FORMER senior executive at CBS, FOX and Universal Studios Neal Lemlein has said that the media marketplace is in a state of genuine upheaval, as the digital evolution demands media professionals to dramatically alter the way that programming content is delivered to consumers.

INSIGHT INTO the future of media and regulation was provided at a Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica regulation conference at the Jamaica Pegasus hotel, New Kingston last week.

Innovations, trends and challenges in a changing media environment will be placed on the front burner come Tuesday, when the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) hosts a one day conference, dubbed 'The Future of Media and Regulation in Jamaica'.

The Broadcasting Commission joins the media fraternity in expressing sadness at the passing of Chad Young, Chairman of the Grove Broadcasting Company, operators of IRIE FM & ZIP103 FM. Under his leadership, IRIE FM and ZIP 103 FM maintained a leading presence on the airwaves and were active participants in the Commission’s quarterly meetings with broadcast licensees.

Chairman of the Broadcasting Commission of Jamaica, Professor Hopeton Dunn, has renewed calls for the broadcast media to uphold the highest standard in their output.

AN executive of the Broadcast Commission of Jamaica (BCJ) says the organisation has urged government to take strong action against journalists guilty of involvement in payola.