Employees of the Communications Commission have been retrained by experts from Cullen International in the field of regulation of electronic communications and media services. The session related to the regulation of media services was chaired by the founder and head of the research and consulting company Wagner Hatfield, Jean-Francois Furnemont. The session was aimed at raising the qualifications of employees, sharing international experience, and effective implementation of the amendments to...

The Communications Commission has fined “Teleimedi” for unlawful product placement and violation of sponsorship regulations. In April 2023, ComCom monitored the broadcaster and found violations in the shows “Culinary Duo,” “Imedis Dila,” “Chventan Ertad” and “Chveni Ojakhi.”  Specifically, the broadcaster violated the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, which prohibits the placement of a product with undue prominence, contains a...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission has trained startuppers in user interface and user experience (UI/UX) design and effective communication with designers. The seminar was presented by graphic designers Rezo Kakabadze and Elene Geliashvili, who shared their experience in properly formulating and delegating design tasks. The seminar consisted of a theoretical and an interactive part. Startuppers learned about lowering the costs of startup management, setting the correct tasks for the...

The Communications Commission has fined “Rustavi 2” for unlawful product placement on air. In April 2023, ComCom monitored the broadcaster and found violations of product placement and sponsorship rules in the shows “Good Morning Georgia,” “Shuadghe” and “Paata Guliashvili Show.” Specifically, the broadcaster violated the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, which prohibits the placement of a product in a way that exaggerates its importance, contains a...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission has identified the winners of the “Ideadrome” contest, which aims to discover digital media startups and help them realise their ideas. The winners received cash prizes of GEL 5000, GEL 3000 and GEL 2000. One-off task delegation platform Wempler took the first place. Rocketman, a platform created to simplify communication in the digital space, took second place. VRTalk, a game created to develop people's skills, took third place....

In the first quarter of 2023, the total advertising revenues of TV and radio broadcasters fell by 12.5% year-on-year to GEL 15.6 million. Revenues of TV broadcasters from commercial advertising totalled GEL 14.1 million, which represents a GEL 2.2 million decrease over the same period in 2022. Direct advertising accounted for 66.7% of the revenues of TV broadcasters. The share of sponsorship revenues fell by 1.2%, while the share of product placement revenues increased by 5.5%...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission has trained participants of the startup idea contest “Ideadrome” in organisational management and conflict resolution. The seminar was presented by the Executive Director of the Leadership Development Institute and PCC mentor Gvantsa Barabadze, who shared her own experience with the startuppers. As part of the contest, the 5 chosen teams with the best startp ideas will spend a week working with professional mentors, discussing important...

The Communications Commission has issued a written caution to Mtavari Arkhi for unlawful product placement on air. ComCom monitored all advertising aired by Mtavari Arkhi between 27 February and 6 March 2023 and established that the programmes “Sheni Dila,” “Sheni Shuadghe” and “Mkholod Lelastan” violated both Article 691 of the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, which prohibits the placement of a product in a way that exaggerates its importance, contains a...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission held a meeting with representatives of target villages in the Municipality of Chokhatauri. Target locations include the villages of Bzholieti, Burnati, Vaziani, Zoti, Kokhnari, Sachamiaseri, Kvabgha, Kvemo Kheti, Chkhakaura, Khevi and Nabeghlavi. Seminars are due to start in May. Participants will learn to search for information, create and use e-mail, use Google Maps and Google Translator, share locations and use online...

The Communications Commission has trained more than 100 students of Public School N71 in Tbilisi in the safe use of the internet and fake news detection. The seminar was part of the media literacy projects “Happy Onlife” and “Truth or Fiction?” Students learned to safely navigate the online space and detect fake information in the media.  The meetings were hosted by representatives of the Media Literacy Department of the Communications Commission, Ani Gvetadze and...