Bhutan Today, a daily, has gone biweekly recently. Bhutan Times, the first private newspaper in the country, is laying off seven employees shortly after which it will have only 24 staff. At the height of its success three years ago, it had 97 staff. The private newspapers in Bhutan are going through what the managers … Read more
Technical glitches is the reason given for calling it a day Bhutan Times website One of the country’s most popular and, at times, controversial online forum, the Bhutan Times (no relation to Bhutan Times weekly newspaper) is closing shop, according to a message on its website. Instead of the usual listing of discussions and aggregated … Read more
The authority’s decision to entertain all comers upsets some who’ve been waiting long in line Private TV Broadcasters 17 September, 2011 – The Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority’s decision to allow an open licensing system for private television broadcasting services has left some earlier applicants unhappy. One of the first applicants, the managing director of … Read more
Kuensel is asked again to stop printing the unlicensed paper Druk Gyelyong Sarsho 16 September, 2011 – Kuensel corporation limited received another letter yesterday from the Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority just as it was writing its response to the earlier letter the authority had sent. This time, the letter, which was a copy of … Read more
The authority has notified the corporation of its violation of the BICM Act Kuensel Corporation Ltd. 15 September, 2011 – The Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority has written a letter to Kuensel Corporation Limited yesterday for printing an unlicenced Dzongkha newspaper, Gyalchi Sarshog. It states, “BICMA would like to bring to your notice that you … Read more
… so long as they can part with Nu 30M for initial investment 15 September, 2011 – Starting today, the Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority (BICMA) will accept applications for private television stations. With the expression of interest, a policy for licencing TV stations ready, BICMA has now “leveled the playing field” for any Bhutanese … Read more
As Kuensel celebrates its silver jubilee as a newspaper, it is also a perfect opportunity to reflect on the journey so far. From a 12-page weekly that was put together by one of the smallest newsrooms in the world, the paper has gone through a process of evolution in content, number of pages and the … Read more
By Saraswati Service (BBS) has a plan up its sleeves to launch another radio station by the fall of this year. The new station will broadcast only in Dzongkha language and will be more like an entertainment broadcaster. “This is to promote Dzongkha language,” said the new Managing Director of BBS, Thinley Dorji. He said … Read more
Newspaper License Applicants 13 August, 2011 – Only one among the three applicants for a newspaper license with the Bhutan InfoComm and Media Authority is processing his documents to open a Dzongkha newspaper. The remaining two did not meet financial or editorial requirements and, to date, have not “appealed” to the authority to follow up … Read more
Following an election of new executives, three separate media entities have come up to work under same platform of Bhutan Media Society (BMS) and effective information dissemination and advocacy. Independent journalists, and those associated with the Association of Press Freedom Activists (APFA) Bhutan and Third World Media Network – Bhutan Chapter have re-expressed commitment for … Read more