Skopje, 7 October 2016 – The Director of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, Mr. Zoran Trajchevski, PhD, and H.E. Mr. Samuel Zbogar, Ambassador of the Delegation of the European Union, held a bilateral meeting today,[…]
Agency Prepares Analysis of the Market of Audio and Audiovisual Media Services in 2015
Skopje, 5 October 2016 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services prepared an analysis of the market of audio and audiovisual media services in 2015.[…]
Press Release on Election-Related Media Monitoring in the Period 12-21 September 2016
Skopje, 05.10.2016 – Media monitoring in the period from 12 until 21 September 2016 showed that the selection of topics had mainly been dictated by social developments of interest to the citizens,[…]
NATO Representative Lorie Walker pays working visit to the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services
Skopje, 05.10.2016 – Mr. Laurie Walker, NATO Desk Officer for the Republic of Macedonia dossier, paid a working visit to the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services today,[…]
Programme and Administrative Supervision Conducted over 5 Broadcasters
Skopje, 4 October 2016 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services conducted regular, control and ad hoc programme, as well as control administrative supervision over the work of 5 broadcasters,[…]
Regular Programme Supervision Conducted over MRT1 and the Commercial Television Stations Broadcasting Programme at the State Level Terrestrially or Via Cable
Skopje, 04.10.2016 – In early September, before the ZAMP ban on broadcasting domestic music came into force, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services conducted regular programme supervision[…]
Reaction to pressures exerted on the Agency for its election-related monitoring
Skopje, 3 October 2016 – Ever since the start of monitoring media coverage ahead of the elections, which are due on 11 December, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services has been more and more exposed to pressure,[…]
Requests Submitted to Initiate Misdemeanor Proceedings Against SITEL TV and NOVA TV
Skopje, 1 October 2016 – Further to the proposals submitted by the Ad Hoc Committee for Observing Media Coverage, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services has filed requests for initiating misdemeanor proceedings, where the court would pronounce misdemeanor sanctions,[…]
Ad Hoc Committee Proposes Initiating of Three Misdemeanor Sanctions in the Form of Warnings
Skopje, 30 September 2016 – Based on the written reports on the monitoring of election-related media coverage by 18 programming services, in the period from 12 to 21 September 2016, the Ad Hoc Committee on Observing Media Coverage submitted 3 proposals to the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services to initiate misdemeanor proceedings where the Court would pronounce misdemeanor sanctions, i.e. warnings against violating Article 75, Paragraph 1 and Article 75-b of the Electoral Code.[…]
Report on an Ad Hoc Supervision Conducted Upon SDSM’s Complaint
Skopje, 29.09.2016 – Acting upon a complaint submitted by the Social-Democratic Alliance of Macedonia, the Agency conducted an ad hoc supervision over the programme of SITEL TV. The complaint refers to the observance of principles under Article 61 of the Law on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services (principles of performing one’s professional activity).[…]