Skopje, 5 March 2019 – The Agency conducted an ad hoc administrative supervision over Media Pres VM, publisher of the “Bitolski Vesnik” weekly, to verify if the latter had met the obligation to publish an Impressum. The supervision conducted over its edition no. 2804 of 27 February 2019, showed that the above obligation, laid down in the Media Law, had been met in full.[…]
Igor Petrov
Notification to MRT1 Due to Disregard for the Electoral Code
Skopje, 5 March 2019 – The Agency notified the Public Broadcasting Service that it has to make sure that all those who are engaged to prepare its programmes must respect the provision of the Electoral Code prescribing that they must not simultaneously take part in pre-electoral activities of political entities.[…]
1 TV DOES NOT OBSERVE THE PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS
Skopje, 28 February 2019 – The initial findings of the Agency’s supervision of the interview that the journalist Sasho Ordanovski had with the VMRO/DPMNE President Hristijan Mickoski, aired by 1 TV last night, show that, in certain parts of the interview,[…]
Regular Administrative Supervision Conducted over 22 Print Media Publishers
Skopje, 27 February 2019 – The Agency conducted regular administrative supervision over 22 print media publishers, to check if the latter observe the obligations to publish data about their headquarters, editorial board, responsible person of the print media publisher, as well as the address of their printing plant, circulations and date of print or reprint of their print media editions.[…]
Notification on the Public Opening of the Applications to Participate in а Public Competition
Skopje, 27.02.2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services adopted a Decision Ref. No. Up1 No.08-527 of 23.11.2018, amended on 25.01.2019 (Official Gazette of the Republic of Macedonia Nos. 216/18 and18/19), to publish a public competition for granting a radio broadcasting license for a programming service, i.e. a talk and music radio of a special format,[…]
Control Supervision Conducted over 1 TV
Skopje, 26 February 2019 – The Agency conducted control programme supervision over the programme of 1 TV, to determine if the latter had acted upon the warning measure it had imposed against the latter for disrespecting the rules for protection of juvenile audience.[…]
Regular Programme and Administrative Supervision Conducted over Sitel TV, Kanal 5 TV, Telma TV, Alsat-M TV and Alfa TV
Skopje, 25 February 2019 – In line with the Annual Supervision Plans for 2019, a regular programme and administrative supervision was conducted over the national television stations of Sitel, Kanal 5, telma, Alsat-M and Alfa. The programme supervision covered the rules for airing audio and audiovisual commercial communications, the rules for providing quizzes, the use of value-added telephone services and televoting, as well as airing lottery games. A violation was detected in the case of Kanal 5 TV, with regard to the rules for airing audio and audiovisual commercial communications and split screen advertising.[…]
Control Programme Supervision Conducted Over Total TV
Skopje, 25 February 2019 – A control programme supervision was conducted over the Total TV operator of public electronic communication network, to verify if it had acted upon the Decision on Public Warning, issued to it due to retransmitting programme packages that had not been registered with the Agency.[…]
Ad Hoc Supervision Ex Officio over Sonce TV
Skopje, 21 February 2019 – In the course of an ad hoc programme supervision over the Sonce TV, the Agency found that the principles of performing the business activity, i.e. the principle for protecting a person’s dignity, had not been observed in the show titled “Jadi Burek”.[…]
Programme and Administrative Supervision over MRА1, МRA2 and MRA3
Skopje, 20 February 2019 – In accordance with the 2019 Annual Plans for Supervision, the Agency conducted regular programme and administrative supervision over the radio programming services of the Public Broadcaster, MRA1, MRA2 and MRA3. The programme supervision concerned the rules for airing audio and audiovisual commercial communications, the rules for providing quizzes, using value-added telephone services and televoting, as well as airing lottery games. No violation was detected with any of the three radio programming services.[…]