The Communications Commission has issued broadcasting authorisation for Formula Ltd. The company has been registered at the Departmental Registry as a private general broadcaster. Formula will begin broadcasting across Georgia on 1 October. The company had initially failed to submit several mandatory legal documents for obtaining broadcasting authorisation. Therefore, the Communications Commission requested that Formula corrected the errors in the application. When the documents were brought in...

The Gurjaani Regional Court has ruled that the Network of Information Centres violated the law by failing to comply with the regulations for publishing public poll results. The case was brought back to the Gurjaani Regional Court after the Tbilisi Court of Appeals ruled that the Communications Commission had exercised its lawful right to complete the violation protocol against the Network of Information Centres. The case concerns the public poll results published by the information agency...

On 13 August 2019, the Communications Commission received an application for broadcasting authorisation from Formula Ltd. The Commission examined the submitted documents and found several mandatory pieces of information to be missing. Formula have already been informed about this issue. In accordance with the legislation, the company has been given five working days to correct the errors. The documents submitted by the company contained the following errors: the application did not contain a...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission held a workshop for journalists representing television companies and online publications on the subject of storytelling methods on social media. Journalists worked with an experienced trainer on using modern technologies to create multimedia products and placing them on social media platforms in an effective manner. The training course addressed specific issues such as coverage strategy, audience analysis and storytelling methods that achieve...

We believe that what we saw on Rustavi-2 on 7 July has nothing to do with freedom of speech and expression. The form and content of the statements made on the programme “P.S.” were unethical and unseemly. Hate speech and anti-state comments that are designed to incite violence constitute a grave threat to our country and our citizens. Furthermore, the insulting and provocative statements made by the Rustavi-2 journalist exceed the internationally recognised professional...

19 month project with over 190 expert missions of Lithuanian, German and Polish experts helped define Georgian secondary legislation and guidelines on communications in line with EU standards.  On Friday, 5th July 2019, the Closing Conference of EU-funded Twinning Project” Supporting the Georgian National Communication Commission (GNCC) in developing of its electronic communications regulatory framework and operational capacities in line with EU regulatory framework”...

The Communications Commission has held the final conference of the twinning project “Supporting the Georgian National Communications Commission (GNCC) in Developing the Regulatory Framework for Electronic Communications and Operational Capacities.” Project leaders reviewed the results of their 19-month collaboration and talked about future prospects. The documents devised as part of the project serve to gradually bring Georgian legislation in line with EU directives and...

The Communications Commission has held the presentation and awards event for the media literacy competition “Truth or Fiction?” The contest, which aims to develop critical thinking, analysis and fact-checking skills, has four winners. 20 pupils from 10th and 11th grades took part in the competition. The winners were selected by a competent jury panel. The contest was organised by the Communications Commission and the Media Academy together with the Ministry of Education, Science,...

The Communications Commission, Media Academy and the United States Embassy have jointly organised a training event for media managers, producers and presenters on the subject of Russian propaganda and ways of fighting it. The event was led by the Director of the Russia Program at the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA), Brian Whitmore. CEPA studies political processes in Central and Eastern Europe and Russia. Brian Whitmore was a senior analyst at Radio Liberty and worked as foreign...

The Communications Commission has published the second media monitoring report for the 2019 midterm parliamentary elections, covering the period between 20 May and 9 June 2019. Nine broadcasting channels and radio broadcasters were monitored during the reporting period. During the monitoring process, the Commission scrutinised the following: a) Election advertising; b) Election debates; c) News and political programmes; d) Election campaigning; e) Public opinion polls and research. The media...