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...

ComCom members Ivane Makharadze and Natia Kukuladze, and Head of the IR Service Nino Grdzelishvili took part in the 59th meeting of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA) hosted by the Dutch media regulator CvdM.   The event included two themed sessions: “Media Literacy and Elections,” and “Artificial Intelligence and Media Regulation.” The first session focussed on the issues of media literacy and digital citizenship, as well as the importance...

“The fixed fibre-optic broadband service market in Georgia is uncompetitive and non-dynamic, which is restrictive and damaging for the consumers.” These are the findings of the EU experts who took part in the comprehensive study commissioned by ComCom. The experts deemed Magticom to be an operator with significant market power and identified specific obligations that they believe will overcome the challenges of competition and enable Georgian consumers to have access to diverse and...

As part of the media literacy contest “Truth or Fiction?”, the Communications Commission trained 150 pupils of public schools in Marneuli, Gurjaani, Sagarejo, and the village of Saimerlo. 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...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission held a two-day seminar for TV cameramen led by Reuters reporter David Chkhikvishvili. During the meeting, the trainer shared his experience, which includes many years of covering protests, wars and numerous other domestic and international events. As part of the meeting, the cameramen got acquainted with the technique of telling a story with one shot; planning the filming; choosing the proper lighting, focus and composition; and stress...