Director of the Center for the Development of Culture and Art in Virtual Space: According to the law of the Ministry of Guidance, he is responsible for regulation in the field of audio-visual content

According to Fars news agency, last week the publication of the letter of the head of the Universal Audio and Video Regulatory Organization (Satra) addressed to the head of the Broadcasting Organization about the platforms of the home television network had a wide reflection in the media and social networks. In his letter, Saeed Moqiseh, the CEO of Satra, pointed to the violations of some platforms and demanded restrictions and cancellation of the operating license of the offending companies.

During the past month, serials such as “Shahrek Kalileh and Demeneh”, “Yaghi”, “Jadogar” have been aired on home theater platforms without receiving permission from Satra, and Peyman Qasimkhani’s new series called “Rozi Roozari Mars” was released simultaneously on two platforms. After one day, Namava removed it from its output.

All these events caused Satra to intervene in the procedure of illegal activities of the platforms, that famous letter was also a proof of these violations.

Of course, the fight was not only between the home theater platforms and Satra as a regulatory body, now the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has also demanded the implementation of the “law” and the director of the Culture and Art Development Center in the virtual space of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance has announced that legally VODs are supervised by the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance.

According to Fars, citing public relations Culture and art development center in virtual space Hamed Haji Malamirzaei, emphasizing the effective role of the home television network in the leisure time of the public, said: According to the law, the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance is responsible for regulation in the field of audiovisual content.

At the beginning of the discussion, the director of the Center for the Development of Culture and Art in the Virtual Space pointed out that: “Home theaters in the term of VOD, UGC and other well-known and widely used audiovisual media have a legal license from the Ministry of Guidance and are under They are the legal support of the government.
The head of the Center for the Development of Culture and Art in the Virtual Space of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance, stating that our work horizon should be moving towards the elimination of government agencies in the field of production and publishing of home show content, added: We in the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance must comply with Complete impartiality to revive the regulatory role of the government in the field of culture and art.
Haji Molla Mirzaei emphasized: the duties specified in paragraph 20, article 2 of the law on the objectives and duties of the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance approved in 1365, article 2 of the law “How to punish persons who engage in unauthorized activities in audio-visual matters” approved in 1386 and the provisions of the regulation of organization and development Media and digital cultural activities approved in 2019 have created heavy and clear responsibilities for the Ministry of Culture and Islamic Guidance regarding audio-visual matters, regardless of the publishing space, whether physical or digital, which cannot be ignored.
Referring to the issues and problems facing the VOD industry, he stated: conflict and conflict of interests in regulation and content production, regulation of taste and lack of attention to the requirements and realities of the media are among the issues that can be clearly seen in this industry these days. The voice of the activists in this field has also been raised.
Melamirzaei stated that another important issue of this industry is the lack of attention to the coordinates of activities in the private sector, especially in the regulatory environment, and added: creating double pressure on publishing platforms committed to the frameworks of the Islamic Republic in front of the media that has no commitment to the values ​​of the Islamic Republic of Iran and in Active virtual space is also one of the issues and problems of this industry.
Referring to the positive role played by VODs in recent years, the head of the Center for the Development of Culture and Art in the Cyberspace stated: “The home television network has been able to attract the attention of many audiences and play an effective role in the leisure time of families by producing numerous contents.”
He added: “Of course, we consider it our duty to demand the qualitative and cultural growth of content production from the publishing platforms and while closely monitoring the activities of these platforms in accordance with the current laws and regulations of the country, we should also pursue the rights of subscribers in this field.”

Haji Molla Mirzaei considers the Ministry of Culture and Guidance to be the main and legal supervisor on the operation of “VODs” as last week the Judiciary Media addressed to Satra the news of the seizure of one of the home TV series. In the letter of Tehran General Justice, which was sent to Satra on July 29, it was emphasized that the publication, distribution and distribution of this series on platforms, especially Filmo, should be stopped.
The issue that showed that the judicial branch considers the Organization for the Regulation of Surround Sound and Image (SATRA) to be in charge of monitoring the surround sound and image.

It should be noted that the supreme leader of the revolution in 2014 in a communication to the president of the time referred to “universal audio and video” and the responsibility for issuing licenses and regulating audio and video regulations in virtual space and monitoring it is solely the responsibility of the Audio and Video Organization. Sima has put Therefore, legally, Satra is responsible for monitoring home viewing platforms.

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