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.[…]
Ad Hoc Supervision over 1 TV – Principles of Performing the Business Activity
Skopje, 15 March 2019 – Acting upon a complaint it had received, the Agency conducted an ad hoc programme supervision over the self-promotional announcement of the show “Makedonski Insajder” (The Macedonian Insider), in particular its part referred to as “Dossier 003 (square mafia)”, aired by 1 TV on 15 and 16 January 2019.[…]
First Report on the Media Coverage of the 2019 Presidential Elections Published
Skopje, 14 March 2019 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services prepared the First Monitoring Report on the Media Coverage of the 2019 Presidential Elections, covering the period from 9 February until 6 March 2019. The report analyzed the 24-hour programmes of the television and radio channels of the Public Broadcaster in the Macedonian and Albanian languages, as well as 11 national television stations.[…]
Ad Hoc Supervision Conducted over 24 Vesti TV – Protection of Juvenile Audience
Skopje, 13 March 2019 – Following a complaint it had received from a physical entity, the Agency conducted an ad hoc programme supervision over 14 installments of the Italian crime series titled “A Matter of Honour”, aired in February 2019 by the 24 Vesti TV.[…]