block any programme, based on the classification of the programme, or
channel included in its service.
24.
A subscription broadcasting service licensee must inform all its
subscribers of the parental control mechanism available and provide the
subscriber with a step-by-step guide on how to use it ("parental control
guide").
25.
A subscription broadcasting service licensee must –
25.1
provide every subscriber a copy of the parental control guide when a
subscriber subscribes to its subscription broadcasting service;
25.2
ensure that the parental control guide may always be accessed by its
subscribers through the EPG;
25.3
post a copy of the parental control guide on its website; and
25.4
provide a call centre facility to assist subscribers in using the parental
control mechanism.
26.
In addition, a multi-channel subscription broadcasting service licensee
must –
26.1
broadcast brief inserts across a variety of channels on the service from
time to time informing subscribers of the parental control mechanism and
how the parental control guide may be accessed; and
26.2
include the parental control guide on an information channel on the
subscription broadcasting service which information channel must be
accessible by subscribers at any time.
27.
If a programme or channel has been blocked due to a subscriber's use of
a parental control mechanism, the licensee must –
27.1
display a message on the subscriber's screen advising the subscriber that
the content has been blocked by the parental control mechanism; and
27.2
enable the subscriber to unblock the programme or channel should the
subscriber so wish.
News and Comments on Matters of Public Importance
28.
28.1
If a subscription broadcasting service licensee includes in its service
news or comment on matters of public importance that it has produced
or commissioned, then the following provisions apply to that licensee –
News