TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian government does not intend to change its position in regards of to implementing the must-carry and must-offer principles.
This means that it does not go along with the recommendation of foreign ambassadors in Georgia. These asked
TBILISI, DFWatch – A working group of ambassadors in Georgia calls on the government to extend the term of the temporary must-carry and must-offer principles to beyond election day.
UNDP on Wednesday released a statement after the meeting of the working group
TBILISI, DFWatch – The Georgian parliament today passed the new law which is meant to make television more diverse ahead of each election.
A campaigners have been advocating the must-carry and must-offer principles for months, and two weeks ago the
TBILISI, DFWatch – An opposion party in Georgia warns that a law meant to create diversity in media will lead to social turmoil after the election in October.
Levan Vepkhvadze, one of the leaders of the opposition Christian Democrats, says introducing so-called must-carry
TBILISI, DFWatch – A draft law to let small and independent TV stations get national distribution contains a loophole.
The text of the draft law became public Tuesday and shows that ‘technical’ problems will free cable companies from their obligations to carry all channels.
‘Technical
TBILISI, DFWatch – Georgia will enforce media diversity, but only for sixty days, according to a new draft law.
The draft envisages passing a law that will secure the population diverse access to TV channels. Currently, most of the population only have access to channels
TBILISI, DFWatch – A legislative initiative to provide for more diverse media in Georgia continues to gather support as the EU Ambassador says he supports it.
At a meeting at the Central Election Commission today, EU Ambassador to Georgia Philip Dimitrov said it gives
TBILISI, DFWatch – A leading lawmaker in Georgia has modified a statement he made yesterday, that the government will support a proposal from democracy campaigners.
Speaker of Parliament Davit Bakradze yesterday said he and the ruling National Movement party will vote
TBILISI, DFWatch – A leading lawmaker in Georgia says he is positive to a new law proposal that would diversify access to the media.
Speaker of Parliament Davit Bakradze said Friday that he supports the introduction of the principles must-carry and must-offer.
TBILISI, DFWatch – The ruling party in Georgia defends its policy of not interfering in the television sector to provide pluralism before the parliamentary election.
Outgoing U.S. Ambassador to Georgia John Bass last week criticized the lack of plurality in Georgian