Skopje, 29 March 2024 – With the aim of clarifying how the rules of the Electoral Code shall be implemented, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services has adopted Guidelines for Broadcasters for the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections[…]
AVMU’s First Public Meeting Focuses on Gender-based Violence on the National Television Channels
Skopje, 28 March 2024 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services held its first Public Meeting for this year today, at which the director Dr. Zoran Trajchevski presented an overview of the activities carried out in accordance with the Annual Work Programme in the past three months[…]
Workshop Held on Tackling Hate Speech in the Media and on the Online Platforms
Skopje, 21 March 2024 – A workshop was held yesterday, as part of the Twinning Project on Enhancing the Capacities of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and the Public Service Broadcaster,” on the following topic: “How to Tackle Hate Speech in Audio and Audiovisual Media Services and on the Online Platforms.” The workshop was intended for the members of the Network against Hate Speech in the Media and the employees of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services[…]
PRESS RELEASE
Skopje, 22 March 2024 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services condemns yesterday’s physical attack on the journalist Furkan Saliu of PortalIks by the bailiff Vesna Jakimovska from Kichevo[…]
Public Hearing Opened on the Draft Guidelines for Broadcasters for the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections
Skopje, 20 March 2024 – At today’s, 11th Session, the Agency Council adopted the Draft-Guidelines for Broadcasters for the 2024 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections[…]
AVMU PUBLISHES REPORT ON PRE-ELECTORAL MEDIA PRESENTATION COVERING THE 15 FEBRUARY – 7 MARCH PERIOD
Skopje, 15 March 2024 – Today, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services published the Monitoring Report on the media presentation related to the upcoming presidential and parliamentary elections, covering the 15 February – 7 March 2024 period[…]
Public Presentation of the Draft-Rulebook on Media Services Accessibility Held
Skopje, 14 March 2024 – Yesterday, a public presentation was held of the Draft-Rulebook on Media Services Accessibility, prepared under the project for “Protecting Freedom of Expression and of the Media in North Macedonia (PRO- FREX)” in the premises of Europe House, in Skopje[…]
Public Hearing Opened on the Draft Guidelines for Amending and Supplementing the Guidelines for Implementing Product Placement Rules
Skopje, 13 March 2024 – At its 9th Session held on 12 March 2024, the Agency Council adopted a Draft Guidelines for Amending and Supplementing the Guidelines for Implementing Product Placement Rules[…]
Public Hearing Opened on the Draft Rulebook on Media Services Accessibility
Skopje, 12 March 2024 – At today’, 9th, Session, the Agency Council adopted a Draft Rulebook on Media Services Accessibility. The need for such an act stemmed from the amendments and supplements to the LAAVMS of July 2023, which turned the provision of programmes accessible to persons with disabilities into an obligation for the radio and television stations and the video-on-demand media services. The latter are obligated to meet this obligation continually and progressively[…]
PRESS RELEASE
Skopje, 4 March 2024 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services condemns the extremely vulgar and inappropriate speech in the post of the president of the Levica political party (The Left), Dimitar Apasiev, on Facebook, which referred to Kanal 5 TV[…]