The Communications Commission has issued a written caution to BMG, Alt-Info, Kvemo Kartli TV and Radio Company, Marneuli TV, Media Centre for Open Abkhazia, Advertising of the Future, Imperia, Voice of Abkhazia, Med FM and Media Group for violating the Election Code of Georgia.  According to the Election Code, a broadcast licence holder or authorised broadcaster must, not later than 5 calendar days from the 60th day before polling, for the purpose of publishing on the website of the...

As part of the Digital Support Programme, the Communications Commission held an informational meeting with town hall employees in Khobi and Abasha on the subject of media literacy. The meetings were chaired by ComCom Media Literacy Department representative Mariam Gugulashvili.  The meeting discussed issues such as the role and importance of media literacy, separation of information, facts, opinion and fake news, disinformation methods, as well as distinguishing between trolls and bots....

The Media Lab of the Communications Commission held a practical training session for budding startuppers, titled “From the Idea to the Product: Mistakes and opportunities.” The meeting was chaired by Kernel co-founder and entrepreneur Beka Dalakishvili, who shared his experience with the aim of helping startuppers avoid making common mistakes in the early stages. The training covered topics such as the gathering and effective management of a team, building a strong work culture, the...

The Communications Commission has deemed the television company BMG to have violated the Election Code of Georgia and issued the broadcaster with a violation protocol.  Media monitoring carried out by ComCom established that BMG aired free political adverts of the political unions Georgian Dream – Democratic Georgia, Alliance of Patriots of Georgia, Girchi, Coalition for Change – Gvaramia Melia Girchi Droa, European Democrats and Unity – National Movement in violation of...

Representatives of the Communications Commission held a working meeting with lawyers, marketing service employees and producers of TV Pirveli on the subject of product placement rules. The meeting served to raise awareness among TV representatives about product placement violations, as well as to discuss in detail the legal framework and product placement guidelines developed by ComCom. The aim of the consultations was to eliminate product placement violations in Georgian television space and...

The Communications Commission has trained another 135 teachers in teaching media literacy for the purpose of integrating media literacy into formal education. The meetings were chaired by media literacy expert Natalia Ingorokva and media literacy trainer Khatuna Tsikhelashvili, who introduced participants to the educational standard and Media Literacy Lessons manual devised specifically for teaching media literacy. Trained teachers will be able to teach media literacy as an optional subject to...

ComCom member Ekaterine Imedadze and Head of the Market Regulation Department Ekaterine Sichinava took part in the 19th World Telecommunication/ICT Indicators Symposium of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). In addition, ComCom representatives took part in the meetings of the Expert Group on Telecommunication/ICT Indicators (EGTI) and Expert Group on ICT Household Indicators.  As part of the event, Ekaterine Imedadze held a meeting with the Director of the ITU Development...

The number of public schools teaching media literacy as an optional subject increased substantially and reached 227 this year. Notably, public schools in Georgian regions account for 91% of the 227 facilities. These significant results have been achieved through the project to integrate media literacy into formal education, which was implemented with the help of UNICEF and the Ministry of Education, Science and Youth of Georgia. As part of the project, media literacy was integrated into formal...

The Chairman of the Communications Commission, Kakha Bekauri, met the observer mission of the Council of Europe in to discuss the monitoring of the Georgian media space during the election period, election campaigns and free political advertising, as well as to assess the current situation and discuss the challenges in this regard. After the meeting, Kakha Bekauri spoke to the media about the aforementioned issues and emphasised that all decisions made by the Communications Commission are based...

The Communications Commission has added another group of online lectures to its Masterclass series, this time by TV presenter Naniko Khazaradze. The masterclass is designed for people who wish to achieve success in the entertainment industry and present educational and entertainment programmes. As part of the Masterclass, Naniko Khazaradze uses her 35 years of experience to talk about the transformation of educational and entertainment programmes over time and the skills required to achieve...