Skopje, 14.06.2016 –The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services conducted a control programme supervision over the Televizija Sitel DOOEL Skopje Trade and Broadcasting Company, with the aim of verifying if this broadcaster has acted upon the Decision to Undertake a Warning Measure, issued due to violation of Article 50, […]
Call for a meeting on the Draft Rulebook on Determining the Locations for Collecting the Signals from the OPECN and the On-Demand AVMS Providers
Skopje, 31.05.2016 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services prepared a Draft Rulebook on identifying the locations to which the operators of public … […]
THERE SHOULD BE NO PRESSURE ON THE MEDIA
Skopje, 27.05.2016 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovsiual Media Services condemns yesterday‘s repeated colouring of the façade of SItel TV’s premises.
AGENCY’S REACTION TO MMA AND SDSM’S POSITIONS
Skopje, 20 May 2016 – Usually, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services’ reactions are short and concise. However, the two latest retorts to the conclusions of the monitoring of media coverage in the period following the announcement of the 2016 early parliamentary elections – one from the SDSM and the other one from the Macedonian Media Association – seek to gather at one place and present the facts of the regulator’s 18-year long operation.
Students of “Brakja Miladinovci” Elementary School pay visit to the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services
Skopje, 20.05.2016 – Ninth-grade students of the “Brakja Miladinovci” Elementary School in Skopje paid a visit to the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services today, as part of their civic education classes. During their visit, they had an opportunity to learn about the Agency’s organization, competences and operation in practice.[…]
Reports on detected violations against the Electoral Code
Skopje, 13 May 2016 –The monitoring of media coverage in the news, conducted in the period from 25 April until 4 May 2016, has found that Alfa TV, Kanal 5 TV and Sitel TV have been reporting on the activities of the government authorities as means of election-related media coverage of VMRO/DPMNE, thus violating Article 75-b of the Electoral Code.[…]
THREE MISDEMEANOUR PROCEDURES INITIATED AGAINST REPORTING AS MEANS OF ELECTION-RELATED MEDIA COVERAGE
Skopje, 13 May 2016 – In its second report on the monitoring of media coverage in the news following the calling of elections, which covers the period 25 April-4 May 2016, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services has concluded that the Alfa TV, Kanal 5 TV and Sitel TV had been reporting on the activities of the government authorities as means of election-related media coverage of VMRO/DPMNE. Misdemeanour procedures have been initiated against the detected offences.[…]
DIVERSE APPROACHES TO PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS IN THE FIRST 10 DAYS OF THE PRE-ELECTION PERIOD
Skopje, 28 April 2016 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services concludes, in its Report on Media Coverage in the First Ten Days following the Calling of Elections, that some of the media have not been observing the programming principles for objective and unbiased presentation of the developments, provision of diverse viewpoints and their equal treatment, […]
Attack on SITEL TV condemned
Skopje, 07.05.2016 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services condemns most strongly the attack on Sitel TV by participants in what is called the Colourful Revolution, which took place yesterday evening.[…]
Broadcasters should submit recordings of their PPA price list announcements
Skopje, 06.05.2016 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services wishes to remind all broadcasters who have submitted price lists for paid political advertising, that, in line with the provisions of Article 75-f, Point 4 of the Electoral Code, they are obligated to announce their adopted PPA price lists in their programme at least twice before the start of the election campaign, which, according to the adopted Schedule of the State Election Commission, commences on 16 May 2016.[…]