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- Apr- 2022 -29 April
Regional and Local TV Channels’ Dilemma in the Context of Transition to Digital Terrestrial TV: “I’m Not Ready to Switch to the Digital Sources Today”
May 1 is the deadline for broadcasting the analogue television signal: after that, TV channels will be able to broadcast only in digital format, as the state previously assumed its…
- 26 April
Explosions in the Transnistrian Region Allegedly Damaged Two of Russia’s Most Powerful Radio Broadcast Antennas
In the night of Monday to Tuesday, April 26, in Maiac Village, Grigoriopol District, explosions damaged two antennas which were retransmitting the signal, including that of the radio stations from…
- 19 April
The Second Round of the Consultations on the Project on Countering Misinformation: “To Create an Authentic Broadcasting Market, We Should Proceed from the National Interest”
Criticism of the definition of the notion of misinformation and restrictions on audiovisual content broadcasting, as well as discussions about the need to create an authentic media and advertising market…
- 5 April
NIT lost the case against Moldova at the ECtHR. The Court found no violation of the right to free expression
The European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) did not find any violation of the right to freedom of expression or of the right to the protection of property in the…
- 4 April
Media outlets still drawn into defamation lawsuits: “It is a concerted attack”
Several media outlets in Moldova say they are forced to allocate resources to defend themselves in cases filed against them in courts, in some cases on complaints against all journalists…
- 1 April
IJC study // Online advertising, second in volume on the advertising market after television advertising
Online advertising makes up about 28% of the entire advertising market structure, or 25% less than TV advertising (53%), according to the study “Media market in Moldova: realities and trends”,…
- Mar- 2022 -30 March
Bravo TV, which mainly broadcasts cartoons, sanctioned by the BC for lack of own product and product in Romanian
The Broadcasting Council (BC) sanctioned the television station Bravo TV with several fines, totaling 56,000 MDL, for four violations, including for the lack of domestic products and products in Romanian.…
- 24 March
HIT FM and Radio Alla, sanctioned with five public warnings each for unilateral information about the crisis in the region
The Broadcasting Council (BC) sanctioned with five public warnings the radio stations HIT FM and Radio Alla for violations found in information and analysis materials about the armed conflict in…
- 23 March
RTR Moldova sanctioned by the BC for an unbalanced news report about the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant
The Broadcasting Council (BC) sanctioned the TV station RTR Moldova with a fine of 10,000 MDL for not balancing a news report with the opinion of Ukrainian representatives regarding the…
- 18 March
The draft law on advertising voted in final reading
The Parliament voted in the second reading the draft law on advertising. The initiative was supported at the plenary meeting of March 17 with 58 votes by the MPs of…
