November 28, 2018
SEC-OGC OPINION NO. 22-18
RE: POST-PRODUCTION FACILITY; MASS MEDIA
Kittleson and Carpo Consulting, Inc.
21-B Rufino Pacific Tower
6784 Ayala Avenue
Makati City 1200
Attention: Atty. Maureen Marie Morales
Dear Atty. Morales :
This refers to your letter dated 01 April 2013 requesting "for a definitive ruling on whether a post-production facility (hereinafter referred to as the "Facility"), which functions merely to edit and package cable TV content for re-export to overseas clients, constitutes mass media, which prohibits foreign ownership, pursuant to Section 11 (1), Article XVI of the 1987 Constitution."
You further related that, "the workflow of the business process is that the television programs will be imported into the Philippines from the global television market. The content will then be re-edited, packaged, and exported via Globe Telecom Fiber Optic Link to the clients (regional distributors) abroad. All revenues will be generated from overseas clients in US Dollars and remitted into the Philippines." You likewise stated that, "the Facility will not create or produce the content nor transmit the same to the general public."
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