Day: October 19, 2011

Media watchdog chairman accused of conflict of interest

October 19, 2011 by Rusiko Machaidze

TBILISI, DFWatch – The chair of Georgia’s media regulatory commission keeps back from interfering when TV stations break the advertising rules. His inaction as a watchdog leader is to his own personal benefit. The chair, Irakli Chikovani, has a 35% share in Magi Style Media Ltd, which sells TV airtime to advertisers. Therefore, the chairman’s … Read more

Financier signing up political advisors

October 19, 2011 by Mari Nikuradze

TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia’s richest is carefully laying the groundwork for his entering politics and wresting the Caucasus nation out of the grip of president Mikheil Saakashvili. One crucial piece in his plan is to put together a pool of advisors around him in order to bounce ideas around and gauge the atmosphere among the … Read more