The Uganda Communications Commission has banned NBS Television from airing split-screen adverts during its news and current affairs programmes, ruling that the practice violates the UCC Advertising Standards 2019 and the Uganda Communications Act. In a decision that now sets a binding precedent for the wider broadcasting industry, the regulator has also directed all television stations in Uganda to immediately stop the practice during news and current affairs programming. The decision follows an arbitral complaint filed by Adlegal International Limited against NBS Television Limited, accusing the broadcaster of repeatedly violating the Uganda Communications Commission Advertising Standards 2019 by airing split-screen…
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