In the second quarter of 2022, commercial advertising revenues of TV and radio broadcasters totalled GEL 19 million, which represents a GEL 4.1 million (17.5%) decrease year-on-year. The decline in advertising revenues was conditioned by the new regulations on gambling ads, which came into effect on 1 March 2022. Prior to the regulations taking effect, gambling firms were among the largest advertisers. During the second quarter of 2021, TV and radio broadcasters received more than GEL 4.6...

The Communications Commission has successfully held the 7th edition of media literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?” The jury panel assessed around 100 entries and selected three winners, who received ultramodern prizes from the Commission. The media literacy contest has been held for four years, and has lost none of its relevance. It aims to develop critical thinking, analysis and fact-checking skills among the youngsters. As part of the contest, participants had to identify fake news...

The Communications Commission has granted Magticom’s request to terminate the Magtifix licence. According to the information provided by the company, Magtifix currently has no active subscribers. In March 2021, Magticom had 8969 active CDMA subscribers. Documents submitted by the company show that 8534 subscribers extended their contracts with Magticom but stopped using the Magtifix service, while the remaining 432 subscribers were transferred from Magtifix to an alternative...

Members of the Communications Commission have held another working meeting with the regional market access manager of Starlink, Ben McWilliams. Starlink, which is owned by Elon Musk’s SpaceX, received authorisation from the Communications Commission to provide satellite internet services in Georgia. On his return visit to the country, Mr. McWilliams met with Commissioner Ekaterine Imedadze and other representatives of the Commission. The Starlink representative informed them about the...

Starlink – a satellite internet service provided by Elon Musk’s company SpaceX, has received authorisation from the Communications Commission, which it requested on 8 July 2022. Starlink Georgia is currently preparing to begin practical operations. According to the terms of the authorisation, SpaceX will provide high-speed broadband services through Starlink in Georgia.  A representative of SpaceX visited the Communications Commission at the end of last month, discussing the...

The Communications Commission, in partnership with UNICEF and the Ministry of Education and Science of Georgia, has launched a new process aimed at integrating media literacy into formal education. The project is being implemented with the financial backing of USAID.  The first stage of the project will consist of research and evaluation of media literacy needs. Together with the Ministry of Education and the National Centre for Teacher Professional Development (NCTPD), the Commission will...

As part of the Digital Support Programme of Log-in Georgia, the Communications Commission, with the support of the National Property Agency, organised a training in the municipality of Ozurgeti. Around 50 people from target villages familiarised themselves with the electronic auction platform eAuction.ge, learning about the capabilities of the portal, as well as the ways to register and purchase and sell property. The training was attended by officials from villages in the municipality of...

As part of the Digital Transformation Forum, the Communications Commission hosted panel discussions on the telecom industry and media literacy. The event was organised by the Commission and the Georgian ICT Cluster with the support of the USAID economic governance programme. During the panel discussions, industry representatives and experts delivered speeches on the importance of opening the telecom market and developing media literacy in Georgia.  The first panel discussion was opened by...

Member of the Communications Commission Ekaterine Imedadze took part in the opening of the Digital Transformation Forum, which was organised by the Georgian ICT Cluster and the Digital Transformation Consortium with the support of USAID’s economic security and economic governance programmes. The Digital Transformation Forum was opened by the Minister of Economy and Sustainable Development of Georgia Levan Davitashvili, USAID/Georgia Mission Director Peter Wiebler, Commissioner Ekaterine...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission presents a new series of online lectures by Maka Antidze, a journalist with 30 years of experience. For the past 25 years, she has worked at the Caucasus Bureau of Reuters as Head of the Bureau and Chief Correspondent. Earlier she was a correspondent for Associated Press. Maka Antidze’s masterclass is available on the Media Academy YouTube channel from today. The series of 5 online lectures allows viewers to learn about the journalism...