Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau

Beijing Municipal Radio and Television Bureau (BMRTB) is a bureau-level organization directly under the People's Government of Beijing Municipality.

Adhering to and strengthening the unified leadership of the Party on radio and television in the course of performing its duties, BMRTB implements guidelines, policies, decisions and arrangements from the CPC Central Committee on radio and television work and relevant work requirements of the municipal Party committee. 

Main functions: 

1. To carry out and execute laws, rules, regulations and polices regarding radio and television publicity and take a good grasp of public opinion trend and guide sound content creation and production; to be responsible for formulating local rules and governmental regulations regarding radio, television and information networks audio-visual programme service, map out and implement relevant policies, measures and local standards, and conduct supervision and management work accordingly; to promote institutional mechanism reform in radio and television fields.

2. To take charge of Beijing's industry development plan for radio and television business; to organize and carry out public services like major public benefit projects and events; to facilitate the building and development of rural radio and television networks and provide guidance and supervision for the construction of radio and television infrastructure.

3. To provide overall planning for the development of local radio and television industry; to map out and implement development plans and industrial policies; to conduct statistical work of radio and television business according to law.

4. To be responsible for supervising and managing Beijing's radio and television organizations and business; to implement administrative licensing in adherence to laws and assume corresponding responsibilities; to supervise and manage market operation activities and monitor foreign satellite television programme reception.

5. To guide teleplay industry development, creation and production; to supervise network audio-visual programmes, radio and television programmes and censor their content and quality; to provide guidance and supervision to advertising exposure of radio and television business. 

6. To promote integrated development between local radio and television business and new media, new technology and new business pattern; to facilitate synergy between three networks, namely radio and television network, telecommunication network and internet.

7. To draw up and implement plannings, policies and industry technical standards for local radio and television technology development and provide supervision and inspection; to supervise transmission range coverage, monitoring and safe broadcasting of radio and television programmes and push forward emergent broadcasting capacity building.

8. To be responsible for Beijing's importation and inclusion management of radio and television programmes; to be responsible for exchanges and cooperation with foreign countries and Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan in the fields of radio and television; to initiate "global strategies" for radio and television sector.

9. To undertake management responsibilities for safety work of local radio and television business and assume primary safety work responsibilities for any activities approved and authorized by the municipal radio and television bureau. 

10. To provide guidance on talent building for local radio, television and network audio-visual industry.

11. To perform other tasks assigned by the municipal Party committee and the municipal government.