Singapore Eases Restrictions on “Dialect Film”
The policy change, which follows a growing interest at the box office, will ease decades-old restrictions on broadcasting of content in immigrant community dialects.
Infocomm Media Development Authority
Singapore’s Infocomm Media Development Authority (IMDA) is a statutory board under the Ministry of Digital Development and Information that develops and regulates the city-state’s infocomm and media sectors. Formed in 2016 through the merger of the Infocomm Development Authority and Media Development Authority, IMDA oversees telecommunications, broadcasting, digital media, data protection and content classification. The authority administers the Personal Data Protection Commission and enforces the Protection from Online Falsehoods and Manipulation Act through its dedicated POFMA Office. IMDA positions itself as “Architects of Singapore’s Digital Future,” working to create a dynamic ecosystem supporting talent development, research, innovation and enterprise growth while maintaining consumer protections and pro-enterprise regulations for the converged infocomm-media sector.
