SECTOR 2 This issue has come up in the on-going Broadcasting Bill debate, and GIBA has made it known that it is “completely opposed” to any anti-concentration provision. Several examples of cross-ownership in Broadcasting (EIB) Network, which Heritage newspaper. Groupe Nduom platforms., and Western Publications, open a television station soon. exist. An example is The Excellence owns Star FM, GH1 TV and the Daily also owns media across these three which owns the Daily Guide, plans to Highlighting the difficulty with tracking real ownership of the media, one panellist lamented, “Nobody knows who owns what radio station[s] anymore!” Scores: Individual scores: 1 Country does not meet indicator 2 Country meets only a few aspects of indicator 3 Country meets some aspects of indicator 4 Country meets most aspects of indicator 5 Country meets all aspects of the indicator Average score: 1.1 (2006:2.0; 2008:2.5; 2011:2.9; 2013:3.3) 2.6 Government promotes a diverse media landscape with economically sustainable and independent media outlets. The government is rather hands-off when it comes to the media, and steers away from interfering in the media landscape; even when it means promoting media diversity. “I have not seen any country in my work that has the kind of environment that we have. Here, the constitution has almost retrenched government from the media. So, the government stays out of the media space in many ways.” At one point, the previous government administration announced the creation of a Media Development Fund (MDF), but this never took off and was surrounded by controversy when questions arose about how funds dedicated to the fund had been spent by the Ministry of Information. Questions as to whether the NMC or the Ministry of Information should control the fund also arose. 32 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2017