SECTOR 2 2.10 Private broadcasters deliver a minimum of quality public interest programmes. Most private broadcasters do not provide public-interest programming, and most of their content is instead “cheap, foreign trash”. This is despite the fact that broadcasting regulations stipulate that they have to broadcast some public-interest programmes. The level at which this is being done, however, is questionable. ITV has been the exception to this rule, however. “ITV is doing a great job. They are the de facto public broadcaster and are doing more in this regard even than TBC. ITV is very bold in broadcasting debates on constitutional issues and the work being done by human rights organisations, which TBC won’t cover, unless a public official is speaking. Some of these programmes are made by independent producers, rather than ITV staff, and, as mentioned previously, sometimes these producers have to pay to air their programme. Community radio stations are sometimes approached by listeners to rebroadcast specific ITV programmes on radio, and sometimes these are rebroadcast three or four times and elicit many phone-ins as a result, indicating a definite public interest in such programming. Some panellists felt that while some private broadcasters may air public-interest programming, the quality of such programming was generally poor. 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: 40 AFRICAN MEDIA BAROMETER Tanzania 2015 3.1 (2012 = n/a; 2010 = n/a; 2008 = n/a; 2006 = n/a)