The Maldives Broadcasting Commission (MBC) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Hinnavaru Island Council to cooperate in broadcasting and rebroadcasting services. The MoU was signed during the visit of MBC members to Hinnavaru during the Industry Monitoring Tour.
The MoU was signed by the President of MBC Mariyam Waheeda and the President of Hinnavaru Island Council Hassan Shafiu. It is the first such MoU signed by MBC with an island council.
Under the MoU, Hinnavaru Island Council agreed to cooperate with the MBC in its efforts to expand broadcasting and rebroadcasting services, in its efforts to regulate broadcasting and rebroadcasting, in addition to dealing with issues relating to the two services. They also agreed to work together to raise public awareness in these two areas.
After the signing ceremony, MBC held a meeting with the Hinnavaru Island Council where the MBC team shared information on the role of the MBC and highlighted the difficulties in dealing with the complaint of providing the service in atolls without a rebroadcasting license.MBC also discussed the efforts being made to introduce community broadcasting services to atolls.