The Communications Commission has fined Sezoni TV GEL 2,500 for violating the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting. Specifically, monitoring conducted by the Commission revealed that in May and June of this year, Sezoni TV aired the programme “Daily Review with Nikoloz Mzhavanadze” at 21:00, where offensive language was used once by a guest, and once by the host.  According to the Law on Broadcasting, programmes containing offensive language are considered unsuitable for minors under ...

Member of the communications Commission Ekaterine Imedadze took part in the meeting of the International Telecommunication Union Council in Geneva, which included elections for the positions of Chair and Deputy Chair of the Council.  In addition, the event discussed such important issues as the 2024 ITU Annual Activity Report and Strategic Plan; preparations for the 2025 World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC-25); ITU projects implemented in 2023-24 and plans for the future; ...

Head of the Spectrum and Technology Department of the Communications Commission Sandro Karumidze and Head of the Spectrum Management Group Giorgi Papava took part in the 20th European Spectrum Management Conference in Brussels.  The conference discussed important issues such as the European Digital Networks Act, the coexistence of GSO/NGSO satellite systems, the future use of the 7.125–8.5 GHz band, maximising the value of the 6GHz and sub-700 MHz mid-frequency bands for mobile ...

In the first quarter of 2025, TV broadcasters collected a total of GEL 14.8 million in commercial advertising revenues. The information supplied by broadcasters to the Communications Commission under the Law on Broadcasting shows that the following companies spent the most money procuring advertising on Teleimedi, Rustavi 2, PosTV, Formula and TV Pirveli in Q1 2025:  Teleimedi collected more than GEL 500,000 in advertising revenues from Bank of Georgia. The broadcaster collected between ...

Member of the Communications Commission Ivane Makharadze took part in the 27th plenary meeting of the Steering Committee on Media and Information Society of the Council of Europe (CDMSI), which discussed the steps taken by CDMSI member states to protect the safety of journalists and future initiatives.  The 27th plenary meeting of CDMSI was also devoted to reviewing important issues such as the annual report of the Platform for the Safety of Journalists on press freedom, political ...

Head of the Market Regulation Department of the Communications Commission, Ekaterine Sichinava, took part in an event organised by the National Bank of Georgia. The event, titled “Development of Financial Technologies: Challenges and Opportunities,” served as a forum for discussion and sharing of experiences among the representatives of various sectors.  The event included a panel session on the “Effects of Key Stakeholder Collaboration,” where the ComCom ...

During today’s session of the Communications Commission, Chairman Kakha Bekauri reminded media representatives and the public that the amendments to the Law on Broadcasting are fully European in nature and have been in effect in all European countries for a long time. Specifically, European countries have been instructing broadcasters for years to adhere to fundamental journalistic standards that responsible media outlets should already be doing.  “This law requires ...

“I can promise you that we will be as loyal as possible in enforcing the law, especially until the practice is implemented. We are interested in ensuring that obscenity and hate speech are no longer present in the media. Just like the public and you, we want to prevent the spread of disinformation and our society being misled. Facts should not be misinterpreted or distorted, opinions should not be turned into facts, and the interests of the viewers should be protected,” ComCom ...

Within the framework of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission conducted a training for IP managers at the town hall of the Municipality of Khoni. The meeting concerned two of the main elements of the programme in the shape of digital literacy and safe use of the internet. More specifically, participants learned about important issues such as finding the desired information online, using Google applications and social platforms, etc.  The Digital Support Programme ...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission held a seminar “What is Europe?” for journalists and students of the faculty of journalism. The meeting was chaired by psychologist Rusudan Gorgiladze – a doctoral candidate at the University of Hildesheim and Regional Director for Eastern Europe at the Harvard Alumni Association, who was also a research fellow at the Harvard University Weatherhead Center for International Affairs and part of the state delegation working on ...