The Communications Commission as issued a written caution to Sezoni TV for violating copyright and related rights. Based on a complaint received by the Commission, it monitored the broadcasts of Sezoni TV and found that the broadcaster violated the Law of Georgia on Copyright and Related Rights. More specifically, in October 2023, Sezoni TV violated copyright laws by airing material produced by Teleimedi without the latter’s permission. Moreover, during the broadcasting of the programme,...

ComCom member Ivane Makharadze took part in a panel discussion on media regulation, which took place at the regional media forum of the Council of Europe, titled “Forming a Narrative: Freedom of Expression during War.” In his speech, Mr. Makharadze focussed on the media environment in Georgia, the changes made to the Law on Broadcasting for the purpose of approximation with the EU’s Audiovisual Media Services Directive, as well as the main trends and challenges in this...

Within the framework of the “Truth or Fiction?” contest, the Communications Commission trained bachelor’s degree students of Batumi State University in media literacy. Participants obtained detailed information about the submissions process, and used BBC Academy materials to familiarise themselves with fact-checking and fake news detection methods.  The tenth edition of the “Truth or Fiction?” contest, which aims to develop fact-checking and critical thinking...

Within the framework of the “Truth or Fiction?” contest, the Communications Commission trained bachelor’s degree students of Samtskhe-Javakheti State University in media literacy. The meetings were chaired by the ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Tamar Karbaia, who explained the terms of the contest and the issues relating to the submission process to the youngsters. Students used BBC Academy materials to enhance their knowledge about fact-checking and fake news...

Head of Legal Support Group of the Communications Commission, Levan Maisuradze, was elected to the committee of experts on empowerment of content creators and users of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society of the Council of Europe (CDMSI) with 31 votes. Expert committees are composed of independent international experts and national experts from member states of the Council of Europe. Only 7 out of the 46 member states are represented in CDMSI. Expert committees are...

International media literacy expert, Professor Renee Hobbs assessed media literacy activities in Georgia as successful. In an interview with 42°Parallel, the expert spoke in detail about the importance of media literacy, highlighting the challenges facing the children, parents and teachers in this regard. “Georgia has made progress with regards to media literacy and tackling what we call the ‘fake new crisis’: the spreading of disinformation and Russian propaganda...

The Communications Commission hosted a meeting with representatives from the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators Network (EaPeReg) and Euro-Mediterranean Regulators Group (EMERG). The meeting took place within the framework of three-way partnership between ITU, EaPeReg and EMERG. Its purpose was to discuss examples from different countries, identify challenges and set future plans with regards to the implementation of the digital...

Within the framework of the “Truth or Fiction?” contest, the Communications Commission trained bachelor’s degree students of Business and Technology University and European University in fact-checking and fake news detection using BBC Academy materials. The meetings were chaired by the ComCom Media Literacy Department representatives Tamar Karbaia and Mariam Bibilashvili, who explained the terms of the contest and the issues relating to the submission process to the...

The Communications Commission, with the support of the European Commission, organised the 22nd plenary meeting of the Eastern Partnership Electronic Communications Regulators' Network (EaPeReg) in Georgia to summarise the activities of EaPeReg and its expert groups during the past year, as well as to elect the EaPeReg Chair and Vice-Chair for 2004.  The meeting began with an opening speech by ComCom member and EaPeReg Chair Ekaterine Imedadze, who talked about the projects implemented...

Within the framework of the “Truth or Fiction?” contest, the Communications Commission trained bachelor’s degree students of Black Sea University and Ilia State University in media literacy. The meetings were chaired by the ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Mariam Bibilashvili, who explained the terms of the contest and the issues relating to the submission process to the youngsters. Students used BBC Academy materials to enhance their knowledge about...