The Communications Commission has announced competitions for specialised radio broadcasting licenses in Tbilisi, Mtskheta-Mtianeti, Racha, Lechkhumi and Kvemo Svaneti, Zemo Svaneti and Guria. Applicants will have until 17:00 on 4 July 2022 to present their new broadcasting concept, which will generally follow one theme and not include news or political programmes. The competition is not open to the radio broadcasters who wish to expand their broadcasting area.  The Commission has announced...

The Communications Commission hosted experts from the Latvian Electronic Communications Office (ECO) to share best practices and experiences in managing the radio frequency spectrum monitoring system. The two-day visit took place as part of the Technical Assistance and Information Exchange (TAIEX) project funded by the European Commission.  The aim of the working visit was to exchange best practices and experiences. During the meeting, ComCom representatives informed their Latvian...

In the first quarter of 2022, advertising revenues of TV and radio broadcasters increased by 10.6% to GEL 17.8 million. Commercial advertising revenues of TV broadcasters increased by 11.3% year-on-year to GEL 16.3 million. Adverts accounted for 75.6% of advertising revenues of TV broadcasters, while sponsorship accounted for 14.3%, which is a 6.3% increase year-on-year.  Teleimedi once again had the largest share of commercial TV advertising revenues in Q1. Its revenues increased by GEL...

The Communications Commission hosted a delegation from the media committee of the Senate of the Czech Republic. During the visit, Vice-President of the Senate Jiří Růžička met with members of the Communications Commission – Vakhtang Abashidze, Ivane Makharadze and Natia Kukuladze.  The main issue discussed during the meeting was the current media environment in Georgia. The hosts informed the Czech senators about the activities and priorities of the Communications Commission...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission has held a two-day seminar for media representatives, titled “How to Find the Main Character.” During the interactive training session, journalists worked with playwright Basa Janikashvili. The training dealt with modern-day media challenges such as dramatic composition of a story and determining the sequence of storytelling. Journalists gained knowledge and obtained information on how to turn news into a story, and how to unfold...

The Communications Commission and the Media Academy have announced the latest edition of the media literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?” Participation in the contest will be open for all IX, X and XI grade pupils from 16 May until 30 June. As part of the competition, participants are required to identify fake news in Georgian media space (internet, television and printed media) that had not yet been confirmed as inaccurate. The students have to explain how they identified the...

Communications Commission member Ivane Makharadze and other representatives of the Commission took part in the 55th annual meeting of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA). The meeting took place on 11-13 May in Antwerp, Belgium. Important topics discussed during the meeting included the harmful effect of advertising on minors.  EPRA also discussed the significance and role of media regulators in digital environment, the importance of media freedom and the impact of...

As part of the project “The Challenge of Disinformation: Developing Critical Thinking in Schools,” the Communications Commission has trained 21 teachers of Public School N4 in Ozurgeti using a specially designed module. Teachers learned about the negative impact of disinformation and anti-western propaganda and mechanisms to protect themselves from them. Teachers will put the experience obtained during the project into practice by developing the critical and logical thinking skills...

To promote and support innovative business ideas in the media space, the Media Lab of the Communications Commission has announced the fourth edition of the competition for startups, called “Ideadrome.” The goal of the Media Lab is to discover potential startups and help them turn their ideas into reality. The contest will identify the best startup ideas. The winning teams will then undergo a week-long training. They will have the opportunity to obtain the necessary knowledge for...

With the aim to develop media literacy and raise awareness, the Communications Commission has trained 21 IX-X pupils of School N2 in Ozurgeti in media economics. During the training, pupils received full information about social media funding sources. They also learned about the role of each user in social media funding, and about social media economics in general. The media literacy project “Media Economics,” which has been recognised by EU countries and the Evens Foundation as a...