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Featured Publications 17/04/2017

The Power of Airwaves: The Role of Spectrum Management in Media Development

Electromagnetic spectrum – the frequencies on which all voice and data signals are transmitted – has been viewed for decades as a scarce resource and leased to the highest bidder…

Media developments, Serbia 26/10/2016

Serbia: Is Regulatory Authority of Electronic Media (REM) Compromised

The election of the new REM Council members deepened problems on the Serbian media scene. Serbian Parliament, in a session of 14 October 2016, chose…

Bosnia and Herzegovina, Media developments 03/07/2016

Between foreign capital and responsible journalism

by Borislav Vukojević, 30 June 2016 Media founded in the region by big foreign capital are in the focus of another article by Media Observatory,…

Member news, Moldova 20/04/2016

Moldova: Optimistic and realistic Scenarios regarding adoption of a new Broadcasting Code

The need to promptly adopt a new Broadcasting Code with specific provisions aimed to reduce and not allow concentration in broadcasting; amendment of the Law…

Media developments 12/04/2016

The growing gap between private and public in European broadcasting

By Des Freedman , 3 February 2016 We’re told the BBC is ‘too big’. Yet Britain is part of a Europe-wide trend where funding for public service is…

Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Macedonia, Montenegro, Romania, SEENPM Publications, Serbia 06/04/2016

Report: Time Zero of the Digital Switchover in SEE

When it comes to the digital switchover, it seems that the common feature across the SEE region is the delay. Out of the seven countries…

Moldova, media, broadcasting, freedom of speech

Media developments, Moldova 04/04/2016

Who really rules the airwaves in Moldova?

By Nadine Gogu, 28 March 2016 With public trust at all time low, we need to examine how murky media ownership threatens pluralism and freedom of…

Media developments, Montenegro 21/02/2016

Montenegro: Agency for Electronic Media Announced Penalty to TV Pink

Reality program Farma is allowed only after 11 p.m. 21 February 2016 The Agency for Electronic Media of Montenegro has announced that it would…

Media developments, Montenegro 08/01/2015

European Audiovisual Observatory – Montenegro takes over Observatory Presidency for 2015

European Audiovisual Observatory 08/01/2015 : Press release – Montenegro takes over Observatory Presidency for 2015 The European Audiovisual Observatory, the Council of Europe’s audiovisual information…

Media developments, Member news, SEENPM Publications 05/11/2013

A political battlefield in South East Europe – public service media

The South East European Media Observatory released its first summary of flash reports on countries including Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, Hungary, Macedonia, and Serbia….