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.
Among other things, the draft document prescribes the specific obligations for the providers of audiovisual media services depending on their resources and audience reach; how they can make their programmes accessible; the on-demand catalogues, i.e. the delayed viewing offer; the electronic program guide, etc.
The Agency invites all broadcasters, providers of on-demand AVMS and interested parties, to take part in the public hearing by sending their opinions and proposals, in writing, electronically, to the following e-mail address: contact@avmu.mk .
The public hearing shall last 90 days, until 10 June 2024 conclusively.