsorship agreement but also a positive step to the censorship of indecent content on all platforms.
The OC is adamant on Awareness & Advocacy and the TV station will boost their current awareness campaign with the vocal fusion platform.
“The agreement with EMTV looks promising and the office of censorship will encourage and promote decent content on all platforms,” Mr. Abani said.
He further reiterated that any Television, Radio, Newspaper or any other publication of content must be decent and echo the values and morals of the public consuming the content.
“When we first started talking about censoring content, everyone had criticism for the Office,” he said. Mr Abani thanked EMTV for their support in promoting local aspiring artists and also disseminating moral and ethical programs for general public consumption.
EMTV Sales Manager, Lawrence Lahari, on behalf of Media Niugini L.t.d thanked the chief censor, while voicing his excitement, saying although it was a small gathering, it was a very momentous occasion.
“The steps taken today will be to promote local artists and encourage them to be creative and come up with moral and ethical lyrics,” Mr. Lahari said.