News
- Jul- 2024 -10 July
The Legislative Amendments That Brought TRM Back under Parliamentary Control Will Be Revised Next Year, According to the President of the Media Committee
Until the end of 2025, the deputies are supposed to review the audiovisual legislation amendments which brought back the public media service provider under parliamentary control in autumn 2021 and intervened in…
- Jun- 2024 -27 June
The BC President about the Initiative Voted in Gagauzia: “It Causes Imminent Risks of TV and Radio Broadcasting Services Emerging Outside the Legal Field”
The Broadcasting Council regards the vote in Comrat as a “parallel” tool for licensing TV channels and radio stations as an “attempt to circumvent the Code of Audiovisual Media Services…
- 26 June
The New and the Old “Izin”. The Authorities of Gagauzia Vote for Establishing a “Parallel” Tool for Licensing TV Channels and Radio Stations in the First Reading
The local authorities of Gagauzia voted on a draft law which provides for a “parallel” tool for licensing the audiovisual media activity in the region, which is an exclusive attribution…
- 7 June
The Bas TV Channel Gives up Its Broadcasting License. The Newsroom Will Continue Its Activity Online
The Bas TV channel from Basarabeasca ceases its activity after requesting to withdraw its broadcasting license. This request was unanimously accepted by the Broadcasting Council (BC) members at the meeting held…
- 4 June
Freedom House Report 2023: The Republic of Moldova Is “Partially Free” and Has a Media Sector Dominated by Oligarchs and Politicians
In the Republic of Moldova, corruption is “pervasive,” and links between certain political figures and relations based on interests are obvious in the country. These are the findings of the…
- May- 2024 -30 May
5 TV Channels Are Left without Broadcasting Permission Documents Due to Transactions Confirming Their Affiliation with Plahotniuc and Sor
Three companies were left without permissive documents for TV broadcasting and audiovisual services. These are such companies as Telesistem TV (which owns Primul in Moldova and Accent TV), Archidoc Group (the owner of…
- 28 May
Report: Half the Globe’s Population Faces the Crisis of Freedom of Expression. The Score of the Republic of Moldova Decreases
More than half of the globe’s population, i.e. 53% or 4.2 billion people reside in countries where freedom of expression is in crisis. This is more population than at any other…
- 21 May
The Global Digital Compact Project “Includes No Guarantees for Journalism and the Right to Information” and Attracts International Media Organizations’ Attention
At the beginning of this year, the UN published the initial draft of the so-called Pact for the Future, and the final version of the document will be adopted by…
- 17 May
CuSens Wins the Litigation for Alleged Defamation Initiated by the Founding Company of the “DaVinci” Lyceum at the Court of Original Jurisdiction
The court of original jurisdiction recently rejected the claims filed against the CuSens newsroom by Guzun V.E. SRL, the founding company of “DaVinci” Lyceum. The litigation concerns the investigation titled “The Partnership…
- 10 May
The Memorandum on the Freedom of the Press: Signals of Censorship and Disinformation at GRT and Modest Progress at TRM
During the last year, GRT, the regional public TV channel from Gagauzia, avoided criticizing the governance from Comrat, demonstrated signs of censorship, and was sanctioned for disinformation, according to the…
