GNCC has issued a written warning on “Civic Education Foundation” NNLP (Brand name “Tabula”) for violating the advertising time limit.

 In accordance to Article 64, paragraph 2, of the Georgian Law “on Broadcasting,” on broadcaster’s channel, with an exception of specialized advertising and/or Teleshopping channels, commercial ad and/or Teleshopping (Teleshopping Spot) has to be placed between commercial cuts in such way, that its volume within broadcasting hour doesn’t exceed 20%.

Commission’s Broadcasting Regulation Department has carried out a monitoring on TV Company “Tabula” between June 21,2015 through July 3. The monitoring has revealed, that the broadcaster, in most cases, has been violating commercial time limit (12 minutes) per broadcasting hour which is why the written warning has been issued.

Monitoring results:

June 16- 1 broadcasting hour -                      20:53 05

                                                                             21:14:35

                                                                             21:39:32

Overall duration:                                             12 min  24 sec

June 17- 1 broadcasting hour -                    20:58:50

                                                                             21:14:24

                                                                             21:44:40

Overall duration:                                                 12 min 38 sec

June 22- 1broadcasting hour -                    21:14:25

                                                                             21:35:32

                                                                             22:06:12

Overall duration:                                             12 min 42 sec

June 23- 1 broadcasting hour -                    15:28:33

                                                                             15:58:11

                                                                             16:12:07

Overall duration:                                                       12 min 48 sec

1 broadcasting hour-                                         20:50:10

                                                                              21:12:06

                                                                              21:42:56

Overall duration:                                                 14 min  18 sec

ერთ სამაუწყებლო საათში                                          21:12:06

                                                                               21:42:56

                                                                               22:05:17

Overall duration:                                              14 min 18 sec

June 24 – 1 broadcasting hour -                                 15:21:52

                                                                                15:58:45

                                                                                16:11:18

Overall duration:                                                   13 min 47 sec

1 broadcasting hour                                              20:53:00

                                                                                 21:12:50

                                                                                 21:43:19

Overall duration:                                                 12 min  38 sec

June 25  - 1 broadcasting hour -                                15:22:03

                                                                                 15:58:23

                                                                                 16:11:06

Overall duration:                                                    13 min 25 sec

1 broadcasting hour -                                             20:52:15

                                                                                 21:13:22

                                                                                 21:32:42

Overall duration:                                                  13min 26 sec

 June 26 -  1 broadcasting hour -                      15:20:59

                                                                                15:54:45

                                                                                16:12:59

Overall duration:                                             12 min 46 sec

1 broadcasting hour -                                             20:38:42

                                                                                 20:58:46

                                                                                 21:13:03

 Overall duration:                                               12 min  56 sec

1 broadcasting hour                                            22:30:36

                                                                                 23:05:14

Overall duration                                                  12 min 56 sec

June 27 – 1 broadcasting hour -                                 22:19:30

                                                                                23:11:18

Overall duration:                                                  12 min  24 sec

June 28  - 1 broadcasting hour                                 13:15:08

                                                                               14:03:57

Overall duration:                                                    12 min  49 sec

1 broadcasting hour                                             15:21:39

                                                                                15:58:31

                                                                                16:11:40

Overall duration:                                                      14min 06 sec

1 broadcasting hour                                              18:26:06

                                                                                 18:59:05

                                                                                  19:12:26

Overall duration:                                                   14 min  06 sec

1 broadcasting hour                                               20:15:17

                                                                                  21:12:36

Overall duration:                                            14 min  06 sec

1 broadcasting hour                                             22:20:35

                                                                                  23:13:55

Overall duration:                                              12 min  46 sec