The Communications Commission has named St. George International School as the winner in the primary school category of the Media Literacy Olympiad, which it held for teachers and students. More than 500 schools across Georgia took part in the contest. The winning submission by St. George's International School was a video created by fourth graders, in which the students explain in creative and entertaining ways how they deal with misinformation and determine the truth. ComCom awarded the ...

During the International Conference on Competition and Consumer Protection, the head of the Market Regulation Department at the Communications Commission, Ekaterine Sichinava, presented the results of the comprehensive study of the telecom market carried out by ComCom together with EU experts. During the panel session “Competition Enforcement Policy in Regulated Markets – Key Trends and Challenges,” Ms. Sichinava noted that the study assessed both the fixed and the mobile ...

Georgia is hosting the III International Conference on Competition and Consumer Protection, which has been organised by the Communications Commission, the Georgian Competition and Consumer Agency, National Bank of Georgia, the Georgian National Energy and Water Supply Regulatory Commission, and the Insurance State Supervision Service. The opening session of the event, which focussed on the achievements, results and challenges in the field of competition and consumer protection, was attended by ...

The total commercial advertising revenues of TV and radio broadcasters in the third quarter of 2024 decreased by 6.9% year-over-year to GEL 18.1 million. TV broadcasters alone collected GEL 16 million in advertising revenues (10% less than in the previous year), with direct advertising accounting for 74% of the total, and product placement accounting for 13.5%. The third quarter of 2024 coincided with the start of the pre-election period for the 2024 parliamentary elections. The current ...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission has added another group of online lectures to its Masterclass series, this time by TV presenter and producer Nino Shubladze. The masterclass is designed for people with an interest in journalism and news production. As part of the masterclass, Nino Shubladze uses her 25 years of experience to talk about the difficulties in finding exclusives; interview techniques; newsroom challenges during the coverage of emergency situations; as well as the ...

The Communications Commission has issued TV Ilioni with a written caution for violating the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting. Monitoring activities carried out by the Commission established that in October this year, Ilioni aired the programme Morning Politics Live at 11:00, where the presenter used offensive and foul language. Furthermore, the use of foul language was not justified by context. According to the Law of Georgia on Broadcasting, programmes containing offensive and foul language are ...

ComCom member Ekaterine Imedadze took part in the high-level Middle East 2024 Global Carrier Community Meeting (GCCM). During the panel discussion devoted to the topic of strengthening digital connections, Ms. Imedadze talked about Georgia’s potential as a regional digital hub, the opportunities on the local digital market, and the steps taken by the Communications Commission to promote investment in the telecom ecosystem.  During the event, Ekaterine Imedadze also took part in the ...

In September and October of this year, the Communications Commission trained 1100 teachers in teaching media literacy for the purpose of integrating media literacy into formal education. The trainings were led by the Informal Education Programme consultant at the Teachers’ Professional Development Centre, Manana Jincharadze, media literacy expert Natalia Ingorokva, media literacy trainer Khatuna Tsikhelashvili, and ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Mariam Bibilashvili, who ...

The Communications Commission has issued Teleimedi, Studio Maestro, PosTV, Formula, the Georgian Public Broadcaster, TV Pirveli, TV Kavkasia, Palitra News, Media Holding Georgian Times and Silk Media with violation reports, but asked the court to free the broadcasters from financial penalties after hearing their arguments during a meeting.  Teleimedi, Studio Maestro, PosTV and Formula aired the results of public opinion polls 48 hours before the vote (i.e. during the “period of ...

The Media Academy of the Communications Commission is hosting a four-month intensive practical course by the Media School Studio. The course serves to allow the 15 participants to fully master the profession of journalism and create a diverse media portfolio, which will give each of them a unique opportunity to start and develop a career in this field. The course includes both theoretical and practical work in the field of journalism, which will allow graduates to independently create a ...