Chairman of the Communications Commission, Kakha Bekauri, summarised the reforms implemented in the broadcasting sector over the past 10 years on the Teleimedi programme “Imedi Live,” noting that the liberal media policy pursued by Georgia has ensured freedom of expression, media pluralism, and a fundamentally different environment for the development of broadcasting. In response to the host’s question about what has changed in the field of broadcasting in recent years, Mr....

Chairman of the Communications Commission, Kakha Bekauri, summarised the activities of the Communications Comission over the past 10 years on Teleimedi, focussing on the challenges facing the telecommunications sector. According to him, despite technological progress, a number of challenges still remain in the telecom market, with the main issue being the high cost of key telecommunications services. Kakha Bekauri noted that in recent years the Commission has been actively working to address...

Chairman of the Communications Commission, Kakha Bekauri, summarised the activities of the Communications Comission over the past 10 years on Teleimedi, reviewing the main results achieved in terms of industry development, and noted that the statistics clearly demonstrate significant progress in both fixed and mobile internet segments.  In response to the host’s question about where Georgia stood in terms of telecommunications sector development ten years ago and where it is today,...

The Communications Commission issued a written warning to Formula Multimedia for receiving funding from a political party. Specifically, the monitoring conducted by ComCom found that in the third quarter of 2025 the broadcaster received GEL 540,000 from the political association Unity – National Movement.  Pursuant to Article 66¹ of the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, it is prohibited for a political party to finance a broadcaster, as well as to purchase its services or to...

The Communications Commission has issued a written warning to GDS TV for violating copyright and related rights. Specifically, the media monitoring carried out by ComCom found that the broadcaster aired the feature film Around the World in 80 Days on 29 November 2025 at 12:15, the feature film The Internship on 30 November at 21:32, and the TV series House, M.D. on 1 December at 17:00, without documentation confirming valid and lawful broadcasting...

ComCom did not uphold the complaint filed against Teleimedi by Georgia’s Future Academy and Aleksandre Zibzibadze. Specifically, the organisation and Aleksandre Zibzibadze submitted a complaint to the Commission regarding the information disseminated about them in Teleimedi’s programme “Imedis Kvira,” as well as on the broadcaster’s website and social media platforms. According to the complainants, Teleimedi had spread inaccurate, false, and misleading information...

The Communications Commission, together with the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia, has trained nearly 400 school teachers of computer technologies in the use of the “Hello Ruby” textbook. The sessions were held in the following regions: Zestaponi, Akhmeta, Borjomi, Mestia, Sagarejo, Tkibuli, Dmanisi, Khobi, Tianeti, Martvili, Oni, Poti, Bolnisi, Lanchkhuti, Lagodekhi, Lentekhi, Chkhorotsku, Dedoplistskaro, Keda, Tsnori, and Khulo. Notably, the meetings covered all...

The Communications Commission awarded the winners of the analytical paper competition “Become a Media Literacy Researcher.” The competition was held for the first time this year and involved more than 180 students from 26 different universities. According to the rules, participants had to choose their paper topics from the following research areas: media and artificial intelligence—challenges and opportunities; fake news (disinformation, misinformation); hate speech and online...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission has successfully held the 11th edition of the startup idea contest “Ideadrome.” The two winning teams received cash prizes of GEL 7000 and GEL 3000 respectively. The aim of the contest is to identify startups in the field of digital media, refine and develop their products, and support their establishment in the market. The panel awarded the first place to the team Lianebi, whose startup is an application that helps parents communicate...

The Communications Commission has issued a written warning to TV 25 for failing to broadcast news programmes, and to the Public Radio and Television Organisation Parvana for failing to broadcast socio-political programmes. The aforementioned television stations are authorised entities for general television broadcasting, and are obliged to air news and socio-political programmes in accordance with the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting and the terms of the authorisation.  The monitoring...