SECTOR 2 2.4 Transparency of ownership of media houses in print/broadcasting is guaranteed by law and enforced. Information on the ownership of media houses can be accessed from the Register General. However, beyond finding out the names of the directors of these media houses are, little other information is available. It is believed that complete transparency of ownership is difficult to come by, as some individuals who may be politically aligned and fear to disclose their names “hide behind other individuals in order to set up the entity”. “It is not easy to determine who the real owners are” and “lifting the corporate veil” is impossible. 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: 3.0 (2006: n/a; 2088: n/a; 2011: n/a) 2.5 Adequate competition legislation/regulation seeks to prevent media concentration and monopolies. Currently, there is no law preventing media concentration and monopolies. However, “government is seeking to start this conversation” and discussions on this topic are “about to take place”. An introduction of such laws could potentially affect media groups such as the Multimedia Group, which owns several television and radio stations. 32 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER GHANA 2013