The Communications Commission has carried out an analysis of paid and free pre-election advertising for the 2021 Georgian municipal elections, which showed that TV and radio broadcasters dedicated more than 39,000 total minutes to free political advertising, which is the equivalent of paid advertising worth approximately GEL 23.2 million. TV broadcasters allocated a total of more than 35,000 minutes, worth GEL 22.5 million, to free political advertising.    As for paid political...

The Communications Commission has issued a record of administrative offence against TV Pirveli, Mtavari TV and Formula for airing political advertising in violation of the legislation. In the period of October 27-29, the aforementioned broadcasters aired a paid political advert of the United National Movement, which featured the leaders of UNM, Lelo, European Georgia, Girchi – More Freedom and Droa.  The aforementioned political advert was commissioned for TV Pirveli by Lelo, thereby...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission has held a two-day training for journalists. The interactive training titled “Psychology of Perception and Communication” was led by psychologist Rusudan Gorgiladze, who worked as a fellow at Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs for several years and was also the Regional Director for Eastern Europe at the Harvard Alumni Association. She took part in the negotiations concerning Georgia’s accession to...

The Media Academy continues to work on developing media literacy and enhancing the qualifications of journalists in Georgia. To this end, it is planning to implement new learning programs, seminars, and masterclasses both for fledgling and active media managers, producers and journalists. Activities of the Media Academy will soon resume in full, having been temporarily suspended due to the pandemic. The Media School will start practical teaching, which forms the basis of the Bavarian Regulatory...

ComCom Commissioner - Natia Kukuladze and the EU Ambassador to Georgia - Carl Hartzell held a meeting with teachers in the Pankisi Gorge and discussed the importance of media literacy, as well as the existing challenges in this field. The EU and ComCom representatives informed the teachers about future projects and answered their questions. After the discussion, 17 public school teachers from the villages of Kvareltskaro, Omalo, Birkiani, Dumasturi, Jokolo, Duisi and Sakobiano in the Pankisi...

In the third quarter of 2021, total advertising revenues of television and radio broadcasters increased by 22.2% compared to the same period of the previous year and accounted to GEL 21.8 million, 86.1% of which is accounted for by direct advertising.  The advertising revenues of television broadcasters increased by 25% compared to the same period of the previous year and amounted to GEL 20 million. Imedi TV collected GEL 5.9 million advertising revenues -more than any other broadcaster...

ComCom Commissioner Ekaterine Imedadze took part in the annual discussion organized by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and presented to international partners  the current challenges and future plans concerning the Georgian telecommunications market. Issues addressed during the round-table discussions included practical regulation of the telecom industry in the digital age, initiatives to stimulate the digital economy and involvement of the regulatory bodies....

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission has announced a competition for start-ups, called “Ideadrome.” Start-ups that are working on simplifying communication in the digital space, educational gaming, protection against fake news and facilitating access to information, must register until  November 19 on the following link: https://cutt.ly/7R49fwa. Participants of the contest will be working with experienced mentors, who will help them improve their ideas and develop...

The Communications Commission and the Media Academy will hold the media literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?” for bachelor degree students for the second time. Participation in the contest, which aims to develop logical and critical thinking, analysis, and fact-checking skills among young people, will be open to all bachelor degree students from November 1 until December 5.  As part of the competition, participants are required to identify fake news in Georgian media space...

As part of the Media Literacy Week, the Communications Commission has trained Samtskhe-Javakheti State University students, including ethnic minorities, in dealing with disinformation. Media literacy trainer Anna Gvenetadze taught participants about issues such as critical thinking, identifying fake news and validating information. Students learned about the mechanisms for identifying fake news, filtering, and verifying information, and determining trustworthy sources. They also learned how...