The Georgian National Communications Commission issued Media Union Obiektivi with a warning for broadcasting programmes in Russian language, and instructed it to immediately remove the programmes in question from the broadcasting schedule. The case concerns political shows “Kvelas Gasagonad” (‘For Everyone to Hear’) and “Неделя” (‘Week’), which were broadcasted on Obiektivi in Russian language. The programmes in question exceeded the length set by ...

The Communications Commission has issued a written warning to Mtavari Arkhi for violating Georgian legislation and demanded immediate demanded immediate removal of political adverts from the broadcasting network outside the election campaign. The case concerns political adverts that have been broadcasted on Mtavari Arkhi from 19 December 2019. According to the Georgian legislation, broadcasters are only allowed to place such adverts during the election period. Broadcasters must ensure that all ...

Mediacritic.ge is a new web platform that will offer professional, qualified and unbiased media critique to the public. The purpose of the platform is to enable critical perception of information and the making of sensible and informed choices. The platform was created by the Media Academy of the Communications Commission to help develop media literacy. Mediacritic.ge will act as a guide between the public and the media. At the same time, it will enable professional development of ...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission has invited renowned British expert Frank Williams to Georgia to hold a two-day masterclass for media producers and editors. During the training, Mr. Williams shared his experience with the media representatives and talked about media-related challenges. Frank Williams spent many years working for BBC World Service and Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty. He is currently heading the learning centre for media skills development in Prague. During ...

The Communications Commission has fined Caucasus Online Ltd. and Railway Telecom Ltd. GEL 30,000 each for selling shares without prior approval from the Commission. On 17 October, the Commission issued the companies with a warning and gave them a deadline until 3 December to revert their shareholdings to the pre-sale status quo and present a confirmation document to the Commission. However, the companies have failed to comply with this ruling. According to the Law of Georgia on Electronic ...

The Parliament of Georgia has re-elected Kakha Bekauri as member of the Communications Commission by a majority vote. Mr. Bekauri will serve a second membership term of six years. Kakha Bekauri’s first term as member of the Communications Commission is due to expire on 24 January 2020. Mr. Bekauri has been a member of the Commission since 2014, and has been chairing it since 2017. The parliamentary decree regarding Kakha Bekauri’s appointment as member of the Commission will come ...

How should we conduct the coverage of international conflicts, and what do we need to know about diplomacy and the Georgia-Russia talks? These were the topics of the public lecture held at the Media Academy by the Special Representative of the Prime Minister of Georgia for Relations with Russia, Zurab Abashidze. Speaking before an audience of media representatives, Mr. Abashidze addressed important issues such as the Georgian foreign policy, the role of diplomacy in conflict resolution, the ...

The Communications Commission and the Media Academy will hold the second edition of the “Truth or Fiction?” competition that is designed to develop critical thinking, analysis and fact-checking skills among youngsters. Applications are open to all 9th, 10th and 11th grade pupils between 27 November and 14 December. At the same time, the Media Literacy Department of the Communications Commission will conduct training in up to ten schools to teach pupils how to verify facts and ...

The Communications Commission has published the document “On Recommendations regarding the Terms of Access to National Roaming and Mobile Virtual Network Operators.” The document was prepared as part of the consultation process on devising draft recommendations regarding the terms of access to national roaming and MVNOs. The project is being implemented in accordance with the terms of the state procurement contract signed by the Communications Commission and PricewaterhouseCoopers ...

The online app and board game “Happy Onlife”, which has been recognised as one of the most successful media literacy development projects in 8 countries of the European Union, is now available in Georgian language. The Communications Commission has created an adapted version of the app and translated it into Georgian language. Children, parents and teachers can now use the app to learn about safe use of digital media. The app is designed to enable children and youths to learn to ...