Myanmar Radio and Television

Myanmar

Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) is the state-run broadcaster in Myanmar, providing television and radio services including news, entertainment, and cultural programming. Operated by the government, it plays a key role in national communications.

CCI Score

-59.69

0.04% April 18

Latest Event

SAC Law No. 56/2023 Reshapes MRTV Broadcast Oversight

On November 16, 2023, the State Administration Council enacted SAC Law No. 56/2023, amending the Television and Radio Broadcasting Law. The law redefines the composition and oversight functions of the Television and Radio Broadcasting Council, consolidating state control over broadcast content. As Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) is state-run, this legal shift deepens its role in disseminating government-approved narratives.

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QUISLING

Myanmar Radio and Television is currently rated as a Quisling.

-44 to -59 CCI Score

These companies are fully aligned with authoritarian regimes. They not only support but also enforce oppressive policies, playing a significant role in the regime’s operational apparatus and contributing directly to its consolidation of power.

Latest Events

NOV

16

2023

SAC Law No. 56/2023 Reshapes MRTV Broadcast Oversight
-55.98

On November 16, 2023, the State Administration Council enacted SAC Law No. 56/2023, amending the Television and Radio Broadcasting Law. The law redefines the composition and oversight functions of the Television and Radio Broadcasting Council, consolidating state control over broadcast content. As Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) is state-run, this legal shift deepens its role in disseminating government-approved narratives.
-60

Public and Political Behavior

March 29

The amendment underscores the state's direct intervention in media oversight, reinforcing an authoritarian narrative. As a state-run broadcaster, MRTV is inherently complicit in this shift by executing policies that limit independent journalism and promote government propaganda.

SAC Law No. 56/2023: Amendment Law to the Television and Radio Broadcasting Law
-70

Media Influence and Propaganda

March 29

By altering the oversight structure of the broadcast council, the law intensifies control over media content, placing MRTV at the core of state-sponsored propaganda. This move restricts the diversity of viewpoints and undermines journalistic independence, aligning the broadcaster with authoritarian practices.

SAC Law No. 56/2023: Amendment Law to the Television and Radio Broadcasting Law
NOV

16

2023

Junta Tightens Control Over MRTV via Broadcasting Law Amendments
-69.39

The Myanmar junta amended the Broadcasting Law on November 16, 2023, placing the Television and Radio Broadcasting Council under direct junta control. This move effectively transforms state-run Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV) into a propaganda tool, further consolidating authoritarian grip over media in the country.
-80

Public and Political Behavior

March 29

The legal change forces MRTV, a state-run broadcaster, to operate under direct regime control. This undermines media independence and reinforces the junta’s authoritarian agenda, representing a severe departure from democratic norms and public accountability.

Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
-80

Media Influence and Propaganda

March 29

By embedding junta loyalists into the oversight council, the amendment effectively transforms MRTV into a propaganda apparatus that disseminates state-sanctioned narratives, thereby contributing significantly to authoritarian media control.

Junta Completes Stranglehold on Myanmar Media With Law Change
OCT

04

2023

MRTV Propaganda Apps Advance Junta's Authoritarian Agenda
-57.27

Myanmar Radio and Television, the state-run broadcaster under the junta, has launched propaganda apps on Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store. Developed by US company Apps Web Social LLC, these apps not only livestream content but also include invasive surveillance features, such as location tracking, audio recording, and image capture. The initiative is part of a broader campaign by the junta – which has a history of disinformation and was complicit in the 2017 persecution of the Rohingya – to spread hate speech and suppress dissent, as reported by NGO Justice for Myanmar.
-60

Executive Political Engagement

March 29

The state-run broadcaster's leadership, operating under the junta's Ministry of Information, continues a legacy of political complicity. MRTV's role in disseminating propaganda and legitimizing authoritarian practices by actively engaging in hate speech and disinformation earns it a negative score in the realm of executive political engagement.

US tech firms enabling Myanmar junta propaganda, claims NGO
-70

Provision of Repressive Technologies

March 29

The MRTV apps incorporate technology that enables invasive surveillance, including location tracking, audio recording, and image capture. These capabilities provide the junta with tools for repression, warranting a strongly negative rating for the provision of repressive technologies.

US tech firms enabling Myanmar junta propaganda, claims NGO
-80

Media Influence and Propaganda

March 29

MRTV has been a central instrument for spreading propaganda, disinformation, and hate speech as part of the junta's psychological warfare. Its historical role in demonizing marginalized groups, notably during the Rohingya genocide, and its continued use of technology to amplify such messages, justify a highly negative score under media influence and propaganda.

US tech firms enabling Myanmar junta propaganda, claims NGO
AUG

01

2023

MRTV Broadcasts Junta Propaganda
-54.36

State-run broadcaster MRTV News has aired news reports showing the arrest of regime opponents and images of police brutality, actions which are interpreted as disseminating propaganda in support of Myanmar's junta. The broadcaster's reluctance to condemn the 2021 coup further underscores its role in reinforcing authoritarian narratives.
-60

Public and Political Behavior

March 29

As a state-run entity, MRTV is directly involved in public political behavior by relaying government-approved narratives and propaganda. Its broadcasting of images and reports that align with the junta’s repressive messaging—even refusing to condemn the coup—indicates active complicity in authoritarian practices.

French TV network Canal+ criticized for complying with Myanmar censorship
-70

Media Influence and Propaganda

March 29

MRTV's role in broadcasting troubling images and reports that favor the junta's narrative falls under media influence and propaganda. By relaying messages that suppress dissent and legitimize authoritarian actions, the broadcaster contributes to a repressive information environment.

French TV network Canal+ criticized for complying with Myanmar censorship
APR

28

2023

MRTV's Role in Junta Propaganda Highlighted
-65.65

A report details how French channel Canal+ is accused of relaying Myanmar's state propaganda by broadcasting MRTV News, which serves as a key instrument of the military junta's narrative.
-80

Media Influence and Propaganda

March 29

MRTV, as the state-run broadcaster in Myanmar, is being utilized as a propaganda tool for the ruling military junta, thereby reinforcing authoritarian narratives. This misuse of media to promote government propaganda undermines human rights and democratic discourse, aligning with negative influences on public political behavior.

Myanmar: French channel Canal+ accused of relaying junta's propaganda
MAY

05

2022

MRTV Launches Propaganda Apps to Amplify Junta Messaging
-55.46

Myanmar Radio and Television (MRTV), the state-run broadcaster in Myanmar, launched propaganda apps on Apple’s App Store and Google Play Store to disseminate disinformation, hate speech, and misleading narratives in support of the military junta. This effort builds on its historical complicity in the Rohingya genocide by propagating authoritarian messaging.
-70

Public and Political Behavior

March 29

MRTV, operating under the junta’s directive, uses its platform to reinforce authoritarian political agendas and disseminate propaganda. Its actions serve to legitimize the military regime, undermine democratic discourse, and marginalize vulnerable communities.

US tech firms enabling Myanmar junta propaganda
-80

Media Influence and Propaganda

March 29

The MRTV propaganda apps, listed on major digital platforms, are designed to broadcast disinformation and hate speech. This use of technology to further an authoritarian agenda underscores the media’s role in amplifying state-sponsored propaganda and undermining free expression.

US tech firms enabling Myanmar junta propaganda