The Media Academy of the Communications Commission will add lectures by war reporter and journalist Koba Liklikadze to its Masterclass series each Wednesday. As part of the Masterclass, the author will share practical advice, front-line stories, and other important information based on his 30 years of experience. The series of online lectures is intended for those interested in journalism. The Masterclass series includes lectures by 18 authors with a wealth of experience in the media industry....

The Communications Commission has issued written warnings to the TV broadcasters Formula and Formula Multimedia, as well as the radio broadcasters Journalists' Union People’s Voice, Radio-TV Nori and Gamma System for violating the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, and ordered them to cease receiving funding from a foreign power.  In the second quarter of 2025, Formula Multimedia LLC received GEL 1,336,675 from INFINITY CV GROUP CY LTD, a legal entity registered in Cyprus. During the...

The Communications Commission has published the media monitoring report for the pre-election period of the 2025 municipal elections, which covers the period from 4 August to 4 September. A total of 51 broadcasters were quantitatively monitored during the reporting period. Within the framework of the monitoring process, the Commission monitored the following: pre-election advertising; pre-election debates; news and political shows; pre-election agitation; public opinion surveys and...

The Communications Commission will hold an analytical contest “Become a Media Literacy Researcher” between 1 October and 15 November.  Those wishing to participate in the contest must submit an analytical paper on one of the following topics: Media and Artificial Intelligence: Challenges and Opportunities; Fake Information (Disinformation, Misinformation); Hate Speech and Online Discrimination: The Role of Media Literacy. The cash prizes are: GEL 5,000 for the first place, GEL...

Member of the Communications Commission Natia Kukuladze and Head of Media Literacy Department Mariam Dakhundaridze took part in the conference “To Educate or to Ban: Breaking the Impasse,” organised by the Liaison Centre for Education and Media Information of France (CLEMI). Within the framework of the event, ComCom representatives held a working meeting with the Director for International Cooperation and Head of Media Literacy Service of the French regulator ARCOM.  During the...

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission has held a seminar for startuppers on the subject of “Marketing in the Age of AI,” which was chaired by founder of 10xSeo, David Tsilosani. During the meeting, the trainer talked about such important issues as the evolution of marketing; changes in consumer behavior based on language models; a new paradigm of competition in the world of language models; how language model search works, and how to get into recommendations. In addition,...

The Communications Commission has launched the Digital Support Programme in the Municipality of Sachkhere, holding informational meetings in the target villages of Argveti, Bakhioti, Chala, Chalovani, Chikha, Darka, Ghona, Itavaza, Jalaurta, Jria, Korbouli, Kveda Orghuli, Kvemo Khevi, Mokhva, Nigvzara, Perevi, Sareki, Bajiti, Shomakheti and Tskhami. The meetings were attended by the World Bank's digital development specialist Himmat Singh Sandhu.  As part of the Digital Support Programme,...

The Communications Commission has fined Spero TV GEL 2,500 for violating the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting. Specifically, the Commission received a complaint from citizen K.K. in August of this year, alleging that the broadcaster had spread false information about him in one of its stories and on social media. Based on the decision of the Commission, K.K. appealed to the self-regulatory body of Spero TV, and received a letter a month and a half later stating that the complaint was not...

The Communications Commission has launched the Digital Support Programme in the Municipality of Sachkhere. Within the framework of the project, the Commission organised an informational meeting at Sachkhere Town Hall, which was attended by the Mayor of Sachkhere, as well as representatives of the local government, administration and resource centre.  As part of the Digital Support Programme, residents of the target settlements in Sachkhere will be able to receive free training in digital...

The Communications Commission has drawn up a violation report against POSTV for covering a public opinion poll in violation of the law.  The monitoring conducted by the Commission revealed that on 11 September, the broadcaster covered a public opinion poll in violation of the law. Specifically, POSTV published the poll without indicating who commissioned the poll or whether the poll was paid or free. According to the Election Code of Georgia, when reporting the results of a public opinion...