To align with the EU's Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the Communications Commission approved regulations on the accessibility of audiovisual products for persons with disabilities. The regulations oblige media service providers to progressively make their content accessible to people with disabilities, which involves introducing subtitles, sign language and audio description. In addition, the Commission developed the rules for the functioning of the specially adapted online portal...

To align with the EU's Audiovisual Media Services Directive, the Communications Commission approved a code of conduct for on-demand audiovisual media service providers, and a code of conduct for video sharing platforms. According to the normative acts, the Commission will establish ethical norms and rules of conduct for service providers based on the Law of Georgia On Broadcasting, namely: justice, right of reply, coverage of court sessions and armed conflict, and inviolability of personal...

Thanks to the State Internetization Programme, up to 800 families in the village of Likhauri in the Municipality of Ozurgeti are already using fibre-optic broadband services. This was enabled by the company Open Net, which built 140 km of broadband infrastructure with the support of the Communications Commission and enabled 29,000 locals to access high-quality internet. To support the State Internetization Programme, the Commission is implementing the Digital Support Programme, which is a...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission held informational meetings for town hall employees in the municipalities of Ozurgeti and Chokhatauri. The meeting in Ozurgeti was chaired by ComCom member Natia Kukuladze, while the meeting in Chokhatauri was led by the ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Mariam Gugulashvili.  During the meetings, ComCom representatives gave a presentation about the importance of media literacy and talked about the meaning...

The Communications Commission has found that Mtavari Arkhi, TV Pirveli and Formula aired political advertising in violation of the legislation. In June this year, the aforementioned TV channels aired an advert where the leader of the political union Lelo Mamuka Khazaradze talks about his book, but also highlights his achievements for the country and makes pre-election promises. He also states that his book presents a plan for achieving EU membership, increasing pensions, establishing a...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission held a seminar for active and rookie startuppers. Titled “Management of Startup Processes,” the seminar was led by Media Lab representatives and guest speakers.  During the meeting, participants received detailed information about process management in a startup, the continuous cycle of product and customer development, how a new cycle develops based on past experiences, and how to introduce the necessary standard practices in...

As part of the 2024 European Dialogue on Internet Governance (EuroDIG), ComCom member Ekaterine Imedadze and IR Service representatives Nini Grdzelishvili and Mzia Gogilashvili held a session titled “Connectivity Corridors between Europe and the Middle East and Europe and Asia.” The session was moderated by the ComCom Head of Competition and Market Regulation Department Ekaterine Sichinava, while Ekaterine Imedadze took the role of online moderator. During the meeting,...

As part of the initiative by the Steering Committee for Education of the Council of Europe (CDEDU), ComCom member Natia Kukuladze and Head of Media Literacy Department Mariam Dakhundaridze conducted a visit to Strasbourg to attend a workshop for national experts on digital citizenship education (DCE). The aim of the meeting was to create a DCE framework document. The workshop covered important topics such as age-appropriate learning, lesson plans, project ideas, online courses and educational...

As part of the media literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?”, the Communications Commission trained pupils of Public School N2 in Kvareli and Public School N4 in Telavi in media literacy. The meetings were led by ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Tamar Karbaia, who explained the terms of the contest and the issues relating to the submission process and fake news detection to the youngsters.  Using materials from BBC Academy, students shared their methods of detecting...

Having assumed the chairmanship of the European Audiovisual Observatory (EAO) Executive Council in 2024, Georgia hosted the 71st working meeting of the organisation, titled “Market Competitiveness – Implications for the Industry and for Regulators of Smaller Countries.” The meeting was opened by ComCom member and Georgia’s representative on the Executive Council, Ivane Makharadze, who assessed the current state of the audiovisual sector in Georgia and the role of...