Skopje, 29 March 2019 – Today, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services held its First Public Meeting in 2019. At the meeting, Agency Director Zoran Trajcevski presented the activities conducted during the previous quarter, in accordance with the Agency’s Annual Work Programme, which involved the supervisions carried out over broadcasters, print media publishers an operators of public electronic communications networks, the monitoring of media coverage of the presidential elections, the public warnings pronounced and the activities in the international sphere.[…]
Month: March 2019
NEW AMENDMENTS TO THE ELECTORAL CODE ONLY FIVE DAYS BEFORE THE START OF THE CAMPAIGN
Skopje, 28 March 2019 – The Parliament of the Republic of North Macedonia adopted amendments to the Electoral Code through a shortened procedure and without any more extensive debate, only five days before the start of the election campaign. The goal of these amendments was allegedly to harmonize the provisions of the Electoral Code, however, what was achieved is exactly the opposite, especially with regard to paid political advertising.[…]
PRESS RELEASE
Skopje, 26 March 2019 – Director of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services Zoran Trajchevski, President of the Agency Council Lazo Petrushevski and Deputy President of the Agency Council Milaim Fetai had a working meeting today with a delegation of the Secretariat for European Affairs, led by Deputy Prime Minister for European Affairs Bujar Osmani.
OSCE/ODIHR Representatives Pay Working Visit to the AAAVMU
Skopje, 21 March 2019 – An OSCE/ODIHR delegation, headed by Ms. Corien Jonker, Head of the OSCE/ODIHR Monitoring Mission for monitoring the 2019 Presidential Elections, paid a working visit to the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services today. […]
Regular Programme Supervision Conducted Over Over the Top and Nafi and Beko Operators
Skopje, 21 March 2019 – Regular programme supervision was conducted over Over the Top and Nafi and Beko Operators from Skopje and Gostivar, respectively, regarding their observance of the obligation to register their programme services and provide subtitles for the programme services they retransmit. The supervision did not detect any violations of the Law on AAVMS.[…]
Press Release
Skopje, 20 March 2019 – Some of the media conveyed an information today that the State Anti-Corruption Commission had opened a case regarding two instances of hiring employees on the part of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services during the time of an electoral process. […]
An Overview of the Radios that Voluntarily Registered Percentages for Airing Macedonian Music in 2019
Skopje, 11 March 2019 – A total of 29 radio stations used the legal opportunity to voluntarily register a percentage of domestic music they intend to air. Of these, 2 radio stations are at the state level, 8 are regional, while 19 radio stations air programme at the local level.[…]
Ad Hoc Supervision Conducted over the “Zenit Pres Plus” Print Media Publisher
Skopje, 18 March 2019 – The Agency conducted an ad hoc administrative supervision over the Zenit Pres Plus Company for Publishing, Trade and Services from Prilep, as the publisher of the “Zenit” newspaper, to verify its observance of the obligation to publish Impressums.[…]
Three Public Warnings Issued against Kanal 5 TV
Skopje, 18 March 2019 – Based on the reports of a regular programme supervision conducted over Kanal 5 TV, at its 13th session held on 14 March 2019, the Agency Council imposed three public warning measures against this broadcaster.[…]
2019-2023 Regulatory Strategy for the Development of Audio and Audiovisual Business Industry Adopted
Skopje, 14 March 2019 – At today’s session, the Agency’s Council adopted the 2019-2023 Regulatory Strategy for the Development of Audio and Audiovisual Business Activity. The Agency prepared this Strategy to outline the directions of its activities in the period from 2019 to 2023, with the aim of improving a number of aspects in the media sphere in the forthcoming five-year period.[…]