The Chair of AMA participates in the 72nd meeting of the European Audiovisual Observatory. In this high-level meeting, held at the Council of Europe premises building, all findings and facts of the 2024 audiovisual year were presented, including media market trends, documents on the European Audiovisual Services Directive, with a strong focus on improving and… Continue Reading The Chair of AMA participates in the 72nd meeting of the European Audiovisual Observatory
The Audiovisual Media Authority has fulfilled one of the obligations of the integration process: ensuring ownership transparency of audiovisual entities and accessibility to this transparency. Following the approval of the regulation “On the criteria and procedures for reviewing changes in the ownership structure and the data transparency related to the ownership of AVMSPs” in April… Continue Reading AMA ensures transparency regarding the audio and audiovisual media owners
AMA representatives participated in the second meeting of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services, held in Brussels. As an observer country, alongside Montenegro and Turkey, this engagement aims to further align with the EU member states’ approach to rules, principles, and the legal framework governing policymaking and regulation of the audiovisual market. Presentations… Continue Reading AMA representatives at the second meeting of the European Regulators Group for Audiovisual Media Services
The Chairwoman of AMA, Mrs. Armela Krasniqi, was welcomed at the offices of the Council of Europe by Mrs. Alina Tatarenko, Head of the Cooperation Division for Freedom of Expression. During their meeting, Mrs. Krasniqi presented AMA’s main priorities, among which the most important include ensuring ownership transparency of audiovisual media, a process that was… Continue Reading The Chair of AMA at the CoE was welcomed by the Head of the Cooperation Division for Freedom of Expression
The Chair of AMA, Mrs. Armela Krasniqi, met with representatives of cable operators in the Korça district, which are authorized by the institution she leads. The main purpose of the meeting was to collaborate with them in the fight against piracy. “The increase in ISP providers offering audiovisual content illegally is harming competition and honest… Continue Reading The fight against online piracy, the Chair of AMA meets with cable operators in the Korça district
After the reports made by citizens to the Audiovisual Media Authority, and in collaboration with TikTok, 995 videos reported for piracy have been removed from the platform. Meanwhile, 140 profiles have been closed due to reports of pirated content. Thanks to the collaboration between the AMA, citizens, and the TikTok platform, there have been numerous… Continue Reading AMA-TikTok Transparency, all reported piracy videos have been removed from the platform
For various law violations identified during the period from January to October 2024, the Audiovisual Media Authority has approved 46 fines on different entities: radio stations, television channels, and authorized cable operators. Based on content monitoring, inspection groups checks, and the review of complaints received by the Council of Complaints, the following types of violations… Continue Reading Law Violations: AMA Issued 46 Fines from January to October 2024
Studies show that, along with the increased use of smartphones by children under 14 years old, as well as the use of social media, there has been an increase in cases of depression and anxiety in these age groups. It has also been found that the excessive use of social media by 14-year-old girls is… Continue Reading The excessive use of mobile phones by children under 14 years old risks their health
The Chair of AMA, Ms. Armela Krasniqi, attended the 60th meeting of the European Platform of Regulatory Authorities (EPRA), held in Cyprus from October 23-25, 2024. With 130 participants from over 40 European regulators, representatives from the European Commission, OSCE, the European Audiovisual Observatory, and various experts, the meeting focused on current media issues and… Continue Reading 60th EPRA Meeting, Krasniqi: We discussed the implementation of the European Digital Services Act
The collaboration continues with citizens and the TikTok platform for reporting and blocking harmful content on this platform. The Chair of AMA, Mrs. Armela Krasniqi while providing the latest update stated: “I encourage citizens to report any content they deem harmful. Every complaint will be reviewed with full responsibility and in compliance with legal provisions”.… Continue Reading AMA-TikTok Transparency, 986 pirated videos and 149 videos with harmful content have been removed from the platform
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