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.[…]
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Reports on the observance of the obligation to broadcast European audiovisual works
Skopje, 18.04.2016 – The Agency prepared the reports on the programme supervision concerning the broadcasting of European audiovisual works on the part of the Public Broadcasting Service and the broadcasters of general format broadcasting programme at the state level. In 2015, a total of 12 programme services, […]
Reports on ad hoc supervisions following SDSM’s complaints
Skopje, 15.04.2016 – Based on six complaints submitted by the Social-Democratic Alliance of Macedonia, the Agency conducted several ad hoc supervisions over the programmes of the national televisions of Alfa TV, Kanal 5 TV, Nova TV and Sitel TV. The complaints concerned the observance of the principles under Article 61 of the Law on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services. The supervision found several instances of non-observance of the law. The Agency has notified the televisions about the findings. The details established by the supervision are given in the reports.[…]
Hate speech on Kanal 5 TV
Skopje, 09.03.2016 – Based on the results of an ad hoc supervision of several editions of the “MIlenko Nedelkovski Show” in a row, the Agency has reached a conclusion that Kanal 5 TV has violated Article 48 of the Law on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services by successively making editorial decisions that made it possible for the author of the show to incite and spread discrimination, intolerance and hatred on the grounds of sexual orientation.[…]
Agency holds six trainings on the rules for election media coverage
Skopje, 19.02.2016 – In the period from 15 to 19 February 2016, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services held six trainings for the national, regional and local broadcasters in the Republic of Macedonia, and the Public Broadcasting Service. The goal of the trainings was to inform the TV and radio programming services about the rules of election media coverage.[…]
Quota on originally created programme increased; no changes regarding music
Skopje, 13.01.2016 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services wishes to remind the media that the required percentage of broadcast originally created programme in the Republic of Macedonia in the Macedonian language or the language of the non-majority communities living in the Republic of Macedonia increases in 2016. As stipulated in Article 92, Paragraphs 1 and 2 of the Law on Audio and Audiovisual Media Services, starting from 1 January 2016, the obligation to broadcast originally created programme is 50 % and 60 % of the total of broadcast programme during one day and night for the trade broadcasting companies and non-profit broadcasting institutions and the Public Broadcasting Services, respectively, excluding the time dedicated to the contents that are not subject to classification.[…]
Methodology for monitoring media election coverage by the radio and television programme services during election processes adopted
Skopje, 05.01.2016 – In accordance with the obligation laid down in the Law on Amending and Supplementing the Electoral Code, which came into force on 10 November 2015, the Council of the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services adopted, at today’s session, the Methodology for Monitoring Media Election Coverage by the Radio and Television Programme Services during Election Processes.
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Agency imposes warning measures against ZONA M-1, URBAN FM, Rosa-AB, Aracina and KLUB FM Radios
Skopje, 04.01.2016 – In line with the Annual Plan for Conducting Supervision, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services conducted regular supervision over the work of RADIO ZONA M-1 DOOEL Skopje, URBAN FM RADIO DOOEL, Radio Aracina DOOEL Aracinovo, Radio Rosa-AB DOOEL Skopje and Radio KLUB FM DOO Skopje.
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Agency imposes warning measure against JENI BALKAN weekly
Skopje, 04.12.2015 – The Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services conducted an ad-hoc supervision over the work of[…]
Agency imposes warning measures against STREET FM and KAPITOL Radios
Skopje, 01.12.2015 – In line with the Annual Plan for Conducting Supervision, the Agency for Audio and Audiovisual Media Services conducted supervision over the work of TRD Kapitol Radio DOOEL Skopje and TRD STREET FM DOO Skopje.[…]