Skopje, 18.11.2013 – The Broadcasting Council (BC) at today’s session discussed the Reports from monitoring of program services Radio Club FM Skopje, broadcasted on October 30, 2013, TV Menada – Tetovo broadcasted on August 27, 2013, TV Uskana Kicevo broadcasted on September 26, 2013, Tv Sitel Skopje broadcasted on October 21, 2013 and Nasa TV Skopje broadcasted on November 3, 2013. The Broadcasting Council decided to act in the following manner:
-to Radio Club FM Skopje issued 2 (two) measures temporary prohibition to broadcast advertising for a period of one day – one measure is issued for violation of the provision of the Law on Broadcasting Activity to broadcast at least 30% vocal-instrumenatl music compositions in the Macedonian language while the second measure is issued for not labeling and separating the advertisements from the other parts of the programme by acoustic means and issued written warning for violating the obligation to clearly identify the sponsor of the programme service in an appropriate manner, i.e. to be clearly emphasized that the programmme is sponsored. Programme of this broadcaster will be subject of control monitoring, and in meanwhile, radio representatives will be invited at meeting whose purpose is violations not to be repeated;
-to TV Uskana Kicevo issued written warning for exceeding the limit for advertisement for one clock hour;
-to TV Sitel Skopje issued written warning for violation of Rules for protection of minors, i.e. for not labeling promotional announcements for featured programme with visual warning for category of the announced programme;
-to Nasa TV Skopje issued written warning for violation of the obligation advertising in television programme to be inserted in a way that will not jeopardize the integrity and value of the program, and the rights of authors and others rights holders.
During monitoring of TV programme of Menada-Tetovo no violations of the Law on Broadcasting Activity or by-laws were identified. However, also TV Menada programme will be subject to control monitoring and recordings of the programme will be provided by Broadcasting Council’s own resources.
BC adopted the Information for illicited media concentration of TRD MUSIC RADIO KMR Ljubisha and BOBAN DOO Kumanovo and decided to order to the broadcaster within not more than 3 months since the day the illicit media concentration was ascertained, to align its operation with the provisions of Law on Broadcasting Activity.
The Broadcasting Council concluded to issue the following certificates for registered program packages:
–to Association of manufacturing, trade and services TELENET KOM DOO Tetovo, Certificate No.6, which supplements the registered digital program package with the television programming services: 24 Kitchen, FOX Movies, FREE-X TV, French Lover, TV Balkanika, FEN TV, PEACE TV, Kanal 7, RTVCG (Radio Television Crna Gora), MTV Music, VH1 Classic, MTV Hits, MTV Rocks, MTV Dance, MTV Live HD, Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon Jr, Comedy Central Extra, TV Planeta, HRT 3, HRT 1, ZDF, RTL, TRT International, PRO 7, RTK – Radio (Television Kosovo), Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, ATV, KANAL D, STAR TV, Top Channel HD, Klan HD, Snews HD, Film Nje HD, Film Dy HD, Plus HD, Film Hits, Film Drame, Film Autor, First TV, X3, X4, Super Sport 5 HD, Sport Klub, Sport Klub +, Sport Klub Prime, Golf Klub, Fishing & Hunting, Ultra, Mini Ultra, IQS Life, Cinemania and Karadeniz TV;
-to Association for manufacturing, trade and services TELENET KOM DOO Tetovo, Certificate No.14, which supplements the registered program package with the television programming services: 24 Kitchen, FOX Movies, FREE-X TV, French Lover, TV Balkanika, FEN TV, PEACE TV, Kanal 7, RTVCG (Radio Television Crna Gora), MTV Music, VH1 Classic, MTV Hits, MTV Rocks, MTV Dance, MTV Live HD, Nickelodeon, Nickelodeon Jr, Comedy Central Extra, TV Planeta, HRT 3, HRT 1, ZDF, RTL, TRT International, PRO 7, RTK – (Radio Television Kosovo), Eurosport 1, Eurosport 2, ATV, KANAL D, STAR TV, Top Channel HD, Klan HD, Snews HD, Film Nje HD, Film Dy HD, Plus HD, Film Hits, Film Drame, Film Autor, First TV, X3, X4, Super Sport 5 HD, Sport Klub, Sport Klub +, Sport Klub Prime, Golf Klub, Fishing & Hunting, Ultra, Mini Ultra, IQS Life, Cinemania and Karadeniz TV;
-to TRD – operator of cable network RI GO Cable SAT Skopje, Certificate No.6, which supplements the registred program package with television programming services: Sport Klub, Sport Klub +, SK Prime, Fashing & Hunting, Golf Klub, Cinemania, Ultra, Mini Ultra and IQS Life;
Concerning discontinued retransmission of program services of TV Alsat-M, BC concluded to recommend to the public communication network operator Telekabel, within its capabilities, again to enable retransmission of TV Alsat – M.